A – SIGILS

Dictionary of Occult – Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils
Raymond MARTIN-FABER


72 ANGELS – ANGES

1.Vehuaih – Subtle spirit. Endowed with great wisdom, enthusiastic for science and the arts, capable of undertaking and accomplishing the most difficult things.

Esprit subtil. Doté d’une grande sagesse, enthousiaste pour la science et les arts, capable d’entreprendre et d’accomplir les choses les plus difficiles.

2. Jeliel – To quell popular uprisings. To obtain victory over those who attack unjustly. Sprightly spirit, agreeable and courteous manners, passionate for sex.

Pour réprimer les soulèvements populaires. Pour obtenir la victoire sur ceux qui attaquent injustement. Esprit vif, manières aimables et courtoises, passionné de sexe.


3. Sitael – Against adversities. Protects against weapons and wild beasts. Loves truth, will keep his word, will oblige those in need of his services.

Contre les adversités. Protège contre les armes et les bêtes sauvages. Aime la vérité, tiendra sa parole, obligera ceux qui ont besoin de ses services.

4. Elemiah – Against mental troubles and for the identification of traitors. Governs voyages, seatravels. Industrious, successful, keen for travel.

Contre les troubles mentaux et pour l’identification des traîtres. Régit les voyages, les sièges. Industrieux, performant, passionné de voyages.

5. Mahasiah – To live in peace with everyone. Governs high science, occult philosophy, theology, theliberal arts. Learns easily, keen for honest pleasures.

Vivre en paix avec tout le monde. Régit la haute science, la philosophie occulte, la théologie, les arts libéraux. Apprend facilement, désireux de plaisirs honnêtes.

6. Lelahel – To acquire knowledge and cure disease. Governs love, renown, science, arts and fortune.Features (include) ambition, fame.

Acquérir des connaissances et guérir la maladie. Gouverne l’amour, la renommée, la science, les arts et la fortune. Comprend l’ambition, la renommée.

7. Achaiah – Governs patience, secrets of nature. Loves learning, proud to accomplish the mostdifficult tasks.

Gouverne la patience, les secrets de la nature. Aime apprendre, fier d’accomplir les tâches les plus difficiles.

8. Cahethel – To obtain the benediction of God and to drive away evil spirits. Governs agricultural production. Inspires man to rise towards God.

Pour obtenir la bénédiction de Dieu et pour chasser les mauvais esprits. Régit la production agricole. Inspire l’homme à s’élever vers Dieu.

9. Aziel – Haziel – Mercy of God, friendship and favor of the great, execution of a promise made (sic). Governs good faith and reconciliation. Sincere in promises, will easily extend pardon.

Miséricorde de Dieu, amitié et faveur du grand, exécution d’une promesse faite. Gouverne la bonne foi et la réconciliation. Sincère dans ses promesses, prolongera facilement le pardon.

10 Aladiah – Good for those guilty of hidden crimes and fearing discovery. Governs rage and pestilence, cure of disease. Good health, successful in his undertakings.

Bon pour les coupables de crimes cachés et craignant d’être découverts. Gouverne la rage et la peste, la guérison des maladies. Bonne santé, succès dans ses entreprises.


11 Lauviah – Against lightning and for the obtainment (sic) of victory. Governs renown. Great personage, learned, celebrated for personal talents.

Contre la foudre et pour l’obtention (sic) de la victoire. Gouverne la renommée. Grand personnage, savant, célébré pour ses talents personnels.

12 Hahaiah – Against adversity. Governs dreams. Mysteries hidden from mortals. Gentle, witty,discreet manners.

Contre l’adversité. Gouverne les rêves. Mystères cachés aux mortels. Des manières douces, pleines d’esprit et discrètes.

13 Iezalel – Governs friendship, reconciliation, conjugal fidelity. Learns easily. Adroit.

Régit l’amitié, la réconciliation, la fidélité conjugale. Apprend facilement. Adroit.

14. Mebahel – Against those who seek to usurp the fortunes of others. Governs justice, truth, liberty. Delivers the oppressed and protects prisoners. Loves jurisprudence, affinity for law courts.

Contre ceux qui cherchent à usurper la fortune des autres. Gouverne la justice, la vérité, la liberté. Délivre les opprimés et protège les prisonniers. Aime la jurisprudence, l’affinité pour les tribunaux.

15 Hariel – Against the impious. Governs sciences and arts. Religious sentiments, morally pure.

Contre les impies. Régit les sciences et les arts. Sentiments religieux, moralement purs.

16 Hakamiah – Against traitors and for deliverance from those who seek to oppress us . Govern crowned heads, great captains. Gives victory. Frank, loyal, brave character, sensitive to points of honour, an affinity for Venus.

Contre les traîtres et pour la délivrance de ceux qui cherchent à nous opprimer. Gouvernent des têtes couronnées, de grands capitaines. Donne la victoire. Caractère franc, loyal, courageux, sensible aux points d’honneur, une affinité pour Vénus.

17 Lauviah – To be invoked while fasting. Against mental anguish, sadness. Governs high sciences, marvelous discoveries. Gives revelations in dreams. Loves music, poetry, literature and philosophy.

À invoquer pendant le jeûne. Contre l’angoisse mentale, la tristesse. Gouverne les hautes sciences, de merveilleuses découvertes. Donne des révélations dans les rêves. Aime la musique, la poésie, la littérature et la philosophie.

18 Caliel – To obtain prompt aid. Makes truth known in law suits, causes innocence to triumph. Just, honest, loves truth, judiciary.

Pour obtenir une aide rapide. Fait connaître la vérité dans les procès, fait triompher l’innocence. Juste, honnête, aime la vérité, le judiciaire.

19 Leuviah – To be invoked while facing South. To obtain the grace of God. Governs memory, human intelligence. Amiable, lively, modest, bearing of adversity with resignation.

À invoquer face au Sud. Pour obtenir la grâce de Dieu. Gouverne la mémoire, l’intelligence humaine. Aimable, vif, modeste, portant l’adversité avec résignation.

20 Pahaliah – Against enemies of religion, for the conversion of nations to Christianity (!). Governs religion, theology, morality, chastity, purity. Ecclesiastical vocation.

Contre les ennemis de la religion, pour la conversion des nations au christianisme (!). Régit la religion, la théologie, la moralité, la chasteté, la pureté. Vocation ecclésiastique.

21 Nelebael – Nelchael – Against calumniators and spells and for the destruction of evil spirits. Governs astronomy, mathematics, geography and all abstract sciences. Loves poetry, literature, avid for study.

Contre les calomniateurs et les sorts et pour la destruction des mauvais esprits. Régit l’astronomie, les mathématiques, la géographie et toutes les sciences abstraites. Aime la poésie, la littérature, avide d’études.

22 Ieiael – Yeiayel -Governs fortune, renown, diplomacy, commerce, influence on voyages, discoveries, protection against storms and shipwreck. Loves business, industriousness, liberal and philanthropicideas.

Régit la fortune, la renommée, la diplomatie, le commerce, l’influence sur les voyages, les découvertes, la protection contre les tempêtes et les naufrages. Aime les affaires, le travail, les idées libérales et philanthropiques.

23 Melahel – Against weapons and for safety in travel. Governs water, produce of the earth, and especially plants necessary for the cure of disease. Courageous, accomplishes honorable actions.

Contre les armes et pour la sécurité des voyages. Gouverne l’eau, les produits de la terre et surtout les plantes nécessaires à la guérison des maladies. Courageux, accomplit des actions honorables.

24 Haheuiah – To obtain the grace and mercy of God. Governs exiles, fugitives, defaulters. Protectsagainst harmful animals. Preserves from thieves and assassins. Loves truth, the exact sciences, sincerein word and deed.

Pour obtenir la grâce et la miséricorde de Dieu. Gouverne les exilés, les fugitifs, les défaillants. Protège contre les animaux nuisibles. Préserve des voleurs et des assassins. Aime la vérité, les sciences exactes, sincère en parole et en action.

25 Nith-Haiah – For the acquisition of wisdom and the discovery of the truth of hidden mysteries. Governs occult sciences. Gives revelations in dreams, particularly to those born on the day over whichhe presides Influences those who practice the magic of thesages.

Pour l’acquisition de la sagesse et la découverte de la vérité des mystères cachés. Régit les sciences occultes. Donne des révélations dans les rêves, en particulier à ceux qui sont nés le jour où il préside Influence ceux qui pratiquent la magie des paysages.

26 Haaiah – For the winning of a law suit. Protects those who search after truth. Influences politics, diplomats, secret expeditions and agents.

Pour gagner un procès. Protège ceux qui recherchent la vérité. Influence la politique, les diplomates, les expéditions secrètes et les agents.

27 Yerathel -To confound wrong-doers and liars and for deliverance from one’s enemies. Governs propagation of light (sic), civilization. Love (sic) peace, justice, science and arts; special affinity for literature.

Pour confondre les malfaiteurs et les menteurs et pour la délivrance de ses ennemis. Régit la propagation de la lumière (sic), la civilisation. Amour (sic) paix, justice, science et arts; affinité particulière pour la littérature.

28 Scheiah – Against infirmities and thunder, protects against fire, the ruin of buildings, falls and illnesses. Governs health, simplicity. Has much judgment.

Contre les infirmités et le tonnerre, protège contre les incendies, la ruine des bâtiments, les chutes et les maladies. Gouverne la santé, la simplicité. A beaucoup de jugement.

29 Reyiel – Against the impious and enemies of religion; for deliverance from all enemies both visibleand invisible. Virtue and zeal for the propagation of truth, will do his utmost to destroy impiety.

Contre les impies et les ennemis de la religion; pour la délivrance de tous les ennemis visibles et invisibles. La vertu et le zèle pour la propagation de la vérité feront de son mieux pour détruire l’impiété.

30 Omael – Against sorrow, despair and for the acquisition of patience. Governs animal kingdom, watches over the generation of beings. Chemists, doctors, surgeons. Affinity for anatomy and medicine.

Contre le chagrin, le désespoir et pour l’acquisition de patience. Gouverne le règne animal, veille sur la génération des êtres. Chimistes, médecins, chirurgiens. Affinité pour l’anatomie et la médecine.

31 Lecabel – For the acquisition of knowledge. Governs vegetation and agriculture. Loves astronomy, mathematics and geometry.

Pour l’acquisition de connaissances. Régit la végétation et l’agriculture. Aime l’astronomie, les mathématiques et la géométrie.

32. Vasariah – Against those who attack us in court. Governs justice. Good memory, articulate.

Contre ceux qui nous attaquent en cour. Gouverne la justice, bonne mémoire, articuler.

33 Yehuyah – For the identification of traitors.

Pour l’identification des traîtres.

34 Lehahiah – Against anger. Known for his talents and acts, the confidence and fervor of his prayers.

Contre la colère. Connu pour ses talents et ses actes, la confiance et la ferveur de ses prières.

35 Chavakiah – To regain the favor of those one has offended. Governs testaments, successions andall private financial agreements. Loves to live in peace with everyone. Loves rewarding the loyalty of those in his service.

Retrouver la faveur de ceux-là a offensé. Gouverne les testaments, les successions et tous les accords financiers privés. Aime vivre en paix avec tout le monde. Aime récompenser la fidélité de ceux à son service.

36 Menadel – To retain one’s employment and to preserve one’s means of livelihood. Against calumny and for the deliverance of prisoners.

Conserver son emploi et conserver ses moyens de subsistance. Contre la calomnie et pour la délivrance des prisonniers.

37 Aniel – To obtain victory and stop the siege of a city. Governs sciences and arts. Reveals the secrets of nature, inspires philosophers, sages. Distinguished savant.

Pour obtenir la victoire et arrêter le siège d’une ville. Régit les sciences et les arts. Révèle les secrets de la nature, inspire les philosophes, les sages. Savant distingué.

38 Haamiah – For the acquisition of all the treasures of heaven and earth. Against fraud, weapons,wild beasts and infernal spirits. Governs all that relates to God.

Pour l’acquisition de tous les trésors du ciel et de la terre. Contre la fraude, les armes, les bêtes sauvages et les esprits infernaux. Gouverne tout ce qui concerne Dieu.

39 Rehael – For the healing of the sick. Governs health and longevity. Influences paternal and filial affection.

Pour la guérison des malades. Régit la santé et la longévité. Influence l’affection paternelle et filiale.

40 Yeiazel – For the deliverance of prisoners, for consolation, for deliverance from one’s enemies. Governs printing and books. Men of letters and artists.

Pour la délivrance des prisonniers, pour la consolation, pour la délivrance de ses ennemis. Régit l’impression et les livres. Hommes de lettres et artistes.

41 Hahahel – Against the impious, slanderers. Governs Christianity. Greatness of soul, energy. Consecrated to the service of God.

Contre les calomniateurs impies. Gouverne le christianisme. Grandeur de l’âme, de l’énergie. Consacré au service de Dieu.

42 Mikael – For safety in travel. For the discovery of conspiracies. Concerned with political affairs, diplomatic.

Pour la sécurité en voyage. Pour la découverte des complots. Soucieux des affaires politiques, diplomatiques.

43 Veuliah – For the destruction of the enemy and deliverance from bondage. Love glory and the military.

Pour la destruction de l’ennemi et la délivrance de l’esclavage. Aime la gloire et les militaires.

44 Yelaliah – Success of a useful undertaking. Protection against magistrates. Trials. Protects againstarmies, gives victory. Fond of travel and learning. All his undertakings are crowned with success; distinguished for military capabilities and courage.

Succès d’une entreprise utile. Protection contre les magistrats. Essais. Protège contre les armées, donne la victoire. Passionné de voyages et d’apprentissage. Toutes ses entreprises sont couronnées de succès; distingué pour ses capacités militaires et son courage.

45 Sealiah – To confound the wicked and the proud, to exalt the humiliated and the fallen. Governs vegetation. Loves learning, much aptitude.

Pour confondre les méchants et les orgueilleux, pour exalter les humiliés et les déchus. Gouvernes vegetation. Aime apprendre, beaucoup d’aptitude.

46 Ariel – To procure revelations. To thank God for the good he sends us. Discovers hidden treasure,reveals the greatest secrets of nature, causes the object of one’s desire to be seen in dreams. Strongsubtle mind, new and sublime thoughts, discreet, circumspect.

Pour procurer des révélations. Pour remercier Dieu pour le bien qu’il nous envoie. Découvre un trésor caché, révèle les plus grands secrets de la nature, fait voir l’objet de son désir dans les rêves. Esprit fort et subtil, pensées nouvelles et sublimes, discrètes, circonspectes.

47 Asaliah – For the praising of God and the growing towards him when he enlightens us. Governs justice, makes the truth known in legal proceedings. Agreeable character, avid for the acquisition of secret knowledge.

Pour la louange de Dieu et la croissance vers lui quand il nous éclaire. Gouverne la justice, fait connaître la vérité dans les procédures judiciaires. Caractère agréable, avide d’acquérir des connaissances secrètes.

48 Mihael – For the preservation of peace and the union of man and wife. Protects those who address themselves to him, gives premonitions and secret inspirations. Governs generation of beings. Avid for love, fond of walks and pleasures in general.

Pour la préservation de la paix et l’union de l’homme et de la femme. Protège ceux qui s’adressent à lui, donne des prémonitions et des inspirations secrètes. Gouverne la génération des êtres. Avide d’amour, amoureux des promenades et des plaisirs en général.

49 Vehuel – Sorrow, contrariness. For the exaltation of oneself for the benediction and glory of God. Sensitive and generous soul. Literature, jurisprudence, diplomacy.

Chagrin, contrariété. Pour l’exaltation de soi pour la bénédiction et la gloire de Dieu. Âme sensible et généreuse. Littérature, jurisprudence, diplomatie.

50 Daniel – To obtain the mercy of God and consolation. Governs justice, lawyers, solicitors. Furnishes conclusions to those who hesitate. Industrious and active in business, loves literature and isdistinguished for eloquence.

Pour obtenir la miséricorde de Dieu et la consolation. Gouverne la justice, les avocats, les avocats. Fournit des conclusions à ceux qui hésitent. Industriel et actif dans les affaires, aime la littérature et se distingue par son éloquence.

51 Hahasiah – For the elevation of the soul and the discovery of the mysteries of wisdom. Governs chemistry and physics. Reveals the secret of the Philosopher’s Stone and universal medicine. Loves abstract science. Devoted to the discovery of the properties of animals, plants and minerals. Distinguished in medicine.

Pour l’élévation de l’âme et la découverte des mystères de la sagesse. Régit la chimie et la physique. Révèle le secret de la pierre philosophale et de la médecine universelle. Aime la science abstraite. Consacré à la découverte des propriétés des animaux, des plantes et des minéraux. Distingué en médecine.

52 Imamiah – Destroys the power of enemies and humbles them. Governs voyages in general, protects prisoners who turn to him and gives them the means of obtaining their freedom. Forceful, vigorous temperament, bears adversity with patience and courage. Fond of work.

Détruit le pouvoir des ennemis et les humilie. Régit les voyages en général, protège les détenus qui se tournent vers lui et leur donne les moyens d’obtenir leur liberté. Tempérament vigoureux et vigoureux, supporte l’adversité avec patience et courage. Passionné de travail.

53 Nanael – Governs the high sciences. Melancholy humor, avoids rest, meditation, well-versed in the abstract sciences.

Régit les hautes sciences. Humour mélancolique, évite le repos, la méditation, versé dans les sciences abstraites.

54 Nithael – To obtain the mercy of God and live long. Emperor, king, and prince. Renowned for writings and eloquence, of great reputation among the learned.

Pour obtenir la miséricorde de Dieu et vivre longtemps. Empereur, roi et prince. Réputé pour ses écrits et son éloquence, de grande réputation parmi les savants.

55 Mabaiah – Beneficial for obtaining consolation and compensations. Governs morality and religion. Distinguished by good deeds and piety.

Bénéfique pour obtenir consolation et compensations. Régit la morale et la religion. Distingué par les bonnes actions et la piété.

56 Poyel – For the fulfillment of one’s request. Governs renown, fortune and philosophy. Wellesteemed by everyone for his modesty and agreeable humor.

Pour l’accomplissement de sa demande. Gouverne la renommée, la fortune et la philosophie. Bien apprécié de tous pour sa modestie et son humour agréable.

57 Nemamiah – For general prosperity and the deliverance of prisoners. Governs great captains. Drawn to the military; distinguished for activity and the courageous bearing of fatigue.

Pour la prospérité générale et la délivrance des prisonniers. Gouverne les grands capitaines. Attiré par les militaires; distingué pour son activité et sa courageuse fatigue.

58 Yeialel – Protects against sorrow and care and heals the sick, especially afflictions of the eyes. Influences iron and those in commerce. Brave, frank, affinity for Venus.

Protège contre le chagrin et les soins et guérit les malades, en particulier les afflictions des yeux. Influence le fer et ceux du commerce. Courageux, franc, affinité pour Vénus.

59 Harael – Against the sterility of women and to make children obedient to their parents. Governs treasure and banks. Printing, books. Love of learning, successful in business.

Contre la stérilité des femmes et rendre les enfants obéissants à leurs parents. Gouverne le trésor et les banques. Impression, livres. L’amour de l’apprentissage, le succès en affaires.

60 Mitzrael – For the cure of mental illness and deliverance from those who persecute us. Virtuous, longevity.

Pour la guérison de la maladie mentale et la délivrance de ceux qui nous persécutent. Vertu, longévité.

61 Umabel – To obtain the friendship of a given person. Fond of travel and honest pleasures; sensitive heart.

Pour obtenir l’amitié d’une personne donnée. Passionné de voyages et de plaisirs honnêtes; cœur sensible.

62 Iah-El – For the acquisition of wisdom. Governs philosophers, illuminati. Loves tranquility and solitude, modest, virtuous.

Pour l’acquisition de la sagesse. Gouverne les philosophes, illuminati. Aime la tranquillité et la solitude, modestes, vertueux.

63 Anauel – For the conversion of nations to Christianity. Protects against accidents, heals the sick. Governs commerce, banking. Subtle and ingenious, industrious and active.

Pour la conversion des nations au christianisme. Protège contre les accidents, guérit les malades. Régit le commerce, la banque. Subtil et ingénieux, industrieux et actif.

64 Mehiel – Against adversities. Protects against rabies and wild beasts. Governs savants, professors, orators and others. Distinguished in literature.

Contre les adversités. Protège contre la rage et les bêtes sauvages. Gouverne les savants, les professeurs, les orateurs et autres. Distingué dans la littérature.

65 Damabiah – Against magic spells and for the obtainment (sic) of wisdom and the undertaking of successful ventures. Governs seas, rivers, springs, sailors. Sailor; amasses a considerable fortune.

Contre les adversités. Protège contre la rage et les bêtes sauvages. Gouverne les savants, les professeurs, les orateurs et autres. Distingué dans la littérature.

66 Manakel -For the appeasement of the anger of God and for the healing of epilepsy. Governsvegetation, aquatic animals. Influences dreams. Gentleness of character.

Pour l’apaisement de la colère de Dieu et pour la guérison de l’épilepsie. Gouvernance végétale, animaux aquatiques. Influence les rêves. Douceur de caractère.

67 Eyael – To obtain consolation in adversity and for the acquisition of wisdom. Influences occult science. Makes the truth known to those who call on him in their work. Enlightened requirements of the spirit of God. Fond of solitude, distinguished in higher sciences.

Pour obtenir une consolation dans l’adversité et pour l’acquisition de la sagesse. Influence la science occulte. Fait connaître la vérité à ceux qui l’invoquent dans leur travail. Exigences éclairées de l’esprit de Dieu. Passionné de solitude, distingué dans les sciences supérieures.

68 Habuhiah – For the preservation of health and the healing of the sick. Governs agriculture andfecundity. Fond of the countryside, hunting, gardens and all that is related to agriculture.

Pour la préservation de la santé et la guérison des malades. Régit l’agriculture et la fécondité. Passionné de campagne, de chasse, de jardins et de tout ce qui touche à l’agriculture.

69 Rochel – To find lost or stolen objects and discover the person responsible. Distinguished in the judiciary, morals and customs of all peoples.

Pour retrouver des objets perdus ou volés et découvrir la personne responsable. Distingué dans le système judiciaire, la morale et les coutumes de tous les peuples.

70 Jabamiah – Governs the generation of beings and phenomena of nature. Protects those who wish to progress spiritually. Distinguished by genius; one of the great lights of philosophy.

Régit la génération des êtres et les phénomènes de la nature. Protège ceux qui souhaitent progresser spirituellement. Distingué par le génie; l’une des grandes lumières de la philosophie.

71 Haiaiel – To confound the wicked and for deliverance from those who seek to oppress us. Protects those who call upon him. Influences fire. Brave.

Pour confondre les méchants et pour la délivrance de ceux qui cherchent à nous opprimer. Protège ceux qui font appel à lui. Influence le feu. Courageux.

72 Muniah – A divine talisman should be prepared under favorable influences with the name of thespirit on the reverse side. Protects in mysterious operations, brings success in all things. Governschemistry, physics and medicine. Influences health and longevity.

Un talisman divin doit être préparé sous des influences favorables avec le nom de l’esprit au revers. Protège dans les opérations mystérieuses, apporte le succès en toutes choses. Gouvernance, physique et médecine. Influence la santé et la longévité.


ABSORBENT EARTH – TERRE ABSORBANTE

GEOFFROY 1718

DIDEROT 1763


ABSTRACT See DISTILLATION and SEPARATE


ABYSS

Demon – ABYSS « lord of chaos » / Démon – ABYSS « seigneur du chaos »

Silgil given by HOMER 1723

 with 

as alternative, indicating chaos coniusum, the first of the ten links in the so-called Golden Chain, presumed to be linked with the three elements within Boehme’s first Divine Outpouring (sec GRAY 1952).

Comme alternative, indiquant le chaos coniusum, le premier des dix maillons de la soi-disant chaîne dorée, présumé lié aux trois éléments du premier déversement divin de Boehme (sec GREY 1952).

HOMER 1757

LAW 1772

See also CHAOS, and HOLY DEITY.


ACETUM See VINEGAR


ACHAIAH

 FRA

Achaiah Angel of Patience, the 7th name of God. Bible scripture according to the name Achaiah: “The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and plenteous in mercy”. The names meaning is The Forbearing or Patient God (Deus Longanimis, in Latin). Alao, he is one of the Seraphims.

Achaiah Ange de Patience, le 7ème nom de Dieu. Écriture biblique selon le nom Achaiah: «Le Seigneur est miséricordieux et gracieux, lent à la colère et plein de miséricorde». La signification des noms est Le Dieu indulgent ou patient (Deus Longanimis, en latin). Alao, il est l’un des Séraphins.

Vocale : Achèyah
évocation du 0° au 4°59′ du taureau
domine les 6° bélier / 18° gémeaux / 0° vierge / 12° scorpion / 24° capricorne
chaque jour durant 20′, 2h aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 21 au 25 avril.

 


ACHIMER

ENG     FRA

Mediaeval sigils for the binary alpha Virginis, Somestimes called Arista or Spica, given by HERMETIS 13C
Signes médiévaux pour l’alpha Virginis binaire, Somestimes appelé Arista ou Spica, donné par HERMETIS 13C

   

and EVANS 1922

   

in a form adopted as a variant for the modern sigil SPICA.
sous une forme adoptée comme variante pour le sceau moderne SPICA.


