The Great Arktos Talismans were created on December 6th, 2023. The sigil of Alkaid and the image of a bull were engraved into wolf teeth, which are encased in hand-carved, tarnish-resistant sterling silver. Beneath each tooth rests a small piece of magnetic meteorite, along with succory, mugwort grown in my garden, and soil from the sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia. Each talisman comes on a nicely weighted sterling silver chain and measures approximately 2" x 1".
Included with each talisman is a booklet containing the myth and lore of the Great Arktos, along with meditations and practices for working with your talisman.
Agrippa writes: “Under the tail of Ursa Major they made the image of a pensive man, or of a bull, or the figure of a calf; it availeth against incantations, and maketh him who carrieth it secure in his travels.” —Three Books of Occult Philosophy, Book II, Chapter 47.
In Hermes on the 15 Fixed Stars, the talisman of Alkaid is said to be “strong against incantations and against assassins, and gives security from them; and if with this is placed the tooth of a wolf, it protects also from robbers and thieves.”
* The stone of Alkaid is Magnet, and the herbs are Succory and Mugwort.
The Alkaid election was in the middle of the night with the Great Bear visibly turning around the pole star. The projected degree of Alkaid is conjunct the ascendant with the Moon in her own triplicity on the ascendant. This election is a straight shot of Alkaid with nothing in the way. The Moon in Virgo’s next aspect with a visible planet is with her lord Mercury in Capricorn, who is also the lord of the ascendant. Mercury as lord of the ascendant and Moon is applying toward a flowing, harmonious aspect with Jupiter in Taurus, fortifying the election and the bearer of the talisman through an earthy trine. Mercury is also visible as an evening star and so joins the nocturnal sect with the Moon. Mercury is in the fourth house, the place of ancestors, further augmenting the ancestral connections of Alkaid and the Great Bear.
I am offering 3 chain length options - 18", 20" and 22". If your preferred length isn't available email me with your preferred choice.