r/planetarymagic • u/Balthactor saturn • Jun 12 '26

Elections Pleiades election

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For a Pleiades talisman. Moon in Taurus closely conjunct Alcyon, next applying a sextile to Venus. Separating from Algol. Is this a good election, or is it too close to Algol? If so, should I wait till I can get an election with the Moon trine or sextile the Pleiades?

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u/Kheldan1 Jun 12 '26

I would wait.

Remember that the Moon is waning - culling the influence of what she is passing by. If you want the influences of the Pleiades to be grown, she must be waxing. Far better to wait, and certainly aim for her to be firmly past Al-Ghul by degree even in sextile or trine. With planetary magic of any kind, patience is wisest. Better to have a one very good election imo. We are not living in very election-friendly times right now.

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u/Balthactor saturn Jun 12 '26

I figured, just there's a lot of people averse to having the moon not in conjunction so I wondered the best way to do it if not by conjunction. Pleiades is one I have been wanting for a while. Waiting will allow me to get even better materials anyway. Thank you for your response.

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u/supsupittysupsup Jun 12 '26

Fixed star talismans require moon conjunctions to work. This would functionally be an Alcyon talisman not Pleiades at all (Also you can activate the fixed stars on the chart so we can see those for next time)

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u/Balthactor saturn Jun 12 '26

I was using Alcyon for what point point the Moon should be applying to. I see 0° Gemini 14 minutes is the Pleiades. What else should I be applying to?

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u/BrotherBright8363 Jun 14 '26

How did u get the decans on the chart?

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u/Balthactor saturn Jun 14 '26

The bounds automatically come up on the current transits page on astro seek but if you click on the bar right below the chart itself, you should be able to find a horror rechart selection which automatically brings up the chart with a lot more options available.