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^Ghayat Al-Hakim^
the ascendant of Al-Ashir. Let it be made of pure silver and it
will protect the person from what we have mentioned above.
Talismans are that which should be made from the celestial
bodies - planets and stars - in which case no one can invalidate
their effects. One of its principles is that no talismans for love
and affection should be made unless the D is with Al-Su v ud and
happy days. Likewise, they should not be made if the D is with
Al-Nuhus 20 ; make them only when it is clear. For example, if
you want to make a talisman for harmony among people, you
should make it on the day of the 9 and in the hour of %. If you
want a talisman for affection between spouses, you should
make it on the day of the © in the hour of the D. Also, talismans
for sympathy, love and meeting kings are made on the day of
the D when it is full and in /, V, 69 or in X. If the Dragon is
with the "5, that will strengthen their effects.
Always watch the "5) when it is in the lucky house and avoid
it when it is in the unlucky house. Make a talisman for love
when the D is with 9 and in the hour of Z when it is with the D
and either in X, /, or in 69. For malevolence, it is made when
the D is with the tail and in one of the bad-luck houses joining
misfortune planets or forming with them a quadrilateral figure
or facing them. Talismans made at night are better than the ones
made in daytime and with that you will hit the target.
Another condition without which nothing can be achieved is
that the talisman maker should be completely absorbed in his
endeavor. Also he should clear his intention in order for his
mental faculties to join the spiritual powers of the planets. Plato
puts it very well when he says in his Book ofAl-Fusul, "If words
reflect the intention of the speaker, he will be able to move the
intention of the listener and vice versa." According to the first
principle, this is what the combination of supplication and piety
20 Bad luck stars.
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