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Other Symbols used in Occultism

This page has been included on the site to show some of the more well known Alchemical, Astrological, Planetary and Wiccan & Neopagan symbols, along with the 'Sacred Alphabet', most of which you have possibly come across already.  I intend to add further symbols when time constraints allow (unfortunately I don't have Bill Gates' vast resources - all donations will, of course, be gratefully received).  For convenience, I have also reproduced the occult signs and symbols you can find on my Home Page as well as those representing the occult societies and organisations also to be found on this page.

It could well be worth your while (I would be so bold as to say it is an absolute MUST for anyone who is even remotely interested in magick) to obtain a copy of Aleister Crowley's Liber DCCLXXVII (Liber 777) which, thanks to his research into, knowledge of and dedication to this fascinating subject, provides us with the correspondences between all magical elements.  It is certainly one of the most comprehensive books of reference ever published - probably the most comprehensive.

Crowley, despite anything that may have been written or said about him, either during or since his existence on this earth, was a true genius with an incredible memory, even towards the end of his life (despite his drug addiction).  He claimed to have written Liber 777 in a week, without reference to any other books, manuscripts or notes.  He published it privately through The Walter Scott Publishing Company Limited in 1909.  Some excellent revised versions are now available, one of which is shown here.  Should you experience any difficulties in obtaining a copy I can point you in the right direction if you Contact Me.

Images on this page are pictured below under their respective headings as shown.  Click on the appropriate link to go directly to that section, or simply scroll down the screen until you reach it.


Alchemical Symbols

Alchemy has always had close connections to Hermeticism, a philosophical and spiritual/religious system which traces its roots to Hermes Trismegistus.  These two particular disciplines had a strong influence on the origin of Rosicrucianism in the seventeenth century, before Alchemy eventually evolved into modern chemistry.

Alchemy is now only of interest for its mystic and esoteric aspects, and to historians of science and philosophy.  Even so, it was probably the main precursor of modern sciences, many substances and processes of ancient alchemy remaining the 'backbone' of modern chemical and metallurgical industries.

There have been many different symbols used in Alchemy over the years which relate to the same chemical element.  I have only shown one of the better known ones in each case for such elements where they are depicted.  You can see these other symbols on most sites devoted specifically to Alchemy.


Air
Antimony
Arsenic
Bismuth
Copper
Earth
Fire
Gold
Iron
Lead
Magnesium
Mercury
Phosphorus
Platinum
Potassium
Salt
Silver
Sulphur
Tin
Water
Zinc

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Astrological Symbols

See the section relating to Astrology to learn what these symbols represent.


Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Cancer
Leo
Virgo
Libra
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces

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Planetary Symbols

Earth
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
Moon
Neptune
Pluto
Saturn
Sun
Uranus
Venus


In Liber 777 Revised, Aleister Crowley provides us with the Genethliac Values of the planets along with their Essential Dignitaries.

Genethliac Values

Neptune The True Self (Zeitgeist).  Spiritual environment.
Herschel (Uranus) The True Will.  Spiritual energy.
Saturn The Ego (ahamkara).  Skeleton.
Jupiter The Higher Love.  Wesenschaund of Krause.
Mars The Bodily Will.&mnsp; Muscular system.
Sun The Human Will.  Vital Force.  Spiritual conscious Self.
Venus The Lower Love.
Mercury The Mind.  Cerebral tissues and nerves.
Moon The Senses.  Bodily consciousness.

Essential Dignitaries

And here's what you could have won .... The image to the right is based on that in The Book of Thoth, and represents the zodiacal:

Planetary Rulerships (Outer circle)
Exaltations (Centre circle)
Superior Planetary Governors (Inner circle)












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Wiccan & Neopagan Symbols

Blessing
Gardnerian
Pentagram
Green Man
Hecates
Wheel
Horned God
Pentacle
Theban
Triple
Crescent
Triple
Goddess
Triquetra
(Triqueta)

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The Sacred Alphabet

The twenty-two letters in the Hebrew alphabet are related to twenty-two of the paths on the
Tree of Life.  They represent different states of consciousness created when the cosmic principles represented by the spheres (the Sephiroth) are connected through human awareness.  Each letter has its own particular meaning and a number attributed to it, and is a symbolic representation of a cosmic principle.

