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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.