#magic squares

[eye-of-mordor]

Today, I have published my lengthy analysis of a core theme in The Rings of Power, mainly on Sauron’s character. Following an introductory gifset, it consists of three parts, with the first one exploring parallels between him and a certain ancient deity. This one has 3 segments to it, due to tumblr’s character count limitations. Following this is an exploration of the Magic Square of Saturn, which also feature aspects of this occult tradition that overlaps with Sauron’s personality. It has 2 segments. And finally, there is also an exploration of another magic square, belonging to Rahu. It has 3 segments. I have compiled a list with hyperlinks to easily access these publications, in recommended viewing order from 1 to 4.

Introductory gifset

TROP analysis: Sauron’s character

Magic Square of Saturn

Magic Square of Rahu

Over the next few weeks, I will be uploading various versions of the Magic Square series that feature the same gifs without the numbers within the squares, as well as wide-cropped gifs of the same content, both with and without the numbers. I will also be uploading photo collages of these squares, with and without the numbers. Tags to these posts are accessible via a link in my bio that is titled ‘Magic Square Series.’ As for a quick access to this very post, it is also accessible in my bio via the tag ‘Sauron Analysis.’

I sincerely hope you enjoy.

All Hail the Eye!

[balancetarot]

should I write about sigils and kameas and magic squares?

because I've been slightly obssessed with the topic lately, and frankly it's fascinating. or maybe I'm a huge nerd that thinks fun with math is a good time. esoteric math!

...fuck it. I'm gonna do it.

so a magic square is a fun thing that happens in math where you have a table with an equal number of rows and columns, and in that table each row, column, and corner to corner diagonal, adds up to the same sum. that sum is called the 'magic constant'. the number of rows/columns is the Order of the square.

some squares are extra fancy, and may have other subsets that add to the same sum; say a four by four square in which every subset of four squares adds to the same sum. (check out the Chautisa Yantra, it's great.)

our ancestors looked at this sort of fun with math and thought something like "this is so neat, it must be meaningful." or maybe that it's such an interesting pattern it must be derived from a higher power. and thus, magic.

each magic square has a minimum value for its magic constant, and if you try to build a square with a lower constant, you have to use fractions instead of whole numbers, or even negative numbers.

when folks get started messing with making talismans, for some reason, they start with the Saturn square. I get it, it's easy. the Saturn square has three rows and three colums, uses all numbers 1 through 9, and has a constant value of 15. it's cute, and simple, and graphing out your sigil on it is easy.

see? that's the Saturn Square. Order 3, Constant 15 (and if you add up all the digits, it adds up to 45).

but that's just getting started!

by the time of the writing of the Picatrix, and Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy (1500's) magic squares up to Order 9 were known, and had been assigned to planetary and luminary bodies. (luminaries are the sun and moon.)

because the modern planets cannot be seen without a telescope, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (a planet in my heart!) don't have magic squares assigned to them.

with the rise of machine computing, we have found higher order magic squares, including up to Order 260 or more. which is good, because the idea of doing that much math makes me kinda want to whimper.

Jupiter, Order 4, constant 34

Mars, Order 5, Constant 65

Sun, Order 6, Constant 111

Venus, Order 7, Constant 175

Mercury, Order 8, Constant 260

Moon, Order 9, Constant 369

while most instructions for making a sigil will tell you to assign a number value to your letters, add 'em up, and keep adding until you get a single digit, that's really only super useful for the Saturn square, where none of the digits in it are higher than 9.

if you're using a different square, you don't have to reduce your numbers to single digits, though you do need to be aware of what the upper limit for the value of individual points in your square are. how do you figure that out? take your Order and square it.

an Order 4 square has an upper value of 16. an Order 7 square tops out at 49. and so on!

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I'm currently experimenting to attempt to figure out what higher order squares should be associated with Uranus and Neptune (Pluto's not a priority right at this moment for me, I figure it'll be obvious once I assign those first two.)

you've doubtless noticed that all the squares from 3 to 9 have been assigned to something, without skipping one and leaving it unassigned! logically, this means Order 10, 11, and 12 squares can be assigned to Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. the problem is: those lower order squares aren't assigned to the planets in order. so we can't just say "oh, Order 10 goes with Uranus, cause it's next in line".

want to join me in experimentation? here's an Order 10 square, constant 505:

might be Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto. dunno!

it's clearly time to FA and FO.

(yes, I've spent the last week pickling my brains with magic squares. you're welcome.)

[noise-vs-signal]

"Master Key (Four Elements)"

[xgeronimowrks]

Idea: Substituted letters for images

I am currently working on a series of illustrated classical magic squares, including Abramelin's Magickal Word Squares

Each creature has a corresponding magical quality and power, thus contributing to the potency of the square.

[methoughtsphantom]

Jason “my family doesn’t know im alive” Todd and Danny “my family doesn’t know I’m dead” Fenton going alongside each of their plans my beloved. like Danny will absolutely go head-to-head with all of Gotham to support his new best friend on all his crime lord endeavors while he drags Jason to also attend collage with him. They are roommates and there never seems to a mention of family from either side. It’s an unspoken understanding they have. They met because Crime alley as a ghost lair thrummed with so much loneliness, it was at first the perfect place for Danny to hide his ecto signature in. But then he saw the dumbass whose lair it was lean his motorcycle just a tad too much when making a sharp turn to an alley, he sweeped the floor through a lifted chain link that passed his body but not his helmet. Yep that’s right the red thing got stuck. Danny who at the moment happened to be watching through his window snorted. Much to his horror because if not a ghost that dude could’ve gotten his head flung off.

