I – SIGILS – Alchemical Iconography

Dictionary of Occult – Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils

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IAH-EL

Génie 62

IAH-EL vocale:yah’el
évocation du 5° au 9°59′ du verseau,
domine les 1° gémeaux / 13° lion / 25° balance / 7° capricorne / 19° poissons
chaque jour durant 20′, 20h20′ aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 26 au 30 janvier.

I CHING See TRIGRAMS

IEZALEL

Génie 13

IEZAIEI – YEZALEL vocale: Yezalael
évocation du 0° au 4°59′ des gémeaux,
domine les 12° bélier / 24° gémeaux / 6° vierge / 18° scorpion / 0° verseau
chaque jour durant 20′, 4h aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 21 au 26 mai.

IGNIS FORTIS

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701

IGNIS LENTUS See SLOW HEAT

IGNIS ROTAE

Alc. VALENTINE 1671 gives the sigils

but this term is almost, certainly synonymous with the REVERBERATING FIRE, the ignis reverberius or ignis circulatorius for which SOMMERHOFF 1701 gives the sigil (for both)

and the sigils for the latter.

SCHNEIDER 1962 gives the sigils

for the circulatorius.

IMAMIAH

Génie 52

IMAMIAH vocale: imamÿah
évocation du 15° au 19°59′ du sagittaire,
domine les 21° taureau / 3° lion / 15° balance / 27° sagittaire / 9° poissons
chaque jour durant 20′, 17h aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 8 au 12 décembre.

IMBIBITIO

Alc. Sigil given in ALCHEMY 1650 for a process of distillation :

IMMORTAL ADAM

Occ. A sigil probably originated by DEE 1564 , but as a concept derived from the Christian esoteric tradition of symbolism relating to the significance of alpha and omega :

DEE 1564 links the sigil with the idea of ‘the Immortal Adam’, ‘End’ , ‘After the Formation of the elements’, ‘Manifestation’ , etc., and in connexion with the Christos, with ‘King of all ubiquitous’.

INCERATION

Alc. MICHAELS PACKER 1616 gives the sigil

next to the sign or constellation Sagittarius, perhaps to symbolise the alchemical process of Inceration.

INFINITY

Occ. A modern sigil given by CIRLOT 1962 to represent the ‘universe, the All’ ‘infinity’ :

In this modern system of occult graphics, the modern sigil for the SUN is representative of ‘the centre of infinity; the emanation or first cause’ :

Some occultists see the exoteric sigil for infinity, the lemniscate still used in mathematics

as a union of the Sun and Moon, linked at the point of time find space : see GETTINGS 1973.

INFUSION

Alc. Many of the mediaeval siqils given by GESSMANN 1906 are abbreviations for the Latin tinctura :

INQUISITORIAL SCRIPT

Occ. A script preserved by VIGNERE 1586 and said – on no sure showing – to have been used especially by the Inquisition, though it appears to belong to the series of scripts which are within the occult tradition termed Cazolingian. See SECRET SCRIPTS.

INTEGRITY

Occ. Sigil probably originated by KOCH 1930 :

INTELLECT

Occ. KOCH 1930 gives a highly personal sigil for ‘intellect in action’ :

See also CREATIVE INTELLECT, DISORDERED INTELLECT and PASSIVE INTELLECT

INTELLIGENCIES

Occ. Several variant sigils for each of the so-called ‘planetary intelligencies’ exist, and these may be examined in the entries under the names of spiritual beings nowadays called Archangels but in certain esoteric documents/ as for example in TRTTHEMIUS 1522, referred to as Intelligencies of the Spheres (see ANAEL, GABRIEL, MICHAEL, ORTPHTEL, RAPHAEL, SAMAEL and ZACHARTEL). Since the spheres were eventually associated with the planetary bodies, a large number o£ sigils attached to the Intelligencies were associated with the planets themselves. The following represent the most frequently used in the occult tradition :

INTELLIGENCE OF JUPTTER :

AGRIPPA 1531

RAPHAEL 1879

INTELLIGENCE OF MARS :

AGRIPPA 1531

RAPHAEL 1879

INTELLIGENCE OF MERCURY :

AGRIPPA 1531

RAPHAEL 1879

INTELLIGENCE OF MOON :

AGRIPPA 1531

RAPHAEL 1879

INTELLIGENCE OF SATURN :

AGRIPPA 1531

RAPHAEL 1879

INTELLIGENCE OF SUN :

AGRIPPA 1531

INTELLIGENCE OF VENUS :

AGRIPPA 1531

RAPHAEL 1879

Needless to say, the term intelligencies has nothing to do with the word inttelligencies in its modern sense.

Certain of the PLANETARY SYMBOLS are probably related to the different series of intelligencies.

IPOS

Demon – IPOS « knows things to come and past »

INVESTED PENTACLE See DEVIL

IRON

Alc. In tooth alchemical and astrological contexts the word iron is interchangeable with MARS, so that any of the numerous sigils for this planet may also represent the metal. A few of such sigils are also recorded as relating to both ‘iron and steel’. The following form have been given specifically for the metal :

WORLIDGE 1651