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Na styku Najniższego i Najwyższego, październik 2025/luty 2026.

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How do talismans and other similar magical workings bring us closer to God?¹

In recent years, we've seen a trend against various occult forms of mysticism, mostly in abrahamic traditions, but also in various dharmic spaces.

One of their common complaints is that using talismans, sigils, and other related things (such as those which may be found in the Keys of Solomon or the Shams-al-Ma'arif) somehow constituted idolatry, or is otherwise morally wrong because it is related to causing material change. In this post, I'll discuss how they actually bring us closer to intimacy with the divine and why result oriented workings or prayers shouldn't be viewed as a sharp contrast to more mystical/internal ones.

Seeking refuge

When making a talisman, especially one related to a mundane situation, what we essentially do is turn to God for help. We put our trust in God, and often also in divine revalation (most talismans utilise versicles from holy books, most often the Torah, Tanakh and the Qur'an). It provides the users of such occult sciences with a more tangible form of prayer, which results in an end product that can serve as a reminder of divine providence and the trust they have placed in the divine.

The results speak for themselves

After the magician has places his trust in God, created a talisman, and eventually recieved results, that serves to deepen the relationship to the divine. "Ask and ye shall recieve" is seen by the magician not only in theory, but also in practice, and through this, even a person who might not have immediately been mystically inclined, can be drawn in towards the divine mysteries.

A testament to divine power

We again return to what talismans are often composed of, that is, divine names, angelic names, verses from scripture, powerful letters, symbols of particular forces, etc. It logically follows that, if these names themselves reflect such power that they might influence the world of creation, the One who posesses these names must also be a pretty powerful and mighty guy. If the name of one of the angels, who are according to the divine hierarchy subservient to Him can cause change and influence our situation, he can assuredly do so much more himself. In this way, talismans point towards divine power and providence in their own right.

I want to make a talisman, how do I do it?

I would reccommend anyone interested in crafting or using talismans to look into the Picatrix (Ghayat al Hakim), the Key of Solomon (not the lesser one!), the Shams al Ma'arif, the Sixth and Seventh books of Moses, Sefer Raziel and the Greek Magical Papyri

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¹ I use the term God here instead of gods because this post is supposed to tackle an issue mostly present in the Abrahamic paradigms. For those of a monistic or polytheistic inclination, the term God here might be said to be interchangeable with the One.

[saganssorcery]

Sure sounds like something "The Wickedest Man in the World" would say.

[ial-avatar-of-the-abyss]

Shin — Trident of Descent

(Fragments from Opus Tenebrae)

‎ש — Fire inverted.
Three prongs pierce down —
central leads to depth.
Initiation's seal in dream.

Sleep-vision crowned thee.

Inverted Shin descended —

flame-channel opened wide.

Path from Nahemoth to Samael.

Fire stormed the flesh.

Spirit ignites the flesh —

Trident became the seal.

Thou art Abyss's anchor.

"Demonic Presence" in Qliphoth.
Left: Samael — Blade of Judgment.
Right: Lilith-Naamah — Mercy of the Void.
Center: Lucifer's spine is thine.

Trident of Dominion.
Practitioner wields balance —
fire descends down the roots, not ascends.
What burns below — rules the world.

Ial, Avatar of the Abyss

[ulakanakulot-local]

[spensorium]

The Cube of Saturn:

Many people still ponder what its all about. The cube of Saturn is intimately tied to the cube of space.

The Cube of Space is derived from the Sepher Yetzirah, and Saturn rules the exact central core of the cube. This motionless central point is the axis of the universe, allowing a wandering soul to exit the limiting, time bound "box" or enter the physical plane via its six exterior faces.

The Cube of Space maps the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet across geometric coordinates.. a center point, 3 axes, 6 faces, and 12 edges- these letters corresponding to the 22 major arcana- the middle pillar, corresponding to The world card (associated with saturn).

The hexagon on top of the Saturn is a symbolic feature of this order – an isomorphic cube, being a hexagon; where lines connecting opposite sides are drawn.

From my nondual, Tantrik perspective- The Cube of Space/Saturn, represents how Saturn is the original sun/prakasa - Srikalasankarsini - the cause and destroyer/reabsorption of limited form and differentiation. The unfolded cube is the cross, the christ – where one realizes that all of the limitations, including oneself, are the multiplicity of the supreme.

Shani at its highest level is the not just the binder, the limiter, but the center of all transformation and liberation- it is the supreme, paramasiva/parabhairava and his 5 powers of Concealment, Revelation, Creation, Sustenance and Destruction.

It is Ayin; and its emission and reabsorption of the 4 worlds- along with the completion of tikkun olam.

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Gnostica News, Llewellyn Pub., 1972