The Archon Saturn

The planetary archon Saturn per Hellenistic astrology, inspired from the Picatrix. For the first 4,000 years of astrological and magical practice, adepts worked with Saturn as an initiator into occult mysteries. As the lord of death and the world beyond the veil, he was the go-to planetary deity for cultivating psychic skill and forming relationships with spirits.

Elements of note: This archon's domain is of time, death, structure and karma. He is holding a scythe with the symbol of Saturn, and his secret names are inscribed on the blade in ancient Greek. Behind him are the other planets/archons in Hellenistic tradition, in the order that the soul goes through before materializing on Gaia. The constellations of the signs he traditionally rules are also in the background (Capricorn and Aquarius). Saturn is the first archon the soul meets to determine the nature and duration of their life path, and when that time is up, the last archon they would meet before returning to their starry source...or trying again.

This art was part of a workshop taught at the Sacred Space Conference 2025.

Time Lapse of the Process

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