ACID – ACIDE

ENG     FRA

LUEDY 1928

DIDEROT 1763

gives the sigil for ‘marin acid’ wich is probably derived from that given by GEOFFROY 1718 for ‘acid of sea salt :

donne le sceau pour «acide marin» qui est probablement dérivé de celui donné par GEOFFROY 1718 pour «acide de sel de mer :

GEOFFROY 1718 gives the sigil for acidic :
GEOFFROY 1718 donne le sceau pour acide:

SCHEFFERS 1775 gives the sigil for Acidum Salis :
SCHEFFERS 1775 donne le sceau d’Acidum Salis:

for Acidum fluoris mineralis :
pour Acidum fluoris mineralis:

for Acidum Arsenici :

Acidus sacchari :

Acidum urinae or Phosphori :

and the sigil for Acidum aereum :

and the sigil :

for Acidum aereum (but see CARBON DIOXIDE).

The sigil for Lavoisier’s Acide Nitreux is recorded by CROSLAND 1962
Le sceau de l’Acide Nitreux de Lavoisier est enregistré par CROSLAND 1962

See also ACIDUS and AQUA FORTIS.


ACIDUS

ENG  

Sigil given by HOMER 1723 for ‘corporeal acidic aspect of the Spirit of the World (Anima Mundi)’ :

Sigil donné par HOMER 1723 pour «l’aspect acide corporel de l’Esprit du monde (Anima Mundi)»:

The third of the ten links in the so-called Golden Chain, presumably linked with the three elements within Boehme’s first Divine Outpouring (see GRAY 1952).

Le troisième des dix maillons de la soi-disant chaîne dorée, vraisemblablement lié aux trois éléments du premier déversement divin de Boehme (voir GREY 1952).


ACIEL

ENG

Demon – ACIEL « the god burner »

SCHEIBLE 1848 gives two simple variants (among several complex sigils) for this demon :
SCHEIBLE 1848 donne deux variantes simples (parmi plusieurs sceaux complexes) pour ce démon:


ACQUISITIO See AQUISITO


ACTIVE

CIRCLOT 1962 gives the sigil

to represent the active, dynamic principe : / pour représenter le principe actif et dynamique :

KOCH 1930 gives

for ‘active intellect’.


ADACIEL

Demon – ADATIEL « walks the earth » « marche sur la terre« 

 


ADAMAS

A sigil given by SIGMA 17C among a list of precious stones, to be interpreted as diamond or adamantine

Un sceau donné par SIGMA 17C parmi une liste de pierres précieuses, à interpréter comme du diamant ou de l’adamantine

Almost certainly it is the quality of ‘hardness’ which is intended.
C’est certainement la qualité de la «dureté» qui est visée.

ONOMASTICUM 1574


ADAMIC SCRIPT

One of the numerous SECRET SCRIPTS derived from the Hebraic tradition of alphabets (see HEBRAIC SCRIPT), but adapted for the Roman alphabet. The version below is that recorded by CHRISTIAN 1870, with variant characters by RIVIERE 1938 :

Un des nombreux ÉCRITS SECRETS dérivé de la tradition hébraïque des alphabets (voir ÉCRITURE HÉBRAIQUE), mais adapté à l’alphabet romain. La version ci-dessous est celle enregistrée par CHRISTIAN 1870, avec des variantes de caractères par RIVIERE 1938:

This script is almost identical with the Rapaelic script.
Ce script est presque identique au script Rapaelic.


ADATIEL

ENG     FRA

Two of the more simple sigil for this demon are recorded by SCHEIBLE 1848
Deux des sceaux les plus simples pour ce démon sont enregistrés par SCHEIBLE 1848


ADNACHIEL

Demon – ADNACHIEL « the hunter demon » / « le démon chasseur »

Mediaeval variants for the ‘angel’ of Sagittarius, given by BRAHE 1582 :
Variantes médiévales de l’ange du Sagittaire, données par BRAHE 1582:

See SPIRIT OF SAGITTARIUS


AERUGO

ENG    

Verdigris specifically from copper’ is given the four sigils by SCHNEIDER 1962 :
Le vert de gris spécifiquement du cuivre’ reçoit les quatre sceaux de SCHNEIDER 1962:

 

 

 

but these are almost certainly a confusion with traditional sigillic forms for AIR.
mais ce sont presque certainement une confusion avec les formes sigilliques traditionnelles pour AIR.


AES See BRASS, COOPER and CRUDE METAL


AESTAS See SUMMER


AES USTUM

Sigils are given under a variety of alchemical names, such as Burned Brass, Burned Copper or Crocus Veneris.
Les cachets sont donnés sous une variété de noms alchimiques, tels que Burned Brass, Burned Copper ou Crocus Veneris.

ONOMASTICUM 1574

WORLIDGE 1651

CROLLIUS 1612

CROLLIUS 1670

ALCHEMICAL 1671

VALENTINE 1671

FRESNE 1688

ALCHEMICAL 17C

SIGMA

SOMMERHOFF 1701

DIDEROT 1763

POISSON 1891

GESSMANN 1906

CARBONELLI 1925

LUEDY 1928

SCHNEIDER 1962

See also CROCUS MARTIS.


AES VIRIDE See VERDIGRIS


AGATE

ENG     FRA

Mediaeval sigil for the semi-precious stone, sometimes called Achasses or Achates, recorded by SIGMA 17C :
Sigil médiéval pour la pierre semi-précieuse, parfois appelée Achasses ou Achates, enregistré par SIGMA 17C:


AGARES

The second spirit is a Duke called Agares, he is under ye power of ye East and cometh up in the form of a fair Old man riding upon a Crocodill, very mildly, carrying a goshawke on his fist. he maketh them runne that stand still, and fetcheth back ye runnawayes. he can teach all Languages or Tongues presently, he hath the power also to destroy dignities, both supernaturall & Temporall; & cause Earthquakes. he was of the order of Vertues; he hath under his government 31 Legions &c: & this is [his] seale or Character wch is to be worne as [a] Lamen.

   

Le deuxième esprit est un duc appelé Agares, il est sous le pouvoir de l’Orient et arrive sous la forme d’un vieil homme blond qui monte sur un Crocodill, très doucement, portant un palombes sur son poing. il les fait fuir qui s’arrêtent, et vous ramène en courant. il peut enseigner toutes les langues ou langues actuellement, il a également le pouvoir de détruire les dignités, surnaturelles et temporaires; et provoquer des tremblements de terre. il était de l’ordre des Vertues; il a sous son gouvernement 31 Légions & c: & c’est [son] seale ou personnage qui doit être inquiété comme [un] Lamen.


AGIEL

Demon – AGIEL « lord of calamity » / « seigneur de la calamité« 

This is the presiding intelligence of Saturn (along with the spirit ZAZEL) , but the sigil given under this name by HEYDON 1664 is intended to represent the letter A in the secret « Alphabet of Angels and Genii » :

C’est l’intelligence qui préside à Saturne (avec l’esprit ZAZEL), mais le sceau donné sous ce nom par HEYDON 1664 est destiné à représenter la lettre A dans le secret « Alphabet des anges et des génies »:


AGNI See TEJAS


AHENUM

SOMMERHOFF 1701

LUEDY 1928

SCHNEIDER 1962


AIM

The 23d spirit is called Aim, a greatt duke and strong, he appeareth in ye forme of a very handsome man in Body, [but] wth 3 heads, The first like a serpent ye second like a man wth 2 starrs in his forehead, The Third [head] is lik [sic] a Catt; he rideeth on a viper, carring a fire brand in his hand burning, whereth [wherewith] he sets Citties Castles & great places on fire he maketh one witty [in] all manner of wayes, and giveth true answares to privy matters, he governeth 26 Legions of Infernall spirits; his seal is thus to be made, and worne as a Lamen before you.

   

L’esprit 23 est appelé Aim, un grand duc et fort, il apparaît sous la forme d’un très bel homme dans le corps, [mais] avec 3 têtes, le premier comme un serpent, vous second comme un homme avec 2 étoiles dans son front, Le troisième [chef] est semblable à un Catt; il monte sur une vipère, portant une marque de feu dans sa main qui brûle, où [avec lequel] il met le feu aux châteaux Citties et aux grands endroits, il rend un esprit [dans] toutes sortes de voies, et donne de véritables réponses aux questions privées, il gouverne 26 Légions d’esprits infernaux; son sceau est donc à faire, et à travailler comme un Lamen devant vous.


AIR

The most common sigil for this ‘second element » is :
Le sceau le plus courant pour ce « deuxième élément » est:

but this is by no means representative of the mixture of gases we know to today under the name ‘Air’ : in the esoteric tradition, Air is, as WELLING 1735 puts it, ‘The Spiritual and Invisible Air which existed before the descent of Lucifer’ : the Occult Air. A modern sigil is given by DE VORE 1947, within an astrological context :

mais cela n’est nullement représentatif du mélange de gaz que nous connaissons aujourd’hui sous le nom d’Air: dans la tradition ésotérique, l’Air est, comme le dit WELLING 1735, «L’Air Spirituel et Invisible qui existait avant la descente de Lucifer ‘: l’Occult Air. Un sceau moderne est donné par DE VORE 1947, dans un contexte astrologique:

 

whilst a ‘cabbalistic’ form is recorded by SHEPHERD 1971 :

There are very many mediaeval variants, of which the following are the most common :
Il existe de très nombreuses variantes médiévales, dont les suivantes sont les plus courantes:

ALCHEMY 1650

KIRCHER 1655

TABLE 1676

CROLLIUS 1670

FRESNE 1680

ALCHEMICAL 17G

SHELTON 17C

SIGNA 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

 

DIDEROT 1763

GEHEIME 1795

GESSMANN 1906

SCHNEIDER 1962

WALTER 1970

See also ELEMENTS


AIR HAND

Sigil originated to serve modern chirognoray, intended to denote the male Air hand font, given in GETTINGS 1965 :

Sigil est originaire pour servir de chirognoray moderne, destiné à désigner la police de la main Air masculine, donnée dans GETTINGS 1965:

The female Air hand form is represented by the sigil :
La forme féminine de la main Air est représentée par le sceau :


AIR TRIPLICITY

Whilst in practical terms any of the sigils in the forms intended to denote AIR may be vised to represent the astrological Air triplicity (Gemini, Libra & Aquarius), AGRIPPA 1510 gives a composite sigil derived from the sigillic forms most frequently used for these zodiacal signs :

Alors qu’en termes pratiques, l’un des cachets dans les formes destinées à désigner l’AIR peut être vu pour représenter la triplicité astrologique de l’Air (Gémeaux, Balance et Verseau), AGRIPPA 1510 donne un sceau composite dérivé des formes sigilliques les plus fréquemment utilisées pour ces signes zodiacaux :


AKASA See AKASHYA


AKASHYA

Sometimes called Asasha or Akasa, this is without doubt the oriental equivalent of the European invisible ‘fifth’ element, the QUINTESSENCE ( see BLAVATSKY 1888) :
Parfois appelé Asasha ou Akasa, c’est sans doute l’équivalent oriental du «cinquième» élément invisible européen, la QUINTESSENCE (voir BLAVATSKY 1888), :

The sigil is described as  ‘a transparent white circle with dots’, the latter representing chidra, holes or spaces in substance. A sigil is given by AVALON 1919

Le sceau est décrit comme «un cercle blanc transparent avec des points», ce dernier représentant des chidra, des trous ou des espaces en substance. Un sceau est donné par AVALON 1919

and is associated with the Visuddha or throat chakra.
et est associé au Visuddha ou chakra de la gorge.

PERSONAL 1980


See ETHERIC and QUINTESSENCE


ALABROTH

Sigil given in ONOWASTICUM 1574, the substance being described as a ‘sweet salt’ :
Sigil donné dans ONOWASTICUM 1574, la substance étant décrite comme un «sel sucré»


ALA CORVI

Mediaeval sigil for the double star delta Corvi sometimes called Algorab, given in HERMETIS 13C
Sceau médiéval du delta à deux étoiles Corvi parfois appelé Algorab, donné dans HERMETIS 13C

A variant of this sigil was given by AGRIPPA 1510 and printed in AGRIPPA 1531, with slight variations in a form which is now regarded as standard in European occultism :

Une variante de ce sceau a été donnée par AGRIPPA 1510 et imprimée en AGRIPPA 1531, avec de légères variations dans une forme qui est maintenant considérée comme standard dans l’occultisme européen :


ALADIAH

Appartiene al Coro dei CHERUBINI
Elemento TERRA
Angelo Custode delle persone nate dal 6 al 10 Maggio.
Domicilio Zodiacale dal 16° al 20° del Toro.

Génie 10

vocale: Aladÿah
évocation du 15° au 19°59′ du Taureau,
domine les 9° bélier / 21° gémeaux / 3° vierge / 15° scorpion / 27° capricorne
chaque jour durant 20′, 3h aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 6 au 10 mai.

 


ALAYOCU

Mediaeval sigil for the fixed star alpha Aurigac, sometimes called HIRCUS, Amalthea and CAPELLA, given by HERMETIS 13C
Sigil médiéval pour l’étoile fixe alpha Aurigac, parfois appelé HIRCUS, Amalthea et CAPELLA, donné par HERMETIS 13C

which records also a related variant :


ALBUM

Sigils for ‘whiteness’ or ‘paleness’, sometimes also used for ‘white of egg’ .
Cachet pour «blancheur» ou «pâleur», parfois aussi utilisé pour «blanc d’oeuf».

ALCHEMYCAL 17C

SIGNA 17C

See alsc ALBUMEN


ALBUMEN

Generally this sigil was restricted to ‘white of egg’ or ‘glair’.
En général, ce sceau était limité au «blanc d’oeuf» ou au «glaire».

FRANCKLYN 1627

ALCHEMY 1650

SHELTON 17C

GESSMANN 1906

SOMMERHOFF 1701


ALBUS

Sigil for one of the sixteen geomantic figures, for which a multitude of variants (dots, stars, floral devices, etc.) is used in the same four-fold arrangement
Cachet pour l’une des seize figures géomantiques, pour lesquelles une multitude de variantes (points, étoiles, dispositifs floraux, etc.) sont utilisées dans le même arrangement quadruple

Albus is linked by AGRIPPA 1531 with the element Water, the planet Mercury, and the zodiacal sign Cancer. The following sigils are derived from late-mediaeval sources, and are sometimes jsed to denote the planet MERCURY, as for example in TRITHEMIUS 1503.
Albus est lié par AGRIPPA 1531 avec l’élément Eau, la planète Mercure et le signe zodiacal Cancer. Les cachets suivants sont dérivés de sources médiévales tardives et sont parfois utilisés pour désigner la planète MERCURE, comme par exemple dans TRITHEMIUS 1503.

AGRIPPA 1531

HEYDON 1664

See also ALBUM


ALCALI See ALKALI


ALCALICUS

Sigil given by HOMER 1723 as ‘corporeal alkali’ of the eternal becoming of God, the fourth in the ten links of the so-called Golden Chain, associated with the second (female, creative, expansive) of Boehrae’s Divine Outpourings (see GRAY 1952) :

Sigil donné par HOMER 1723 comme « alcalin corporel  » du devenir éternel de Dieu, le quatrième des dix maillons de la soi-disant chaîne dorée, associé au deuxième (féminin, créatif, expansif) des Divine Outpourings de Boehrae (voir GREY 1952 ):


ALCHEMIST SCRIPT

A large number of apparently unrelated secret scripts called ‘Alchemical alphabets’ have been preserved in occult, and alchemical texts, the general idea being that sigils normally used to denote substances or processes are substituted for the letters of the alphabet. VIGNERE 1586 records a fairly typical example, which is given here, along with a number of variants to it from SELENUS 1624

Un grand nombre d’écritures secrètes apparemment sans rapport, appelées «  alphabets alchimiques  », ont été conservées dans des textes occultes et alchimiques, l’idée générale étant que les cachets normalement utilisés pour désigner des substances ou des processus remplacent les lettres de l’alphabet. VIGNERE 1586 enregistre un exemple assez typique, qui est donné ici, avec un certain nombre de variantes de celui-ci de SELENUS 1624

The following three, all preserved by SOMMERHOFF 1701 are again fairly typical of these scripts, combining astrological and alchemical sigils apparently without any real feeling for ‘meaning’ or secret symbolisra:

Les trois suivants, tous conservés par SOMMERHOFF 1701, sont à nouveau assez typiques de ces scripts, combinant des signes astrologiques et alchimiques apparemment sans aucun réel sentiment de «  sens  » ou de symbolisme secrèt :

See also SECRET SCRIPTS.


ALCOHOL

A sigil is given by KOCH 1930, though without a stated source :
Un sceau est donné par KOCH 1930, mais sans source indiquée :

SCHNEIDER 1962 gives the sigils

for spiritus vini rectificatissimus, but see SPIRIT OP WINE.
pour spiritus vini rectificatissimus, mais voir SPIRIT OP WINE.


ALDERARAN

HERMETIS 13C gives the sigil for alpha Tauri :
HERMETIS 13C donne le sceau de l’alpha Tauri :


ALEMBIC

In esoteric alchemy, tho symbol is used for the human physical body, in which the Great Work of transmutation takes place : in exoteric alchemy, the tern refers to the vessel used for the process of distillation. The latter meaning is probably intensed by the fallowing mediaeval sigils :

En alchimie ésotérique, le symbole est utilisé pour le corps physique humain, dans lequel se déroule le Grand Œuvre de transmutation: en alchimie exotérique, la sterne fait référence au récipient utilisé pour le processus de distillation. Cette dernière signification est probablement intensifiée par les sigils médiévaux en jachère:

ALCHEMY 1650

VALENTINE 1671

SIGNA 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

GESSMANN 1906

SCHNEIDER 1962


ALEPH

The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, for which very many derivatives have been compounded within the tradition of secret SCRIPTS, amongst which a selection from BARTOLOZZI 1675 may be regarded as the most well known :

La première lettre de l’alphabet hébreu, pour laquelle de très nombreux dérivés ont été composés dans la tradition des SCRIPTS secrets, parmi lesquels une sélection de BARTOLOZZI 1675 peut être considérée comme la plus connue:

See however HEBRAIC SCRIPT. The letter and its sigil derivatives have been used generally to suggest, the idea of ‘beginning’. WIRTH 1927 equates aleph with the first arcanum of the Tarct pack, the JUGGLER, and thus with zodiacal Taurus, the constellation Orion, and with rhe Mercury of the Alchemists. He traces a graphic etymology with the forms which demonstrate a vestigial bull’s head, or that of an Ox :

Voir cependant SCRIPT HEBRAIC. La lettre et ses dérivés de sceau ont été généralement utilisés pour suggérer l’idée de «commencer». WIRTH 1927 équivaut à Aleph avec le premier arcane du pack Tarct, le JUGGLER, et donc avec le Taureau zodiacal, la constellation d’Orion, et avec le Mercure des Alchimistes. Il trace une étymologie graphique avec les formes qui démontrent une tête de taureau résiduelle, ou celle d’un Buffle:


ALKALI

ONOMASTICUX 1574

KOCH 1930

SCHNEIDER 1962

See also SAL ALKALI


ALKANET

Sigils recorded from Greek manuscript by BERTHELOT 1885, for ‘dyer’s bugloss’ :

Sigils enregistrés d’après un manuscrit grec de BERTHELOT 1885, pour «Buglosse officinale (Anchusa officinalis) du teinturier»:

The sane source gives a relatari sigil for Laodician Alkanet :


ALL THINGS See HOLY DIETY


ALLOCES

The 52d spirit [in order] is called Alloces — he is a great & mighty strong duke, appearing in ye forme of a souldier ridding on a great horse; his face is like a Lyons, very redd, having Eyes flaming, his speech is hoarse & verry Bigg; his office is to teach ye art of Astronomy, & all yLiberall siences, he Bringeth good familiars & ruleth 36 Legions of spirits, his seal is Thus made.

   

L’esprit 52 [dans l’ordre] est appelé Alloces – c’est un grand et puissant duc fort, apparaissant sous la forme d’un débarras plus soulder sur un grand cheval; son visage est comme un lion, très roux, ayant des yeux flamboyants, son discours est rauque & verry Bigg; son office est de vous enseigner l’art de l’astronomie, et toutes les sciences libérales, il apporte de bons familiers et régit 36 ​​légions d’esprits, son sceau est ainsi fait

ALPHA

A variety ox sigils used from early Christian times, and based on the firsc letter of the Greek alphabet, generally intended to convey the idea of ‘creative beginning’ and frequently used conjointly with OMEGA, ‘the end of all tilings’ :

Une variété de cachets de bœuf utilisés dès les premiers temps chrétiens et basés sur la lettre firsc de l’alphabet grec, généralement destinés à transmettre l’idée de «  début créatif  » et fréquemment utilisés conjointement avec OMEGA, « la fin de tous les pavages »:

Many related sigils have beer, adopted for Christian use, with graphic etymological roots which go back to pre-Christian traditions. TESTA 1962 records a series of sigils from such early Christian sources, all of which are related to the alpha

De nombreux cachets apparentés à la bière, adoptée pour un usage chrétien, avec des racines étymologiques graphiques qui remontent aux traditions pré-chrétiennes. TESTA 1962 enregistre une série de sceaux provenant de ces premières sources chrétiennes, qui sont tous liés à l’alpha

a scries which culminates in the form of the triple alpha, symbolic of the Holy Trinity
un cri qui culmine sous la forme du triple alpha, symbolique de la Sainte Trinité

See also MORTAL ADAM


ALPHABETS See SECRET SCRIPTS


ALPHECCA

Mediaeval sigil for the fixed star alpha Coronae sorealis, sometimes called Alfeca and ELPHEIA, given by HERMETIS 13C :
Sigil médiéval de l’étoile fixe alpha Coronae sorealis, parfois appelé Alfeca et ELPHEIA, donné par HERMETIS 13é siècle :

A variant from mediaeval sources is recorded by EVANS 1922 under the (erroneous) name Lucia corona Scorpionis :
Une variante de sources médiévales est enregistrée par EVANS 1922 sous le nom (erroné) Lucia corona Scorpionis :

From such sources AGRIPPA 1531 derives his sigil which has entered the European occult stream :
De telles sources AGRIPPA 1531 tire son sceau qui est entré dans le courant occulte européen :


ALTAMECH

Mediaeval sigil for the fixed star alpha Bootis, sometimes called Arcturus and Alchameth, given by HERMETIS 13C
Sigle médiéval de l’étoile fixe alpha Bootis, parfois appelé Arcturus et Alchameth, donné par HERMETIS 13e siècle

EVANS 1922 records a mediaeval version :

From such sources AGRIPPA 1531 derived his sigil which has entered the European occult stream :
De telles sources AGRIPPA 1531 a dérivé son sceau qui est entré dans le courant occulte européen :


ALUM

An enormous number of sicils for this mineral salt, has survived from mediaeval times, of which those reproduced from a mediaeval manuscript by CARRONELLI 1925 are the most wiuely used in the alchemical tradition :
Un nombre énorme de siciles pour ce sel minéral, a survécu à l’époque médiévale, dont celles reproduites à partir d’un manuscrit médiéval de CARRONELLI 1925 sont les plus utilisées dans la tradition alchimique :

WORLIDGE 1651

CROLLIUS 1612

ALCHEMY 1650

CROLLIUS 1670

VALENTINE 1671

ALCHEMICAL 17C

SIGNA 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906

LUEDY 1928

SCHNEIDER 1962

See also ALUMEN PLUMEUM, CALCINATED ALUM and POTASH


ALUMEN CALCINATUM See CALCINATED ALUM and POTASH


ALUHEN PLUMBUM

SOMMERHOFF 1701

SCHNEIDER 1962


ALUMEN SACCHARTNIUM

SOMMERHOFF 1701


AMALGAM

A large number of variations exist, mainly related to the four sigils recorded by SHELTON 17C

Il existe un grand nombre de variations, principalement liées aux quatre sceaux enregistrés par SHELTON 17C

SIGMA 17C

and DIDEROT 1763

The following sigils are mediaeval variants :
Les sceaux suivants sont des variantes médiévales :

ALCHYMIA 1563

VALENTINE 1671

ALCHEMICAL 17C

SIGNA 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906

SCHNEIDER 1962


AMBER

Alc. ALCHEMY 1650 gives two sigils

but see WHITE AMBER and YELLOW AMBER.


AMBRIEL

Angel – (The changer)

Mag. The most common mediaeval characters for the ‘angel’ of Gemini are given by BRAKE 1582 :
BRAKE 1582 donne les personnages médiévaux les plus courants pour l’ange des Gémeaux:

However, the name is used also for one of the geoir.antic spirits for which AGRIPPA 1531 gives the sigil
Cependant, le nom est également utilisé pour l’un des esprits antiques pour lesquels AGRIPPA 1531 donne le sceau

and HEYDON 1664 :

TRITHEMIUS 1503 gives a variant :


AMDUSCIA

The 67th spirit in order is called Amduscias, he is a strong & great duke appearing at first like an Unicorne, But afterwards at ye Request of yeExorcist he standeth [110r] before him in humane shape causing Trumpets and all manner of Musicall Instrument to be heard But not seene also [causing] Trees to bend and Incline according to ye Exorcist [Exorcist’s] will; he giveth Excellent familiars & ruleth 29 Legions of spirits his seal is Thus formed and is to be worne as a Lamin &c.

