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Geomantic Balance
Talismans. The word itself seems kind of intimidating, no? Yes, a bit. Powerful. Sounds like antiquity. And yet, they are perhaps one of the most basic tools of magical practice the world over. It can be hard to even track the variety of talismans there are. Typically, people think of some sort of pendant or…
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Hawaiian Nine & Lono
We [native Hawaiian] have a counting system based on 4, however we also interlace it with the number 5. They yield a 9. That gets spooooooky. Nine is the final number. May I tell you how ours becomes a nine? Hold up your hand, stretch the fingers apart a bit. How many empty spaces between…
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Freeze Frame Reality
So yes, the numbers and math, the grids and abstract lines… These are the rounding element of any talisman. Even something as simple as making certain the lines of text are straight fulfills this element. The symbols and words on a talisman would correspond to the horizon. They form a sort of map of the…
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Create a Pocket Reality
In a talisman, we can gather the aspects of reality we want? Yes, need to in order for it to be effective. The key thing is the idea must always come full circle. The picture must always be complete, and in fact most of the talismans you see for sale in curio shops are incomplete.…
Category: Talismans
Perhaps one of the most basic tools of magickal practice the world over. Talismans give people a focus to anchor their perception and reconnect to those insights that might otherwise slip their mind. Some notions and insights are really just too complicated for words.
The key thing is the idea must always come full circle. The picture must always be complete. They create a pocket reality. You wear it to make your aura filter things differently.
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