Christopher Warnock of Renaissance Astrology
https://www.renaissanceastrology.com/ discusses the unity of consciousness as a model for understanding how astrological magic works. Rather than seeking to understand how individual ultimately disconnected things can be connected, the realization arises that all is One, unified in apparent diversity.

The mage therefore, understands the unity of the seemingly separate and uses this to perform wise action.

If a talisman is a battery, why use images on it? Understanding the nature of consciousness and the evocative power of images in our own awareness, allows us to see how powerful images are as an embodiment of occult virtue and the Platonic Ideas.

Astrological talismans using images, now not only make sense but we can grasp their innate power and connect with them to the Anima Mundi, the Soul of the World.