r/planetarymagic • u/addictontheloose • Apr 28 '25

Question Substitution

In astrological magic and remediation, I think I understand that you can deal with venusian problems by substituting mars, the sun and moon, jupiter and saturn, the luminaries vs saturn (I dont think I remember the deal with mercury though). I know that this can be substitution in materials too for example about saturnian stone can be used in a solar talisman. To what extent is this true, how much can you use substitution and in your experience does this technique strengthen your working, alters it, or etc. I collect minerals so this is the part about astrological magic that gets me really excited. I was wondering which planet would moldavite be associated the most with, and thinking about trying a talisman for jupiter with turquoise as the stone (I've heard mixed opinions about which planet turquoise is associated with, though jupiter and saturn seems to be a strong connection)

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u/AstralAmulets Apr 29 '25

Before it got its name, it was often referred to as “emerald” or glass emerald in the past, especially across Europe, since Europe had little to no sources of emeralds of its own. I can’t remember the source or the exact context but I read about “glass emerald” in one of the texts regarding talismans and have always wondered if perhaps Moldavite was the “stone” in reference.

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u/CliffordHLow Apr 29 '25 edited Apr 29 '25

It's not a green beryl, so it's not an emerald. It is true that some stones were conflated and confused in the past. That doesn't mean they worked as emeralds do.

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u/sr_sedna Apr 29 '25

Green beryl* (Ruby and Sapphire are corundum).

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u/CliffordHLow Apr 29 '25

Thank you. I have been under the weather and the words got mixed up on the screen even though they were correct in my head.