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Mojo Bag with the Seventh of Jupiter
From the Key of Solomon: “It hath great power against poverty, if thou considerest it with devotion repeating the versicle. It serveth furthermore to drive away the spirits who guard treasures and to discover the same.” This pentacle being the last of the seven pentacles of Jupiter, is one of the less worked. But little…
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Jupiter Prosperity Lamp
I have been working with the Second Pentacle of Jupiter for almost two years, and over this time, I have learned a lot of tricks and tips for working with this particular pentacle of Solomon, which I will now share with you. The key to this pentacle, as with many others, is that just as…
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Sovereignty of the Sun
Sovereignty. What IS sovereignty? How can the Third Pentacle of the Sun aid us to gain sovereignty, to build an empire, to magnify all as Sol magnifies all? The domain of the Sun, of Sol, is the realm of Illumination, of keen vision, of splendor and riches and glory, and so much more. As the…
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Fifth of the Sun – the Royal Road
From the Key of Solomon: “It serveth to invoke those Spirits who can transport thee from one place unto another, over a long distance and in short time.” With the roads of the world now beginning to fold open to travelers, how can the discerning customers of Practical Occult be certain to get the best…
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Solomonic Health Pentacles: a Comparison
When most people familiar with Solomonic pentacles think of a health pentacle, the Second of Mars from the Clavicula Solomonis (or Greater Key of Solomon) is the one that comes to mind. However MS Wellcome 4670 (The Veritible Key of Solomon) has two prominent others- a Jupiter health and a solar health. It is noteworthy…
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How to Use Multiple Pentacles Together to Enhance Your Magic
When you think about using pentacles for your magical workings, chances are you typically are applying them singularly toward a specific objective or goal. This makes sense if you take a siloed approach to planetary magic and working with spirits that fall within a specific domain of influence. However, I want to challenge you to…
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On the Nature of Venusian Glamour
Unlike talismans for wealth or worldly advancement, pentacles for love, lust and relationship success follow more of a winding road to the shimmering end goal of victory. Often people misunderstand one form of glamour for another and make the error of assuming they will color one’s life in the same way. Unfortunately, this is far…
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Fourth Pentacle of Mercury
From the Key of Solomon: “This is further proper to acquire the understanding and Knowledge of all things created, and to seek out and penetrate into hidden things; and to command those Spirits which are called Allatori to perform embassies. They obey very readily.” This month’s Practical Occult newsletter is a collaboration with occult author…
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Third of the Sun
This is the jewel in the crown of an emperor. This, perhaps more than any other pentacle in the catalog of Solomonic magic, is one that can propel someone’s life from one level to another, and another and another. Applied correctly, this shimmering gold disc can be armor against the world, a key to the…
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In the Company of Stars Podcast Ep3: Exploring Pentacles and the PGM with Alison Chicosky
In this episode BJ Swain interviews professional pentacle maker and Greek Magical Papyri scholar, Alison Chicosky. We discuss growing up with witchcraft, exploring the Greek Magical Papyri, and making the pentacles of Solomon. We also spend some time talking about approaching magic as a real source of real results and good business practices for occultists!…