Thread by @feralvenefica

To reiterate for any other celestial mages who are curious: Even parans create a relationship between a planet and a star and that planet becomes a type of translator of light, just as they would in a projected ecliptic conjunction.

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https://twitter.com/frog_yama/status/1380115042037854211

I use both projected degree conjunctions and parans... But will say that talismans done on the heliacal rise of a star are WAY more potent imo. Way fewer elections, but the direct metaphorical contact of the star with the earth is like yowza!

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For more on this, check out the excerpt I wrote with @psychic_desert for her heliacal Vega talisman:

psychicdesert.com/blogs/celestia…

Addendum: the difference at least philosophically between conjunctions and parans, is there is a clear life span of a paran. So if you choose to elect by parans (which are different from stellar heliacal phases) know that your talisman definitely has a 27ish year lifespan.

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Addendum 2:

I recommend electing by heliacal phase (which gives it a long lifetime). & I check to make sure there are no parans between the selected heliacal star & the malefics, the nodes, or outers for the election, as that could cause some issues later down the road.

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