Posts by frredactumopus

Author: frredactumopus

  • Coming down from a Jupiter High

    Whoa, man, last Thursday’s Jupiter rite released a lot of stuff into my sphere, and I’m just coming down from the high. And I was high, honestly. I saw things, potentials and opportunities that left my head spinning. And my heart soaring. It was a beautiful thing. I cannot recommend enough that you regularly participate in Jupiter rites. They don’t call him the Greater Benefic for nothin’.

    I feel like I’ve gotten more done in the last few days than I have in the last few months, thanks to this influx of beneficial powers. I needed a boost up and out of my rut to see what opportunities lie ahead for me throughout the next few months and years. These are exciting times to be living in, my friends. Really good times for magicians.

    The next thing you’ll be seeing here should be another eBook, this one focusing on what exactly I did in my Jupiter rite, and instructions on making the Juptier Talisman I offered last weekend. Everyone can’t afford the talismans, and honestly, I couldn’t make one for all the people that show up here. Well. I could. Over time. If you’re interested.

    I’m also going to try to write up some of the more mystical things I’ve seen pouring out of the sphere of Jove since doing the rite, and offer some RO advice on the integration and application of the forces of Jupiter into your life. Take that with a grain of salt.

  • Talisman Maintenance and Operations Manual

    In recent months, clients have been asking for methods of maintaining and strengthening their talismans. I put together a “Maintenance and Operations Manual” for talismans as a result. It will be delivered free with all talismans, but it’s generic enough to be a useful guide on its own.

    It’s short, I think 8 pages including the cover. If you’re looking for a user’s manual that provides general best practice instructions for keeping your talisman fed and growing its power and efficacy, this will cover it. There’s also info on decommissioning talismans once they’ve served their purpose. 
    Some people may also have made a talisman with an idea of how it would manifest, but then after they made the talisman it turned out that, while technically it met the statement of intent’s criteria, and it might have been a sound freakin’ theory, it generally turned out to be a bad idea in practice. Decommissioning is useful then. For those people.
    I strongly advise, however, if you’ve got a good talisman all set up, you stick with the info in the “Putting Talismans on Vacation” section if it’s something you may want to use again in the future. No point in ending a relationship that has been beneficial.
    It’s $4.95(USD) and available on my eBooks page. Under the Modern Angelic Grimoire.
    Or you could buy it here if the button code works on Blogger for once (Paypal or Google Checkout, whichever you prefer, but not both.):



  • Greek Magic Papyri in Practice

    Michael Cecchetelli, author of Scarlet Imprint’s Crossed Keys, wrote a blog piece on adapting a Greek Magic Papyri rite to modern usage today that I thought was flippin’ sweet. It’s exactly the kind of thing I try to do with magic, find something that does what I want in the older traditional stuff, and then figure out what it does, how it does it, and do it now for me.

    The Greek Magical Papyri are such a rich resource for awesome material that fits right into Hermetic practice. Betz’s book is great reading material when you’re feeling lost about what you should be doing magically. Seeing what the Hermeticists of their time were up to can inspire and direct us in our own practice. And we get to say fun Barbarous Words.
    Michael has a way with making something ancient applicable in modern times. Good stuff, definitely worth checking out:
    I’m going to be watching this blog with interest.
  • Getting crowded in here…

    I stay up too late, and so I’m tired at work a lot. And sometimes, when I’m working on really boring projects, I fall asleep a ltitle bit in my chair in my cube, and drift into the dream.

    And sometimes I see spirits there.

    And today, it happened that way, and I saw an old man come into my cube, trying to get past me to get to a printer so he could do his work. On coming to, I realized there is no printer in my cube, and the old man was probably Jupiter, or one of his spirits, and the printer was the manifestation of things of Jupiter in my life, and me being in his way is … me being in his way.

    At least in the dream, he just sort of sighed and pushed me out of his way in my chair. Hope that’s all that has to happen in real life too. Hate to be standing in the way of my own blessings. Will do some divination work on that later.