   

Le 67ème esprit dans l’ordre s’appelle Amduscias, c’est un duc fort et grand apparaissant d’abord comme un Unicorne, mais ensuite à votre demande d’Exorciste, il se tient devant lui sous une forme humaine provoquant des trompettes et toutes sortes d’instruments de musique. entendu Mais pas vu aussi [faisant] plier et incliner les arbres selon la volonté de l’Exorciste [de l’Exorciste]; il donne d’excellents familiers et régit 29 légions d’esprits son sceau est ainsi formé et doit être utilisé comme un laminé & c.


AMEN

Rel . Mediaeval sigil recorded by CAPPELLI 1949 :

it is very likely that the cross which is so commonly tound on magical invocations and large-scale sigils was intended to evoke the power of Amen :
il est très probable que la croix qui est si souvent dénoncée lors d’invocations magiques et de sceaux à grande échelle était destinée à évoquer la puissance d’Amen :


AMETHYS

Mag. SIGNA 17C gives the sigil :


AMISSIO

Geo. Sigil for one of the sixteen geomantic figures, for which a multitude of variants (stars, dots, floral devices, etc.) is used in the same four-fold arrangement :
Géo. Sigil pour l’une des seize figures géomantiques, pour lesquelles une multitude de variantes (étoiles, points, dispositifs floraux, etc.) sont utilisées dans le même quadruple arrangement :

Amissio is linked by AGRIPPA 1531 with the element of Fire, the planet Venus and the zodiacal sign Libra. The following sigils are derived from late-mediaeval sources, and are sometimes used to denote the planet Venus as for example in TRITHEMIUS 1503.
Amissio est lié par AGRIPPA 1531 avec l’élément Feu, la planète Vénus et le signe zodiacal Balance. Les cachets suivants sont dérivés de sources médiévales tardives et sont parfois utilisés pour désigner la planète Vénus comme par exemple dans TRITHEMIUS 1503.

AGRIPPA 1531

HEYDON 1664 gives

but this is probably wrongly copied from the source above.
mais ceci est probablement copié à tort à partir de la source ci-dessus.


AMMONIA

Alc. Sometimes referred to as volatile alcali, the mediaeval sigil is recorded by GESSMANN 1906 :
Parfois appelé alcali volatil, le sceau médiéval est enregistré par GESSMANN 1906:

Two common sigils are also used, though these are so ubiquitous, and are intended to cover so many other denotations and connotations, that they render most texts obscure. PORTA 1593 gives the triangle
Deux sceaux communs sont également utilisés, bien qu’ils soient si omniprésents et visent à couvrir tant d’autres dénotations et connotations qu’ils rendent la plupart des textes obscurs. PORTA 1593 donne le triangle

for example, whilst the star is also quite common, as for example recorded by CARBONELLI 1925 for SAL AMMONIAC :
par exemple, alors que l’étoile est également assez courante, comme par exemple enregistré par CARBONELLI 1925 pour SAL AMMONIAC :


AMNIXIEL

(Demon of the Lines) / (Démon des lignes)

Mag. Supposed by HEYDON 1664 to be a geomantic spirit, for which he gives the sigil
Supposé par HEYDON 1664 être un esprit géomantique, pour lequel il donne le sceau

but this is wrongly copied from the Hebrew of AGRIPPA 1531, who gives the sigil
mais c’est à tort copié de l’hébreu d’AGRIPPA 1531, qui donne le sceau

for the genius of LOETTTIA and of zodiacal Pisces.
pour le génie de LOETTTIA et des Poissons zodiacaux.


AMON

The 7t spirit is Amon. he is a Marquis great in power & most strong, he at first appereth like a wolf with a serpents taile, vomiting out of his Mouth fleames of fire, but at ye command of ye Magician he putteth on ye shape of a man, with dogs Teeth beset in a head like a Raven, or in a Ravens Head, hee telleth [of] all things past & to come, and procureth love, and reconcileth controversies between freinds & foes, & governeth 40 Legions of spirits, his seal is thus, wch is to be worne as afforesaid.

   

L’esprit  Amon est le 7ème, il est un Marquis grand en puissance et le plus fort, il apparait d’abord comme un loup avec une queue de serpents, vomissant de sa bouche des flammes de feu, mais à votre commande de magicien, il se met en forme d’homme, avec des chiens Dents assaillies dans une tête comme un corbeau, ou dans une tête de corbeau, il raconte [de] toutes les choses passées et à venir, et procure l’amour, et réconcilie les controverses entre amis et ennemis, et gouverne 40 légions d’esprits, son sceau est ainsi, il doit être inquiété comme indiqué plus haut.


AMPHORA

Alc. Mediaeval sigil recorded by GESSMANN 1906


AMNIXIEL

Demon – AMNIXIEL « demon of the lines »


AMY

The 58th spirit is called [named] Amy, he is a great president, & appeareth at first in ye forme of a flaming fire, But after a while he putteth on ye shape of a man, &c: his office is to make one wounderous [wonderfully] knowing in Astrology & all ye Leberall [liberal] siences; he giveth good familiars & can bewray Treasures, wch are kept by spirits; he governeth 36 Legions of spirits, [&] his seal is This, wch wear as a Lamin &c.

   

Le 58ème esprit est appelé [nommé] Amy, c’est un grand président, et apparaît d’abord sous la forme d’un feu enflammé, mais après un certain temps il a pris la forme d’un homme, etc.: son office est d’en faire un blessé [merveilleusement] savoir en astrologie et toutes les sciences [libérales] de Leberall; il donne de bons familiers et peut ravir les trésors, qui sont gardés par les esprits; il gouverne 36 Légions d’esprits, [&] son ​​sceau est Ceci, que nous portons comme un Lamin & c.


ANAEL

Demon – ANAEL « demon of lust » / « démon de la luxure« 

Mag. The most common mediaeval sigil for the angel of Venus is given by TRITHEMIUS 1503 :
Le sigil médiéval le plus courant pour l’ange de Vénus est donné par TRITHEMIUS 1503 :

though in theory any of the common sigils for VENUS may be used, as for example in SHEPHERD 1971.
bien qu’en théorie n’importe lequel des sceaux communs pour VENUS puisse être utilisé, comme par exemple dans SHEPHERD 1971.

BARRETT 1801 confuses this sigil with that for the Archangel MICHAEL :
BARRETT 1801 confond ce sceau avec celui de l’archange MICHAEL:

SCHEIBLE 1848 gives several other variants, including :
SCHEIBLE 1848 propose plusieurs autres variantes, notamment :

See SPHERE OF VENUS


ANAUEL

Génie 63

ANAUEL vocale: anauel
évocation du 10° au 14°59′ du verseau,
domine les 2° gémeaux / 14° lion / 26° balance / 8° capricorne / 20° poissons
chaque jour durant 20′, 20h40′ aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 31 janvier au 4 février.


ANDREALPHUS

The 65 spirit is called Andrealphus, he is a Mighty great Marquiz appearing at first in ye forme of [a] Peacock, with great Noises but afterwards he putteth on humane shape, he can teach perfectly geomitry, & all Things belonging to measuring, [&] also Astronomy, he maketh men very subtile and cunning therin, he can Transforme a Man into ye likness of a Bird & he governeth 30 Legions of spirits his seal is This, wch is to be worne as a Lamin &c.

    

L’esprit 65 s’appelle Andrealphus, c’est un Mighty great Marquiz apparaissant d’abord sous la forme de [a] Peacock, avec de grands bruits mais ensuite il prend une forme humaine, il peut enseigner parfaitement la géometrie, et toutes les choses appartenant à la mesure, [ &] aussi l’astronomie, il rend les hommes très subtils et rusés là-dedans, il peut transformer un homme en ressemblance avec un oiseau et il gouverne 30 légions d’esprits son sceau est ceci, ce qui doit être inquiétant en tant que Lamin & c.


ANDRAS

The 63 spirit is called Andras, he is a great Marquiz appearing in ye forme of an angell wth a head like a Black night Raven, ridding upon a strong black woolf, wth a sharpe bright sword flourishing in his hand, his office is to sow discords, if ye Exorcist hath not care he will kill him and his fellows, he governeth 30 Legions of spirits his seal is Thus to be [made, and] worne as a Lamin before [thee] on your Breast.

    

L’esprit 63 s’appelle Andras, c’est un grand Marquiz apparaissant sous la forme d’un ange avec une tête comme un corbeau de nuit noir, criblant un solide lainage noir, avec une épée vive et brillante qui fleurit dans sa main, son bureau est de semer discordes, si vous ne vous souciez pas de l’exorciste, il le tuera ainsi que ses semblables, il gouverne 30 légions d’esprits. Son sceau doit donc être [fait et] travaillé comme un laminé devant [toi] sur ton sein.


ANDROMALIUS

The 72d spirit in order is called Andromalius he is a great and Mighty Earle appearing in ye form of a Man, holding a serpent in his hand, his office is to bring a theefe & goods yt are stolen, Back; and to discover all wickedness, and understand dealings, & to punish Theives [thieves] & other wicked people, & to discover Treasure that is hidd, &c, he ruleth 36 Legions of spirits his seal is This, wch make & wear as a Lamin in time of acction &c.

    

L’esprit 72eme dans l’ordre est appelé Andromalius, c’est un grand et puissant Earle apparaissant sous la forme d’un homme, tenant un serpent dans sa main, son bureau est d’apporter un thé et des biens qui vous sont volés, retour; et pour découvrir toute méchanceté, et comprendre les agissements, et pour punir Theives [voleurs] et autres méchants, et pour découvrir un trésor qui se cache, & c, il régit 36 ​​légions d’esprits son sceau est ceci, wch faire et porter comme un Lamin en temps d’action & c.


ANGEL

Occ. A Greek sigil is recorded by BERTHELOT 1885 :

whilst a common mediaeval sigil (an abbreviation, in fact) is given by CHASSANT 1884 for angelis ;
tandis qu’un sigil médiéval commun (une abréviation, en fait) est donné par CHASSANT 1884 pour angelis;

KIRCHER 1655 gives the form

whilst OLIVER 1826 gives the sigil

as an ancient Egyptian symbol for the angel – SUCHER 1975 appears to link the sigll for LEO with tho sphere of the Angels, which is traditionally the SPHERE OF THE MOON :
comme un ancien symbole égyptien pour l’ange – SUCHER 1975 semble lier le sceau du LION à la sphère des Anges, qui est traditionnellement la SPHÈRE DE LA LUNE:


ANGELIC SCRIPT See CELESTIAL SCRIPT


ANGER See WRATH


ANGULAR

Ast. A modern sigil for this astrological concent is given by DE VORE 1947, for both ‘angular houses’ and ‘lingular signs’ :

Ast. DE VORE 1947 donne un sceau moderne pour cette concentration astrologique, à la fois pour les «maisons angulaires» et les «signes lingulaires»:


ANIEL

Haniel (Hebrew: הניאל‎, « Joy of God » or Hebrew: חַנִּיאֵל‎, « Grace of God »), also known as Anael, Hanael or Aniel, is an angel in Jewish lore and angelology, and is often included in lists as being one of the seven archangels. Haniel is generally associated with the planet Venus, and she is the archangel of the Sephirah Netzach. The name Haniel probably derives from Hebrew hana’ah, « joy », « pleasure » (qualities associated with Venus) + the suffix -el, « God ». Haniel is one of the archangels encrypted in the Sigillum Dei Aemeth of Dr. John Dee and Edward Kelly.

Haniel (hébreu: הניאל, « joie de Dieu » ou hébreu: חַנִּיאֵל, « grâce de Dieu »), également connu sous le nom d’Anael, Hanael ou Aniel, est un ange dans la tradition et l’angélologie juives, et est souvent inclus dans les listes comme étant l’un des sept archanges. Haniel est généralement associée à la planète Vénus, et elle est l’archange de la Sephirah Netzach. Le nom Haniel dérive probablement de l’hébreu hana’ah, « joie », « plaisir » (qualités associées à Vénus) + le suffixe -el, « Dieu ». Haniel est l’un des archanges chiffrés dans le Sigillum Dei Aemeth du Dr John Dee et Edward Kelly.

Génie 37

vocale : anyel
évocation du 0° au 4°59′ de la balance,
domine les 6° taureau / 18° cancer / 0° balance / 12° sagittaire / 24° verseau
chaque jour durant 20′, 12h aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 24 au 28 septembre.

 


ANIMA See SOUL and ANIMALIA


ANIMALIA

Oca. Sigil given by KOMER 1723 as tho sixth of the ten links in the so-called Golden Chain :

In the Theosophic tradition (see BOEHME 1730) the term animalia does not imply brutish, as derived from ‘animal’, but rather soul-enfilled, as fron the Latin anima : in later theosophy the term would refer to a being possessed of an astral body.

Dans la tradition théosophique (voir BOEHME 1730), le terme animalia n’implique pas brutal, comme dérivé de «  animal  », mais plutôt rempli d’âme, comme le dit le latin anima: dans la théosophie ultérieure, le terme ferait référence à un être possédé d’un astral corps.

GESSMANN 1906

WIRTH 1931


ANIMATE WORLD

Occ. Sigil given by KIRCHER 1655 under this heading, but probably the author had in mind the idea of the ASTRAL WORLD :
Occ. Sigil donné par KIRCHER 1655 sous cette rubrique, mais probablement l’auteur avait en tête l’idée du MONDE ASTRAL:


ANIMUS

Rel. A mediaeval contraction is given by CAPPELLI 1949 :
Rel. Une définition médiévale est donnée par CAPPELLI 1949:


ANISE

Alc. Mediaeval sigil recorded by SHELTON 17C :


ANKH

Occ. Sometimes called ank and ansated cross, it is one of the sigils used from earliest times against barrenness (see BUDGE 1930) :
Occ. Parfois appelé cheville et croix vieillie, il est l’un des sigils utilisés depuis les temps les plus reculés contre la stérilité (voir BUDGE 1930):

BLAVATSKY 1898 sees it as a form DE VENUS

and claims that it symbolics ‘that mankind and all animal life had stepped out of the divine spiritual circle and fallen into physical male and female generation’ . Additionally, BLAVATSKY 1888 claims that it is the ‘sign of life, the living, an oath, the covenant… It is the hieroglyphic : RU

et prétend qu’il symbolise «que l’humanité et toute la vie animale sont sorties du cercle spirituel divin et sont tombées dans la génération physique masculine et féminine». De plus, BLAVATSKY 1888 prétend que c’est le «signe de vie, le vivant, un serment, l’alliance … C’est le hiéroglyphe: RU

set upright on the Tau-cross’. The same source gives
mis debout sur la croix ansée  ‘. La même source donne

as the earliest Ankh-cross, a loop which combines both a circle and a cross in one image, and which is called Che Ankh-tie, the pasa of Siva. TESTA 1962 gives several forms of the Ankh-cross, of which the following three are representative :
comme la première croix ansée , une boucle qui combine à la fois un cercle et une croix dans une image, et qui s’appelle Che Ankh-tie, la pasa de Siva. TESTA 1962 donne plusieurs formes de croix ansée , dont les trois suivantes sont représentatives :

STEINER 1906 calls the ankh the Tao, the ‘I an’ which streamed through the whole world in early days.

See also CROSS, ORIGIN and RU.


ANNEAL

Alc.  In the early alchemical sense, this word was intended to meam calcinate, to ‘burn’ or ‘set on fire’, and it is in this sense that the mediaeval sigils recorded by GESSMANN 1906 must be taken, for they almost certainly do not relate to the enamelling or encaustic processns as such :

See also CALCINATE.


ANNULOS See PLANETARY SYMBOLS.


ANNUS See YAER


ANNUS PHILOSOPHICUS

Alc. SOMMEKHOFF 1701 records that the ‘Philosophic year’ is actually an ordinary month – a ‘mensis vulgaris’ for which he record the sigils :

See MONTH and YEAR


ANTARES See COR SCORPIONS


ANTIMONY

Alc. A large number of sigils lor the stibium of the early alchemists has survived, and a list of frequently used forms is reproduced by CARBONELLI 1925 :

ALCHYMIA 1563

WORLIDGE 1651

ALCHEMY 1850 :

CROLLIUS 1670 :

ALCHEMICAL 17C :

SHELTON 17C :

SIGNA 17 C :

DIDEROT 1763 :

GESSMANN 1906 :

LUEDY 1928 :

SCHNEIDER 1962 gives the sigils

for ancimoniura spagyrice pracparatum – a specialist alchemical form, perhaps – for which SOMMERHOFF 1701 records a large number of forms, not very different from those used for simple ‘antimony ‘ :

A Greek sigil is given by BERTHELOT 1865 :


ANTIMONY FLOWERS

Alc. GESSMANN 1906 :


ANTIMONY GLASS See ANTIMONY VITRUM


ANTIMONY HEPAR

Alc. SCHNEIDER 1962 :


ANTIMONY REGULUS

Alc. FRANCKLYN 1627 :

SOMMERHOFF 1701 :

GESSMANN 1906 :

SCHNEIDER 1962 :


ANTIMONY VITRUM

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701 :

GESSMANN 1906 :


APADIEL

Demon – APADIEL of hells electorate: « musician »

Mag. Mediaeval sigil for the demon, given by SCHEIBLE 1848 :


APAS

Occ . Sigil for the tattva which forws the manifestation of the Third Logos on the Astral Plane (see HOULT 1910) : AVALON 1919, who records the sigil, says that it is white in colour :

This is the oriental equivalent of the esoteric water element, and is associated with the svadhishthana or Spleen chakra.


APOLLO

Ast. A sigil given hy THIERENS 1931 for the esoteric planet, which he distinguishes from the common sigil for the SUN (Helios) :


APOLLONIAN SCRIPT

Occ. A late-mediaeval secret alphabet which has been recorded in a number of versions, as for example that given by VIGNERE 1586 to a Greek alphabet (the claim that it was the script of Apollonius of Tyana is of course entirely suppositious) :

A version constructed to the Roman alphabet by RIVIERE 1938 is worth recording for it shows the dependence upon the earlier form :


AQUA See WATER


AQUA FOETIDA See AQUA MERCURIT


AQUA FORTIS

Alc. A large number of mediaeval sigile have survived, but usually these consist of a graphic play with either A or F, or with the single letter F and the common sigil for WATER

ONOMASTICUM 1574

FRANCKLYN 1627

ALCHEMY 1650

CROLLlUS 1670

ALCHEMICAL 17C

SHELTON 17C

SIGNA 17C

SCHNEIDER 1962

SOMMERHOFF 1701 records a number of sigils for a formula for aqua fortis simplex :

GESSMANN 1906


AQUA MESCURII

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701 records the following siqils for aqua foetida :


AQUA PLUVIALIS See RAIN WATER


AQUA REGIS

Alc. A largo number of mediaeval sigils has survived, but the majority of these consist of a graphic play with the letter R and the most common sigil for water :

ALCHYMIA 1563

ALCHEMY 1650

VALENTINE 1671

SHELTON 17C

SIGNA 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

GESSMANN 1906


AQUARIUS

Asc. Sigils for zodiacal sign of the Waterearer, also used indiscriminately for the constellation of the same name. The printed version is baaed on the most common mediaeval version, given by HYGINUS 1482 :

and derived ultimately from Egyptian formis (see NEUGEBAUER 1959). Said by AGRIPPA 1510 to be based on the shape of waves, though this is not a water sign. The graphic form is also, rather foolishly, traced by certain modern astrologers to the idea of ‘electric waves’ .

Ancient Egyptian (demotic) :  BERLIN 42AD

STOBART 2C

SPIEGELBERG 1911

NEUBAUER 1959 :

DIGBY 12C :

ASTRONOMICAL 1400 :

JANUA 14C :

LEUPOLDI 14C :

ASTROLOGICAL 15C :

QUADRANTIS 15C :

TABLES 15C :

SIGILLIS 17C :

WELLING 1735 :

CARRIGHTERUS 18C :

MAGIE 18C:

LUEDY 1928 records a related sigil from the Syrian alchemical – astrological tradition :

DEUTSCHE 1980 :

A sigil for the constellation Aquarius is given by LEUPOLDI 14C

See also SPIRIT OF AQUARIUS


AQUA VITAE See WATER OF LIFE


AQUISITIO

Geo. Sigil for one of the sixteen geomantic figures, for which a multitude of variants (dots, stars, floral devices, etc.) is used to denote the sane four-fold arrangement : 

Aquisitio is linked by AGRIPPA 1531 with the element of Air, the planet Jupiter and the zodiacal sign Aries, The following siyils are derived from the late mediaeval sources, and are sometimes used to denote the planet JUPITER, as for example in TRITHESMIUS 1503.

AGRIPPA 1531 :


ARATRON

Mag. Mediaeval sigil for the planetary spirit of Saturn, given by TRITHEMICS 1503 :

    

SCHEIBLE 1348 givesa variant :

    


AKCHAI See SPHERE OF VENUS


ARATRON

Demon – ARATRON « demon of sorrow »


ARCHANGEL

Qcc. These spiritual beings are traditionally linked with the sphere of Mercury (in the mere ancient cosmologies), but SUCHER 1975 appears to link these beings with the sigil for CANCER :

See ANGEL and SPHERE OP MERCURY.


ARCHETYPES

Occ. In her complex numerological study, BLAVATSKY 1888 lists a number of graphic archetypes which combine in various ways to express occult or hermetic ideas – in this she was following a tradition perhaps introduced by AGRIPPA 1510 and developed by GABELLA The nost Important of these archetypes are the central point (.),  the three  the five   and the seven  which may be symbolised by (  ).

A further set of four archetypal sigils are explained at length by WIRTH 1927

See in this connexion HERMETIC TETRAD.

The basic archetypes give rise to such symbolism as is found expressed in the sigils for BODY ERECT, CROSS, DECADE, DEITY, ETHERIC, OGDOAD, ONE, SEPTENARY MAN, and so on.


ARCTURUS See ALTAMECH


ARENA See SAND


ARGENTUM See SILVER


ARGENTUM MUSICUM See STLVER PAINT


ARGENTUM PICTORIUM See SILVER PAINT


ARGENTUM VIVUM See QUICKSILVER


ARIEL

Génie 46

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

Demon – ARIEL of hell’s electorate: « historian »

Mag. Several mediaeval sigils have been preserved for this demon (or spirit), the more simple of those recorded by SCHEIBLE 1848 being the following :


ARIES

Ast. Sigils for the zodiacal sign of the Ram, also used indiscriminately for the constellation of the same name. The printed sigil is derived frcm the manuscript tradition, such as LAMBECIUS 1500  and AGRIPPA 1510 . The sigil is said by AGRIPPA 1510 to be based on the shape of the Ram’s horns, but this is unlikely. SUCHER 1971 suggests that it is a pietograph of exploding and imploding spirit, whilst: GABELLA 1615 explains its form as a graphic expression of the equinox, and gives it a curious sigil which is linked with one of the sigils for FIRE.

Ancient Egyptian (demotic) :

STOBART 2C

SPIEGELBERG 1911

Graeco-Byzantine c.500AD : NEUGEBAUER 1959

DIGBY 12C

ASTROMICAL 1400

JANUA 14c

MANSIONIBUS 1482

ASTROLOGICAL 15C

BONATTI 15C

QUADRANTIS 15C

BLUNDEVILLE 1602

PROWSSE 17C

SIGILLIS 17C

SIBLY 1790

BOUCHE-LECLERQ 1899

NEROMANN 1937

WILCZKOWSKY 1947

BURCKHARD 1967

LEUPOLDI 14C gives a sigil for the constellation for which

AGRIPPA 1510 qives a variant :

LUEDY 1928 records a related sigil from the Syrian alchemical- astrological tradition :

See also MYSTERIOUS PLANETS and SPIRIT OP ARIES


ARISTA See ACUIMER


ARMENIAN BOLE

Alc. SHELTON 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

GESSMANN 1906


ARSENIC

Alc. A multitude of sigils and variants exist, of which the most common are the mediaeval ones reproduced by CARBONELLI 1925 :

ALCHYMIA 1563

ONOMATICUM 1574

PORTA 1593

WORLTDGE 1651

VALENTINE 1671

ALCHEMICAL 17 C

SHELTON 17C

KOCH 1930

SHEPHERD 1971

A number of sigils are recorded by BERTHELOT 1885 froni ancient Greek manuscripts :

See also ARSENIC SUBLIMATE, ARSENIC SULPHURUM, RED ORPIMENT, RED SULPHURET OP ARSENIC, WHITE ARSENIC and YELLOW ARSENIC.


ARSENIC SUBLIMATE

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701

GESSMANN 1906

SCHNEIDER 1962


ARSENICUM ALBUM See WHITE ARSENIC


ARSENICUM CITRINUM See YELLOW ARSENIC


ARSENICUM RUBRUM See RED OKPIMENT


ARSENICUM SULPHURUM

Alc. Mediaeval sigils given by GESSMANN 1906


ASALIAH

Génie 47

ASALIAH vocale: asalaÿah
évocation du 20° au 24°59′ du scorpion,
domine les 16° taureau / 28° cancer / 10° balance / 22° sagittaire / 4° poissons
chaque jour durant 20′, 15h20′ aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 13 au 17 novembre.


ASBESTOS

Alc. Two ancient Greek sigils recorded by BERTHELOT 1885 :


ASCENDANT

The ascendant (Ascendant-symbol.png, Asc or As), is the zodiacal sign and degree that is ascending on the eastern horizon at the specific time and location of an event. According to astrological theory, celestial phenomena reflect or determine human activity on the principle of ‘as above so below’.

