Bringing Wind to Your Sails — Aquamarine Sualocin Talisman Rings
The Aquamarine Sualocin Talisman Ring was hand-carved in jeweller’s wax and features small seahorses on either side of the gemstone setting. Each is cast in solid sterling silver and set with a natural 7x5mm pear-cut aquamarine. The rings have been patinated and polished back to reveal an antique, blackened finish.
The talismans were inspirited, quenched, and bathed in rose petal–infused seawater on April 22nd at 3:36 am Pacific Time, with invocations to the Nereid sisters. They were then passed through a suffumigation of Sualocin incense, which I created during Sualocin’s heliacal rise in 2023.
The Astrological Election
In this election, the Moon is fast and within a 2-degree orb of Sualocin. In the past, I primarily focused on applying aspects, but I’ve recently shifted my approach to prioritize other factors in the chart over whether the Moon is applying to or separating from the projected degree of the star. In this case, with Sualocin, I’m especially comfortable with this technique, as these are stellar spirits I’ve been working with for many years. This philosophical choice is rooted in an anti-imperial approach that centers on sky-gazing (what we actually see when we look up at the night sky), rather than what appears on the two-dimensional, ecliptical time wheel of the chart. I’ve been reflecting deeply on the Moon’s role in astrological magic as a ladder of light. Since Sualocin, like most stars, is not located on the ecliptic but projected onto it from deep in the heavens, I’ve come to the conclusion that proximity, being able to draw a line from the Moon to the star, which we can envision as a ladder connecting the celestial to the sublunary, is what matters most.
All that said, I’m combining both methodologies. What drew me to this chart is that Venus is exalted in her watery Piscean throne. While Sualocin isn’t one of the fifteen Behenian stars and therefore lacks traditional planetary associations, I find a connection to Venusian qualities to be quite apparent, especially Venus’s Piscean expression.
I thought this election was especially excellent because the Ascendant ruler (representing you) is located in the 1st house and tightly conjoined exalted Venus. When considering talismanic elections, we look to the AC ruler to see how the talisman will affect you. It’s not about the planet’s nature (when working with stars rising in the Capricorn/Aquarius regions of the sky it will always be Saturn), but rather the planet’s placement and the conditions affecting it. In this case, Saturn is in the 1st house, meaning the talisman’s influence should be directly felt in your person, and with that tight Venus conjunction, we have all those watery exalted Venus traits: compassionate love, sensuality, artistic creativity, and glamour, influencing and blending with Saturn. There are no hard aspects being made to the ascendant ruler or Moon, whose condition is also of major importance as she is our translator of light. She is in a harmonious trine to Jupiter, the major benefic. Which means both benefics are positively influencing this chart. Mars the other malefic is safely tucked away in the 6th house, making them cadent and not making any aspect to the ascendant. Saturn is separating from the north node while Venus is applying to it: some people may not like this, but in my experience Venus here has mitigated any concerns.
The Moon’s speed is another important factor, its swiftness indicates that the talisman’s effects will manifest quickly and effectively. Being in the last quarter phase, the Moon also reflects a receiving phase of its cycle. We can find this in the Picatrix; the phases of the Moon can be likened to sowing and reaping: from first quarter to full for asking, and from full to last quarter for receiving.
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