Bookended by considerable strings of piss-poor astroweather before and following, for one glorious span of days in late March 2020, the etheric clouds parted as a heavenly host of dignified spheres shifted into productive alignments, ripe for talismanic harvest. This, the Luminous Crown, was the first of 3 series seeded within a span of 4 days, and thus, the first release of a number debuting throughout 2020 and beyond. May the auspicious light preserved by these operations help pierce and illuminate the darkness of our trying times. May they bless, aid, and empower you — my fellow Sovereigns.

This is a legacy operation stemming from the Double Crown working (briefly touched on in Rune Soup), where Austin, Tony, and I were able to capture the Sun and Moon in their single degrees of exaltation simultaneously.
Sphere + Sundry wasn’t a twinkle in anyone’s eye at the time, and it wouldn’t open its skylights to the public until years later, but I fully believe its existence is a direct emanation of the Double Crown talismans — spirit and matter entwined at peak performance; magic and materia co-mingled under the syncopated spotlight; a symbiotic frenzy of complementary virtues, made all too manifest.

That’s how exceptional talismans of stone and metal do. Their perpetual shedding of celestial radiation influences the unfolding of events over long stretches of time, altering the very architecture of one’s life and works, bringing all into growing alignment with its frequency.
Profound upgrades can result.

The Luminous Crown is a hybrid election, composed of the exalted Aries Sun (rising and in the hour of Sol), ruled by Mars in his single Degree of Exaltation, an exalted Taurus Moon attended by Venus in her rulership, and Saturn in rulership, too. The election chart is below, and also in the image gallery of each offering.

The opening prayer entreated each sphere to shine its individual blessings upon the operation, the ingredients chosen a compound mélange, ensuring that each had allied materia through which to gain traction and perpetuate its influence. Eyebright, life everlasting, and electrum (an alloy of gold and silver) for the dual Luminaries. Mastic gum, sunflower seed, and bay laurel. White lotus, orris, chamomile, and saltwater pearl. Tahitian vanilla bean, damiana, and diamond. Apple, mullein, and sassafras. Alkanet, High John, and ruby. Tulsi and saffron. Frankincense, mugwort, and Grains of Paradise. Sweet woodruff, cinquefoil, and Solomon’s seal. Angelica root, rue. Abre Camino. It goes on.

This rare, hyper eminent configuration is made all the better by the fact that our power players rule all of the beneficent houses and angles of the chart, holding total dominion over vital and desirable functions.

The Sun is rising in the 1st ruling the 5th, heralding the Sovereign’s once and eternal reign, shining a brilliant light on the King’s creative legacy. The Moon is fortified in the treasury of the 2nd ruling the 4th and IC, in full Queenly command of her home and ancestral lands, in service to her people. The Princess tends to her mother, a tribute to her Realm and a diplomatic asset in and of herself, forging a happy alliance via blessed union, ruling the 7th. She rejoices in ample appeal amidst the cornucopia of her possessions, and the Crown Jewels become her.

Such a fruitful, bountiful, visible Realm would suffer great potential vulnerabilities if not for the keen employ of seasoned bureaucrats, well patrolled and stony borders, and loyal, elite-level soldiers.

Saturn is in the 11th, ruling the 10th and MC, in direct command of those who execute experienced, well-considered orders. Little black birds collect and disseminate information through outer networks, controlling useful intel. “No one has been able to get past those walls, not in a hundred years”, people from the outside say, “and no army can defeat them.”

This realm is famous for being impenetrable. Guarded by a well kept, disciplined and specialized military, its Spartacus style soldiers and not-so-secret assassins ever at the ready, Mars ruling the 1st, overseeing the Sovereign, and the 8th, safekeeping every bank, guarding the Crown’s co-mingled funds.

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Being that most of us don’t actually occupy a privileged position in an alternative brightside Game of Thrones style universe, how can this series be applied in the real world?

People who traffic in certain occult and philosophical circles are no doubt privy to the popular concept of Sovereignty, a state of empowered and self-sustaining individualism, free from having to answer to as many external powers as humanly possible. The degree to which this is feasible is obviously dependent on one’s personal circumstances. An adult has a lot more Sovereignty than a child living with their parents. A self-employed person working from home has a lot more Sovereignty than someone working in a cubicle for some multi-national corporation. But only if they can provide for themselves.

The Sovereign lives in dutiful service to their responsibilities, which in turn, generates safe haven.

One’s Sovereign reach, once established as the master of their own life, typically begins extending into the lives of others — dependents, and those not yet sitting their own thrones.

