One painting for each of the seven classical bodies.
Inspired by Paracelsus' seven basics of spagyric preparation, each painting was begun under its planet's astrological election and worked only on its planetary day. Before each session, the planet was invoked through ceremonial magic, the Orphic Hymn sung, and the appropriate incense burned. 48″ × 30″ · Oil, mineral pigments, and metal leaf on canvas.
The Moon
Oils, casein, silver leaf
Commenced under a Moon in Taurus forming a sextile to the Sun in Cancer — born within a moment of emotional harmony and fertile grounding. Through the layered process of mischtechnik, the surface itself follows the lunar cycle: casein in waxing phases for soft radiance and inner glow, darker oils as the Moon waned to pull the viewer into shadow and subconscious terrain.
Silver leaf, the sacred metal of the Moon, seals the work — catching light in a way that shifts with the viewer's movement, mimicking the Moon's own reflective nature. A talisman of intuition, emotional regulation, and inner attunement.
Cancer crab painted during the full moon in Cancer.
Mercury
Oils on canvas
Initiated at the exact moment Mercury aligned with the Ascendant in Gemini — the threshold between worlds, where thought becomes language and spirit becomes form. Painted exclusively on Wednesdays, the rhythm of the work mirrors Mercury's quicksilver nature: adaptive, fluid, intellectually charged.
A talisman of clarity, communication, and perception — heightening awareness and sharpening the mind. It invites dialogue, not only between people, but between inner and outer realities.
Hermit and Virgo painted with Mercury in Virgo.
Venus
Oils on canvas, copper leaf
Begun under Venus in Taurus — rooted in sensuality, embodiment, and the intelligence of beauty. Pigmented with malachite (rich in copper, Venus's sacred metal), the surface carries both material and symbolic resonance.
Green dominates the field: lush, fertile, alive — not passive beauty, but generative force. The kind that draws connection, intimacy, and creative flow. A talisman of love, attraction, and emotional harmony, softening boundaries while strengthening relational awareness.
Copper leaf applied during the Venus–Moon conjunction in Taurus.
The Sun
Oils on canvas, gold leaf
Initiated on August 8th — the energetic apex of the Lion's Gate Portal — and worked on Sundays from there. Layer by layer the surface builds toward radiance until the painting feels almost animate. Gold leaf, the metal of the Sun, punctuates the composition with flashes of illumination and divine authority.
Yellow and gold tones evoke vitality, clarity, expansion. A talisman of life force, confidence, and creative power — it does not quietly exist; it radiates.
Gold leaf applied at the Sun's exaltation of 10° Aries.
Mars
Oils on canvas
Created during Mars's transit through Scorpio — a particularly potent expression of Martian force: focused, transformative, deeply instinctual. Iron oxide pigment sourced from the Rocky Mountains physically anchors the painting to the Earth, reinforcing Mars's association with raw material strength and survival.
The palette — cadmium reds and deep blacks — creates a field of intensity and motion. Painted exclusively on Tuesdays, the process itself demanded discipline and confrontation. A talisman of courage, willpower, and embodied action.
Scorpion painted while Mars was in Scorpio.
Jupiter
Oils on canvas
Initiated as Jupiter entered Pisces — the expansive, spiritual, and benevolent qualities of that alignment carried throughout. Infused with lapis lazuli, the surface holds a deep, celestial blue: historically associated with wisdom, divinity, and higher knowledge.
Worked on Thursdays, the painting developed slowly, allowing space for growth, intuition, and openness. A talisman of abundance, faith, and expansion — material, intellectual, and spiritual.
Wheel card / Jove painted with Jupiter in Pisces and Sun in Sagittarius.
Saturn
Oils on canvas
Created during Saturn's transit through Aquarius — structure within innovation, discipline meeting vision. Bone black introduces a profound material symbolism: mortality, time, transformation. This is contrasted with lead white, offering moments of emergence and clarity within darkness.
Painted exclusively on Saturdays, the work demanded patience, restraint, commitment. A talisman of boundaries, mastery, and wisdom earned through experience — its presence is grounding, sobering, and stabilizing.
Lead white applied while Saturn was in positive aspect and rulership — the last until 2040.
