A closer look
Capturing the literal energy of Saturn inside a bloody gemstone ring is exactly the kind of unhinged magic medieval folks loved. The Picatrix is the undisputed heavyweight champion of Hermetic astral magic. It operated on the wild assumption that the universe was a giant organism connected by invisible strings. If you wanted the chaotic, warlike power of Mars, you couldn't just pray. You had to wait until Mars was in a specific zodiacal degree, slaughter a very specific animal, burn the right incense, and etch bizarre symbols into iron just to download the planet's Wi-Fi.