Ast. Three variant sigils of circa 500AD, graphically derived from the word horoscopos, the name originally given in the Greek astrological tradition to che degree of ecliptic ascending in a given chart, arc listed by NEUGEBAUER 1959 :

Sometimes an abbreviation for the word Ascendant, and even for ‘first house’ prima domus, is also used :

SCHEMA 15C

MARY 16C

SMITH 16C

ASTROLOGY 17C

GEUTTINGS 1977

EBERTIN 1970

Thu sigil recorded for oriens in MANSIONIBUS 1492

appears to be part of a secret alphabet (since the letter ‘d’ is named septentrio, yet is a letter never used for the Imun Coeli) .


ASCENDING NODE

Ast . The north NOTE of astrology has from ancient times been signified by the sigil

but the following form is copied from an dncient Greek text by OMONT 1394

This is said to be the kephali or anabibazon, the equivalent of the modern CAPUT of modern astrology, but the sioil is probably a mistake, the correct form being given in the same manuscript for the CAUDA, the Greek oura or katababazon.


ASHES

Alc. VALENTINE 1671

SIGNA 17C

DIDEROT 1763

See also ASHES OF LEAD and ASHES OF WOOD


ASHES OF HARTS EASE

Alc. CROLLIUS 1670


ASHES OF LEAD

Alc. Mediaeval sigils given by GESSMANN 1906


ASHES OF TIN

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701


ASHES OF WOOD

Alc. Mediaeval sigil given by GESSMANN 1906


ASMODAY

The 32d spirit

     


ASMODEL

Mag. Three of the most common mediaeval sigils for the ‘angel’ of Taurus, recorded by BRAHE 1582

See also SPIRIT OF TAURUS.


ASTAROTH

The 29th spirit

    


ASTEROID

Ast. Modern sigil given by NEROMAN 1937

 


ASTRAL WORLD

Occ. Mediaeval sigils given by KIRCHER 1655 for the sidereum, by which he probably meant the ‘astral world’ , rather than the stellatum, or zone of the fixed stars

See also ANIMALIA and ANIMATE WORLD.


ASTROLOGER

Ast. A fifteenth-century contraction for astrologus is recorded by CAPPELLI 1949


ASTROLOGICAL SYMBOLS

ASTROTHEQUE

planensignquadruplsig-elesigni-sitriplici


 Les symboles de Jupiter

 

jupiter-duir

s-jup1s-jup2


Les symboles de la Lune

moon-saille

lune-1lune-2lune-3lune-4

 


Les symboles de Mars

mars-fearn

 

s-mar-1s-mar-2


Les symboles de Mercure

mercury-coll

 

mercure-1mercure-2mercure-3mercure-4


Les symboles de Saturne

saturn-ruis

s-sat1s-sat2


Les symboles du Soleil

sun-beth

s-sol1s-sol2


Les symboles de Vénus

venus-muin

 

s-ven1s-ven2

 

Les symboles de Pluton

 

pluto-ngetal

PLUTON

Les symboles d’Uranus

uranus-luis

URANUS

Les symboles de Vulcain

vulcan-utah

 


ASTROLOGY

Astrological signs are the twelve 30° sectors of the ecliptic, starting at the vernal equinox (one of the intersections of the ecliptic with the celestial equator), also known as the First Point of Aries. The order of the astrological signs is Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.


ASTRONOMIA

Ast. A mediaeval contraction is recorded by CHASSANT 1884, though there is little difference between astronomia and astrologia in mediaeval texts


ATHANOR

Alc. Most of the sigils for the constat-heat digesting furnace of exoteric alchemy consist of vestigial drawings, and are scarcely siqiln as such, DIDEROT 1763 gives a fairly standard common example :

GESSMANN 1906 records three mediaeval sigils under the name of Atheneum :

See also AHENUM and CUCURBITA


ATHENEUM See ATHANOR


ATHER See ETHERIC


ATLANTIDES See PLEIADES


ATLANTIS

Occ. BLAVATSKY 1888 gives the sigil

for the ‘earth globe esorerically seen as the ‘unity of the spiritual world’ – the top half of the circle being contrasted with the duality of the lower half, the symbol of the duality of the ‘material world’ , which she sees as a fitting sigil to express the Earth state when the male-female polarity fully developed. The sigil may therefore be taken as relating to the Epoch of Atlantis, rather than to the continental mags itself. See also EARTH.


ATRAMENTUM Sen VTTRTOL


AURICHALCUM

Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 records two ancient Greek sigils from manuscripts :

ONOMASTICUM 1574

CROLLIUS 1612

CROLLIUS 1670

SOMMERHOFF 1701

SCHNEIDER 1962


AURIPIGMENTUM See OKPIMENT


AURUM See GOLD


AURUH FOLIATUM Sec GOLD LEAF


AURUM MUSICUM

Alc. SIGNA 17C

ALCHEMICAL 17C

SCHNEIDER 1962

SOMMERHOFF 1701 records the following as aurum pictorium


AURUM PICTORIUM See AURUM MUSICUM and GOLD PAINT


AURUM POTABILE See POTABLE GOLD


AUTUMN

Occ. Sometimes the sigils are used in the seasonal sense, but at other tines there is the more specific sense of harvest, of the Jupiterian process.

FRANCKLYN 1627

ALCHEMY 1650

SHELTON 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

GESSMANN 1906

KOCH 1930


AVACHIEL

Demon – AVACHIEL « the inquisitor »

Mag. Mediaeval sigil given by AGRIPPA 1531 as ruling spirit of zodiacal Sagittarius :

The game spirit was supposed by HEYDON 1664 to be a geomantic genius of AQUISITIO.


AYN

Occ. The sixteenth letter cf the Hebrew alphabet (see HEBRAIC SCRIPT) , for which many sigilic derivatives are given within the tradition of secret alphabets, as for example in the well-know series recorded by BARTOLOZZI 1675

WIRTH 1927 equates Ayn with the Tarot arcanum the HOUSE  OF GOD, with the constellation Ophiacus and the zodiacal sign SCORPIO. In his record of the vestigial pictographic forms, he suggests a link with the concept of the Eye :


AZERVIEL

Demon – AZERVIEL « the demon of defeat »

Mag. SCHEIBLE 1848 records a sigil intended as the ‘afternoon symbol’ for the demon :

    


AZOTE

Alc. DALTON 1808




Draculum


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B – SIGILS

Dictionary of Occult – Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils

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BABALIEL

Demon – BABALIEL « second demon of war »

Mag. A sigil given by AGRIPPA 16C for one of the two demons associated with the planet Mars :

    


BABCHIEL See SPIRIT OF PISCES


BABYLONIAN SCRIPT

Occ. One of the many forms for this secret alphabet is recorded by VIGNERE 1586 :

This alphabet is one of the HEBRAIC SCRIPTS, and appears to he very closely related to the so-called CHALDEAN SCRIPT.

See SECRET SCRIPTS


BACCHUS

Ast. Sigil introduced by THIERENS 1931 for the ‘planetary principle’ of the Roman Bacchus, the Greek Dionysos :


BAEL

The first principall spirit is a king ruling in ye East, called Bael. he maketh men goe Invisible, he ruleth over 66 Legions of Inferiour spirits, he appeareth in divers shapes, sometimes like a Catt, sometimes like a Toad, sometimes like a man, & sometimes in all these formes at once. he speaketh very horsly.

     


BALAM

The 51 spirit in order is Balam, he is a Terrable, great & powerfull king, appearing wth 3 heads, The first is like a Bulls, The second like a Mans, & ye Third like a Rams head he hath a serpents Taile, & Eyes flaming; riding upon a furious Beare, carrying a goshawke on his fist, he speaketh wth a hoarse voyce, giving True answares of Things past present & to come, he maketh men to goe invisible & witty he governeth 40 Legions of spirits his seal is Thus [to be] Made, & to be worne as a Lamin &c.

    


BALM

Alc. Two mediaeval sigils recorded by DIDEROT 1763 :


BALNEUM MARIAE See GRADES OF FIRE.


BARBATOS

The 8th spirit is called Barbatos he is a great duke & appeareth when ye  is in ,2 with four Noble kings and their companions in great troops, he giveth ye understanding of ye singing of Birds, and ye voice of other Creatures and ye [such as] barking of dogs &c, he breaketh hidden treasures open, that have been Laid by ye Enchantment of Magicians, & [he was] of ye order of vertues, [of] which some part beareth rule still &c he knoweth all things past and to come: and reconsileth friends & those that are in power, he ruleth over 30 Legions of spirits, his seal of obedience is this. wch were before you &c.

   


BARBIEL

Demon – BARBIEL « lord of ancients »

Mag. Several mediaeval sigils have survived for this demon, of which the one recorded by SCHEIBLE 1848 is the most simple :

The name is used also far the ‘angel of Scorpi’, for which BRAHE 1582 records three sigils :

See also SPIRIT OF SCORPIO.


BARCHIEL

Demon – BARCHIEL of hell’s electorate: « mechanic »

Mag. BRAHE 1582 gives two sigils for this demon

whilst AGRIPPA 1531 records a sigil which is linked with the geomantic tradition :


BARYTES

Alc. DALTON 1808


BATH

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701 gives sigils specifically for the Balneum Mariae

GESSMANN 1906 gives

but see GRADES OF FIRE for the more specialist sigils.


BATHIN

The 18th spirit is called Bathin, he is a mighty [and] strong duke & appeareth like a strong man wth ye Taile of a serpent, sitting on a paile couloured horse he knoweth the vertue of hearbes & precious stones, & can transport men suddenly from one Country into an other, he ruleth over 30 Legions of spirits his seal is thus to be made and to be worne before you.

    


BAZARACHIEL

Mag. Three mediaeval silgils recorded by SCHEIBLE 1848 for this demon :

  


BEELZEBUB

Mag, The sigil given by SCHEIBLE 1848 is merely an abbreviation

and this demon is more frequently depleted in the form of a fly, sometimes in a vestigial drawing, in reference ro the supposed meaning of his nane an Lord of the Flies.


BEFAFES

Demon – BEFAFES « first demon of war »

Mag. One of two sigils for demons linked with the planet Mars, given by AGRIPPA 16C :


BEGINNING See ALPHA and MORTAL ADAM


BELETH

The 13 spirit is called Beleth, he is a mighty king and terrable, ridding on a pale horse wth Trumpets and all other kinds of Musicall Instruments playing before him, he is very furious at his first apperance That is whilest ye Exorcist allay his Courage, for to doe that, he must hold a hazel stick in his hand, streched forth towards ye South & East quarters making a Triangle without ye Circle, commanding him into it by ye vertue of ye Bonds & chaines of spirits hereafter following, & if he doe not come into ye  by your Threats, rehearse ye Bounds & chaines before him, and then he will yeild obediance and come into it and do what he is commanded by ye Eorcist [Exorcist], yet he must receive him courteously, because he is a great king & doe homage to him, as the kings and princes doe that attend him, and you must [also] have allwayes a silver Ring on the middle finger of the left hand, held against your face as they do for Amaimon, This king Beleth causeth all ye love that possible may be, both of Men and women till ye Master Eorcist [Exorcist] hath had his mind fullfilled &c. he is of the order of Powers and governeth 85 Legions of [102v] spirits, his Noble seal is this wch is to be worne before you in the Time of working.

    


BELIAL

The 68th spirit is called Belial, he is a mighty king and powerfull; he was Created next after Lucifer, & is of his order; he appeareth in ye forme of a Beautiful angel sitting in a Charriot of fire, speaking wth a comly voice, declaring that he fell first & amongst ye worthier & wiser sort wchwent before Michael & other heavenly angels; his office is to distribute preferments of senatorships, and to cause favour of friends & foes, he giveth Excellent familiars & governeth 80 Legions of spirits. Note this kink [! king] Belial must have offerings sacrafices & gifts presented to him, by ye Exorcist or else he will not give True answares to his demands; But then he Tarryeth [will tarry] not one hour in ye truth except [unless] he be constrained by devine power & his seal is Thus wch is to be worne as a Lamin, before ye Exorcist &c.

    


BELL METAL

Alc. Mediaeval sigil for aes campanorum given in SIGNA 17C :

GESSMANN 1906 gives :


BELOCH

Mag. Name (perhaps confused with Beliar) and sigil given by HEYDON 1664 for spirit. Intended to represent the letter B in the secret alphabet of ‘Angels and Genii’ :


BENJAMINE FLOWERS

Alc. Mediaeval sigils recorded by GESSMANN 1906 :


BERITH

The 28th spirit in order as salomon bound them, is named Berith. he is a Mighty great and terrable duke, he hath two other Names given to him by men of latter Times, viz: Beal & Bolfry, he appeareth like a souldier wth red clothing, ridding on a red horse & [having] a Crown of Gold upon his head he giveth True answards of things [concerning the] past present & to come; you [must] use a Ring as is before spoken of [with] Beleth in calling him forth; he can turne all mettals into Gold, he can give dignity & [can] confirm them to Men, he speaketh wth a very clear & subtill voice, he is a great Lyer and not to be Trusted much he governeth over 26 Legions of spirits his seal is this which must be worne as [a] lamin.

    


BETH

Occ, The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet (see HEBRAIC SCRIPT) for which very many derivative sigiliic forms are preserved within the tradition of secret alphabets, of which the most well-known are those recorded by BARTOLOZZI 1675 :

WIRTH 1927 equates Beth with the Tarot arcanum LADY POPE, and with the constellation Cassiopeia. In his list of pictorial derivatives for the the letter, he suggests an association with the idea of a Camel, but the vestigial drawing was almost certainly a ‘house’, a concept which is reflected in the sound-value of the letter :


BETHOR

Mag. Mediaevai silgil for planntary spirit of Jupiter recorded by TRITHEMIUS 1503

SCHEIBLE 1848

SHEPHERD 1971


BEZOAR STONE

Alc. Several variant forms of a simple graphic are given by GESSMANN 1906 :


BIFRONS

The 46th spirit is called Bifrons, he is an Earle and appeareth in ye forme of a Monster at first but after a while at ye command of ye Exorcist he putteth on ye shape of a man, his office is to make one knowing in Astrology & geomitry & other arts & siences, & Teacheth ye vertues of all hearbs, precious stones & woodes, he changeth ye dead Bodyes & putteth Them into one another [anothers’] places, & lighteth candeles seemingly upon ye graves of ye dead he hath under his command 6 Legions of spirits, his seal is this, wch he will owne and submit unto &c.

    


BILE

Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 records the following sigil from an early Greek manuscript which is clearly a short—form for chyle :


BIQUINTILE

Ast. Sigil for the astrological aspect of 144° given by RAPHAEL 1900 :

SIMMONITE 1890 records a common abbreviation :


BIRDSEGGS

Alc. BERTHEL0T 1885 records a sigil from an early Greek manuscript :


BIRTHPLACE See RU.


BISMUTH

Alc. Mediaeval sigil given by SIGNA 17C

with a later version recorded by DIDEROT 1763 :

LUEDY 1928

SCHNEIDER 1962


BITUMEN STONE

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701


BLACKMAL

Alc. ALCHEMICAL 17C


BLACK SOAP

Alc. DIDEROT 1763


BLACK SULPHUR See BRIMSTONE and SULPHUR NIGRUM


BLACK TALC

Alc. Two mediaeval sigils recorded by DIDEROT 1763 :


BLEND

Alc. Mediaeval sigils recorded by DIDEROT 1763 :


BLISDON

Demon – BLISDON « the quick one »

Mag. Sigil for a demon linked with the planet Mercury, given by AGRIPPA 16C :


BLOODSTONE

Alc. Mediaeval sigil given by SHELTON 17C

with a some- what dubious alternative by FRANCKLYN 1627

See also HAEMATTIE


BLUE

Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 records the following short-form from an ancient Greek manuscript

Two variants, presumably mediaeval, are given by DIDEROT 1763

But see also lapis lazuli under LAPIS


BLUE VITRIOL

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701

DIDEROT 1763

But see VITRIOL


BOBOGEL

Mag. One of two demons linked with the Sun, recorded by AGRIPPA 16C

      


BODY

Occ. Mediaeval sigil given by SIGNA 17C

A later form   recorded by GESSMANN 1906 is presumably derived from the Latin corpus :


BODY ERECT

Occ. In her graphic system of symbolism, BLAVATSKY 1877 gives

but see also ONE.


BOIL

Alc. SIGNA 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

GESSMANN 1906

See also GRADES OF FIRE


BOILED OIL

Alc. Mediaeval sigil given by GESSMANN 1906


BOILED WINE

Alc. Mediaeval sigil given by GESSMANN 1906


BOILER

Alc. Most forms for the alchemical cucurbita are vestigial drawings, though DIDEROT 1763 gives two sigils


BOLE

Alc. ALCHEMY 1650

SHELTON 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

GESSMANN 1906

KOCH 1930

SCHNEIDER 1962

See also ARMENIAN BOLE, RED BOLE and WHITE BOLE


BONES

Occ. The sigil recorded by CHASSANT 1884 from mediaeval sources is obviously a contraction for the Latin ossa


BORAX

Alc. A large number of sigils, most of them originally mediaeval derivatives, have been recorded: the most common are

WORLIDGE 1651

CROLLIUS 1670

VALENTINE 1671

FRESNE 1688

ALCHEMICAL 17C

SHELTON 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

DIDEROT 1763

POISSON 1891

GESSMANN 1906

LUEDY 1928

SCHNEIDER 1962


BORNOGO

Demon – BORNOGO « lord of power »

Mag. One of the two demons linked with the Sun, recorded by AGRIPPA 16C


BOTARION

Alc. The sigil recorded from an ancient Greek manuscript by BERTHELOT 1885 is probably intended to denote a Digestion Vessel


BOTIS

The 17th spirit is called Botis a great president and an Earle; he appeareth at ye [first] shew in ye form of an ugly viper Then at ye command of ye Magician he putteth on humane shape, with great teeth, Two horns, carring a sharp bright sword in his hand, he telleth of all Things past and to come and reconcileth friends and foes, he governeth 60 Legions of spirits his seal is this, that he obeyeth when he seeth it.

    


BOTTLE

Alc. The word in its nounal use is designated usually by a simple vestigial drawing, as in the mediaeval example given by GESSMANN 1906

which represents the ampulla of the alchemists- When a verbal use is intended/ then a sigil recorded by GESSMANN 1906 may be used which in fact means ‘bottle when cleared’

Sometimes the sigils for LUTUM SAPIENTIAE arc used in a strictly esoteric sense for the idea of bottling and sealing, though this is probably n late and inappropriate use of the sigils.


BRACHIUM

Alc. Sigil given by MANSIONES 14C for the 7th of the mediaeval lunar mansions, called Al Dhira in the Arabic system

A sigil for the amulet relating to this lunar mansion (called finis Ceminorum) is given by ABANO 1303


BRASS

Alc. There is much confusion regarding the alloys of the alchemists, and this naturally reflects in the sigils. In some eases the sigils for aes refer to any crude metal dug from the earth; in order cases to the common alloy of copper and tin. The alley of copper and zinc is probably intended for the rmjority of the following sigils, but the meaning may only be derived from the context. For example, it is likely that the forms given by GESSMANN 1906 designate COPPER and even aes ustum.

VALENTINE 1671

SHELTON 17C

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906


BRICK

Alc. The most common sigils are vestigial drawings, as for example those given by GESSMANN 1906

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906


BRICK DUST

Alc. As with the sigils for BRICK , the most common forms are vestigial drawings, as for example those given by GESSMANN 1906   below. Sigils are also derived from the initials of the Latin farina laterum, as for example in the forms given by DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906


BRIMSTONE

Alc. A sigil is given under this name by KOCH 1930

but this is actually the late-mediaeval form for ‘black sulphur ‘ – see SULPHUR NIGRUM – ‘brimstone’ being the vernacular at one time for SULPHUR.


BRONZE

Alc. The observations under BRASS are relevant to this metal, though bronze is an alloy more easily identifiable through the sigil, being more commonly the a«s of the alchemists. However, confusion still reigns, and sigils for BRASS and COPPER are often employed in cases where bronze should be sigillated.

ALCHEMICAL 17C

GESSMANN 1906

See also BELL METAL.


BRORGES

Demon – BRORGES « archdemon of woe »

Mag. Sigil for the demon linked with the planet Saturn, given in AGRIPPA 16C


BUNE

The 26th spirit is called Bune [or Bime], he is a strong, great & mighty duke, & appeareth in ye forme of a Dragon wth three heads, one like a dog, The other like a griffin; The 3d like a man, he speaketh with a high & comely voice, he changeth ye places of ye dead, & causeth those spirits that are under him, to gather together upon their sepulcheres, he giveth Riches to a man & maketh him wise & eloquent, he giveth true Answards to yr demands, & governeth 30 Legions of spirits, his seal is this wch he owneth [oweth] obedience to. first

    

& Nota he hath another seal or Character wch is made Thus.


BUER

The 10th spirit is Buer, a great president and appereth in  that is his shape when ye  is there, he teacheth Phylosophy [both] Morall & Naturall, & ye Logicall arts, & ye vertues of all hearbes & plants, & healeth all distempers in Man, & giveth (familiars) good familiars, he governeth over 50 Legions of spirits and this is his seale of obediance wch you must weare when you call him to apperance.

     


BURNED ALUM See CALCINATED ALUM


BURNED BRASS See AES USTUM


BURNED COPPER See AES USTUM


BURNED HARTSHORN See HARTSHORN


BURNED LEAD See CALCINATED LEAD


BURNED PEBBLE

Alc. GESSMANN 1906


BURNED TARTAR See CALCINATED TARTAR


BURNED VITRIOL See CALCINATED VITRIOL


BUTMONO

Demon – BUTMONO « demon of greed »

Mag. Sigil for the demon linked with the planet Jupiter, given by AGRIPPA 16C


BY DEGREES

Alc. Mediaeval sigil for a term used in alchemy meaning ‘gradually’ or ‘in stages’, and having nothing to do with the terra used in its astrological sense. ALCHEMICAL 17C


BYSS

Occ. LAW 1772

See ABYSS



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C – SIGILS

Dictionary of Occult – Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils


 CABBALISTIC SCRIPT See HEBRAIC SCRIPT


CANCER


CADENT

Ast. Modern sigil given by DE VORE 1947 for both the ‘cadent house’ and the ‘cadent sign’ :


CAHETHEL

Génie 08

 

vocale : Cahethel
évocation du 5° au 9°59′ du taureau,
domine les 7° bélier / 19° gémeaux / 1° vierge / 13° scorpion / 25° capricorne
chaque jour durant 20′, 2h20′ aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 26 au 30 avril.

 


CAIM

The 53d spirit is called Caim, he is a great president & appeareth in ye forme of a Bird called a Thrush at first, but after a while he putteth on yeshape of a man carring in his hand a sharp sword; he seemeth to answare in Burning ashes, he is a good disputer, his office is to give men yeunderstanding of all Birds, loweing of Bullocks, Barking of doggs & other Creatures, and also ye Noise of waters, and [he] giveth very true answares of Things to come; he was of ye order of angels, & now Ruleth 30 Legions of Infernall spirits; his seal is This, wch wear as a Lamin.


CALAMINE

Alc. SIGNA 17C

GESSMANN 1906


CALCINATE

Alc. The most cccunon mediaeval sigils appear as part of a compound in the form recorded by FRANCKLYN 1627 :

ALCHYMIA 1563

FRANCKLYN 1627

SHELTON 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

POISSON 1891

GESSMANN 1906

LUEDY 1928

SCHNEIDER 1962

See also CALCINATION


CALCINATED ALUM

Alc. SHELTON 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701


CALCINATED BRASS See AES USTUM


CALCINATED COPPER See AES USTUM


CALCINATED GOLD

Alc. Two ancient Greek sigils arc recorded by

BERTHELOT 1385 :

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906

A mediaeval sigil recorded by GESSMANN 1906 perhaps refers to the alchemical process of ‘calcination of gold’ :


CALCINATED HARTSHORN

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701

GESSMANN 1906


CALCINATED LEAD

Alc. Two sigils from the Greek alchemical tradition are recorded by BERTHELOT 1885

SOMMERHOFF 1701

GESSMANN 1906


CALCINATED SILVER

Alc. Two sigils are recorded from the Greek alchemic tradition by BERTHELOT 1885

The sigils recorded by SOMMERHOFF 1701

and that derived from this source by GESSMANN 1906

probably refer to the alchemical process of ‘silver calcination’ .


CALCINATED TARTAR

Alc. ALCHEMICAL 17C

GESSMANN 1906


CALCINATED TIN

Alc. A sigil derived from the Greek alchemical tradition is recorded by BERTHELOT 1885 :


CALCINATED VITRIOL

Alc. SHELTON 17C


CALCINATION

Alc. MICHAELSPACHER 1616 gives the sigil

next to the sigil for the sign or constellation Aries, either tc symbolise the alchemical process of calcination or (less likely) the alchemical ANTIMONY See CALCINATE.


CALIEL

Génie 18

vocale : calïel
évocation du 25° au 29°59′ des gémeaux,
domine les 17° bélier / 29° gémeaux / 11° vierge / 23° scorpion / 5° verseau
chaque jour durant 20′, 5h40′ aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 16 au 21 juin.

 


CALX

Alc. The sigils sometimes clearly refer to the ancient meaning of lime or QUICKLIME, sometimes to the more modern meaning of the powder or friable substance obtained by the calcination of metals or minerals.

