Practical Planetary Magick : Working the Magick of the Classical Planets in the Western Mystery Tradition [Paperback]

Sorita d'Este (Author), David Rankine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 14, 2007

The influence of the seven Wandering Stars or Deathless Powers of the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter & Saturn has shaped the development of magick for many thousands of years. Their influence can be seen permeating many of the modern Western Esoteric Traditions, who are the inheritors of the wisdom & knowledge passed down through the ages. From Ancient Sumeria, to the Greeks, the Romans, the early Qabalists, the Medieval & Renaissance Grimoire Magickians through to the Victorian Occult Societies, the influence of the planets is clearly present in the symbolism of their ceremonies, practices & beliefs. In this practical sourcebook, the authors bring together old & new techniques which they hope will inspire others to explore the multi-faceted world of planetary magick. There are simple planetary contemplations, hymns & meditation journeys, ideal for the novice who wants to explore the symbolism of the planets & in doing so learn to focus the different planetary energies. Information is provided on the many spiritual beings associated with the planets - The Gods & Goddesses who give their names to the planets, the Olympic Spirits, Archangels, Orders of Angels, Planetary Intelligences & Planetary Spirits. Essential techniques for creating planetary sigils using the magick number squares, calculating planetary hours, making & consecrating amulets & talismans are given with practical examples. Drawing from their experience & knowledge gained working in a number of Western Esoteric Traditions, the authors also present here original planetary techniques & ceremonies - including the Ritual of the Heptagram, Planetary Pyramids, Planetary Magick Circles & Angle Webs. The rich symbolism & influence of the magick of the Wandering Stars underlies the spiritual & magickal heritage of Western Esotericism. Through exploring & working with the Deathless Powers, the reader can come to a greater understanding of the transformative powers they offer every true seeker of the Mysteries.

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Avalonia (February 14, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1905297017
• ISBN-13: 978-1905297016
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #811,714 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful & practical reference to Planetary Magick, October 14, 2009

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This review is from: Practical Planetary Magick : Working the Magick of the Classical Planets in the Western Mystery Tradition (Paperback)

I bought this book a year or so ago. I had a lot of books to go through and somehow this dropped to the bottom of the pile. However, I started going through it and found it extremely useful.

If you're looking for a large 500+ page follow these steps exactly, type of text... well this isn't it.

This is what I expect magickal text to be about - to give insights that I can add into my own personal work.

So... I did. To give an example of how I used this book, I recently created a Talisman for a specific entity within the book. I crafted the Talisman using some methods I learned elsewhere... and placed it upon the center of my working area - which happens to be an Enochian based working area.

I used Rankine's ideas and formula within my own paradigm. I found his unique Pyramid visualization to be very valuable to establish a connection at the beginning of the work, with the energy I wanted to contact.

The room was decorated to the appropriate correspondences (which a better reference of that might be 777), and proceeded with the sigils found in the book. The Talisman had already been prepared, crafted in pure silver - with the Zodical attributes Rankine listed for the Administrator Energy I was hoping to connect with.

I penned out my own invocation, following loosely, the rules by Crowley in Liber Astarte... however the ritual took on a different direction or went in it's own way once the Energy came about.

The results were a charged Lamen or Talisman (the difference in this situation is not so clear) for this being and the energy bound to it is quite strong.

The point of this is to say - if you can take something someone teaches, add it to your own regime and get the result you're looking for - it's a success. For me Rankine's book is a success in that regard.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars High price for a sparse book., May 3, 2010

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J. Claussen "alkabar" (CC, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Practical Planetary Magick : Working the Magick of the Classical Planets in the Western Mystery Tradition (Paperback)

Its contains references on each of the ten celestial bodies (the standard 7 plus trans-saturnian 3) including planetary deities, fanciful meditations, planetary spirits, sparse section on planetary circles, planetary pyramids, and how to charge talismans/amulets. Its decent as a reference book. In my opinion this book doesn't contain everything needed to utilize planetary energies in a ritual. A bit exspensive for such a small book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Works of Planetary Magick!, June 5, 2009

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Scarlet River "Student of the Hidden Paths" (Europe) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Practical Planetary Magick : Working the Magick of the Classical Planets in the Western Mystery Tradition (Paperback)

This book has opened up many new avenues of practice for me. Every page oozes experience and knowledge gained by the authors in their many years of practice. This book has something for both beginner and experience practitioner alike.

Not only does it provide clear and practical reference material for each of the seven classical planets, it also provides additional material on the trans-saturnian planets, which is a rarity in western mystery traditions. For me personally the basic, planetary meditations have been of great use. Likewise the Planetary Pyramid exercises, as well as the unique magick circle constructions (both subtle and physical) and the Ritual of the Heptagram are fantastic. In fact I would recommend the Heptagram Ritual presented in this book (constructed by the authors) as a daily practice for newcomers to ceremonial magick, as well as those who want something outside the GD and Crowley mould.

There are much more to this book. The Kameas and information on their use, the planetary correspondences, inter-planetary relationships, consecration ritual, tables and information on the different planetary creatures and planetary intelligences is not something which can be found in any other books on the subject that I am aware of. Likewise the information on the invocation of the Olympic Spirits was very useful as I am considering undertaking a few such workings in the near future.

In short this book has all the basics which you would expect, but it likewise filled full of additional research which would be difficult to obtain elsewhere. The real treasures for me however is the wealth of original practical exercises, rituals and meditations provided here for the reader and practitioners keen to push the boundaries.