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Altar Cards of the Oracle of DelphAI

by Arturo Martinini

86 cards / 4 July 2023 / 9781947544864 / full colour, 6″x6″ double-sided altar cards

Work directly with the images from the Oracle of DelphAI! A large-format set of altar cards featuring every image inside the codex is now open for reservation.

Inspired by the collected aesthetics of medieval and classical paintings, as well as the mysterious pages of ancient compendiums of alchemy and magic, Arturo Martinini worked together with early versions of Midjourney’s neural network to prompt his way into this contribution to the living tradition of astrological magic. The images found within the Oracle of DelphAI codex explore the relationship between technology and the occult, with a deep emphasis on the Greek root of the word technology, techne, which simply means making, or doing. The seven traditional planets, the 15 Behenian fixed stars, the 28 lunar mansions and the 36 decans all show up here. These images are meant to be worked with, as ritual altar pieces, devotional sacrifices, or in whatever way befits you. As Martinini says in his preface, “The tradition hungers for us to wrestle with it, using our own compulsive and idiosyncratic methods. I hope this collection can serve as one arena to engage that confrontation.”

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/86 cards, including:

I. The Planets 

1. Mars
2. Sun
3. Venus
4. Mercury
5. Moon
6. Saturn
7. Jupiter

II. Behenian Fixed Stars 

1. Aldebaran
2. Pleiades
3. Algol
4. Capella
5. Sirius
6. Procyon
7. Regulus
8. Algorab
9. Spica
10. Arcturus
11. Alkaid
12. Alphecca
13. Antares
14. Vega
15. Deneb Algedi

III. Mansions of the Moon

1. Alnath
2. Albotayn
3. Azoraye
4. Aldebaran
5. Almizen
6. Achaya
7. Aldira
8. Annathra
9. Atarfa
10. Algebha
11. Azobra
12. Azarfa
13. Alahue
14. Azimech
15. Algafra
16. Azebene
17. Alichil
18. Alcab
19. Axaula
20. Alnaym
21. Albelda
22. Sadahaca
23. Zaadebola
24. Caadazod
25. Zaadalahbia
26. Alfarg, the former
27. Alfarg, the latter
28. Arrexe

IV. 36 Decans of the Zodiac

…from the book…

/Mission

This book is my contribution to the living tradition of astrological magic. The images you’re about to interact with emerged from my exploration with the relationship between technology and the occult. I created these talismanic images wanting to emphasize the Greek root of the word technology, techne, which simply means making, or doing. I worked in collaboration with the artificial intelligence network known as Midjourney in its versions 1–4 to generate images inspired by the collected aesthetics of medieval and classical paintings, as well as the mysterious pages of ancient compendiums of alchemy and magic. 

In following the traditional instructions to create magical images in grimoires, I found myself participating in the continuum of talismanic ekphrasis that animates this deep spiritual practice. The digital nature of the tool I utilized to create the elements of each talismanic image did not feel like a distraction or a sacrilegious shortcut, but a completely integrated mechanical process moved by all the principles found in the worldview based on the Anima Mundi. The neural network, with its “hidden layers” mysteriously at work, crystalizes potent images out of noise, drawing in the sense of awe and summoning the forces of inspiration we seek when performing magical ritual. With these images printed and physically in your hands, I openly invite you to participate in keeping the practice of creative divination alive and iterating. 

On the left page, you’ll see the codex; on the right, a talismanic image. The image sources appear below the codex page, with the most central works being the /Picatrix/ (Ghāyat al-Hakīm), and the /Three Books of Occult Philosophy/ written and compiled by H. C. Agrippa. I consulted various translations of each text as I crafted my prompts.*

Work with this book in the spirit of techne. Copy its pages. Write on their blank spaces and on the images. Rip them and burn them if appropriate for your talismanic rituals. The tradition hungers for us to wrestle with it, using our own compulsive and idiosyncratic methods. I hope this collection can serve as one arena to engage that confrontation. 

/Ad maiora. 

Arturo Martinini
Portland, OR
2023

About the Creator

Arturo Martinini is an experimental art enthusiast based in Portland, OR. His multidisciplinary explorations focus on uncanny visions of the future.

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