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The purpose of this post is to see whether or not people have ideas on how to combine the philosophy and practice of the Tarot with that of Talismans.
I've done a small search on Talismans on this forum, just to mainly find alot of posts by a user called Talisman, and some posts on charms. I don't know if there are any other people on this website that create Talismans.
I hope I did post this in the right forum - it did not seem to fit in anywhere else. If an admin/mod thinks it should be moved, please, by all means.
Bear with me, for this is a long post, and people might feel offended by some of my ideas. If so, I would like to remind the reader that these are my personal ideas, opinions and experiences. I am not telling you how to view your universe.
Personally, I'm quite new to the practical aspect of Talismanmaking. However, I've read alot on different techniques of creating Talismans, living beings of power. I have thought alot about Talismans as well. The books I encourage anyone to read on the subject would be:
ISBN: 0919345921 - Janet & Stewart Farrar - A Witches' Bible
(look for the section on Talismans in the Index of the book)
ISBN: 0738700045 - Nick Farrell - Making Talismans
ISBN: 0850302099 - Israel Regardie - How to make and use Talismans
+ any reprint of The Magus by Francis Barrett or the Key of Solomon (the latter two only for reference)
Now, for all of you people who are knowledgeable about the subject at hand, I must make the following sidenote. It is my personal preference not to work with (Arch)angels or spirits. I acknowledge that these beings exist and that Talismans can be made alot more effective by 'using' the appropriate beings for the working. So, why not use it?
I am an Energyworker; in my opinion a Talisman works because it is an energybattery - it radiates its energy on the right person(s), event(s) or other purpose it might be programmed for. The energy transforms the energy so that the purpose is attained. Therefor any Talisman must have a clear set target - creating an energetic backlash is very easy. I've once read a text on working with energy that stated: "Treat energy nice, for it has feeling too." If you try to make a Talisman do something that makes the energy compulsive and destructive, you can count on a part of this energy to be directed straight at your spiritual being - if you want it or not. This is somewhat of a warning, but only to people new to the art of Talismanmaking; anyone who worked with energy before knows this and will work accordingly.
Therefor, I empower my Talismans with my personal energy. I'm a Witch, I prefer to do things that are practical and that actually work. Going through complex ritual might be appropriate if you need it; I was once told that being an energyworker is very convenient to say the least, because you don't need ritual if you are good at the energycraft. The result of any ritual or magical act is simply energy being transformed. Doing this from will & heart makes ritual a redundant tool. Again, this is my personal experience.
Now - why would I bother typing out all of this on a forum concerning Tarot? It's relative simple. I work with the Tarot, too. I'm relatively new to it (~2 years experience). I am hoping to integrate some of the work done by using the Tarot with Talismanmaking. How? Well, I could come up with the following very useful ideas:
- Divining about wheter a Talisman should be made at all,
- Divining about what exact properties a Talisman should encompass,
- Checking if a Talisman works.
There are probably other things you could do, but just the above SHOULD amaze any talismanmaker, simply because they are all points that make your life so much easier.
I have an idea about how to practically work with the third idea; I thought of the following steps to check if a Talisman you created works:
1) Leave the Talisman on top of the cards for a few (2~4) hours, unexposed to any moon- or sunlight or any other energysource. The cards should now be aligned to the Talisman.
2) Using the aligned cards (keeping the Talisman with you during the reading) during the appropriate planetary hour (look here). The Question is: "What is the purpose of this Talisman?"
3) Check if the Tarot comes up with the same purpose as you had in your mind when you created and empowered the Talisman.
The outcomes & what to do:
a) If it does not at all follow your purpose, recreate the Talisman - your intention during the creation process was NOT strong enough.
b) If it slightly follows the purpose, re-empower the Talisman - this is a fixable talisman, however, your intention during the empowerment process was NOT strong enough before.
c) If it follows your purpose, use the Talisman during the appropriate time & at the appropriate place.
So, what do we miss here? Tarotspreads!
I am not very good at comprising my own tarot spreads. As you might have noticed, the above step-by-step process does not say anything about a spread.
Is there anyone here that is interested enough in combining these two beautiful spiritual paths into two beautiful spiritual paths that work together & help each other out? Leave a message!