  • The Transmutation of Privilege into Opportunity

    Ok, so we look around the world and it’s falling apart economically and politically. Resources are tapped out, the privileged few are sitting fat and getting fatter on all the wealth, and we’re heading for the first 21st century equivalent of the French and American Revolutions on a global scale. What’s it going to look like? I suspect it’s going to be beautiful and terrible, all at once. I’m feeling pretty lucky to be alive. This is some good shit.

    In the last Aeon, rulership of the land (and all the benefit that comes from this) was passed down generationally to an elite and wealthy Oligarchy. The outer order of faces that ruled countries and had political power morphed, but in general the wealthy power-dealers have maintained their status and power regardless of whether their country went fascist, communist, or democratic. Privilege was inherited.

    Does everyone remember Hagbard Celine’s lesson on Privilege? A quick refresher, “privilege” is latin for “Private Law.” The people of society with privilege are not answerable to the same laws as the common man or woman. We see examples of this most clearly in celebrity gossip here in the US. If I destroyed a posh hotel room, held a woman hostage, and confessed to doing it all while high on over 7 grams of crack cocaine, I wouldn’t have a national tour where I went around bragging about it. I’d be in jail. Serving time. And I wouldn’t even be getting as harsh of a sentence as those of a different cultural demographic would. There are degrees of privilege. Everyone in America does NOT get held to the same standards of accountability as everyone else.

    But like I said, we’re living in exciting times of revolution. Privilege is directly impacted by wealth. The more wealth you have, the greater the privilege. We have the internet. The internet is a license to print currency. It is a gold. mine. Through it, we have access to more wealth than anyone has ever had at their beck and call in the history of mankind. Global markets, the power to reach everyone through Android apps.

    If only one person in 10,000 likes your product, you can still reach 36,098 people through the internet. How much a month would you need to make off 36,098 people to live the lifestyle of privilege reserved for the wealthy elite in previous eras? Even if every one of them were so poor they could only afford to spend $5 a year on your product, that’s $180k a year. That’s enough to start a minor fiefdom if you live somewhere with a low cost of living.

    One of the Revelations of Jupiter I’ve had explained it to me this way: What once was Privilege is being alchemically transmuted in this day and age into Opportunity. Anyone can do anything. It takes work, but there is also grace.

    And Magicians get to tap right into that. It’s right there on the other side of the Gate of Jupiter. Walk on through and enjoy the show. Open up the taps and let the prosperity flow. El/Jove, Iophial, Hasmodai. Just waiting. For you. To call.

    Will it all be easy? Course not. Fuck you if you’re lazy, and fuck you if you’re greedy too, it doesn’t work that way. You get your resources for ruling your world based on your needs. Do you need to be wealthy and powerful to accomplish your goals? No? Maybe you need to AIM HIGHER then, because if you really wanted what you can have from Hermetic Magic, then your goals should require wealth and power, imho.

    In this age, that which has been Privilege before has been transmuted into Opportunity. It’s at your fingertips, waiting for you to seize it. Seize it!

  • Jupiter Talismans Gone

    They’re gone. 

    If you missed this opportunity and would like something similar, let me know. I can whip something up custom. Select the Wealth, Riches, and Prosperity Consult from my Applied Hermetics page to put in a request.
  • Jupiter Talismans update

    There’s only one left as of 10:00 AM Eastern.

    And it was sold by 10:30.

  • Jupiter Talismans

    Last Thursday, I had the good fortune of participating with a group of magicians around the world in some Jupiter magic. We all put on our most formal attire, quaffed our finest preferred beverage (ranging from coffee for connoisseurs of the black blood of the Earth to fine single malts as appropriate), smoked fine cigars, and conjured up the Intelligence of Jupiter. The rite on my end included a conjuration, the Orphic Hymn of Jupiter, a statement of intent, followed by a period of meditation/contemplation as I harmonized with the Sphere of Jupiter. I’m left in a position to pass on some useful talismans as a result.

    The material results of the rite among the members manifested incredibly quickly for some of us. I managed to go from owing [up to] $75,000 to the IRS to getting a few grand back due to forgiven penalties (GRACE, a key word of Jupiter) and corrected forms. Another participant got a couple grand in extra unexpected work, and a third received a job offer that they couldn’t take due to location constraints. In general, the group* has received a considerable amount of grace and fortune in the three days since performing the rite.