There are no vowels in the Hebrew language, just what are known as semi-vowels (A, H, V, I).  Diacritical marks are sometimes used to indicate vowels, but as a rule of thumb the correct pronunciation of a word simply relies on memory.  Note that there are two versions of some letters; Kapf, Mem, Nun, Pe and Tzadii are all written differently when they appear at the end of a word than when they appear in the beginning or middle of that word.  In all cases with the exception of Mem, the final version has a long tail.  The version used at the end of a word is referred to as Final Kaph, Final Mem, etc.  The version of the letter to the right is the final version in these instances.

The following table shows the Hebrew alphabet along with some, but far from all, of the major correspondences of its letters (see Liber 777).  M, D or S before the letters indicates their division into Mothers, Double and Single letters


MDS
Hebrew
Letter
English
Letter(s)
Hebrew Name
English
Equivalent
Numerical
Value
Attribute
Path on the
Tree of Life
M
A
aleph
ox
1
air
joins 1 & 2
D
B
beth
house
2
mercury
joins 1 & 3
D
C, G
gimel
camel
3
moon
joins 1 & 6
D
D
daleth
door
4
venus
joins 2 & 3
S
H
he
window
5
aquarius
joins 2 & 6
S
U, V
vau
nail
6
taurus
joins 2 & 4
S
Z
zain
sword
7
gemini
joins 3 & 6
S
Ch
cheth
fence
8
cancer
joins 3 & 5
S
T
teth
serpent
9
leo
joins 4 & 5
S
I, Y
yod
hand
10
virgo
joins 4 & 6
D
K
kaph & final
palm
20 & 500
jupiter
joins 4 & 7
S
L
lamed
ox-goad
30
libra
joins 5 & 6
M
M
mem & final
water
40 & 600
water
joins 5 & 8
S
N
nun & final
fish
50 & 700
scorpio
joins 6 & 7
S
S
samekh
support
60
sagittarius
joins 6 & 9
S
O
ayin
eye
70
capricorn
joins 6 & 8
D
P
pe & final
mouth
80 & 800
mars
joins 7 & 8
S
Tz, X
tzaddi & final
fish-hook
90 & 900
aries
joins 7 & 9
S
Q
qoph
backhead
100
pisces
joins 7 & 10
D
R
resh
head
200
sun
joins 8 & 9
M
Sh
shin
tooth
300
fire/spirit
joins 8 & 10
D
Th
tau
cross
400
saturn/earth
joins 9 & 10

When written large, the value of a letter is increased by a factor of 1000, thus a large Aleph is counted as 1000, a large Beth as 2000 and so on.

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Occult Societies & Organisations

Details relating to the societies and organisations shown below can be found at
Societies to be found in Occultism.


Astrum Argentum
AMORC
Builders of
The Adytum
Church of Satan
Confraternity of
the Rose Cross
Dragon Rouge
Freemasons
Hermetic Order of
the Golden Dawn
Illuminati
Illuminates of
Thanateros
Knights Hospitaller
Knights Templar
Martinist Order
Order of the
Nine Angles
Ordo Templi
Orientis
Rosicrucians
Servants of
the Light
SRIA
Theosophical
Society
Temple of Set
Thule Society

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Occult Signs & Symbols

Details relating to the signs and symbols shown below can be found at Signs & Symbols used in Occultism.


All-seeing Eye
Baphomet
Crowley's Baphomet
Celtic Cross
Circle
Cross of Nero
(Peace Sign)
Goat of Mendes
Hexagram
Horned God Sign
Horned Hand Sign
Inverted Cross
Inverted Pentagram
Mark of the Beast
Ouroborus
Pentacle
Pentagram
Satanic Cross
Satanic 'S'
Scarab Beetle
Seal of Babalon
Solar Cross
Star and Crescent
Swastika
Triangle of Art
Udjat
Unicursal Hexagram
Witch Sign
Yin-Yang

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