CROLLIUS 1670

VALENTINE 1671

SHELTON 17C

SIGNA 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

LUEDY 1928

SCHNEIDER 1962

See also CALX CHYMICUS, CALX METALLORUM, CALX OVORUM and CALX TARTARIS

Under the heading Calx SOMMERHOFF 1701 lists also Calx Saturni :

Calx Soils

and Calx Veneris :


CALX CHYMICUS

Alc. Mediaeval sigils recorded by ALCHEMICAL 17C :


CALX METALLORUM

Alc. A large number of mediaeval sigils is recorded by GESSMANN 1906, of which the following are worth recording :


CALX OVORUM

Alc. WORLIDGE 1651

SCHNEIDER 1962

CALX SOLIS See CALX


CALX TARTARIS

Alc. WORLIDGE 1651

VALENTINE 1671

But see also CALX


CALX VIVA See QUICKLIME


CAMAEL

Demon – CAMAEL « the destroyer »

Mag. Mediaeval sigil for the ‘angel’ of Mars (The destroyer) , given by BARRETT 1801, but derived from the ‘angel’ given by TRITHEMIUS 1503 for SAMAEL :


CAMBRIEL

Mag. Sigil for geomantic spirit given by HEYDON 1664, perhaps in error from AGRIPPA 1531 :


CAMPHOR

Alc. SIGNA 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906

POISSON 1891

ALBERTUS 1974


CANANEAN SCRIPT

Occ. One of che numerous scripts preserved under this name is the version given in relation to the Roman alphabet by RIVIERE 1938

This secret alphabet was originated for the Hebrew alphabet (see for example HEBRAIC SCRIPT) , and has been taken over from one of the several versions called the CHALDEAN SCRIPT :


CANCER

Ast. Sigils for the zodiacal sign of the Crab, used indiscriminately for the constellation of the same nane. Printed version of the sigil derived from one of several related forms in the Graeco-Byzantine tradition (see NEUGEBAUER 1959 below), given by HYGINUS 1482 :

Said by AGRIPPA 1510 to be based on the movement of the crab/ though this is entirely fanciful.

Ancient Egyptian (demotic) :

BERLIN 42AD

STOBART 2C

SPIEGELBERG 1911

Graeco- Byzantine, c.500AD :

NEUGEBAUER 1959

ASTROLOGICAL 14C

JANUA 14C

LEUPOLDI 14C

MANSIONIBUS 1482

ASTROLOGICAL 15C

BONATTI 15C

QUADRANTIS 15C

TABLES 15C

SCHYNAGEL 1500

HERMETIS 16C

SIGILLIS 17C

TRITHEMIUS 1650

ASTROLOGY 17C

TRACTS 17C

VALLEMONT 1707

WELLING 1735

STEINER 1906

STEINER 1910

SUCHER 1958

BURCKHARDT 1967

EBERTIN 1970

RUDHYAR 1970

SUCHER 1958

LEUPOLDI 14C gives a sigil for the constellation Cancer

As does AGRIPPA 1510 :

See also COSMIC EGG, MOON ARCANUM and SPIRIT OF CANCER


CANE

Alc. Two mediaeval sigils recorded by GESSMANN 1906


CANIS

Ast. Sigil for the 13th lunar mansion, called Al Awwa in the Arabic system, given in MANSIONES 14C :


CANIS MAJOR

Ast. Mediaeval sigil for the binary alpha Canis Major is, sometimes called Sirius, given in HERMETCS 13C :

A related variant is given by AGRIPPA 1510, which has become the standard sigil in astrology :


CANIS MINOR

Ast. Mediaeval sigil for the binary alpha Canis Minoris, sometimes called Procyon, given in HERMETIS 13C :

A related variant given in AGRIPPA 1510 has become the standard sigil in astrology :

EVANS 1922


CAPELLA

Ast. Mediaeval sigil for the fixed star alpha Aurigae, given in HERMETIS 13C under the name of ALAYOCH

this sigil was wrongly transmitted by AGRIPPA 1510, with the result that the sigil in common use may be confused with that for ALDEBARAN.

The CUPELLA is sometimes called as ‘capella’. See also ALAYOCH


CAPILLUS

Ast. Sigil for the eleventh lunar mansion, called Al Zubrah in the Arabic astrological system, given by MANSIONES 14C :

A sigil for the amulet linked with this mansion, called Venter Leonis, is recorded by ABANO 1303 :


CAPRICORN – CAPRICORNE

Ast. Zodiacal sign of the Goat-fish, frequently mis-termed the Goat : the sigils are used indiscriminately for the constellation of the same name, AGRIPPA 1531 derives the mediaeval sigil from the tail of the goat, but rhis is entirely fanciful, and it is likely that the common form is derived from the duality of the goat-fish form.

The printed version is from the manuscript tradition, as given by HYGINUS 1482

FIRMICUS 1499

LILLY 1647

The sigils for this sign are numerous/ and to avoid confusion the entries below have been set out in three sections – MODERN VARIANTS, COMMON VARIANTS (on the modern farms), and RARE forms.

MODERN VARIANTS

SIBLY 1790

CHRISTIAN 1870

MODERN ASTROLOGY 1899

VREEDE 1954

NEUGEBAUER 1959

BURCKHARDT 1967

CIRLOT 1962

HADES 1969

NEERACHER 1967

SUCHER 1970

COMMON VARIANTS

HOROSCOPES 15C

SCHYNAGEL 1500

DARIOT 1557

PICCOLOMINI 1558

GIUNTINI 1583

AGRIPPA 16C

HERMETIS 16C

MARY 16C

SMITH 18C

BLUNDEVILLE 1602

HOROSCOPE 1614

ALCHEMICAL 17C

LUCCA 17C

RULES 17C

TABLE 17C

VALLEMONT 1707

WELLING 1735

GEHEIME 1785

CARRICHTERUS 18C

SYSTEMES 18C

RARE

Ancient Egyptian (demotic) : BERLIN 42AD

STOBART 2C

SPIEGELBERG 1911

ASTROLOGICA 14C

DESTINATIONUM 14C

JANUA 14C

LEOPOLDI 14C

MANSTONIBUS 1482

ASTROLOGICAL 15C

BONATTI 15C

FREGOSUS 15C

QUADRANTIS 15C

TABLES 15C

LAMBECIUS 15C

TRITHEMIUS 1503

AGRIPPA 1510

THURNEYSSER 1570

THURNEYSSER 1574

BLUNDEVILLE 1602

ASTROLOGICAL 1650

HEYDON 1650

BELOT 1667

ASTROLOGY 17C

LEROY 17C

MAGICI 17C

PROWSSE 17C

SIGILLIS 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

FREHER 1717

PYTHAGORAS 18C

WILSON 1820

GESSMANN 1906

SUCHER 1975

LUEDY 1928 records a related sigil from the Syrian astrological tradition :

LEUPOLDI 14C gives a sigil for the constellation :

See also SPIRIT OF CAPRICORN


CAPUT

Ast . Usually the single word caput in an astrological context refers to caput draaonis, ‘the dragon’s head, originally an astrological term, but now used in astrological, alchemical and geomantic contexts. The term in its astrological sense refers te the Moor’s north Node, the point at which the ascendinq orbit of the Moon intersects the ecliptic. The sigil most commonly used is mediaeval in origin, derived from the ancient Greek (see NODE), as for example the form given by LILLY 1647 :

The enrry below is divided into two pares – one listing the astrological and alchemical sigils, the ether listing the georaantic sigils.

ASTROLOGICAL AND ALCHEMICAL

ASTROLOGICA 14C

JANUA 14C

CANONES 15C

BONATTI 15C

SIGNIFICATIONES 15C

TABULAE 15C

SCHYNAGEL 1500

DEUTSCHE 1961

A mediaeval abbreviation is given by CHASSANT 1884 :

It is not uncommon fox medorn epheroerides to give this sigil in a form which may be confused with that more accurately used for LEO :

GEOMANTIC

The most common form is that used for one of the sixteen geomantic figures :

This caput draconis is linked by AGRIPPA 1531 with the element Earth and the zodiacal sign Virgo : a multitude of variants (stars, dots, floral devices, etc.) is used to denote the same fourfold arrangement. The following sigils are from late mediaeval sources, and arc sometimes used in astrological and magical contexts to connote the force and nature of astrological caput (above) us for example in TRITHEMIUS 1503.

AGRIPPA 1531

the same source gives also the form

which is surely wrong.

HEYDON 1664 records a sigil

which is also incorrect.


CAPUT ALGOL

Ast. Mediaeval sigil for fixed star reputed to be the most evil in the skies, the modern beta Persei , given by HERMETIS 13C in an original form :

EVANS 1922 (mediaeval) :

A related variant is recorded by AGRIPPA 1510, which has become the standard modern form for the sigil :


CAPUT ARIETIE See CORNUA ARIETIS


CAPUT CANCRI See OCULUS


CAPUT CANIS

Ast. The 5th of the lunar mansions, called Al Hak’ah in the Arabic astrological systen, a sigil for which is yiven by

MANSIONES 14C

A sigil, or group of sigils, linked with this mansion (under the nane of finis Tauri et Ceminorum), is recorded for amulotic use by ABANO 1303 :

CAPUT DRACONIS See CAPUT


CAPUT MORTUUM

Alc. Usually this alchemical residue is signified by a vestigial drawing of a human skull, the ‘death’s head’, but one or   two other variants exist :

WORLIDGE 1651

VALENTINE 1671

SIGNA 17C

ALCHEMICAL 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

CARRICHTERUS 18C

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906

ALBERTUS 1974

SCHNEIDER 1962

SOMMERHOFF 1701 gives the sigil

for terra damnata.


CAPUT TAURI See COR TAURI


CARBON DIOXIDE

Alc. SCHEFFERS 1775 gives the sigil

for his Acidum aereum, for which BERGMANN 1795 gave the variant :


CARCER

Geo. Sigil for one of the- sixteen geomantie figures :

A multitude of variants (dots, stars, floral devices, etc.) are used to denote the same four-feld arrangement. Carcer, ‘prison’ is linked by AGRIPPA 1531 with the element of Earth, the planet Saturn, and the zodiacal sign Pisces. The following ylyils are derived from the niediaeval tradition, aad ore sometimes used to denote the planet Saturn, as for example in TRITHEMIUS 1503.

AGRIPPA 1531


CARDINAL See CARDINALITY


CARDINAL CROSS

Ast. Sigil introduced, with a complicated supportive rationale, by BAILEY 1934 to represent the four cardinal zodiacal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn) :


CARDINALITY

Ast . Modern sigil for the cardinal quality, recorded by

DE VORS 1947 :

See also CARDINAL CROSS.


CASK see CUPELLA


CASSEROLE

Alc. Two mediaeval sigils recorced by DIDEROT 1763


CASSIEL

Demon – CASSIEL « lord of all conspirators »

Mag. Three mediaeval siyils for this angel of Saturn recorded by BARRETT 1801 :

thouyh the last sigil is given by TRITHEMIUS 1503 as for ORTPHIEL.

SCHEIBLE 1848 records raany nedianval variants :

See also SPHERE OF SATURN


CASSRIEL

Demon – CASSRIEL of hell’s electorate: « poet »

 

Mag. SCHEIBLE 1848 gives several sigils for this demon :


CASTOR OIL

Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 records an ancient Greek sigil for this liquid :


CAUDA

Ast. Usually the single word caudd refers to aauda draconis (the dragon’s tail) , which was originally an astrological term, cut which is now used in both alchemical and geomantic contexts as well. In the astrological tradition it was intended to denote the Noon’s south NODE, the point at which the descending orbit of the noon intersects the ecliptic. The sigil most commonly used is mediaeval (though derived from the ancient Greek), as given in LILLY 1647 :

The entries below are divided into two parts, the first r being ASTROLOGICAL, the second GEOMANTIC.

ASTROLOGICAL

JANUA 14C

ASTROLOGICAL 15C

BONATTI 15C

CANONES 15C

SIGNIFICATIONES 15C

TABULAE 15C

SCHYNAGEL 1500

ASTROLOGY 17C

STRAGGLING 1824

GEOMANTIC

A basic sigil is given for one of the sixteen geomantic figures, called cauda draconis

A multitude of variant sigils exists (with stars, dots, floral devices, etc.) used to express the same four-fold arrangements. Cauda is linked by AGRIPPA 1531 with the element Fire, and the zodiacal sign Sagittarius. The following sigils are derived from the mediaeval tradition, and are sometimes used in astrological and magical contexts to express the idea of cauda draconis in its astrological sense, as for example in TRITHEMIUS 1503.

AGRIPPA 1531


CAUDA CAPRICORNI

Ast. Mediaeval sigil for the fixed star delta Capricorni , sometimes called Deneb Algedi, given in HERMETIS 13C

 

AGRIPPA 1531 gives a variant which has entered the European occult tradition :


CAUDA LEONIS

Ast . The 12th of the lunar mansions, called Al sarfah in Arabic astrological system, for which MANSIONES 14C gives a mediaeval sigil :

A series of siqils linked with this lunar mansion (called finis Leonis et principis Virginia, and perhaps linked with SPICA) is given for amuletie use by ABANO 1303 :


CAUDA SCORPIONIS

Ast. The 19th of the mediaeval lunar mansions, called Al shaula in the arabic astrological system, a sigil for which is given by MANSIONES 14C :

A sigil linked with this lunar mansion (called finis Scorpionis et caput Sagittarii) is given for amuletie use by ABANO 1303 :


CAUDA URSAE

Ast. Mediaeval sigil for the double star alpha Ursae Minoris, sometimes called Polaris, Stella Polaris, Cynosura or the Pole Star, given by HERMETIS 13C

AGRIPPA 1531 gives a variant which has entered the European occult tradition :

AGRIPPA 1510 gives :

EVANS 1922 (mediaeval) :


CAUSTIC METAL See CALX.


CELANDINE

Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 records an ancient Greek sigil :


CELESTTAL SCRIPT

Occ. A number of secret alphabets, variously called ‘celestial ‘, ‘angelic’ or ‘supercelestial’ , has been recorded in various occult texts, among the most well-known of which is that given

by AGRIPPA 1531 :

The more or leas genuine ‘celestial’ scripts have been derived from the Hebraic alphabet (see HEBRAIC SCRIPT), but some writers, such as RIVIERE 1938 have adapted these for the Roman alphabet. Below is his ‘angeic’ alphabet, compared with his ‘celestial’ :

Wikipedia

celestial-writing-font

alphcelestial

celestial-writing

But see also SECRET SCRIPTS.


CELESTIAL VAPOUR

Alc. The sigil given in the collection of Greek texts by BERTHELOT 1885 relates to aithali ouranou :

which BERTHELOT 1885 translates somewhat materialistically as ‘celestial vapour’ though the form of the -sigil would suqgest something of a spiritual nature – perhaps relating zo the smoke of the pythonic oracles r or even (though more doubtfully) to the atheric forces described in the theosophical tradition.


CEMENT

Alc. In most contexts it is clear that a verbal use is intended by the sigil.

SHELTON 17C

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906 records several mediaeval sigils :

SCHNEIDER 1962


CENTRAL POINT See ARCHETYPES.


CERA See WAX.


CERES

Ast. Sigil given by WILSON 1819 for ‘planet’ (in fact an asteroid) in orbit between Mars and Jupiter :

KOCH 1930

SIDGWICK 1973


CERUSSA See WHITE LEAD.


CHALAMINT STONE

Alc. FRANCKLYN 1627


CHALCITE

Alc. The sigil is derived from an .ibbreviatior : of the Greek word recorded by BERTHELOT 1885, and probably relates to copper pyrites :


CHALDEAN SCRIPT

Occ. One of the numerous secret alphabets in the tradition of HEBRAIC SCRIPT. The alphabet recorded here is that given by VIGNERE 1586 :

The alphabet has nothing to do with the historic Chaldean cuneiform, but in mediaeval terminology Chaldean was synonymous with astrologer.


CHALK

Alc. Two mediaeval sigils fire recorded by GESSMANN 1906

FRANCKLYN 1627 qives two sigils for ‘chalk containing gold’ :


CHAOS

Occ. DEE 1564 gives the sigil but see also ELEMNTS and ABYSS.


CHARACTER

Occ. A short-form or abbreviation for character in the sense of ‘sigil’ , and with reference to the planetary ox alcheruical symbols, is found only in manuscripts, as for example in CONJURATION 14C :

There exists a wide range of different sigils referred to in occult literature as « characters’, many of which are listed in this dictionary under the heading of PLANETARY SYMBOLS : but see also CHARACTERS OF ELEMENTS and HERMETIC SIGIL.


CHARACTERS See PLANETARY SYMBOLS.


CHARACTERS OF ELEMENTS

Alc. The following sigils are given by BRAHE 1582 as characters, but these are not intended to act as sigils In the ordinary sense far the relevant elements! they are Intended for simple amuletic use.

AIR :

EARTH :

FIRE :

WATER :

For the traditional forms, see AIR, EARTH, ELEMENTS, FIRE, QUINTESSENCE, THREE AIRS, THREE EARTHS, THREE PIKES, THREE WATERS and WATER.


CHARCOAL

Alc. Two mediaeval sigils given by GESSMANN 1906


CHARIOT

Occ. WIRTH 1927 relates this 7th arcanum of the Tarot pack to the Hebraic ZAIN, and associates with it the sigil

which is the so-called CROSS of Lorraine , which WIRES 1927 sees as the primitive form of the Zain (though a more precise etymology for the graphic vestigial form is that of a ‘decorative staff’ within the Egyptian hieroglyphics). WIRTH 1927 also associates the two sigils

with the arcanum, presumably because these are to be found within the compositional structure of the design.

CHAVAKIAH

Génie 35

vocale :chavakayah
évocation du 20° au 24°59′ de la vierge,
domine les 4° taureau / 16° cancer / 28° vierge / 10° sagittaire / 22° verseau
chaque jour durant 20′, 11h20′ aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 14 au 18 septembre.


CHENOR

Demon – CHENOR « the wish granter »

Mag. sigil used for a spirit (perhaps the original Chaniel) by HEYDON 1664 to represent the letter C in the secret writing called the ‘Alphabet of Angels and Genii’ :


CHERUBIM

Occ. SUCKER 1975 appears to linfc the sigil for Aquarius

with the sphere of the Seraphim, which is traditionally associated with either the ‘sphere’ of the Seraphin or which is traditionally associated with either the ‘sphere’ of the stellatum or with the zodiacal sphere itself. In effect, each of the sigils for the four fixed signs of the zodiac (TAURUS, LEO, SCORPIO and AQUARIUS) could theoretically be used to represent one of the individual cherubs, but must synbolists have recourse to pictorial images, rather than sigils.


CHRIST

Rel . A large number of sigils, roost often involved with the symbolism of the CROSS, have been used to symbolise Christ, and the following consists rnnreiy of a selection taken from occult sources :

SCHEIBLE 1848

BOCK 1931

SHEPHERD 1971

VERARDI 1972

GETTINGS 1978

TESTA 1962 gives a whole series of ‘gnostic Samaritan-Christian’ sigils which might be said to symbolise Christ :

The same source lists also a number of related sigils under CHRISTMON and JESUS, along with

CHASSANT 1884 records a mediaeval range

See also CHRIST TRIUMPHANT.


CHRISTMON

Rel. Very rr.uny mediaeval and modern variants are recorded, most of them relating in effect to CHRIST or CROSS.

KOCH 1930 gives

whilst TESTA 1962 records some early sigils derived from the Judao-Christian tradition :


CHRIST TRIUMPHANT

Rel – A series of sigils recorded by TESTA 1962 relates to a graphic tradition which abbreviates the sign of Victory (N-IC-A) with the V (VAU) of Jesus :

Tne magical alphabet of Anael in SCHEIBLE 1848 gives a sigil for Christ Triumphant :

See also CHRIST, CIIRTSTMON and JESUS.


CHRYSOCOLLA

Alc. Early mediaeval sigil, probably derived from the ancient Greek, recorded by SHEPHERD 1971 for solder of gold :


CHRYSTALLUS

Alc. Two sigils given by SIGNA 17C :


CIMEIES

The 66th spirit is called Cimeies he is a mighty great Marquiz strong & powerfull appearing like a valiant souldier, riding on a goodly Black horse; he ruleth over all spirits in ye part of Africa, his office is to Teach perfectly grammar Rhetoric [&] logick and to discover Treasures & Things lost or hidden, he can make a man seeme like a souldier of his own likeness, he governeth 20 Legions of cheefe [chief] spirits, but more Inferior [than] himself his seal is Thus made, & worne as a Lamin &c.


CINDERS

Alc. WORLIDGE 1651

CROLLIUS 1612

VALENTINE 1671

SIGNA 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906

For cinis clavellatis SOMMERHOFF 1701 gives

For cineris saiicis SIGNA 17c gives


CINNABAR

Alc. The common alchemical terra for the red form of mercuric sulphide – thounh the sigil is also used foe the pigment vermilion.

WORLIDGE 1651

CROLLIUS 1612

CROLLIUS 1670

VALENTINE 1671

SHELTON 17C

SIGNA 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906

CARBONELLI 1925

LUEDY 1928

SCHNEIDER 1962

BERTHELOT 1885 records two Greek sigils :


CINNABAR OF ANTIMONY

Alc, Two sigils given by DIDEROT 1763 :


CIRCULATING FIRE

Alc. Mediaeval sigils given by GESSMANN 1906, mainly derived from the cocimon sigil for FIRE :


CIRCULUS DUPLEX

Occ . Sigil given by HERMES 1613 in a series of graphic occult structures :

The duplex symbolises the idea of spiritual growth – an inner quality is protected within the nutrient of a shielding outer quality. The sigil may also be interpreted as being symbolic of the alchemical process itself.


CLAVIS

Occ. Sigil derived from Dee’s MONAD by Boehme, and called by him ‘the Sevan Forms of Spirit’ relating to his Wirende Eigenschaften (see MUSES 1951) :

The sigil combines the ‘Seven Forms’ of the seven planets :

Saturn-Moon which qives ‘Harsh desiring will’ :

Mercury-Jupiter which gives ‘Bitter or stinging’ :

Mars-Venus which gives ‘Anguish till the « flash of Fire » ‘ :

Sun which itself represents the ‘flash of Fire’ and the ‘Fire World’ :

Venus-Mars which gives ‘Light or Love, where the water of Eternal Life flows’ :

Jupiter-Mercury which oives ‘Noise, sound or Mercury’ :

Moon-Saturn which gives ‘Substance of Nature’ :

MUSES 1951 presents variants of these, according to Freher, in the order given above, but with a nore thorough interpretation and with the sigillic forms :

See also LAW 1772.


COAGULATE

Alc. The sigils below, all of which are mediaeval in origin, refer to the verbal use of the word. But see also COAGULATION

WORLIDGE 1651

ALCHEMY 1650

VALENTINE 1671

DIDEROT 1763

LUEDY 1928


COAGULATION

Alc. Sigil given by GEHEIME 1785 for the alchemical process of ‘thickening substances’ :

SIGNA 17C

GESSMANN 1906

See DISSOLVE.


COBALT

Alc. ALCHEMICAL 17C

SCHEFFERS 1775

BERGMANN 1785

GESSMANN 1906

LUEDY 1928

SCHNEIDER 1962


COHABITIO

Alc. The word refers to an alchemical process.

WORLIDGE 1651

ALCHEMY 1650


COLCOTHARUM

Alc. Mediaeval sigils given by GESSMANN 1906


COMET

Ast. Modern sigil recorded by SHEPHERD 1071 :


COMMISTIO See MIX


COMMON SALT See SALT


COMPOSE

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701 gives the form


COMPOSITION

Alc. An ancient Greek sigil is given by BERTHELOT 1885 :


CONCENTRATED SPIRIT OF WINE

Alc. GESSMANN 1906


CONCH

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701


CONDENSED VAPOUR

Alc. An ancient Greek sigil is recorded by BERTHELOT 1885 :


CONGEAL

Alc. DIDEROT 1763


CONGELATION

Alc. MICHAELSPACHER 1616 gives the sigil

next to the sign or constellation Taurus, either to symbolise the alchemical process of Congelation, or (less likely) the alchemical Bitumen.


CONJUNCTIO

Geo. Sigil for one of the sixteen geomantic figures :

A multitude of variants (stars, dots, floral devices, etc.) is used to denote the same four-fold arrangement. Conjunctio is linked by AGRIPPA 1531 with the element of Air, the planet Mercury and the zodiacal sign Virgo. The following sigils are derived from late-mediaeval sources, and are sometimes used to denote the planet Mercury, as for example in TRITHEMIUS 1503

AGRIPPA 1531


CONJUNCTION

Ast. An aspect in which two or more planets are in the game degree of the zodiac. The common form o£ the sigil is precisely that found in mediaeval manuscripts, as for example in SIGILLIS 17C

ASTROLOGICAL 15C

KALENDAR 15C

HOROSCOPE 1614

A series of individual sigils, intended to denote particular planetary conjunctions has been given by AGRIPPA 1510 :

SATURN AND JUPITER :

SATURN AND MARS :

JUPITER AND MARS

SATURN, JUPITER AND MARS :


CONSTRUCTION

Occ. A modern sigil given by CIRL.OT 1962 to represent ‘the constructive principle within totality’ , symbolised by the TERNARY acting upon the QUATERNARY within INFINITY, thus :


CONVERT

Alc. Sigils used only in descriptions of alchemical processes in the mediaeval form given by GESSMANN 1906 :


COOPERTA

Ast. Fifteenth of the mediaeval lunar mansions, called Al Ghafr in the Arabic astrological system, given by MANSIONES 14C :


COPPER

Alc. Since the occult theory of signatures links copper with the planet VENUS, virtually any of the sigils for this planet may also bo used to denote the metal in an alchemical context. The following sigils appear to have been used specifically to denote the metal :

SHELTON

SIGNA 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701 gives the series of sigils

and notes also that this is the corpus inmundum et imperfectum, an idea related to the esoteric astrological tradition regarding the planet Venus. Additionally, SOMMERHOFF 1701 gives

DALTON 1808

GESSMANN 1906

SHEPHERD 1971

The following sigils have been recorded by GESSMANN 1906, relating to the alchemical copper :

COPPER CRYSTAL

COPPER IRON

COPPER ORE

COPPER PLATE

COPPER SPLINT

BERTHELOT 1885 gives an ancient Greek form for cyprus copper

and one for copper ore

in addition to two sigils from chalkos

and two for copper pure :

WORLIDGE 1651 gives the following list, among which may be one or two dubious forms


COPPERAS

Alc. Term generally applied in alchemical texts to the sulchates of copper, iron and zinc (blue, green and white copperas, respectively), but now generally applied to the iron sulphates, also called green VITRIOL. Another term is WHITE VITRIOL.