    The more rewarding aspect for me has been Jovian instruction in regards to what I’m calling “Right Rulership” in my own personal contemplations. While Jupiter does provide wealth and prosperity, and expansion in general, there’s an aspect to it that I never really understood. It’s still unfolding, and I’m excited about where it’s going. Expect a write up to follow, this is really powerful stuff that explains how the Prosperity of Jupiter works.

    I also saved part of the cigar I smoked (a Montecristo, Reserva Negra, my fave) to use in future talismans. Which brings me to the point of this particular blog post: I’ve Jupiter Talismans available to share in the results of the rite. These results include financial blessings, though that’s not the main point. You’ll find yourself making the right choices to expand your general wealth and prosperity, and receive a closer connection to the forces of Jupiter itself. Placing the sachet on your altar will draw these forces down, and they’ll come with instructions for bringing yourself into attunement with the forces of Jupiter in general. Other effects will include good health, prosperity, jovial happiness, and an improved taste in the finer things in life. Along with this finer taste will come the means to procure the things you desire, fortunately enough.

    On the right are pictures of the ingredients and prototype. Just putting it together has given me a buzz. I haven’t even consecrated it yet, and it’s filling the office with Jupiterian Goodness. Hoo-ha. I’m totally digging this, if you can’t tell. Have I ever mentioned how much I LOVE my job?

    These are herbal talismans, primarily, and will come in one of those little cloth bags they make mojo bags out of. Each of the ingredients is individually consecrated to Jupiter prior to being put into the bag.

    Inside the bag are minerals of Jupiter, Lapis Lazuli and Amethyst. There are also the herbs of Jupiter, Hyssop, High John the Conqueror root, tobacco from the cigar, and a touch of nutmeg. I’m also including a clear quartz point, because I like how quartz empowers things like this.

    On one side is the astrological symbol of Jupiter, and the Seal of Jupiter from Agrippa’s Table of the Planets. On the other side are the seals of Iophiel and Hismael, the Intelligence and Spirit of the planet respectively.

    Each will be consecrated on your behalf. The consecration will be performed at the appropriate time, and will consist of the conjuration of the Intelligence and Spirit of the Planet, the recitation of the Orphic Hymn to Jupiter*, and a charge to the entities to empower the talisman on your behalf specifically.

    I only had enough ingredients to make four of these, so it’s limited to the first four people who contact me for them. [As of April 17 at 10:30AM EST, all sold.] The price is US$125, plus shipping. Email me at frredactumopus@gmail.com if you’re interested, with JUPITER TALISMAN in the subject line. The first four emails I receive will get them, and I’ll update the post when they are no longer available.

    *The way it came together was pretty fortuitous too, and it looks like it’s turning into a right proper Mystery Cult dedicated to Jupiter. Check out www.gentlemenforjupiter.com for more info.

    ** Orphic Hymn to Jupiter:

    O Jove, much-honour’d, Jove supremely great,To thee our holy rites we consecrate,Our pray’rs and expiations, king divine,For all things to produce with ease thro’ mind is thine.Hence mother Earth and mountains swelling highProceed from thee, the deep and all within the sky.Saturnian king, descending from above,Magnanimous, commanding, sceptred Jove;All-parent, principle and end of all,Whose pow’r almighty shakes this earthly ball;Ev’n Nature trembles at thy mighty nod,Loud-sounding, arm’d with light’ning, thund’ring God.Source of abundance, purifying king,O various-form’d, from whom all natures spring;Propitious hear my pray’r, give blameless health,With peace divine, and necessary wealth.

  • Jordanian Lead Codices Probably Fake

    Scott Stenwick posted some interesting research today about those lead codices that have been making the rounds. He also mentioned that there was one blogger who expressed fear that some dark Christian curse would be unleashed by breaking the seals on the book, bringing about the Eschaton seen in the Apocalypse of St. John, a.k.a. Revelations…

    I was shocked, absolutely shocked.

    People still believe in Revelations? Like, literally?

  • Note to self…

    Well, I just finished watching the Grudge 2.

    Remind me never to take the evil spirits from people and feed them to my daughter, ok?

    It always turns out bad in the end.