Author: Dan’el
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Tablet of Mars
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Talisman for Mars in Virgo, 2013. Acrylic on canvas. One the left, scars and blood, a sacrifice given in service to love, On the right, the smoke of the fine-ground incense rises in gratitude for peace achieved. The seals and square of Mars flank a magical weapon made with precision for the destruction of delusion…
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Vehuhiah, or the God Exalted Above All Things, Angel of Beginnings
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Acrylic on canvas. 5×7, 2024 Rules the first five degrees of Aries, starting from the Spring Equinox. For protection at the beginning of things, as it is written (Psalm 3:13): Et tu, Domine, susceptor meus et gloria mea et exaltans caput meum. “Thou, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory and the lifter…
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Going Down
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It is great good fortune to go down As the sun goes down, prosperous and smooth, Behind the veil of the earth Bringing light to what is beneath Just beyond our shared horizon. — It is my great good fortune to go down: To bow at night’s coming, To be brought low and laid to…