These Mars-in-Scorpio Talismans were hand-carved in rich bloodstone and empowered during a ritual timed to an auspicious-election on 4 October 2025. 

The election features a Mars planetary-hour, as Mars was rising in Scorpio, Mars’ nocturnal home, emphasising the martial power, and while an evening star, tempering potential extremes. 

The Moon in Pisces, equally angular by quadrant division and ruled by Jupiter in Cancer, is applying tightly by trine to Mars, with the next lunar aspects being to both Venus and Jupiter. 

Both the benefics witness Mars and the Moon from supportive signs, with Mars and the Moon free from harmful aspects by sign, or many degrees of distance. 

In a survey of future talismanic elections for Mars in Scorpio, these were some of the best conditions for easily until 2040.

The telos and intentions entwined within the talisman is thus: to endow high vitality, vigour; to embody strength and athleticism; to possess reliable instincts and tact; and to be indefatigable, attaining victory. 

This talisman can be relied on to accentuate courageous qualities, to be undaunted, the power of Mars granting potency in actions—strengthening the timid and humbling the wrath of those who are wicked or violent, diverting dangers.

Additionally, there are strong indications that these talismans heighten the power of masculine sexualities and fertility, both conferring these qualities and attracting the attention of those who embody them.

The talisman’s front bears the image of Mars as represented on Magical Gems from the first to third centuries CE, in which Ares appears as a hekatontarch, or centurion or commander, with weapon restrained and arm outstretched, palm open, as if offering the service of his star.  

The back contains the Seal of Mars, as well as the glyph of Mars’ Intelligence, Graphiel, as shown in traditional sources, such as those of Agrippa.

Each talisman is fitted with a 18k rolled-gold-on-sterling silver or sterling silver bail, and comes with a Mars Planetary Square, and a portion of related martial herbs and resins in a jute pouch.

When are we required to be an unstoppable force? What must be overcome that necessitates tenacity, courage, tact, and vigour? When is victory essential?

For all these purposes and directives, Mars offers us exactly what is required. So while we must temper the application of Mars’ power with caution, this is a supportive expression of this most unstoppable of gods.

Mars, as with Saturn, is wisely employed with caution in astral magic. However, the purpose and application of its power, intelligence, and spirit is necessary and undeniably valuable when required, such as when the need to prevail is strong, or when the application of great strength is required.

Mighty Ares, golden-helmeted rider of chariots, stout-hearted, shield-carrying and bronze-geared savior of cities, strong-handed and unwearying lord of the spear, bulwark of Olympos, father of fair Victory, and succorer of Themis. You curb the unruly and lead truly just men, O paragon of manly excellence, wheeling your luminous orb through the seven-pathed constellations of the sky, where flaming steeds ever carry you above the third heavenly arch. Hearken, helper of mortals and giver of flourishing youth, and from above shine a gentle light on my life and my martial prowess, that I may be able to ward off bitter cowardice from my head, to bend wisely my soul's beguiling impulse and to restrain the sharp fury of my heart, whenever it provokes me to enter chilling battle. But, O blessed one, give me courage to stay within the secure laws of peace and to escape the enemy's charge and a violent death.

- Homeric Hymns

Oh Mars, you who are the honoured lord, hot and dry, capable, colossal, robust at heart, the spiller of blood and giver of harm itself! You are strong, powerful, sharp, daring, shining, agile, and the lord of battle, punishment, affliction, injury,  prison, sorrow, and mixed and discrete things. You who have fear nor concern for anything! You are the sole helper in instigating your efforts, strong in your judgements and willful acts toward conquering and making petitioners fortunate, and actor or lawsuits and battle, a performer of brutality on the weak and the strong, a lover of the children of battles, an avenger of wicked and harmful people in the world. I conjure and ask by your names and qualities present in the heavens, by your conquests, and by your requests to the Lord God who placed in you power and strength, gathering for you and separating them from the other planets so that you might have strength and power, victory above all, and great vigour.

-Picatrix, Book 3