Coppervater is another general term, for which ONOMASTICUM 1574 gives :

BERTHELOT 1865 records the Greek form

which is derived from the abbreviation of chalcanthos.


COPPER CALCINATE

Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 records an ancient Greek sigil which is identical to that used for ordinary COPPER :


COPPER FILINGS

Alc. Two sigil s common used in the mediaeval period for COPPER are listed by BERTHELOT 1885 from ancient Greek texts as demoting copper-filings :


COPPER LEAF

Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 records two ancient Greek sigils which were used fcr copper leaf :


COPPER ORE

Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 gives an ancient Greek sigil which was still in use during the mediaeval period, though sometimes used for COPPER :


COPPER WATER See COPPERAS


CORAL

Alc. DIDEROT 1763

BERTHELOT 1885 records the Greek alchemical sigil


COR LEONIS

Ast. Mediaeval sigil for the triple star alpha Leonis, sometimes called ‘the little king’, given in HERMETIS 13C

AGRIPPA 1510

EVANS 1922


CORNUA ARIETIS

Ast . First of the mediaeval lunar mansions, called Al Sharatain in the Arabic astrological system, far which a sigil has been recorded by MANSIONES 14C :

A sigil linked with this mansion, but used for amuletic purposes, is recorded by ABANO 1303 :


CORNUA SCORPIONIS

Ast. The 16th of the mediaeval Lunar mansions, called Al Jubana in the Arabic astrological system, a sigil for which is given by MANSIONES 14C :


CORONA

Ast. The 17th of the mediaeval lunar mansions, called Iklil al Jabhah in the Arabic astrological system, for which a sigil is given by MANSIONES 14C :

A sigil designed far amuletic use, and linked with this mansion (called finis Libri) is given by ABANO 1303 :


CORPUS See BODY


COR SCORPIONIS

Ast. Mediaeval sigil for the binary alpha Scorpii, sometimes called Antares, given by HERMETIS 13C :

AGRIPPA 1510 gives a variant which has become the commonly accepted sigil :

EVANS 1922

The same name is used also for the 18th of the mediaeval lunar mansions, (called Al Kalb in the Arabic astrological system), and a sigil for this is recorcea by MANSIONES 14C :


COR TAURI

Ast. The fourth of the mediaeval lunar mansions, called Al Dabaran, in the Arabic astroloqical system, a sigil for which is given by MANSIONES 14C :

But see also ALDEBARAN.

A sigil clearly linked with this fourth mansion, but called Caput tauri et venter, is given an amuletic use by ABANO 1303 :

The mansion called Caput Tauri is the third of the lunar nansions, and is given the sigil

by MANSIONES 14C, and the amuletic sigil

by ABANO 1303 , who terms it finis Arietis.


COSMIC EGG

Occ. In his account of Tarat symbolism, WIRTH 1927 gives the sigil frequently used for CANCER

as the ‘fecundated cosmic egg’ of the Chinese. See also PHILOSOPHIC EGG.


COSMOS

Occ. Sigil derived by WELLING 1735 to symbolise the complete universal character of light and darkness working together :

HOMER 1723 gives the two sigils

as the last in the chain of God’s coming into being, the so-called Golden Chain, representative of the Cosmos, as opposed to the CHAOS at the beginning of the chain.


COVERED POT

Alc. CROLLIUS 1670

But see CRUCIBLE.


CREATION

Occ. A sigil given by WELLING 1735 is taken to symbolise the six days of Creation, or the elements as an outflow of the Divine Fire of the Godhead :

BLAVATSKY 1888 gives the simple sigil

along with a profoundly esoteric account of the relationship between the sign TAURUS and the PLEIADES in the constellation of that name, which she terms (in full accordance with the Cabbalistic tradition) the sideral septenate, which manifests from the concealed

The relationship between the ‘invisible’ creative force of the sign Aries and the manifestation of the ‘matter’ of Taurus is also given a sigil lie form by SUCHER 1975 in his highly personal graphic symbolism.

He claims that the creative force of Aries of may

in a symbolic Sense’ be read as the TAU form :

But see also SACRIFICE.

A further attempt to symbolise in graphic form the idea of creation has been made by KOCH 1930, with a sigil which is (among other things) unfortunately an ancient sigil for the earth :


CREATIVE INTELLECT

Occ. A somewhat personal sigil, based on the common sigil for the element FIRE, is given by KOCH 1930 :


CREATIVE POTENCY

Occ : BLAVATSKY 1877 gives the sigil

to cover the idea of latent creativity, but see also CREATION, ONE and ORIGIN.


CROCUS

Alc. The siqil is restricted to the substance used in the alchemical processes, and has no botanic implication.

BERTHELOT 1885 records a Greek sigil :

DIDEROT 1763

LUEDY 1928

SOMMERHOFF 1701 gives the following sigils for ‘flowers of crocus, crocus aramaticus (See SAFFRON FLOWER)

See CROCUS MARTIS and CROCUS VENERIS.


CROCUS ANTIMONY

Alc. GESSMANN 1906


CROCUS AKOMATICUS See CROCUS and SAFFRON FLOWER


CROCUS MAHTIS

Alc. WORLIDGE 1651

ALCHYMIA 1563

CROLLIUS 1670

ALCHEMICAL 17C

SHELTON 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

SIGNA 17C

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906

 

.

SCHNEIDER 1962


CROCUS METALLORUM

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701


CROCUS VENERIS

Alc. This alchemical substance is generally regarded as being the same as AES USTUM, but the sigillic tradition would suggest that this was not always the case.

VALENTINE 1671

FRESNE 1688

SIGNA 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906

CARBONELLI 1925

LUEDY 1928


CROSS

Rel. Along wiLh the related SWASTIKA, this is one of the oldest of slgils, almost universal in use and application, in her study of the ancient symbolic language, BLAVATSKY 1888 gives much space to the cross, which she sees as being derived from the union of male and Female, Spirit and Matter, this meeting being ‘the emblem of life stomal in spirit on its ascending arc, and in matter as the ever resurrecting element – by procreation and reproduction’. The spiritual male is the vertical line whilst the differentiated matter-line is the horizontal The former is said to be invisible, the latter on the plane of objective perception. BLAVATSKY 1888 gives also the sigil

as the ‘astronomical cross of Egypt’, but the Tau-Cross which is reversed and encircled is discussed in its esoteric connexion with the crucifixion of CHRIST, for a simple version of this sigil is the Rose Cross :

A large number of variant sigils is recorded in occult sources, in addition to the standard forms listed by traditional names below. For example, a tree-cross given by VERARDI 1972 is said tc unite the three worlds of the Celestial, Terrestrial and Infernal :

TESTA 1972 reproduces many early Christian cross sigils, among which are the axe-cross, tau-cross and the curious hampt-cross, all of which are listed below. TESTA 1962 also reproduces the various cross-forms given in the famous Poem XIX by Paulinus of Nola, of which the following are out of the ordinary :

 

The following alphabetical list of cross-names does not give sources simply because thtsy are so commons they have all at one time or another appeared : in occult sources.

AXE-CROSS

BOTOMMEE

CELTIC

CHEVRON

CLEVES

COMMISSA

COPTIC

CROSSLET

DECUSSATA

EGYPTIAN

FLEURY

GAMMADA

GNOSTIC

GREEK

HAMPT

LATIN

LORRAINE

MALTESE

MOLINE

PAPAL

PATEE

 

PATEE FITCHEE

POMEE

POTENT

RUSSIAN

ST ANDREW

ST ANTHONY

ST PETER

TAU

THIEVES

TREFLEE

VOIDED

See also CHRIST, CIIRTSTMON and CHRIST TRIUMPHANT.


CROSSING THE RIVER See TRANSITUS FLUVII


CROSSWHEEL

Occ. The third of Hoehme’s Divine Outpourings in the ‘becoming of God’, described as the ‘first matter of all sublunary bodies’ in HOMER 1723 :

But see HOMER’S GOLDEN CHAIN.


CRUCIBLE

Alc. The most common mediaeval sigils are vestigial drawings of containers, but WORLIDGE 1651 gives :

VALENTINE 1671

SOMMERHOFF 1701

DIDEROT 1763

SCHNEIDER 1962

ALBERTUS 1974

BERTHELOT 1885 records an ancient Greek sigil :

See also AHENUM, CUPELLA and TIGILLUM


CRUDE METAL

Alc. ALCHEMICAL 17C

See also BRASS.


CRUDE WINE ACID

Alc. A sigil given by GESSYANN 1906 is probably late mediaeval :


CRYSTAL

Mag. ALCHEMY 1650

DIDEROT 1763

SHEFFERS 1775

GESSMANN 1906

SCHNEIDER 1962

ALBERTUS 1974

SCHEFFERS 1775 gives the sigil

for crystalii Lunae.


CRYSTALLISED VERDIGRIS

Alc. A number of mediaeval sigils are recorded by GESSMANN 1906


CRYSTAL OF SATURN

Alc. DIDEROT 1763


CUCURBITA

Alc. WORLIDGE 1651

LUEDY 1928

SCHNEIDER 1962 gives the sigil

and for cucurbita coeca :

See also BOILER


CUPELLA

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701 gives the sigils

capella, ‘the container in which separation of the impure from the pure metals takes place’.

The sigil given by SIGNA 17C is probably intended to symbolise the wooden cask or cupula :

(But see CUPELLATION)

SIGNA 17C gives sigils for cupellare, which probably refer to the idea of « cask lug in a wooden tub’ :


CUPELLATION

Alc. BEHTHELOT 1885 records two Greek variants, both short-forms for the Greek word used to designate the process of testing or assaying or refining (precious) metals in a cupel :

CYPRUS COPPER See COPPER.


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D – SIGILS

Dictionary of Occult – Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils


 DAGON

Demon – DAGON « the great fish »


DAIMON

Ast. The Greek word daimon is confused in many contexts with the modern ‘demon’, which is unfortunare, since only the Greek kakadaemon works evil, and the Greek referred to an altogether higher intelligence. In the astrological system of the ancient Greeks, the daimon (more exactly, the klipos daimonos, ‘the part of the daimon’) was that degree of the zodiac in mirror-image, relative to the Ascendant, of the pars fortunae, for which a sigil is recorded in OMONT 1894

The Greek sigil recorded under the name daimon by BERTHELOT 1885 may not be related tc this astrological pars

NEUGEBAUER 1959 records an early Graeco-Byzantine variant


DALETH

Occ. The fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (see HEBRAIC SCRIPT), for which many derivatives are given within the tradition of secret alphabets, notably the series recorded by BARTOLOZZI 1675

WIRTH 1927 equates daleth with the Tarot arcanum the EMPEROR, and in his treatment of the graphic etymology from the vestigial drawing of the Egyptian hieroglyphic traces the term of the letter to ghe idea of door :


DAMABIAH

Génie 65

DAMABIAH vocale : damabaÿah
évocation du 20° au 24°59′ du verseau,
domine les 4° gémeaux /16° lion / 28° balance / 10° capricorne / 22° poissons
chaque jour durant 20′, 21h20′ aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 10 au 14 février.


DANIEL

Génie 50

DANIEL vocale : daniel
évocation du 5° au 9°59′ du sagittaire,
domine les 19° taureau / 1° lion / 13° balance / 25° sagittaire / 7° poissons
chaque jour durant 20′, 16h20′ aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 28 novembre au 2 décembre.


DANTALION

The 71 spirit is called Dantalion.


DARKNESS

Occ. Sigil derived by WELLING 1735, probably from the alchemical form for NIGHT, to symbolise the setting free of the subterranean destructive forces of darkness :

OLIVER 18326 gives the sigil as a symbol of the profound secrecy or ‘darkness’ under which the initiates were placed, the form being a vestigial drawing of the Masonic trowel


DAY

Alc. ALCHYMIA 1563

ALCHEMY 1650

VALENTINE 1671

FRESNE 1688

SIGNA 17C

GESSMANN 1906

BERTHELOT 1885 records an ancient Greek sigil for days :

CHASSANT 1884 records a mediaeval abbreviation (for dies)

KOCH 1930 gives the sigil for the rune Dag

SOMMERHOFF 1701 gives a series of sigils, most of them recorded by GESSMANN 1906 above, but notes that ‘among alchemists (Medicos) not only the time of sunlight, but the nightime itself makes up a day – a Dies Naturalis -. Within such a framework, the sigils given under DAY AND NIGHT are also relevant to the idea of ‘day’.

SOMMERHOFF 1701 gives


DAY AND NIGHT

Alc. FRANCKLYN 1627

VALENTINE 1671

SHELTON 17C

GESSMANN 1906

SCHNEIDER 1962

BERTHELOT 1885 records an ancient Greek form (but in this connexion, see the note relating to SOMMERHOFF 1701 in DAY above)

CROSLAND 1962 records a Greek form for ‘days’

See also NIGHT


DEATH

Occ. Usually a vestigial drawing of a ‘death’s head’ is used as a sigil or symbol for ‘death’, but a number of sigils have been derived from the Greek Thanatos – from the capital letter Theta – as for example in SMITH 16C, within an astrological context

CHASSANT 1884 records

BOCK 1931 gives the uncommon form

The CAPUT HORTUUK of alchemy is the ‘reject 1 residue left after the alchemical process has been completed.


DEATH ARCANUM

Occ. WIRTH 1927 relates this 13th arcanum of the Tarot pack to the Hebraic MEM, and associates with it the sigil

which he claims to be derived from rhe primitive form for mem – though, of course, the connexion wth ‘water’ expressed in the Egyptian hieroglyph as a vestigial drawing (see JENSEN 1970), and the connexion with the sigil for SCORPIO, are also relevant. WIRTH 1927 relates the card to the sigil for SATURN

presumably because the form nay be traced in the structure of the design, and because this planet is exoterical.Iy linked with the idea of death.


DEATH’S HEAD See CAPUT MORTUUM


DECAD See SENARY


DECADE

Occ. In her complex numerological study BLAVATSKY 1888 gives a sigil for the decide which is linked with the ten of the Sephirothic tree, the ‘celestial fruits, the ten or

born out of the two invisible male and female seeds making up the 12, or the Dodecahedron of the universe’.


DECARAB

Demon – DECARAB « the beautiful »


DECARABIA

The 69 spirit is called Decarabia


DECILE

Ast. A sigil (abbreviation) is given by SIMMONITE 1890


DECOCTION

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701

DIDEROT 1763


DEGREE

Alc. An abbreviation of the Latin gradus recorded by GESSMANN 1906, is not intended to represent the degree of astrology

See BY DEGREES.


DEITY

Occ. Sigil recorded by BLAVATSKY 1898 to record ‘unity within zero’

the symbol of Deity, the Universe and Man, linked with the DECADE.


DEMON See DAIMON


DEMONS

Abyss, Lord of Chaos

Aciel, the God Burner

Adatiel, He Who Walks the Land

Adnachiel, The Hunter-Demon

Agiel, Lord of Calamity

Ambriel, the Great Changer

Amnixiel, Demon of the Lines

Anael, Demon of Lust

Apadiel, Musician of the Far Realm

Aratron, Demon of Sorrow

Ariel, Historian of the Far Realm

Avachiel, the Inquisitor

Azerviel, Demon of Defeat

Babalel, Second Demon of War

Barbiel, Lord of Ancients

Barchiel, Tinker of the Far Realm

Befafes, First Demon of War

Blisdon, the Quick One

Bornogo, Lord of Power

Brorges, Archdemon of Woe

Butmono, Demon of Greed

Camael, the Destroyer

Cassiel, Lord of All Conspirators

Cassriel, Poet of the Far Realm

Chenor, the Wish Granter

Dagon, the Great Fish

Decaran, the Beautiful

Digdin, the Disordered

Elim, Lord of Attrition

Eksusha, the God Eyed

Eoligos, Visible and Invisible

Ferug, the Rusting One

Focalor, the Demon that Drowns Men

Forcas, Teacher of Logics and the Secrets of Plants and Gems

Furtur, Demon of Storms

Gamigin, the Horse Lord

Garn, the King Tempter

Grachiel, Archdemon of the Dying Times

Hagith, Demon of Jealousy

Hagonel, Lord under Grachiel

Hamaliel, Lord of Obsessions

Hanael, the Adversarial

Hasmodel, the First Twin Bull

Hasmodai, the Second Twin Bull

 

Hismael, the Acquirer

Ipos, He Who Knows Things to Come and Past

Jochmus, the First Savior of Hell

Lahad, the Devil Voice

Lesifuges, Bringer of Riches and Shortener of Life

Lucifer, the Morning Star

Malchidael, Demon of Impatience

Malphas, the Tower Builder

Marbuel, Architect of the Far Realm

Marchosias, the Bound Mercenary

Meeod, the Life Restorer

Mephistoph, Lord of the Host

Miczariel, the Warrioress

Muriel, Great Demon of Lies

Naberius, Lord of Cunning

Nestorats, the Fire Master

Nysrog, Lord of the House of Princes

Och, the Sun Speaker

Ophiel, Lord Messenger and God Teacher

Orias, Cartographer of the Far Realm

Ozgin, Demon of Madness

Paimon, Master of Infernal Ceremonies

Parniel, First Lord under Veguaniel

Phaleg, Demon of Discontent

Psohdon, the Inconstant

Ronove, the Knowledge Staff

Rauym, Demon of Filth

Sabnac, Demon of Poisons

Saketh, Second Lord under Veguaniel

Saleos, Panderer of the Far Realm

Schetalim, the Polygod

Stygal, He Who Brings Death

Suluth, the Great Robber

Surgat, Who Opens All Locks

Sytri, Lord of Luxury

Tarthanac, Lord of Goldiron

Tephros, the Ashmaker and Fever Curer

Uphir, Physician of the Far Realm

Vanam, He Who Tells True of Hidden Treasures

Valac, Lord of Snakes

Vegianiel, Archdemon of Fortune

Vepar, the Water Master

Vetis, the Life Promiser

Zablah, Lawmaker of the Far Realm

Zagam, Lord of Forgery

Zuriel, the Stone Master

Zepar, Deformer of the Unborn, Creator of the Chimeras


DEMONS

Occ. Usually the sigils preserved in the occult, tradition are designed to represent individual demons, listed in this Dictionary by the most common names, but KIRCHER 1655 gives a sigil which appears to refer to demons as a class


DESCENDANT

Ast. A sigil is given by NEUGEBAUER 1959 for the Western horizon of the horoscope, from the Greek Dysis


DESCENDING NODE

Ast. The following sigil is copied from the Greek text given by OMONT 1894

It is said to be the katabahazon or oura, the equivalent of the modern CAUDA, but this sigil is quite probably a mistake, the correct form being given in the same manuscript for anabibazon or kephali

See NODE.


DESCENDING SALVATION

Occ. Sigil given by KOCH 1930 in his highly personalised rationale of symbolism


DEVIL

Occ. The most common sigil for this Gentleman is the inverted pentacle, said to represent the goat physiognomy as a vestigial drawing

OLIVER 1826 gives a curious sigil as ‘ancient Egyptian’

But see also DEVIL ARCANUM and KALI YUGA.


DEVIL ARCANUM

Occ. WIRTH 1927 relates this 15th arcanum of the Tarot pack to the Hebraic SAMEK, and accords it the sigillic associations of the reversed pentagram (see DEVIL above)

and what he terms the ‘primitive Samek’, which he gives as

which is in fact (see JENSEN 1970) the old Phoenician form, and may have bean derived from a vestigial drawing of a fish. WIRTH 1927 associates the card with Auriga.


DIANA See SILVER


DIAPHORETICS

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701 records a series of late-mediaeval sigils for the metals ar.d minerals of diaphoretic agency, which in each case is constructed from the nost common sigillic form

ANTIMONY

COPPER

GOLD

IRON

LEAD

SILVER

TIN


DIDO

Ast. Hypothetic planet claimed by WEMYSS 1927 to be the ruler of the zodiacal Virgo, for which he gives the sigils


DIED See DEATH.


DIGDIN « the disordered »

Demon – DIGDIN « the disordered »


DIGEST

Alc. The term is applicable only to the alchemical process, and not to the human

VALENTINE 1671

DIDEROT 1763

POISSON 1891

SCHNEIDER 1962

ALBERTUS 1974

SOMMERHOFF 1701 gives for digest io and digere the forms

two of which were wrongly copied by GESSMANN 1906


DIGESTION

Alc. MICHAELSPACHER 1616 gives the sigil

next to the sign or constellation Leo, perhaps to symbolise the alchemical process of Digestion.


DIN

Mag. Sigil given by HEYDON 1664 for a spirit (perhaps Dina) and used to represent the letter D in the secret writing called ‘Alphabet of Angels and Genii


DIONYSOS See BACCHUS.


DISORDERED INTELLECT

Occ. Sigil given by (perhaps originated by) KOCH 1930


DISSOLUTION

Alc. A mediaeval sigil is given by DIDEROT 1763

MICHAEL SPACHER 1616 gives the sigil

next tc the sign or constellation Cancer, perhaps intending to symbolise the alchemical process of dissolution associated with this zodiacal sign.

GEHEIME 1785 givus a sigil for the alchemical process, which he contrasts with the sigil for COAGULATION, thus


DISSOLVE

Alc. VALENTINE 1671

GESSMANN 1906


DISTILLATION

Alc. Many late-mediaeval sigils are recorded for the various forms of distillation, among which the following are the most commonly used

DISTILLATE

WORLIDGE 1651

VALENTINE 1671

SIGMA 17C

GESSMANN 1906

ALBERTUS 1974


DISTILLATION PROCESS

ALCHYMIA 1563

ALCHEMY 1650

ALCHEMICAL 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

SHELTON 17C

DIDEROT 1763

POISSON 1891

GESSMANN 1906

SCHNEIDER 1962

DISTIL IN ASHES GESSMANN 1906

DISTIL IN SAND GESSMANN 1906

DISTILLATED WINE SIGNA 17C

DISTILLATED VINEGAR

TABLE 1676

SIGNA 17C

DIDEROT 1763

but see VINEGAR.

MICHAEL SPACHER 1616 gives the sigil

next to the sign constellation Virgo, perhaps to symbolise the alchemical process of distillation, or (less likely) the alchemical RED ORPIMENT.


DIVINE LETTERS See PLANETARY SYMBOLS


DIVINE POWER

Occ. Sigil given by SHEPHERD 1971 as triceps rune


DOMINIONS See SPHERE OF JUPITER


DOMUS See HOUSE


DRACHMA

Alc Mediaeval sigils for a measurement of weight, giver, in an ancient Greek form by BERTHELOT 1885

SIGNA 17C

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906

CAPPELLI 1949 records a mediaeval abbreviation


DRAGON’S BLOOD

Alc. DIDEROT 1763


DRAGON’S HEAD See CAPUT


DRAGON’S TAIL See CAUDA


DREGS

Alc. SCHNEIDER 1962

See also FAEX VINI


DRINK

Alc. GESSMANN 1906


DROP

Alc. GESSMANN 1906 gives several contractions for the mediaeval contraction gutta


DRY

Alc, GESSMANN 1906


DRY SUBLIMATION

Alc. SCHNEIDER 1962


DULL FIRE

Alc. The term is used in relation to GRADES OF FIRE, and has nothing to do with the occult Dark fire.

GESSMANN 1906


DUNG

Alc. Several sigils (probably mediaeval) have been recorded by GESSMANN 1906 specifically for horsedung


DUO FRATES See TWO BKOTEERS


DUST

Alc. VALENTINE 1671

ALCHEMICAL 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

GESSMANN 1906

See also POWDER


DYNAMIS

Ast. SUCHER 1975 appears to link the sigil for Taurus

with the SPHERE of the Dynamis, which is traditionally (in terms of the Pseudo-Dionysian hierarchies) associated with the SPHERE OP MARS.



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E – SIGILS

Dictionary of Occult – Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils

 

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EAGLE

Ast. A highly personal (and modern) sigil for the zodiacal sign or constellation SCORPIO is given by SUCKER 1975 :

The author claims that the sign for the Eagle used in ancient times to stand in place of Scorpio, an esoteric idea for which the symbolic form is the Eagle of St John (sec FOUR EVANGELISTS) , the esoteric siqil that for

Scorpio. But see also SIGIL 1978


EARTH

Occ. BERTHELOT 1885 records an ancient Greek sigil

Since this form is contrasted with that for HEAVEN (Ouranos) , it is clear that it refers to the globe of the earth, rather than to the alchemical element. The majority of the following sigils were intended to denote   the mystical ‘third element’, which is neither the globe of the Earth, nor the ‘earth dust’ . In an astrological context it might refer to the EARTH TRIPLICTTY which is manifest in the macrocosme as the zodiacal Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn, in the microcosm as the melancholic temperament. In its alchemical sense, a sigil would refer only to the ‘third element’ .