The Luminous Crown assists in the building of our individual Sovereign Realms, instilling leadership qualities and drawing material resources. It reinforces alliances and boundaries with the outside world, and nurtures what waits within the confines of our homelands, sacred temples, and secret gardens. It sows the fields, feeds them light, and brings the rain. It draws the right people to collaborate and help with the harvest, and provides storage for leaner times.

It is generative and stable, a patron of creatives and artists, as much as entrepreneurs. It balances empowered specialized forces within the individual, as a King or Queen taking in data from their inner council of advisors, issuing actionable edicts once all has been strategically considered. Mercury being uninvolved, this is a series of contemplation, consolidation, and action. Loose lips sink ships, and real power moves quietly. Robert Greene would approve.

The effects from application are bright, warming, centering, grounding, and empowered. Use over time results in a smoothing and co-coordinating of the topics governed by the spheres featured in the election, and can be keyed using planetary days and hours to potentiate the Power you most desire to draw from. It can also be layered with other materia to augment and emphasize certain characteristics.

Luminous Crown being a BYOJ (bring your own Jupiter) scenario, it is gloriously supplemented by Jupiter’s Bounty, adding a rich, buttery layer of calm, good vibes. Amp the excitement with Jupiter in Sagittarius, or an additional dose of Venus for Herculean feats of diplomacy and seduction. Spike your experience with a Lion Headed or Bull’s Eyed Royal Star to see if crowns and precious gems start falling at your feet. The world is your very own advanced astro-magical playground 😉

At its heart, the Luminous Crown is a multi-faceted powerhouse of mundane and magical potential. A primer and foundation for Big Life Magic, wherever you happen to be in your Sovereign journey. It will awaken, illuminate, and guide fruitful impulses within the wearer, and over time, aid in making manifest a more Sovereign existence. Kingship, or in the proprietary treatment of Gordon White, Rivendell magic, pure and simple.

(If you feel you still don’t understand it, don’t worry — it’ll teach you.)

Disclaimers — This series is physically warming and activating, comprised of mostly earth and fire. It summons a grounded, bright, piercing clarity and fortifies one’s auric body with the full weight of one’s own noble spirit. Use as an invocation of Self to promote deep embodiment and better alignment. Will likely disturb sleep if used too near bed, be it time or place.

Useful for maintaining composure, before, and after significant ritual activities and initiations. You may find that applying it during certain days and hours works better for you than others. If it is overly heating and activating, key application to periods governed by Venus or the Moon, for instance. Or layer with something cooling.

Test and learn to manage this series on your own before wearing it during important events. “Heavy is the head that wears the Crown”, and the Luminous is no different. This is not an effervescent, happy-go-lucky energy. It feels powerful, but also takes itself seriously, and it asks a lot of the wearer to channel so many dignified and diverse energies simultaneously. It is also the trellis upon which we grow, in order to become capable of such superhuman feats, so prepare to be stretched and worked and challenged, but also, should we persist, handsomely rewarded. The influence over time will cultivate some deeply impressive, self-possessed, and refined qualities in the wearer. It can also be used for sigil activation and other spellwork, for more exteriorized results.

Do not write into the support portal after a week of use, complaining that you haven’t been Crowned yet. Every life and person is different. We’re in the midst of some phenomenally difficult terrain, and what we’re looking for is improvement within the operating conditions of one’s current circumstances, not overnight pie in the sky perfection. Incremental change in the right direction, brick by brick. It is your own Sovereign responsibility to follow through with application, and the mundane and magical actions that will lead to the great things ahead of you. With love, do the work 😉

We thank Austin Coppock for delivering this, uh… CROWN JEWEL of an election, and Tony Mack for his exquisite handiwork in casting a few truly magnificent Dr-Manhattan-but-if-he-was-made-of-scintillating-white-and-gold-laserbeams-instead talismans. Empress Barrial of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab and Twilight Alchemy Lab graces us with not one, not two, but three unparalleled talismanic perfumes. And they are to die for.

Some notable changes — After being asked to offer larger sizes of certain items, this is the first series to feature “bulk” 2 oz options for incense, powder, and attuning tincture.

It also features add-on selections for the Luminous Crown oil, where you can choose to include a dropper cap kit (for those who don’t want to touch their oil) OR a quartz roller, depending on how you most prefer applying your oils.

The Luminous Crown stock has been incubating for two full lunations, and was bottled in glass during related planetary days and hours. No artificial ingredients, scents, preservatives, or fillers were used in the formulation of any item. Each label has been hand stamped and embossed by yours truly.

All orders include basic instructions for using each series, timing suggestions for application, and a prayer, along with an invitation for new clients to join the dedicated client forum (now off of social media) for ongoing support from both creator and community.