EXTENDED ASYMPTOTIC EXPANSIONS OF LAGUERRE INTEGRALS

Ethereal father, mighty Titan, hear,

Great fire of Gods and men, whom all revere:

Endowed with various council, pure and strong, To whom perfection and decrease belong.

Consumed by thee all forms that hourly die, By thee restored, their former place supply;

The world immense in everlasting chains, Strong and ineffable thy power contains Father of vast eternity, divine,

O mighty Saturn, various speech is thine:

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Blossom of earth and of the starry skies, Husband of Rhea, and Prometheus wife.

Obstetric Nature, venerable root,

From w/nc/z tfze various forms of being shoot;

No parts peculiar can thy power enclose, Diffused thro’ all, from which the world arose, O, best of beings, of a subtle mind,

Propitious hear to holy prayers inclined;

The sacred rites benevolent attend, And grant a blameless life, a blessed end.

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When you’re finished with the contemplation of the Seal of Jupiter, its time to say goodbye to the Archangel.

“You great and mighty spirit, as you came in peace and in the name of the ever blessed and righteous Trinity, you may now depart in this same name, and return when I call you in his name to whom every knee bows down. Fare well, [Angel Name]; peace be between us, through our blessed Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.”

The spirit will then leave. Say:

“To God the Father, eternal Spirit, fountain of Light, the Son, and Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen.”

After you’ve given the license to depart, take your favorite drink outside, and dig a little hole in the dirt. Pour out your drink into the Earth while say­

ing, “ [Planet Name], I dedicate this to you and your spirits in the Elemental World. Empower them, that they make work on my behalf.”

If it’s alcoholic, ignite it. (Safely; don’t start a wildfire in Texas or Califor­

nia doing Magic. BAD FORM. If you can’t be safe, don’t do it. It’s optional.)

his section provides the basic instructions required to create a tal­

isman for each of the Planets. The purpose of creating such a tal-

| isman is to create a physical link to each of the planetary spheres and the spirits thereof so they have a “body” through which to work in your personal sphere.

Much of this section has appeared as the Rufus Opus Talisman Mainte­

nance and Operations Manual. What can I say, Im a technical writer. Titles . . . meh. I’ve included the ingredients and the consecration rites for each of the planets here in this section. You don’t have to make the talismans to ben­

efit from the rites, which is why this is one of the final chapters of the book.

It helps, but it is not necessary.

When you do get around to making these talismans, you’ll perform the ritual as described in chapters 13 and 14, but after the Orphic hymn you will insert the consecration of the ingredients of the talismans, put together the ingredients creating the talisman, and then consecrate it. Then you’ll finish with the contemplation section of the rite.

In the following sections, we’ll be going over the fundamental Hermetic features of talismans, and the best ways to maximize their influence in your life. By creating this magical item, you will have entered into a relationship with the spirit of the item, and by cultivating this relationship and perform­

ing regular maintenance, you will enjoy a long and fruitful friendship.

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In Hermetics, we learn that everything that exists is made of the soul of the Spiritus Mundi, woven together by the elementals, and reflecting a specific idea from the Mind of God. Hermetic animism sees all things as not only being constructed of soul, but having its own soul that can be contacted and

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communed with. Genius Loci are more commonly referred to manifesta­

tions of this feature of existence, but everything from the streams, trees, and rocks to the jeans, tees, and socks you wear have a soul that can be worked with Hermetically. They are your distant cousins, made of the same star stuff as you are, in different proportions.

This includes the Talisman. A Talisman is partially created, partially called. The material base is made of things that share in the occult virtues the magician is putting together to draw down through the principles of similitude. The spirits he is calling through this material base are the spirits who revealed to the magician how to create the talisman in the first place.

In other words, a magician may conjure the Intelligence of Mercury to grant initiation into its Sphere. As a result, the magician receives revelations of the qualities of the sphere, including spirit names and traits, ingredients, seals, shapes, and powers. Forces of the planet are released into the sphere of the magician, empowering him in Mercurial Manifestation. The instruction he received and the power resonating within him lead him to encapsulate what is represented in a form, a talisman. The spirits in resonance with the intent, who brought about the initiation in the first place, are now available to aid him in his assigned tasks related to their sphere.