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Happy Birthday Paracelsus – The Scorpio Mystic

November 19, 2009 in Astro-Fiends, Metaphysical Quirks by Mystic Medusa | 9 comments

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‘Each person is a sun and a moon, and a heaven filled with stars. ‘
Paracelsus

Astrologer, occultist, alchemist, doctor, radical & magician – He’s totally fascinating. From his Wikipedia entry:

“….His wanderings as an itinerant physician and sometime journeyman miner [5] took him through Germany, France, Spain, Hungary, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Russia.Paracelsus did not think of himself as a magician and scorned those who did, though he was a practicing astrologer, as were most, if not all of the university-trained physicians working at this time in Europe. Astrology was a very important part of Paracelsus’ medicine. In his Archidoxes of Magic Paracelsus devoted several sections to astrological talismans for curing disease, providing talismans for various maladies as well as talismans for each sign of the Zodiac. He also invented an alphabet called the Alphabet of the Magi, for engraving angelic names upon talismans….”

Paracelsus pioneered the use of chemicals and minerals in medicine. He used the name “zink” for the element zinc in about 1526, based on the sharp pointed appearance of its crystals after smelting and the old German word “zinke” for pointed…” He even makes it into Harry Potter.

Maya, Venus & Mars

June 15, 2009 in Metaphysical Quirks by Mystic Medusa | 21 comments

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“Now the Indian term for ‘illusion’, maya -from the verbal root ma, ‘to measure out, to form, to create, construct, exhibit or display’ – refers to both the power that creates an illusion and the false display itself.

The art of a magician, for example, is maya; so too the illusion he creates. The arts of the military strategist, the merchant, actor and thief: these also are maya. Maya is experienced as fascination, charm, specifically, feminine charm. And to this point there is a Buddhist saying: “Of all the forms of maya, that of woman is supreme.” ”

Le Bouddhisme, Louis de la Vallee-Poussin, 1909

Especially when Venus in the sign of her Dignity – Taurus – meets Mars in his Detriment. Ie: Mars is a co-ruler of Scorpio and so in the opposite sign to Scorp he not so well placed. But Venus a.k.a. the feminine force is powerful. Big seduction weekend if you’re up for it.  Arty too. Major primal lust-for-life force & super hi-Qi despite the Dark Moon.