Image of Jupiter - Book of the Treasure of Alexander
- Description
Ring of Jupiter
(Book of the Treasure of Alexander)
"The ring of Jupiter is for the strengthening of the heart and the alleviation of heart pains, fainting and [lacunae]. He who carries the ring of Jupiter will be popular, well respected and praised. He will be victorious in his disputes and his endeavors will be fruitful.
"Make this ring when Jupiter reaches the fifteenth degree of Cancer with the Moon in Cancer making a [favorable] aspect. When this configuration is reached make a ring of one ounce of tin with a square signet. Inscribe on the signet the image of a man riding a lion and with a sword in his right hand and a bow in his left hand.
"Do not. wear this ring until Jupiter conjoins the Moon in Cancer, preferably in the fifteenth degree. If you carry it then the aforementioned will take place if the wearer of this ring remains personally pure and does not enter impure places.
"Anoint the signet of this ring with the blood of a fish and the ring will make the wearer brave and valiant and preserve him from thieves and injuries in battle."
(Book of the Treasure of Alexander, Appendix B, Poison Edition, Warnock)
For Healing Stomach Ailments, Promoting Heart Health, Success in Disputes, Prosperity, Protection
NOT INTENDED TO SUBSTITUTE FOR LICENSED MEDICAL CARE. USE AS A COMPLIMENTARY THERAPY ONLY.
This talisman’s purported effects are especially interesting. The author says that it promotes healing of certain types of heart ailments and exerts considerable positive effects on the owner’s surroundings, helping to protect from theft and battle injuries. The effects are very similar to those of the Seal of Jupiter in the Sixth Art, with the notable addition of protection in battle.
The image is somewhat different than most Jupiter images, a man with a sword and bow riding a lion. This may seem odd, but the ram is consistently found in the Jupiter imagery of later sources, such as the robed figure with a ram or lion's head in Picatrix and Agrippa’s Book 2. It is found in Appendix B of Christopher Warnock's edition, from a separate but related Arabic text.
Book of the Treasure of Alexander (BTOA) or Kitab Thakhirat al-Iksander in Arabic, is an overlooked grimoire. Picatrix and Agrippa’s Three Books of Occult Philosophy are the most popular and well known, but BTOA is unfortunately overlooked and underutilized, partially due to the unusually stringent astrological configurations it requires and its very limited circulation. Many of its astrological talismans can only be made once or twice in a lifetime, and some are difficult to find once in a century. I’ve found that they are often extremely effective if the instructions are followed carefully.
The history of this grimoire is fascinating. A bit older than Picatrix, the oldest known manuscripts originate in Arabic around 900 CE. The text itself claims to have been discovered hidden in a Byzantine monastery vault by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mu’tasim during a military expedition against the Eastern Roman Empire. The story says that the original was engraved on sheets of gold leaf in Greek letters by Alexander the Great, containing secret teachings from his tutor Aristotle passed down from Hermes Trismegistus. In the ancient world it was common to attribute occult writings to a revered historical figure, and Greek philosophy was highly prized by Arab thinkers.
Academics largely attribute the book’s authorship to the Sabeans of Harran, who had been an intellectual hub of the region for millennia. A copy of this grimoire was kept in the private library of the Ottoman royalty, possibly even utilized by the seemingly invincible Sultan Mehmet II in his legendary battles.
For an excellent study on the history of the text, this article is highly recommended:
Election
Book of the Treasure of Alexander states the astrological requirements to make the Ring of Jupiter as follows:
“Make this ring when Jupiter reaches the fifteenth degree of Cancer with the Moon in Cancer making a [favorable] aspect."
One of the most striking features of BTOA’s talismans are the prohibitively specific and complicated astrological configurations, making the opportunities extremely rare. For this talisman, Jupiter must be in Cancer, his Exaltation, and the Moon must also be in Pisces, applying to trine Jupiter and neither of them afflicted by Mars or Saturn. These are conditions that only occur for a few days every twelve years in the best of cases. This planetary configuration is impossible to replicate for many decades and is among the rarest of all.
In short, everything about this brief window of time is perfect.
How They Were Made
While Cancer was rising, I used sterling silver, silver plated brass, and tin discs and engraved the images by hand. They were suffumigated with Jupiter incense made per Liber Razielis, a 16th century Solomonic grimoire.
The Chart
11 May 2026, 09:30 am, Aiken SC
