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Black Pullet silk talisman to gain the expertis...

Expertise, not a trick Expertise is a slow thing. It is not a single insight, and it is not a talent that appears fully formed. It is the result of...

The Black Pullet silk talisman: hand drawn, not...

A talisman drawn by hand is a different object Those three sentences carry the whole argument of the talisman, and they are worth unpacking slowly, because they explain why this...

Black Pullet Silk Talisman for Identifying Plan...

What the Black Pullet tradition offers The Black Pullet is one of those grimoire traditions that reads less like a catalogue of powers and more like a story about learning....

The Black Pullet silk talisman for calling up c...

The Black Pullet, and a talisman made by hand The Black Pullet is a grimoire of a particular kind. It does not present itself as a dry catalogue of correspondences,...

The Black Pullet Talisman for Finding, Having, ...

Three works, not one Most treasure work, in popular telling, is about finding. A map, a chest, a sudden discovery, and the story ends. The Black Pullet tradition, as Athena...

Being loved by the most beautiful people: a Bla...

A talisman with a sentence for a purpose Most talismans are made for broad purposes: protection, prosperity, health, good fortune. This one is not broad. Its purpose is stated in...