Talisman

Jennings, Hargrave. The Rosicrucians their rites and mysteries with chapters on the ancient fire- and serpent-worshippers and explanation of the mystic symbols represented in the monuments and talismans of the primeval philosophers. London John Camden Hotten, 1870. 339p. 

Encyclopedia of magic and superstition alchemy, charms, dreams, omens, rituals, talismans, wishes. London Octopus Books, 1974. 5-253 p. ISBN 0-7064-0396-7... 

Hancock, Graham and Robert Bauval. Talisman sacred cities, secret faith. London Micahel Joseph, 2004. 

Laurence, LW. de. The great book of magical art, Hindu magic and East Indian occultism plus The book of secret Hindu, ceremonial and talismanic magic. In one volume. Chicago De Laurence, 1915. 5 133(54)... 

This supposed connection between the metals and planets also played an important part in Talismanic Magic. 

Each soul part had a symbolic image that was its hieroglyph but that was also used in magical talismans designed to protect or direct... 

In the belief that an ounce of protection is worth a pound of cure, most Egyptians preferred to use magic to protect themselves from demons or to attract the protection of a god. For this they turned to talismans of stone or ceramic, similar to those used to help the dead. It is believed that every Egyptian man, woman, and child wore one or more protective talismans daily in the form of jewelry. 

TABLE 1.3 Common Egyptian Talismans (Illustrations by Robert M. Place) ... 

Ankh This is a popular talisman. Some say that the image is derived from a sandal strap or a vertebra, but no one is sure. What is certain is that it symbolizes life. In Egyptian art every god can be seen carrying it with his or her hand holding the loop like a handle. Egyptians wore it to enhance the life force. 

Tet This talisman, also known as Djed, represents the pillar in which Osiris body was hidden. It could be made of wood or gold. Its four capitals represent the four directions. It, therefore, can be considered a symbol of the sacred center. It is also a symbol of Osiris and of his resurrection and, therefore, Egyptians wore it to assure their own resurrection. To be magically consecrated the Tet was bathed in an infusion of ankham flowers. 

Shen This talisman depicts a reed tied in a circle to represent the orbit of the sun and, therefore, it became a symbol of the cycle of time and eternity. It was commonly made of lapis lazuli or carnelian and laid on the dead to ensure eternal life. Symbolically, the Shen is related to the symbol of a snake forming a circle by biting its tail, called an ouroboros, which became an important alchemical symbol. 

The mind and physical reality are connected Modern science is based on the assumption that there is no connection between the mind and physical reality. To the Hermeticist it is evident that they are connected. The mind, therefore, can cause physical changes and physical objects, such as talismans, can change the mind. 

Flamel, stavie d une reimpression de I edition originale et d une reproduction des sept talismans du Livre d Abraham, auxquels on a joint le Testament authentique dudit Flamel. Montreal L Aurore, 1977. 

Burnett, Charles, Talismans Magic as Science Necromancy among the Seven Liberal Arts , in Burnett, Magic and Divination in the Middle Ages Texts and Technicians in the Islamic and Christian WhrM (Aldershot, 1996), 1-15. 

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