- Consecrating Your Talisman
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- (From The Complete Book
of Amulets and Talismans by Migene Gonzalez-Wippler)
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- Although some of the ancient magicians recommended complicated ceremonies of consecration for the proper "charging" of a talisman, in reality the one necessary step that must be taken for this purpose is the concentration of metal power on the talisman. It is, however, important to make the talisman on the day and hour ascribed to the planet ruling it. The incense or perfumes used should also be those corresponding to the planet. The actual ceremony can be carried out as follows:
1. Once prepared, the talisman should be placed on a silk cloth the color of the planet. A large sphere of light of the same color should be visualized over the talisman.
2. Read aloud the purpose of making the talisman, which should be written down in one sentence. Be strong and determined that the talisman should succeed.
3. Consecrate the talisman with the element Water by sprinkling it with the liquid water. Say "I consecrate this talisman with the element of Water so it will accomplish my every wish and hope.
4. Pass the talisman through the smoke of the incense as many times as the number ascribed to the planet. For example, four times for Jupiter, six times for the Sun, seven times for Venus. Say "I consecrate this talisman with the element of Fire so it will accomplish my every wish and hope.
5. Breath upon the talisman the same amount of time as number ascribed to the planet. Say "I consecrate this talisman with the element Air so it will accomplish my every wish and hope.
6. Sprinkle the talisman with salt and say, "I consecrate this talisman with the element of Earth so it will accomplish my every wish and hope.
7. As you consecrate the talisman, visualize the sphere above it becoming smaller, more intense and brighter.
8. Gather all your mental power and direct it towards the sphere, which you then visualize descending upon the talisman and becoming one with it. This is the fifth and final consecration in the element of Ether (spirit). It is recommended that in order to make the link between the magician and the talisman stronger, the latter should be anointed with a drop of the magician's blood.
9. After the talisman is consecrated it should be wrapped in the same cloth where it laid during the ritual and kept always near the owner. Some magical treatises suggest that the talisman be kept in a small silk bag and carried around constantly, always in close contact with the skin. It is also important that the owner of the talisman does not think about it after its consecration because it is said that constant worry and conjectures interfere with the success of s talisman.
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