In the tradition of Western ceremonial magic, performing a ritual requires impeccable cosmic timing. If you are preparing for a magical operation on a Tuesday during the month of July, you are operating at the intersection of the fiery peak of summer and the assertive, combative domain of Mars.
To ensure your practice perfectly aligns with the celestial clockwork, here is a guide to the ruling planets, spirits, herbs, and seasonal names you must invoke for a summertime Tuesday.
The Magical Season of Summer (Casmaran)
Before you can call upon the specific spirits of the day, you must ground your ritual in the appropriate seasonal correspondences. In the grimoire tradition, particularly texts like the Heptameron and The Magus, the season of Summer is known by its magical name, Casmaran.
When performing magic during the summer months, the practitioner operates under a specific celestial administration:
- The Angels of Summer: Gargatel, Tariel, and Gaviel.
- The Head of the Sign of Summer: Tubiel.
- The Name of the Earth in Summer: Festativi.
- The Luminaries: During summer invocations, the Sun must be referred to as Athemay, and the Moon as Armatus.
The Sovereign Spirits of Tuesday
Tuesday is strictly governed by Mars, the planet associated with conflict, strength, courage, and fiery energy. It is the ideal day for physical activity, confronting obstacles, asserting boundaries, or initiating bold new projects. To channel this martial force, the magician petitions a specific hierarchy of celestial entities.
- The Ruling Archangels: The primary angels governing Tuesday are Samael, Satael, and Amabiel. Samael is the chief ruler of the day.
- The Spirits of the Air: The aerial spirits of Tuesday operate under the dominion of the East wind. Their supreme ruler is King Samax, who commands alongside his three ministers: Carmax, Ismoli, and Paffran.
The Nature and Manifestation of Martial Spirits
Because Mars is the planet of warfare and impulsive energy, the spirits of Tuesday possess a violent and formidable nature. They are invoked to cause wars, mortality, and combustions, or to instantly provide the magician with two thousand soldiers. Conversely, they also have the power to grant health or inflict infirmity.
When these martial genii manifest, they are terrifying to behold:
- Appearance: They appear with a tall, choleric body and a filthy, angry countenance. They are brown, swarthy, or red in color, bearing the horns of a stag and the claws of a griffin.
- The Physical Sign: Their movement is incredibly fast and violent, described as being “like fire burning”. You will know they have arrived when you see thunder and lightning flashing around the magic circle.
Familiar Shapes: If the spirits take on a more earthly form, they may appear as:
- An armed king riding upon a wolf or simply an armed man.
- A woman with a buckler (shield) on her thigh.
- Animals such as a she-goat, a horse, or a stag.
- They may also manifest as a red garment, a piece of wool, or a cowslip.
Herbs, Plants, and Offerings of Mars
To properly welcome these intense spirits, your ritual space must match their fiery nature. The primary required fumigation (incense) for Tuesday operations is Pepper.
If you are constructing talismans, charms, or expanding your incense blend, you must utilize the flora governed by Mars. Martial plants are characteristically hot, sharp, burning to the tongue, poisonous, or heavily armed with prickles and thorns. According to occult philosophy, the herbs and trees of Mars include:
- Hellebore, garlic, radish, and sweet-bay (laurel).
- Poisonous or caustic plants like wolf’s-bane, euphorbium, and scammony.
- Stinging or prickly weeds such as nettles, crow-foot, and various thistles.
By combining the seasonal names of Casmaran with the fiery planetary herbs of Mars, the pungent smoke of pepper, and the commanding authority of Samael and King Samax, you can successfully harness the courageous, boundary-breaking power of a summertime Tuesday.
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