I've done a small search on Talismans on this forum, just to mainly find alot of posts by a user called Talisman, and some posts on charms. I don't know if there are any other people on this website that create Talismans.
I hope I did post this in the right forum - it did not seem to fit in anywhere else. If an admin/mod thinks it should be moved, please, by all means.
Bear with me, for this is a long post, and people might feel offended by some of my ideas. If so, I would like to remind the reader that these are my personal ideas, opinions and experiences. I am not telling you how to view your universe.
Personally, I'm quite new to the practical aspect of Talismanmaking. However, I've read alot on different techniques of creating Talismans, living beings of power. I have thought alot about Talismans as well. The books I encourage anyone to read on the subject would be:
ISBN: 0919345921 - Janet & Stewart Farrar - A Witches' Bible
(look for the section on Talismans in the Index of the book)
ISBN: 0738700045 - Nick Farrell - Making Talismans
ISBN: 0850302099 - Israel Regardie - How to make and use Talismans
+ any reprint of The Magus by Francis Barrett or the Key of Solomon (the latter two only for reference)
Now, for all of you people who are knowledgeable about the subject at hand, I must make the following sidenote. It is my personal preference not to work with (Arch)angels or spirits. I acknowledge that these beings exist and that Talismans can be made alot more effective by 'using' the appropriate beings for the working. So, why not use it?
I am an Energyworker; in my opinion a Talisman works because it is an energybattery - it radiates its energy on the right person(s), event(s) or other purpose it might be programmed for. The energy transforms the energy so that the purpose is attained. Therefor any Talisman must have a clear set target - creating an energetic backlash is very easy. I've once read a text on working with energy that stated: "Treat energy nice, for it has feeling too." If you try to make a Talisman do something that makes the energy compulsive and destructive, you can count on a part of this energy to be directed straight at your spiritual being - if you want it or not. This is somewhat of a warning, but only to people new to the art of Talismanmaking; anyone who worked with energy before knows this and will work accordingly.
Therefor, I empower my Talismans with my personal energy. I'm a Witch, I prefer to do things that are practical and that actually work. Going through complex ritual might be appropriate if you need it; I was once told that being an energyworker is very convenient to say the least, because you don't need ritual if you are good at the energycraft. The result of any ritual or magical act is simply energy being transformed. Doing this from will & heart makes ritual a redundant tool. Again, this is my personal experience.
Now - why would I bother typing out all of this on a forum concerning Tarot? It's relative simple. I work with the Tarot, too. I'm relatively new to it (~2 years experience). I am hoping to integrate some of the work done by using the Tarot with Talismanmaking. How? Well, I could come up with the following very useful ideas:
- Divining about wheter a Talisman should be made at all,
- Divining about what exact properties a Talisman should encompass,
- Checking if a Talisman works.
There are probably other things you could do, but just the above SHOULD amaze any talismanmaker, simply because they are all points that make your life so much easier.
I have an idea about how to practically work with the third idea; I thought of the following steps to check if a Talisman you created works:
1) Leave the Talisman on top of the cards for a few (2~4) hours, unexposed to any moon- or sunlight or any other energysource. The cards should now be aligned to the Talisman.
2) Using the aligned cards (keeping the Talisman with you during the reading) during the appropriate planetary hour (look here). The Question is: "What is the purpose of this Talisman?"
3) Check if the Tarot comes up with the same purpose as you had in your mind when you created and empowered the Talisman.
The outcomes & what to do:
a) If it does not at all follow your purpose, recreate the Talisman - your intention during the creation process was NOT strong enough.
b) If it slightly follows the purpose, re-empower the Talisman - this is a fixable talisman, however, your intention during the empowerment process was NOT strong enough before.
c) If it follows your purpose, use the Talisman during the appropriate time & at the appropriate place.
So, what do we miss here? Tarotspreads!
I am not very good at comprising my own tarot spreads. As you might have noticed, the above step-by-step process does not say anything about a spread.
Is there anyone here that is interested enough in combining these two beautiful spiritual paths into two beautiful spiritual paths that work together & help each other out? Leave a message!
