After you’ve decided which planet you’re going to work with, there’s a pretty easy process to get started. And then, like with any magic, you can make it your own. Work it into the rituals you already do, and make new rituals to honor the deity you’ve chosen. The results are all about how much time and energy you put into it. Depression, ruthlessness, using people viciously, long-term results. Honors, social standing, responsibility, authority, structure, setting long-term goals and plans for the future. NOT a good time to seek favors from those in authority.

The next step in our ritual is to invoke the Sun by reciting the Orphic Hymn to the Sun. The ancient Greeks prayed to the Ouranic gods with arms held up towards the sky, which is appropriate for the Sun. Simply stand or sit before your Sun altar, with hands held up towards the sky and recite this hymn out loud. Mars: Willpower, command, armies, wars, surgery, force and forces, events which imply struggles, etc., etc., etc. The Spirituel I Creatures of Mars ....................................................................... 1 08 The Spirituill CreZltures of Mercury ................................................................. 1 01Mercury: Reasoning and rationalization, judicial disputes, civil matters, legal profession, science, everything which is related with the intellect, medical science, healing. TIll' PIZlI1ets and Anim,lls .................................................................................. 201 Century Key Of Solomon excerpt - "In the Days and Hours of Venus: forming friendships, for kindness and love, joyous and pleasant undertakings, travelling; in the hours of Venus: lots, poisons, preparing powders provocative of madness, etc."

Planetary Pyramids ............................................................................................... 141 Neptune ............................................................................................................... 168 Sun: Health, life, fertility, high dignitaries from the government, chiefs of companies, kings and lords of command, etc., etc., etc.This is the way I had been feeling over the last few months. After fifteen years of exploring magic, Paganism and all things witchy, I felt drained and burned out. Like the gods and the universe had stopped talking to me. Of course, I had good days and bad days, but things just felt… off. Until recently. Place the talisman on your altar or sacred space during rituals to invoke the planet’s energy and bless your workings.

So, there are myriad reasons you might want to explore Planetary Magic: The Art of Ritual. It can help you: Becoming a student of astrology expands our awareness of how the planets noticeably influence the dynamics here on earth. When you observe them long enough, you begin to notice patterns in how the archetypal energy of the planets expresses itself. It’s almost as if the planets have a mind of their own! So be honest with yourself about where you need help, and the planet you want to work with will likely reveal itself to you. ThL' PIZlnets & M,lnkind ..................................................................................... 200These magic squares are traditionally used to create sigils. The practitioner chooses a planet that’s most in alignment with the energy of their magical intention and uses the appropriate magic square to create a sigil. The idea is that the sigil will become magically infused with the energy of the planet. One of the most successful ways ancient civilisations used to measure time was by turning their gazes upwards towards the study of the stars and planets. Astrology was born in the Fertile Crescent in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq) circa the third millennium BCE. And next, sweet voiced Muses, daughters of Zeus, well- skilled in song, tell of the long-winged Moon. The SpirituClI Creatures of the Sul1 ..................................................................... 99 Tlaloc, Tlaloc, Tlaloc, God of waters, bring the rain. We need water. We invoke thee in the name of our Lord Quetzalcoatl. Amen. Invocation to Invoke the Angels