Still, the scene was ridiculous.

On a whim he irrationally sees the police closing in on the guy and panicked at the thought of the guy using intangibility to free himself so Danny phased them both through his apartment wall and left the guy sprawled in his couch. Jason didn’t freak out but that’s normal when one’s got a concussion, one the guy immediately denied having as Danny laid out the medical supplies. The idiot proceeded to almost flatten four steps to the door with his stubbornness. He also said “I’m asexual” in the most deadpan voice as Danny dropped him back in the couch.

Danny sighed. Clearly though, he’d done so too early in the night because the guy kept trying to go, kept trying to knock Danny out, kept trying to slash him with knifes Danny didn’t know he had stashed. He’d only disarmed the guy from his guns. The visible ones apparently, cause at one point the guy did take out a gun and shoot until the ammo ran out and then teetered the thing like it was an art prop and hit his moon lamp.

Danny "yeah you aren’t officially my friend until you’ve tried to kill me" fenton my guys.

Anyways both keep having the same argument over if Danny technically kidnapped Jason or not. Danny holds the fact that the police at least didn’t see the guy make the ridicule. Jason argued that happened cause he was sporting a concussion. Danny argued he got that after.

Jason at first thinks the guy's a meta, but no. Danny introduces himself, sheepily now that he recognizes this is who the lair he invaded is from. He bandages him and tries to cook for him. If Danny didn’t have ice powers he most certainly would’ve burned the apartment. Jason then proceeds to kick him out of his own kitchen and make them both enchiladas. It’s the most normal both had in a while with another person and the air seems oddly settled. From then on, Jason constantly invited himself over, under the pretense that this was his territory and therefore he could drop in unannounced. Danny who has actual powers says he only allows this because Jason cooks very well.

Danny stays away from the crime fighting business unless his buddy is in deep shit he can’t get himself out. Also it’s Danny’s turn to cover for his vigilante friend which Sam and Tucker give him so much shit for. (but also advice)

And they were roommates. (omg) Danny effectively derails Jason’s big comeback plans by casually dropping ghost lore every two days. Like,

Jason, talking about how he doesn’t want Bats snooping on his territory:

Danny: Just don’t let them in

Jason: ??

Danny: yeah!! Hasn’t Batman died and got revived??? You can totally kick out death touched people you don’t want entering on your lair.

Jason: …I can?

Danny: Yep dude, your lair’s supposed to feel safe.

Jason: wait does that mean I can kick you out?

Danny: First this is my apartment. Second, im dead, not dead touched. Third, it’s too late to get rid of me. bitch.

Anyways Jason is super excited. You mean to tell him he can actually deny people over to his territory haunt?? (Yes it’s only to people who have died and came back but still!! The sample size is exactly the type of people he doesn’t want to see—!)

Joker my beloathed can’t step foot in Crime Alley.

(Jason’d feel a lot safer if the clown was dead but the possibility of his murderer turning into a ghost and their little loophole not applying on the clown is too scary to contemplate.)

Anyways, Jason loves experimenting with the power. It can go from simply making people shudder and not want to enter crime Alley to straight up not letting them enter like there’s an invisible wall blocking the way.

Jason because he’s hurt that Bruce never even patrols Crime Alley and also because he’s petty put B under the category of “invisible wall” blacklist. His reasoning is that the man doesn’t even attempt to enter Crime Alley. To him it’s surely just a place shadowed in tragedy. (anyways that’s it’s the place he met Jason)

Ironically, Jason totally forgets that Batman does venture into Crime Alley one day in the whole year. The day he met Jason.

Okay. He didn’t forget at first. The first year Jason remembers cause it was only a few months till then but then the next— Jason forgets that today’s the anniversary of the day’s Bruce’s parents died. He forgets to allow B in when he feels a slight tug and dismiss the feeling that prompts Bruce to investigate because he literally can’t enter Crime Alley. He starts the trialsTM, he scouts on the very edge and sees people the whole day enter and get out and cross with no problem but Bruce can’t.

It’s literally just Bruce.

Time to call Constantine, i guess.

[starscream-is-my-wife]

Charming ur wife so you can continue working on something sick

[berry-bread-bakery]

Boy why you so (:3 )…….I want to turn him into a plushy real bad

[acquired-stardust]

Final Fantasy IX Playstation 2000

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Bahamut, Warden of Light by Kevin Glint

[phantomyre]

Magic: The Gathering play cards Announcing Vincent Valentine and Chaos

You can find these cards on the MAGIC website: HERE

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I'm so stoked they used his Dirge of Cerberus look.

[kysanity]

[thesorceresstemple]

[emaadsidiki]

The Haunted Mansion 👻🏰 WDW

[bannock-freak]

Keita Machida for Yuuri Katsuki dreamcast

[ozzgin]

Ozz look I made something again!!! This time it's a jellyfish beanie as show on ✨Gengar✨

Now that is really funky. I have no idea how you even managed some of the things in there, like the twirling frills. Say, have you ever thought of making a business out of it? I've noticed that crocheted items are quite popular right now. Either way, that's some serious skill.

[bottlecaps-and-brimstone]

Is there a particular reason that absolutely not one of the single official arts of Arcade Gannon actually looks like his in-game version and seems like the person who drew him only had a vague idea of what human people even look like, or...what's the deal with that?

Like. Absolutely none of these are the same person to me.