Decanic magic

[esswavesse]

I'm engaged in a practice of decanic magic rooted (of course) in Austin Coppack's work on the 36 faces. Nothing came up when I searched for this. Currently, I'm very interested in seeing the cycles of the decans through the Moon and noting how their uses/behaviors/orientations flow into each other.

 

[Viviany]

Your lunar‑decan practice makes a lot of sense — the Moon is the only planet that actually walks the faces fast enough to show their continuity. If you want supporting texts, I’d recommend 36 Secrets, the Picatrix, and Agrippa for decanic imagery and timing. Curious what transitions have stood out to you.

 

[julio]

The decans in Solomonic magic are spirits, some of them appearing in book of offices or at the very least in the tradition’s lore, as having been evoked by King Solomon. Food for thought.

 

[esswavesse]

Your lunar‑decan practice makes a lot of sense — the Moon is the only planet that actually walks the faces fast enough to show their continuity. If you want supporting texts, I’d recommend 36 Secrets, the Picatrix, and Agrippa for decanic imagery and timing. Curious what transitions have stood out to you.

I'm working out of 36 secrets, so thank you for the recommendation to Agrippa and the Picatrix.

I started this just last week, and have mapped out the month. As the moon moved through Aries, there was a small moment to "quicken stagnant energies" - then in the following days, moving from Aries to Gemini, magic could be done to 1. escape influence, 2. discard an image/concept of self, 3. obtain a space that has the opportunity to 'fructify', 4. banish what inhibits success, 5. banish fear, 6. banish distraction, in that order. And many of these invert function based on waxing and waning.