Regulus, the alpha star at the heart of the Leo constellation, is also known as Cor Leonis, Latin for “Heart of the Lion.” It is said that those born under this star possesses the qualities of a leader. As one of the four Royal Stars, Regulus Blends the might of Jupiter with the courage of Mars and is said to bestow courage and a natural authority capable of overcoming adversity, as well as a noble and independent spirit. As Hermes describes in Liber Hermetis Quadripartitis, a lion carved on garnet brings abundance, honor, joy to the heart, and triumph over sadness. According to the Bodleian Manuscript, Regulus talismans dispel anger, relieve melancholy, temper the spirit, and attract favor.
The Regulus Talismans are created in the form of a lion's head, a basilisk’s tail and a garnet heart. I chose a basilisk tail because the word "basilisk" comes from the Greek basilískos and has the same meaning as Regulus - “little king”. The Lion was meticulously hand-carved in wax with the underside engraved with the sigil and alchemical symbols of Regulus. The talismans were cast in sterling silver, inspirited under a blue flame and quenched in volcano water—collected from the Paradise River, which originates from the Paradise Glacier on Mount Rainier.
The 5th May, 2025, at 1:33 PM Pacific Time was chosen for the astrological election. Moon was waxing and at the same degree as Regulus upon the ascendant. Mercury as lord of the ascendant was in the 9th place topics of divination, philosophy, higher education, pilgrimage, and divinity and was moving with increasing speed in their Morning Star phase. Jupiter, for good measure is also lending his bonifying influence to the election while occupying the 10th place. Mercury is receiving the great benefic through a sextile aspect, while Jupiter also makes a superior square aspect by whole sign with the Moon.
The talismans were set with garnet cabochons, which according to Hermes on the Fifteen Fixed Stars, is the corresponding gemstone for Regulus. Beneath each garnet is a small rolled ball of beeswax infused with mugwort grown in my garden, the herb associated with Regulus. Also included are pieces of Banyan tree root harvested in Australia, the Banyan trees are linked to the Magha Nakshatra, and soil collected from the Temple of Zeus at Nemea during the first days of Regulus’s heliacal rise.
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The Regulus Talisman is made of solid sterling silver, and has a substantial weight. It comes with a sterling silver chain in lengths of 16", 18" or 20".