ALCHEMY 1650

KIRCHNER 1655

CROLLIUS 1670

FRESNE 1688

ALCHEMICAL 17C

SHELTON 17C

SIGMA 17C

DIDEROT 1763

SOMMERHOFF 1701

GEHEIME 1785

SCHEIBLE 1848

CARBONELLI 1925

DE VORE 1947

SHEPERD 1971

WALTER 1970

A sigil given by WELLING 1735 represents the Spiritual and Invisible Earth, the occult Earth which existed before the descent of Lucifer

OLIVER 1826 gives as ‘an ancient Egyptian symbol’ for the element Earth the sigil :

BLAVATSKY 1888 gives a series of three sigils for which she maintains both an exoteric and esoteric meaning in each case the exoteric meaning is the globe of Earth.

The sigil represents the ‘first ideal World, self generating and self-impregnating’ , and hence a fitting symbol for the Third Race, better known as the temurian.

The sigil represents the ‘unity of the spiritual world’ contrasting with the duality of the ‘material’, a sigil which symbolises the Earth state when the male-female polarity developed, and hence a fitting sigil for the Fourth Race, commonly termed the Atlantean.

The sigil esoterically represents the condition of the earth fallen into generation, or into the production of its species through sexual union this last sigil was noted by BLAVATSKY 1877 as intended for the physical Earth (the globe) , and is commonly usee in this sense nowadays, as for example in SUCHER 1970, where ir is used as the centre of the geocentric charts, to distinguish them from heliocentric diagrams however EPHEMERIDES 1766 uses HALL 1959 gives the sigil

for both the physical Earth and for ANTIMONY. See also THREE EARTHS and EARTH TRIPLICITY .


EARTH HAND

Pal. Sigil used in modern chlrognomy to denote the male Earth hand, sometLmes called the Practical hand form, recorded in GETTINGS 1965 :

This source gives also the sigil for the female Earth hand, which, is confused with that for the male :


EARTH OF LEMNO

Alc. Mediaeval sigil given by GESSMANN 1906


EARTH SILVER See SILVER ORE


EARTH TRIPLICITY

Ast . Sigil recorded (perhaps originated) by AGRIPPA 1510, but rarely found later, since the elemental natures of the zodiacal sions Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn (here encapsulated into one sigil) are more usually symbolised under one or other of the sigillic forms for EARTH

See also ELEMENTS


EBULLITION

Alc. Mediaeval sigils are given by both DIDEROT 1763

and GESSMANN 1906

See also BOIL


ECLIPSE

Ast. Whilst this phenomenon might be presented in a horoscope through a sigil for either CONJUNCTION or OPPOSITION (nomally between Sun and Moon), sigils are given by RAPHAEL 1902 for Eclipse of the Sun

and for Eclipso of the Moon

See also OCCULTATION.


EKSUSHA

Demon – EKSUSHA « the god eye »


EGG

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701

GESSMANN 1906

BERTHELOT 1885 records the s inqle sigil

for egg from ancient Greek sources, and a double form to indicate the plural

 


EGGSHELL

Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 records three sigils from ancient Greek manuscripts


EGG WHITE See ALBUMEN


EGG YOLK

Alc. The most common mediaeval sigils are clearly short – forms derived from the Latin vitellus, as recorded by GESSMANN 1906


EGYPTIAN SCRIPT


ELECTRUM

Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 records several sigils for electrum from different Greek manuscripts

ALCHEMY 1650 gives a common mediaeval form

LUEDY 1928 cives a sigil for elektron


ELEMENTAL BODY See MATERIA PRIMA


ELEMENTAL WORLD

Occ. KIRCHER 1653


ELEMENTS

elements

elements

Les éléments, et les êtres du petit peuple qui sont liés à eux, les élémentals (ou élémentaux), sont importants en sorcellerie. Voici des pages sur chaque élément, sa symbolique, ses propriétés, et les élémentals qui y sont liés :

EAU

s-air

L’élément Eau est le plus dense après la Terre, il est froid et humide. C’est la source de toute vie (elle est apparue dans l’eau, et tout être vivant a besoin d’eau pour vivre). L’Eau est le lieu d’élaboration de la manifestation, et elle symbolise l’infinité des possibles, elle porte en elle toutes les potentialités. L’Eau est fertilisante, fécondante et purificatrice, elle peut guérir, elle donne la sagesse et elle symbolise la vie spirituelle. L’élément Eau, lié à la Lune (qui influe sur les marées), est connecté à l’inconscient, aux rêves, et à l’imagination. L’Eau permet de dévoiler la réalité cachée derrière les apparences grâce aux rêves (qui sont généralement bien plus révélateurs que ce que l’on croit). La qualité liée à l’Eau est la charité, et cet élément correspond à l’âge de la maturité. Mais si l’Eau est porteuse de vie, elle peut aussi apporter la mort et la dissolution de celui qui s’y plongerait sans méfiance. Enfin l’Eau est liée au chaos originel.

Sur le plan magique, il est approprié de faire appel spécifiquement à cet élément pour des rituels concernant les sentiments, l’affectif, l’amour et la réconciliation.

Correspondances :

– Direction : Ouest

– Tarot : Coupes

– Couleur : Bleu

– Saison : Automne

– Signes Astrologiques : Cancer, Scorpion et Poissons

Les élémentaux (ou élémentals) correspondant à l’élément Eau sont les Ondins (masculins) et les Ondines (féminines). Les Ondines sont majoritaires, et on parle peu des Ondins. Ce sont des êtres de taille humaine, d’une beauté extraordinaire qui se présentent sous la forme de jeunes femmes, portant parfois (mais pas toujours) une queue de poisson, de belles robes, et des cheveux souvent longs et bleus. Attention elles sont fascinantes et attirent les hommes très facilement grâce à leur beauté et à leur charme, pour les attirer parfois dans des pièges (voir les mythes des sirènes). Elles ne s’occupent que d’amour et de plaisir, et elles sont très coquettes (contrairement aux Gnomes et Gnomides). Elles habitent dans les lacs, les rivières, les océans et les sources, et elles veillent sur la Porte de l’Ouest et sur les eaux. Vous pouvez aussi les appeler si vous souhaitez trouver l’amour. Si vous souhaitez les « rencontrer » il faudra les appeler près de leurs lieux de vie (rivières, lacs, océans, etc…). Vous avez de fortes chances d’arriver à les « voir », car elles ne sont pas farouches du tout (bien au contraire), et elles viennent souvent de leur propre initiative au contact des humains.


 

AIR

s-earth

L’élément Air est le moins dense après le Feu, il est chaud et humide. Il équilibre et neutralise les forces opposées de l’Eau et du Feu. L’Air est actif et mâle, il est le souffle, le vent, et l’élément qui relie la Terre au ciel. C’est aussi le souffle vital, ou prana, qui nourrit spirituellement les corps. L’élément Air porte la lumière spirituelle, et est donc un symbole de spiritualisation. L’Air est le symbole de la vie invisible, c’est un purificateur, et à travers le souffle il est aussi le symbole du Verbe. La qualité liée à l’Air est la foi, et son âge est celui de l’enfance.

Sur le plan magique, il est approprié de faire appel spécifiquement à cet élément pour des rituels concernant la favorisation de créations (surtout artistiques), l’influence sur la clientèle, les foules et l’inconscient collectif.

Correspondances :

– Direction : Est

– Tarot : Epées

– Couleur : Jaune

– Saison : Printemps

– Signes Astrologiques : Gémeaux, Balance et Verseau

Les élémentaux (ou élémentals) correspondant à l’élément Air sont les Sylphes (masculins) et les Sylphides (féminines). Ce sont des êtres de toute petite taille, gracieux, diaphanes, fins et élancés, très rapides dans leurs mouvements, et portant des ailes transparentes comme celles des insectes. Leur apparence dégage une impression de joie et de lumière. Ils peuvent aussi apparaître sous la forme de nuages condensés. Ils sont curieux de nature, et s’amusent à modeler les nuages selon les pensées humaines qu’ils perçoivent. Ils habitent dans le ciel, les vents, les tempêtes, et les nuages. Ils veillent sur la Porte de l’Est, et font se lever les vents et les tempêtes. Si vous souhaitez les « rencontrer » il faudra les appeler si possible au crépuscule, par temps venteux. Mais sachez qu’à cause de la rapidité de leurs déplacements et de leur qualité diaphane, ils sont assez difficiles à « voir ».


FEU

 

s-fire

L’élément Feu est le plus subtil de tous (en dehors de l’Ether), il est chaud et sec. Il provoque les passions, symbolise la sexualité, matérialise l’esprit et favorise l’intuition. Le Feu purifie et régénère (voir le mythe du Phénix), mais il faut l’entretenir et le surveiller, car c’est l’élément le plus dangereux de par son coté incontrôlable. C’est par le Feu que les alchimistes obtiennent l’immortalité, mais il peut aussi tout détruire sur son passage. Le Feu est réputé pour détruire efficacement tout ce qui est corrompu et impur (les âmes damnées brûlent en enfer), ainsi que les énergies négatives. Le Feu symbolise l’amour que le mystique porte à son dieu, ainsi que le feu (ou énergie) intérieur appelé Kundalini. En brûlant l’enveloppe matérielle qui emprisonne l’esprit, le Feu le libère et réintègre ce dernier, il est donc un vecteur d’illumination. Le Feu symbolise aussi parfois Dieu (voir le Buisson Ardent) et c’est, avec l’Eau, une de ses armes pour punir l’humanité corrompue. D’ailleurs la purification par le Feu est complémentaire de celle opérée par l’Eau (ils s’associent ensemble dans nombre de rites initiatiques de mort et de renaissance). La qualité liée au Feu est l’espérance, et son âge correspondant est la jeunesse.

Sur le plan magique, il est approprié de faire appel spécifiquement à cet élément pour des rituels visant à fournir un apport d’énergie pour concrétiser un projet, fournir un travail important, ou pour changer brutalement de situation. Mais faites attention, les rituels du Feu sont très dangereux.

Correspondances :

– Direction : Sud

– Tarot : Bâtons

– Couleur : Rouge

– Saison : Eté

– Signes Astrologiques : Bélier, Lion, et Sagittaire

Les élémentaux (ou élémentals) correspondant à l’élément Feu sont les Salamandres (asexuées). Ce sont des êtres dont l’apparence n’a rien d’humain (ce sont les élémentaux les plus éloignés des humains). Elles apparaissent le plus souvent sous forme de serpents noirs se tenant verticalement en se contorsionnant dans les feux de cheminées ou les éclairs lors des orages. Elles apparaissent parfois sous la forme de petits tritons se mouvant dans le Feu. Les Salamandres habitent dans les feux, et les éclairs. En plus de garder la Porte du Sud, elles redonnent de l’énergie (souvent sexuelle), elles prédisent l’avenir, et assurent les vengeances. Si vous souhaitez les « rencontrer » il faudra les appeler devant un feu, face au Sud.


TERRE

s-water

L’élément Terre est le plus dense de tous, il est froid et sec, et c’est celui qui donne une forme matérielle aux autres éléments. C’est à lui que se rattachent l’espace, les distances, le poids et le temps. L’élément Terre est passif et féminin, obscur et dense, et c’est lui qui permet à la vie de croître dans le monde matériel. Tout vient de la Terre et tout y retourne. L’élément Terre est fixe et dense, en opposition à l’élément Air, c’est la materia prima, la matrice d’où sont issus les métaux et autres minerais, et les sources. La vertu qui lui correspond est l’humilité, et elle représente l’âge de la vieillesse. L’élément Terre symbolise la mère, elle donne et reprend la vie, et est à l’origine de toute chose, ce qui lui vaut dans plusieurs traditions le nom de Grande Mère. Symbole de fécondité et de régénération, elle est souvent représentée par des Déesses (Gaia par exemple)

Sur le plan magique, il est approprié de faire appel spécifiquement à cet élément pour des rituels concernant la prospérité, l’immobilier, les acquisitions matérielles, les travaux manuels, les terrains, et les moissons

Correspondances :

Direction : Nord

Tarot : Deniers

Couleur : Vert

Saison : Hiver

Signes Astrologiques : Taureau, Vierge, et Capricorne

Les élémentaux (ou élémentals) correspondant à l’élément Terre sont les Gnomes (masculins) et les Gnomides (féminines). Ce sont des êtres de petite taille, massifs, et doués d’une grande force. Ils sont vêtus comme des paysans, ils sont barbus et ridés (pour les Gnomes). Ce sont des travailleurs, peu portés sur la coquetterie. Ils habitent les entrailles de la Terre, dont ils sont les gardiens, et ils veillent sur la porte du Nord et sur les trésors souterrains (métaux, pierres précieuses). Ce sont d’excellents forgerons et orfèvres et les armes et bijoux qu’ils fabriquent sont réputés comme étant hautement magiques. Si vous souhaitez les « rencontrer » il faudra les appeler dans une grotte ou une caverne, en faisant une offrande de nourriture. Mais ne soyez pas déçu si vous n’en « voyez » pas, ils sont craintifs, peu sociables et ils détestent la lumière.


 

ETHER

ether

C’est de l’Ether (ou Akâsha, ou quintessence) que sont issus les quatre autres éléments, et c’est lui qu’ils réintègreront une fois purifiés. L’Ether symbolise l’Esprit, l’Etre primordial, l’Inengendré, qui n’a ni commencement, ni fin. Certains considèrent que c’est dans l’Ether que se trouvent les plans astraux. Il contient l’énergie à l’état pur, c’est-à-dire vierge de toute modification. Dans la tradition orientale, l’Akâsha est le fluide qui entoure le cosmos et où se trouvent les archétypes qui attendent d’être réalisés et les traces de tous les êtres vivant ayant existé. Certains disent pouvoir accéder à cette énorme masse de savoir qui est alors appelée Annales Akâshiques.

Il n’y a pas d’élémentaux correspondant à l’Ether.


 

 

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ELEMENTS

Occ. The Elements of occultism have virtually nothing to do with tho elements of modern science, and must not b« confused with these. The ancient occult elements are exotcrieally four :

AIR, EARTH, FIRE and WATER, with an esoteric ‘fifth’ element, usually termed the QUINTESSENCE, all of which are well provided for, so far as sigils go.

As a group of four or five, they are symbolised in a variety of ways, the most common early sigil being that given by SHELTON 17C

and (the so-called SEAL OF SOLOMON) given by SOMMERHOFF 1701

which is in fact the graphic origin of the four most common sigil h for the FOUR ELEMENTS, in the order listed above :

A sigil given by GABELLA 1615 is explained as representing the four elements in union

providing a basic unit which (along with the sigils for Sun, Moon and Aries – see the MONAD of Dee) was supposed in the Rosicruciun stream to form the ancient underlying structural base of the planetary sigils. DUE 1564 also gives the cross

which he terms, among other things, CHAOS, and links it with the sigils for MORTAL ADAM and IMMORTAL ADAM in his esoteric Christian symbolism. This element sigil he calls ‘middle’, presumably because it is caught between the solar and lunar forces, and in connexion with the Christos he terms it ‘Sacrifice on the cross’.

Whilst SOMHERHOFF 1701 gives the standard list of sigils for the four elements (listing a printer’s error for Air  which has been perpetuated by later copyists as the genuine sigil) , he lists four sigils which are intended to represent the idea of the four elements as a unity :

GESSMANN 1906 expands on Lhese with at least one bad copy :

SOMMERHOFF 1701, under his section on the Element or Principia, also gives sigils for the five elements which he lists :

Spirit

Salt

Sulphur

Water

Earth

of which the last two (in accordance with an Aristotelian classification) are said to be passive, the others active. He says, quite rightly, that other authorities list only three elements, though these are the elemental principles of :

Salt

Sulphur

Mercury

See also CHARACTERS OF ELEMENTS and MINERALIA


ELEMIAH

Génie 04

vocale: Elémÿah
évocation du 15° à 19°59′ du bélier,
domine les 3° bélier / 15° gémeaux / 27° lion, 9° scorpion / 21° capricorne
chaque jour durant 20′, 1h aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 5 au 9 avril.

 


ELIM

Demon – ELIM « lord of atrittion »

Mag. Sigil for demon given by HEYDON 1664 to represent the letter E in the secret writing called ‘Alphabet of Angels and Genii’


ELPHSIA

Ast. Sigil given by AGRIPPA 1510 for the fixed star alpha Corcnao Borealis, as variant of the mediaeval sigil given for   ALPHECCA :


EMETIC TARTAR

Alc. GESSMANN 1906


EMETIC WINE

Alc. GESSMANN 1906


EMPERO

Occ. WIRTH 1927 relates this 4th arcanum of the Tarot pack to the Hebraic DALETH (see HEBRAIC SCRIPT), and accords in the sigillic form

delta, also the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, which he says should represent for the Emperor the triangle with the eye in the centre, the so-called eye of Providence

WIRTH 1927 also associates this card with the sigil for SULPHUR

the form for which may be traced in the composition of the traditional design.


EOLIGOS

Demon – EOLIGOS « visible and invisible »


EXPRESS

Occ. WIRTH 1927 relates this 3rd arcanum of the Tarot pack to the Hebraic GIMEL (see HEBRAIC SCRIPT) , and accords it the sigil uf the so-called ‘receptive triangle’

as well as the ‘Set square’

form derived from the gamma, the third letter of the Greek alphabet.

WIRTH 1927 associates the card with the zodiacal VIRGIN, and accords it the standard sigil :


END See IMMORTAL ADAH and OMEGA


ENOUGH

Alc. Abbreviation which may be taken as a sigil, derived from the Latin quantum satis, given in ALCHEMICAL 17C :


ECH

Occ. Sigil given by KOCH 1930 as rune for horse


EOLIGOS

Demon – EOLIGOS « visible and invisible »


EQUAL

Alc. All the variant sigils recorded by GESSMANN 1906 are presumably abbreviations of the late Latin ana, equal in quantity :


EQUINOX

Occ. A basic sigil from the Rosicrucian stream of symbolism recorded by GABELLA 1615 :

This sigll is derived from the Rosicrucian form for ARIES

by John Dee for his MONAD, and is linked with the meeting at a single point of the Sun and Moon, as well as with the concept of equal hours of day arid night. It is in a similar

spirit of symbolising that DEE 1564 gives

as the symbol for FIRE, as derives from the first point of Aries, the equinoctial point.

BLAVATSKY 1888 gives the sigil

the two equinoxes and the two solstices placed within the figure of the earth’s path.


ESSENCE

Occ. SOMMERHOFF 1701 gives for essentia :

KOCH 1930 gives a dot as sigil, presumably derived fron his personal interpretation of the graphic etymology of the sigil he calls EYE OF GOD :

In the sequence of sigils described by BLAVATSKY 1888, the first sigil represents the undifferentiated spirit, the one infinite and unknown Essence’ which ‘exists frojn all eternity

This sigil is the first in a series of stages relating to the idea of material MANIFESTATION.

See also QUINTESSENCE and UNITY.


ESSENCE OF TARTAR

Alc. Several mediaeval sigils for the salt are given by GESSMANN 1906 :


ESSENTIAL OIL See ESSENCE.


ESSENTIA QUINTA See QUINTESSENCE.


ETERNAL DARX

Occ. Sigil given by BOEHMEN 1635 to represent the ‘kingdom of darkness dwelling in itself and the ‘external nature in the anger’ :

As a sigil it is a component of the ETERNAL LIGHT.


ETERNAL LIGHT

Occ. Sigil given by BOEHMEN 1635 to represent the ‘Spirit in the essence’, the flash (also symbolised by the sigil for the SUN). The sigil is ‘eternity and time, God in love and anger, moreover heaven and hell’ :

As a sigil it is a composite of the ETERNAL DARK and the SALNITER.


ETERNITY

Occ. In her basic sigil components used in astrology HONE 1951 gives the sigil

to represent the ‘never ending’ and ‘spirit or primal power’ (though this term has nothing to do with the Archai of the Dionysian system of hierarchies).

KOCH 1930 gives (somewhat imaginatively) a sigil for eternity :


ETHERIC

Occ. SCHEFFERS 1775 gives a sigil

for Ather, which may in fact be related to the Newtonian concept, rather than to the occultist.

A sigil give by GEHEIME 1785 is perhaps intended for the equivalent of the Paracelsian ens veneni :

However, see also VEGETABILIA.

A sigil form given by AYMES 1975, representative of the meeting of the ‘solar’ and ‘lunar’ forces (the efchezic and astral respectively), may be the rosicrucian symbol which is the basis for the modern rival of the form as for example in MERCURY 1977 : these may be traced to a sigil-diagram in STEINER 1923

BERGMANN 1785 gives

for Aether.

See AKASHYA, CELESTIAL VAPOUR and QUINTESSENCE.


ETRUSCAN SCRIPT

Occ. One of the secret alphabets recorded within the occult tradition (see SECRET SCRIPTS), under a variety of different names and letter-orders. One of these alphabets, preserved by VIGMERE 1586, illustrates in an interesting way the derivation of the so-called secret scripts from historic alphabets, for the distinguishing letter for the £ sound of the Etruscan historic alphabet has the forms (recorded by JENSEN 1970)

which are continued In the secret Estruscan alphabet. It is accordingly interesting to compart* the alphabet given by VIGNERE 1536 (first below) with a regular historic form (and variations) recorded by JENSEN 1970 for non-occult purposes (second group below).

In other respects this so-called ‘Etruscan’ of the occult tradition clocely resembles the historic Faliscan t and is close in many of its letter-forms to the so-called NOACHITE SCRIPT.


EUCHARIST

Occ. Several variant forms arc given by BOCK 1931, as used by the early Christians :


EVANGELISTS See FOUR EVANGELISTS


EVENING

Alc. KOCH 1930 gives a modern siqil which is (presumably) a graphic rationalisation for ‘the setting sun’ :


EVOLUTION

Occ. In her complex numerological study, BLAVATSKY 1888 gives the Sigil

as symbol of the ‘evolution and fall into generation or matter’. But see also EARTH


EXALTATION

Alc. The sigil given by ALCHEMY 1650 is for the alchemical process, and has nothing to do with the astrological doctrines concerning the exaltation of planets :


EXHALATION

Occ. KIRCHER 1655


EXPECTANT SOUL

Occ. KOCH 1930 gives a modern sigil


EXTRACT

Alc. CARRICHTERUS 18C

GESSMANN 1906

ALBERTUS 1974

SOMMERHOFF 1701 gives for extractio sicca.


EXTRACT OF CORAL

Alc. CARRICHTERUS 18C


EXTRACT OF GOLD

Alc. CARRICHTERUS 18C


EXUSIAI

Ast. SUCHER 1975 appears to link the sigil for Gemini

with the Sphere of the Exusiai, which is traditionally associated with the SPHERE OP THE SUN.


EYAEL

Génie 67

EYAEL vocale: éÿael
évocation du 0° au 4°59′ des poissons,
domine les 6° gémeaux / 18° lion / 0° scorpion / 12° capricorne / 24° poissons
chaque jour durant 20′, 22h aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 20 au 24 février.


EYE

Occ. BERTHELOT 1885 records an ancient Greek form, and a variant from the alchemical tradition :


EYE OF ETERNITY

Occ. Name and sigil given in Boehme’s graphic system as recorded by LAW 1772, representing that ‘which cannot be pourtraued’ in a figure which ‘comprehends all whatever God and Eternity is’ :

This sigil is derived from the union of LIGHT, WRATH and the ELEMENTS.


EVE OF GOD

Occ. Sigil given by KOCH 1930, which is of course the post-mediaeval sigil for the SUN

See also HOLY DEITY



DRACULUM

Raymond MARTIN-FABER

 

F – SIGILS

Dictionary of Occult – Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils

PDF


FAEX VINI

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701

See DREGS


FALL OF MAN

Occ. Sigil given by BLAVATSKY 1888 in the sequence of sigils outlined in MANIFESTATION, to symbolise the disappearance of the spiritual circle from the sigil for ORIGIN

which denotes the complete descent of Mankind into matter :


FEMALE

Occ. The most common sigil is that adopted from the mediaeval traditional forms for VENUS :

and this has been taken into the modern canon; however , GEHEIME 1785 gives :


FERMENTATION

Alc. LUEDY 1928

The sigil given by BERTHELOT 1385 is for a verbal use, ‘to ferment’.

MICHAELSPACHER 1616 gives the sigil

next to the sign or constellation Capricorn, perhaps to symbolise the alchemical process of fermentation.


FERMENTUM ALBUM See SILVER


FERUGO See RUST


FERUC

Demon – FERUG « the rusting one »


FILTER

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701 records for filter the sigil

and for the process of filtration the forms

WORLIDGE 1651

LUEDY 1928

SCHNEIDER 1962

ALBERTUS 1974


FINIS AQUARII See HAURIENS PRIMUS


FINIS ARIETIS See COR TAURI


FINIS CANCRI See FRONS


FINIS GEMINORUM See BRACHIUM


FINIS LEONIS See CAUDA LEONIS


FINIS LIBRI See CORONA


FINIS SC0RPIONIS See CAUDA SCORPIONIS


FINIS TAURI See CAPUT CANIS


FIRE

Occ. The majority of the following sigils wore originally intended to denote the ‘principal and spiritual’ of the four elements, sometimes called the ‘heavenly’, rather than to refer to the incandescent gases which wo nowadays call ‘fire’ ,

For example, SOMMERROFF 1701 notes that fire is ‘the efficient cause, adcoque influens in effectum’ and provides the following sigils :

FRANCKLYN 1627

ALCHEMY 1650

KIRCHER 1655

ALCHEMICAL 17C

SHELTON 17C

SIGNA 17C

DIDEROT 1763

GEHEIME 1785

GESSMANN 1906

CARBONELLI 1925

LUEDY 1928

KOCH 1930

SCHNEIDER 1962

BERTHELOT 1885 records the sigil

for fire from the ancient Greek alchemical tradition, but this sigil applies equally to the ‘fire’planet MARS.

DEE 1564 gives the sigil

for alchemical fire though it is evident from the text that he has in mind that the sigil also represents the

elemental fire (see MONAD) which sigil he calls the ‘the mystical sigil of Aries’ his disciple GABELLA 1615 appears to have linked it in a variant form with the elemental fire :

WELLING 1735 gives a sigil linked with the ancient form derived from the SEAL OF SOLOMON

which he says is the ‘Spiritual and Invisible Fire’ , that occult Fire which existed before die descent of Lucifer. OLIVER 1826 gives

as an ‘ancient Egyptian’ sigil for elemental Fire. On a more material plane, SIGNA 17C records the sigil

for carbon fire, which relates to GRADES OF FIRE.

See also DULL FIRE, FIRE TRIPLICITY and OCCULT FIRE


FIRE BAPTISM See THREE BAPTISMS


FIRE HAND

Pal. in modern chirognomy , a sigil used to denote the male Fire hand type, sometimes called the Intuitive hand form, given by SETTINGS 1965

The female hand type is given the related sigil


FIRE PROOF

Alc. Sigil recorded by GESSMANN 1906 :


FIRE TRIPLICITIES

Ast. A aigil recorded by AGRIPPA 1510, but rarely used afterwards, is an uncomfortable union of common sigils for the fire signs Aries, Leo and Sagittarius :

See also FIRE.


FIRST

Occ. CHASSANT 1884 records two mediaeval abbrevianions for the Latin prima :


FIRST HOUSE See ASCENDANT


FIVE See ARCHETYPES


FIX

Alc. The sigils are used in the alchemical sense of fixating.

FRANCKLYN 1627

ALCHEMY 1650

SHELTON 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

DIDEROT 1763

POISSON 1891

SCHNEIDER 1962


FIXATION

Alc. MICHAELSPACHER 1616 gives the sigil

next, to the sign or constellation Gemini, perhaps to symbolise the alchemical process of fixation, though the sigil is a variant for ORPIMENT.

SCHNEIDER 1962 gives the sigils for fixatio :


FIXED

Alc. For the alchemical application, GEOFFROY 1718 :

For the astrological application, see FIXITY


FIXED CROSS

Ast. A sigil introduced by BAILEY 1934 as diagram to express the combination of the four fixed signs of the zodiac (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius) :

See also FIXITY.


FIXED SAL ALKALI

Alc. GEOFFROY 1718

DIDEROT 1763


FIXED STAR

Ast. From early mediaeval times the fixed star has been symbolised by means of a cross or by a circle (for example, see the manuscript MANSIONES 14C) , though KIRCHER 1655 gives the sigil

and SYSTEMES 18C gives :

When such a sigil is confined to the horoscope figure, the star is generally intended to indicate the influence of a particular fixed star, which is usually named within the horoscope (for example, see IBN EZRA 1485) .

A common variant is

often used to distinguish the sigil from that used for the SEXTTLE aspect, which also is found in horoscope charts. In an example from PEARCE 1893, in the horoscope for King George V, the Sigil precedes the name Aldebaran – however. In a manuscript copy of this figure, the star sigil is changed to a small square

which symbolises the star. This form is however very rare, and appears to be restricted to the USA. The following fixed stars have been accorded individual aigils In the astrological tradition : ALDEBARAN, Algol (CAPUT ALGOL), Algorab (ALA CORVI , ALPHECCA, Antares (COR SCORPIONIS), Arcturus (ALTAMECU) , CAPELLA, Deneb Algebi (CAUDA CAPRICORNI), PLEIADES, Polaris (CAUDA URSAE),

Procyon (CANIS MIN0R) , REGULUS (see also COR LEONTS) , Sirius (CANTS MAJO), SPICA, Vega (VULTUR CADENS). In his study of Rosicrucian symbols, GABELLA 1615 gives the sigil

whilst dealing with stars, but the form itself is ambiguous within the text.


FIXED SULPHUR

Alc. SIGNA 17C


FIXITY

Ast. Modern sigil for the fixed quality, given by DE VORE 1947 :

But see also FIXED CROSS


FLAVOUR

Alc. DIDEROT 1763 :


FLORES

Alc. The sigils given under flores virides aeris by SCHNEIDER 1962 refer to VERDIGRIS :

See FLOWERS, FLOWERS OF ANTIMONY, FLOWERS OF BRASS , FLOWERS OF LEAD, FOWERS OF STEEL, FLOWERS OF SULPHUR and FLOWERS OF VITRIOL.


FLOUR

Alc. The two sigils given below nay be applied to any ‘fine POWDER’

SIGNA 17C

SCHNEIDER 1962

See also MEAL


FLOW

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701

GESSMANN 1906


FLOWERS

Alc. The chemical, rather than the botanical, is intended in the short-form sigil recorded by GESSMANN 1906 :

see also FLORES and VERDIGRIS


FLOWERS OF ANTIMONY

Alc. SOMHERHOFF 1701

DIDEROT 1763


FLOWERS OF BRASS

Alc. ONOMASTICUM 1574

DIDEROT 1763

The following siglls are given by GESSMANN 1906 for flores virides aeris :


FLOWERS OF LEAD

Alc. DIDEROT 1763


FLOWERS OF STEEL

Alc. DIDEROT 1763


FLOWERS OF SULPHUR

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701

POISSON 1891

GESSMANN 1906


FLOWERS OF VITRIOL

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701


FLUX

Alc. SIGNA 17C


FOG

Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 gives the sigil

derived from the Greek Nephele meaning ‘condensed vapour’.


FOCALOR

Demon – FOCALOR « the demon that drowns men »


FOOL ARCANUM

Occ. WIRTH 1927 relates this last card (technically given the zero, or unnumbered, but generally held to be the 22nd and final card in the series) of the Tarot pack to the Hebrew TAU, and accords it the sigil

which alchenically is related to ALUM, and of course recalls the zero of our own numeration : the implication within this choice of sigil is that the ‘fool’ should be seeking to make the zero into a SUN sigil :


FORCAS

Demon – FORCAS « theach logics and the secrets of plants and gems »


FORM

Ast. LEO 1914 gives the sigil

whiph represents ‘all definiteness of form or limitation, such as birth, life periods of varying-lengths, death or change of form and the moulding of forms that are coming into manifestation’. It is very likely that LEO 1914 was regarding the sigil as a representation of the basic horoscope figure LEO 1914 also qives the ordinary sigil for this MOON

to symbolise ‘the most subtle form of matter’.

See also MANIFESTATION.


FORMIC ACID

Alc. SCHEFFERS 1775


FORTNIGHT See WEEK


FORTUNA MAJOR

Geo. Sigil for one of the sixteen geomantic figures

Fortuna (as it is often called) is linked by AGRIPPA 1531 with the element Earth, the ‘planet’ Sun, and the zodiacal sign Aquarius A multitude of variants (star, dots, floral devices, etc.) are used to denote the same four-fold structure. The following sigils are derived from the late mediaeval tradition, and are sometimes used to denote the Sun, as for example in TRITHEHIUS 1503.

AGRIPPA 1531 :


FORTUNA MINOR

Geo. Sigil for one of the sixteen geomantic figures

A multitude of variants (stars, dots, floral devices, etc.) is used to denote the same four-fold arrangement. Fortuna Minor is linked by AGRIPPA 1531 with the element of Fire, the ‘planet’ Sun, and the zodiacal sign Taurus. The following sigils are derived from the late mediaeval tradition, and are sometimes used to denote the Sun, as for example in TRITHEMIUS 1503.

AGRIPPA 1531

HEYDON 1664


FORTUNE

Ast. NEUGEBAUER 1959 records a Graeco-Byzantine sigil for the equivalent of the Arabian PARS (fortuna), the nodal point occupied by the Moon when the Sun is regarded as being placed on the horcscopos (Ascendant degree) in a chart :


FOUNTAIN WATER

Alc. SIGNA 17C

See also WATER.


FOUR ELEMENTS

Occ. In the graphic system of WELLING 1735 the sigil relating to the so-called SEAL OF SOLOMON is used to denote the four elements, and explained as a form containing the golden ball of the Schamayin :

DEE 1564 gives the simple cross

and the exploded cross

to symbolise the four elements.

OLIVER 1826 gives

as an ‘ancient Egyptian’ symbol.


FOUR EVANGELISTS

Rel . The Evangelists are most frequently symbolised individually in terms of astrological associations.

SAINT MATTHEW is linked with the winged human of AQUARIUS :

SAINT MARK is linked with the lion of LEO :

SAINT LUKE is linked with the bull of TAURUS :

SAINT JOHN is linked with the eagle (redeemed sign) of SCORPIO :

In theory any of the sigils listed for these four fixed zodiacal signs may be used to symbolise the Evangelists – see GETTINGS 1978. As AGRIPPA 1531 listed wrongly (though without sigils) the relationships between the elements and the signs, the correspondencies have been wrongly copied ever since – for example, WIRTE 1931 associates Luke with TAURUS and EARTH, Mark with LEO and FIRE, but John with SCORPIO and AIR, though zodiacal Scorpio is actually a Water sign. In turn, WIRTH 1931 also associates Matthew witH AQUARIUS and with WATER, though the latter sign is actually an Air sign, in spite of its name.

KOCH 1930 adapts two Christian sigils specifically for the four Evangelists :


FOURFOLD MAN

Occ. Sigil given by STEINER 1906 as representative of the fourfold nature of man, symbolising the physical, etheric, astral and Ego ‘bodies’ :

See also HIGHER MAN


FOURTH RACE See EARTH


FRACTURE

Alc . GESSMANN 1906


FREEMASON Alphabeth
alphabeth-franc-macon

Alphabet maçonnique français


FRONS

Ast. Tenth of the mediaeval lunar mansions (in full, frons Leonis), called Al Jabhah in the Arabic astrological tradition a sigil for which is given by MANSIONES 14C

A series of sigils, intended for amuletic use, and called finis Cancri, is associated with this mansion, and recorded by ABANO 1303 :


FROTH OF NITRE

Alc . DIDEROT 1763


FRUIT BRANDY

Alc. GESSMANN 1906


FULL HOOK

Ast. Three ancient forms are recorded by OMONT 1894

and NEUGEBAUER 1959

It is clear thai in the horoscopes the last two sigils (at least) are intended to denote the most recent full moon to the hirthtime recorded in the figure.

SMITH 16C gives a related sigil, which appears to apply tc the most recent conjunction as veil as the opposition noted above :


FUMUS See SMOKE


FUNDERE

Alc. SIGNA 17C


FURNACE

Alc. Almost all the sigils which are not merely vestigial diawings of furnaces have come from alchemical mediaeval sources :

SIGNA 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906

SIGNA 17C gives a sigil for furnus cupellatori :

and one for furnus pubarion :

See also GRADES OF FIRE


FURTUR

Demon –  FURTUR « demon of storms »


FUSION

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701




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 GABRIEL

Mag. As this Archangel is ruler of the MOON, almost any of the sigils given for this ‘planet’ might be used to symbolise him.

TRITHEMIUS 1503

BRAHE 1582

SCHEIBLE 1848

See also GRAPHIEL, SPHERE OF THE MOON and SPIRIT OF AQUARIUS


GAMIGIN

Demon – GAMIGIN « the horse lord »


GARN

Demon – GARN « the king tempter »


GARNET

Alc. FRANCKLYN 1627

SHELTON 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

GESSMANN 1906

SCHNEIDER 1962


GEMINI

Ast. The most common modern sigil for the zodiacal sign of the ‘Twins’, also used indiscriminately for the constellation of the same name, is given by HYGINUS 1482, derived ultimately from the ancient   manuscript tradition (see NEUGEBAUER 1959 below) :

The sigil is said by AGRIPPA 1510 to be based on the idea of ’embracing’, though most modern explanations are based on the idea of communication.

Ancient Egyptian (demotic) BERLIN 42AD

STOBART 2C

SPIEGELBERG 1911

Graeco-Byzantine, c500AD NEUGEBAUER 1959

WALTER 1970 gives a Greek variant which was also used for ‘lead’ :

ASTRONOMICAL 1400

JANUA 14C

LEUPOLDI 14C

MANSIONIBUS 1482

SCHYKAGEL 1500

ASTROLOGICAL 15C

BONATTI 15c

QUADRANTIS 15C

LAMBECIUS 1500

BLUNDEVILLE 1602

ASTROLOGY 17C

MAGICI 17C

TABLE 17C

TRACTS 17C

VALLEMONT 1707

SOMMERHOFF 1701

BOUCHE-LECLERCQ 1899

WIRTH 1927

NEROMAN 1537

WILCZKOWSKI 1947

LUEDY 1928 records a related siqil from the Syrian astrological tradition :

LEOPOLDI 14C gives a siyil for the constellation Gemini   :

See also MYSTERIOUS PLANETS and SPIRIT OF GEMINI


GENIUS OF EARTH

Occ . AGRIPPA 1531


GENIUS OF FIRE

Occ AGRIPPA 1531


GENIUS OF WATER

Occ. AGRIPPA 1531


GENUINE SULPHUR

Occ. GESSMANN 1906 gives the mediaeval sigils   :

See also SULPHUR


GEOMANTIC SEAL – Sceau Geomantique

geomantique


GEOMANTIC SIGILS

Geo. The sixteen figures of the geomantic tradition have been accorded very many variant terms – for example, the figure AMISSTO hay been expressed in the forms giver, by AGRIPPA 1531

TABULAE 15C

and SCHMUCTEN 1642 :

See each of the entries under the names given below for the associate ‘geomantic characters’ :

ALBUS

FORTUNE MINOR

AMISSIO

LOLITIA

AQUISITIO

POPULUS

CAPUT

PUELLA

CANCER

PUER

CAUDA

RUBEUS

CONJUNCTIO

TRISTITIA

FORTUNA MAJOR

VIA


GIMEL

Occ. The third Letter of the Hebrew alphabet for which very many variants and derivative forms are given within the tradition of secret-alphabets (see HEBRAIC SCRIPT), notably those collected by BARTOLOZZI 1675   :

WIRTH 1927 equals iiSniel with the Tarot arcanum of the EMPRESS, and thus with the zodiacal Virgo. WIRTH 1927 traces the graphic etymology of the Hebrew form from vestigial drawings relating to early alphabets

and links the form with the idea of ‘camel’ , though the historical connexion with the Egyptian hieroglyphic pictorial form would suggesL the idea of ‘officialdom’ (see JENSEN 1970) .


GINGER

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701


GLASS

Alc. ONOMASTICUM 1574

VALENTINE 1671

ALCHEMICAL 17C

SHELTON 17C

SICNA 17C

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906

SHEPHERD 1971

LUEDY 1928 records a sigil from the Syrian alchemical tradition

BERTHELOT 1885 records an ancient Greek form :

GESSMANN 1906 records three sigils for glass drop   :

See also the notes regarding the application of this sigil under VITRUM


GLUE

Alc. GESSMANN 1906

See also LUTUM SAPIENTIAE


GOD

Occ. A sigil derived from the Boehmiar. philosophy, recorded by LAW 1772, ‘comprehends all whatever God and Eternity is’ :

but see EVE OF ETERNITY. CHASSANT 1884 gives several mediaeval abbreviations for the Latin Deus :

KOCH 1930 gives three sigils which are derived from the theosophical image for ONE

and the ancient image for the TRINITY

KIRCHER 1655

See also DEITY.


GOLD

Alc. Since In the alchemical and astrological tradition gold is synonymous with SUN, all the sigils used Tor this ‘planet’ may be used to denote the Metal, and indeed may denote both at the same time. The following sigils are specifically given for gold, but as the sigils given under the entry for SUN indicate, they and related variants are used tor the solar body.

BERTHELOT 1885 records for the metal the ancient Greek astrological sigil for the Sun :

ALCHYMIA 1563

WORLIDGE 1651

CROLLIUS 1612

SHELTON 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANM 1906


GOLD ALLOY

Alc. BERTHELOT 1385 records an ancient Greek sigil :


GOLD DUST

Alc. GESSMANN 1906


GOLD FILINGS

Alc BERTHEL0T 1885 records an ancient Greek sigil :


GOLD FOIL

Alc. DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906


GOLD LEAF

Alc. SCHNEIDER 1962

BERTHELOT 1885 records a few sigils from the Greek alchemical tradition :


GOLD LITHARGE

Alc. GESSMANN 1906


GOLD PAINT

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701

SCHNEIDER 1962

But see also AURUM MUSICUM


GOLD SAFFRON

Alc. GESSMANN 1906


GOLD SOLDER

Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 records two sigils from ancient Greek alchemical texts :

GOLD SPIRIT See SPIRIT OF GOLD


GOVERNORS SEAL – Sceau Gouverneurs

sceaux-planetaires

 

sceau-venus

VÉNUS

sceau-saturne

SATURNE

sceau-jupiter

JUPITER

sceau-lune

LUNE

sceau-mars

MARS

sceau-mercure

MERCURE

sceau-soleil

SOLEIL


sceaux-gouverneurs-planetes


sgp-jupiter

JUPITER

sgp-lune

LUNE

sgp-mars

MARS

sgp-mercure

MERCURE

sgp-saturne

SATURNE

sgp-soleil

SOLEIL

sgp-venus


 

sceaux

 

GRACHIEL

Demon – GRACHIEL « archdemon of the dying times »


GRADE

Alc. GESSMANN 1906 records mediaeval abbreviations and sigils restricted to the verbal use :


GRADES OF FIRE

Alc. There are four different grades, each linked to the four elements, for which ALCHEMY 1650 gives the following sigils :

AIR

EARTH

FIRE

WATER

These are usually termed (respectively) , the aerial, cineris, igne aperto and balneum mariae.

SOMMERHOFF 1701 gives the following sigila for the four grades :

SHELTON 17C gives a simple series :

while GESSMANN 1906 records a (mediaeval) sigil which stands for the general idea of- ‘grades of fire’ :

This last sigil may be adapted in various combinations with the standard sigils of the elements, so that for example :

may be used to indicate igno aperto.

LUEDY 1928 records the sigils for the four grades In a simple progression :

SOMMERHOFF 1701 lists other systems, one of 8 and one of 9 grades, but provides no related sigils.


GRAIN

Alc. A measure of weight, one twentieth of the SCRUPULUM,

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906


GRAPHIEL

Mag. Sigil for spirit (in cabbalistic lore an alternative name for GABRIEL) given by HEYDON 1664, to represent letter G in secret writing called ‘the Alphabet of Angels and Genii’ :


GRATE

Alc. Mediaeval sigil recorded by GESSMANN 1906 and apparently restricted to veroal use :


GRAVEL BATH

Alc. GESSMANN 1906 gives several mediaeval variants based apparently on the idea of arena, or sand :


GREATER WORLD

Occ. WELLING 1735 reinterprets the modern sigil for the SUN as an image of the lesser world (the point, which represents the human being), standing within the ambient of the Greater World (the circle which represents the Macrocosm) , deriving

 from 

To some extent he is following the symbolic forms of DEE 1564, as set out in his study of the MONAD, but WELLING 1735 reasons that the inner nature of iaan is potential gold (the sigil for uhe Sun is also of course the sigil for GOLD) , and is eternal and indestructibl.,

DEE 1564 gives the sigil, later called the circulus simplex in the Rosicrucian literature, to represent the Macrocosm and as one of the three basic forms which link the invisible and celestial spiritual world (that is, the Greater World) with the visible world, the open

product of Nature :


GREEK

Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 records a short -form from a collection of Greek alchenical texts :


GREEN VITRIOL

Alc. DIDEROT 1763

See also VITRIOL,


GUM

Alc. Generally the sigils would appear to relate to the gum arabic but ether resin gums may also be signified.

ALCHYMIA 1563

FRANCKLYN 1627

ALCHEMICAI. 17C

SHELTON 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906 records the following as general sigils for ‘gum’

with tho e following specifically listed as for ‘gum arabic’ :

SCHNEIDER 1962 gives the sigil

for ‘gum arabic’.

See also GLUE and LUTUM SAPIENTIAE


GYPSUM

Alc. SIGNA 17C




DRACULUM

 


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HAAIAH

Génie 26

vocale : hahaïyah
évocation du 5° au 9°59′ du lion,
domine les 25° bélier / 7° cancer / 19° vierge / 1° sagittaire / 13° verseau
chaque jour durant 20′, 8h20′ aprés le lever du soleil.
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HAAMIAH

Génie 38

Génie 38 HAAMIAH vocale: haamÿah
évocation du 5° au 9°59′ de la balance,
domine les 7° taureau / 19° cancer / 1° balance / 13° sagittaire / 25° verseau
chaque jour durant 20′, 12h20′ aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 29 septembre au 3 octobre.

 


HABUHIAH

Génie 68

HABUHIAH vocale: habouÿah
évocation du 5° au 9°59′ des poissons,
domine les 7° gémeaux / 19° lion / 1° scorpion / 13° capricorne / 25° poissons
chaque jour durant 20′, 22h20′ aprés le lever du soleil.
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HAEMATITE

Alc. SIGNA 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

GESSMANN 1906

SCHNEIDER 1962

See also BLOODSTONE


HAGITH

Demon – HAGITH « demon of jealousy »


HAGITH

Mag. Sigil given by TRITHEMIES 1503 as sigil for a spirit of Venus :


HAGONEL

Demon – HAGONERL « lord under Grachiel »

Mag. Sigil for demon linked with the Moon, given by AGRIPPA 16C :


HAHAHEL

Génie 41

HAHAHEL vocale: hahahel
évocation du 20° au 24°59′ de la balance,
domine les 10° taureau / 22° cancer / 4° balance / 16° sagittaire / 28° verseau
chaque jour durant 20′, 13h20′ aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 14 au 18 octobre.


HAHAIAH

Génie 12

vocale : Hahaÿah
évocation du 25° au 29°59′ du Taureau,
domine les 11° Bélier / 23° gémeaux / 5° vierge / 17° scorpion / 29° capricorne
chaque jour durant 20′, 3h40′ aprés le lever du soleil.
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HAHASIAL

Génie 51

HAHASIAH vocale hahasèyah
évocation du 10° au 14°59′ du sagittaire,
domine les 20° taureau / 2° lion / 14° balance / 26° sagittaire / 8° poissons
chaque jour durant 20′, 16h40′ aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 3 au 7 décembre.


HAHEUIAH

Génie 24

vocale : hahiouÿah
évocation du 25° au 29°59′ du cancer,
domine les 23° bélier / 5° cancer / 17° vierge / 29° scorpion / 11° verseau
chaque jour durant 20′, 7h40′ aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 18 au 22 juillet.

 


HAIAIEL

Génie 71
HAIAIEL vocale: haï’ÿel
évocation du 20° au 24°59′ des poissons,
domine les 10° gémeaux / 22° lion / 4° scorpion / 16° capricorne / 28° poissons
chaque jour durant 20′, 23h20′ aprés le lever du soleil.
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HALF

Alc. Two sigils given by GESSMANN 1906, probably derived from the Latin semis :

BERTHELOT 1885 records an ancient Greek form from the alchemical tradition :


HALF-DRAGMA

Alc . DIDEROT 1763


HALF-LITRE

Alc. DIDEROT 1763


HALF-OUNCE

Alc. DIDEROT 1763


HALF-PUGILLUM

Alc. Mediaeval sigils recorded by GESSMANN 1906 related to the abbreviation for the Latin pugillus semis :

See PUGILLUM


HAMALIEL

Demon – HAMALIEL « lord of obsessions »

Mag. BRAHE 1592 gives several sigils, all mediaeval in origin, for the angel associated with the zodiacal Virgo :

Within the geomantic tradition, HEYDON 1664 gives the sigil :

for Hamaliel as the genius of CONJUNCTIO, but AGRIPPA 1531 gives this as the sigil for the ruling spirit of zodiacal Virgo.

See SPIRIT OF VIRGO,


HANAEL

Demon – HANAEL « the adversarial »

Mag. BRAHE 1562 gives several sigils, ail mediaeval in origin, for the angel associated with zodiacal Capricorn :

Within the geomantic tradition HEYDON 1664 gives the sigil :

for Hanael as the genius of CARCER, but this is almost certainly a confusion with the Hebrew letter recorded by AGRIPPA 1531 in this context.

See SPIRIT OF CAPRICORN.


HAND

Pal. The classification of lines and areas of the hand in the chiromantic tradition is related mainly to the use of astrological symbolism – for example, AGRIPPA 1531 gives the following sigils :

(Jupiter) for index

(Saturn) for middle finger

(Sun) for ring finger

(Mercury) for little finger

(Venus) for the ball of the thumb

(Moon) for hypothenar eminence

(Mars) for central palm

The chirognomic tradition incorporates similar astrological sigils, but see also AIR HAND, EARTH HAND, PIRE HAND, WATER HAND and TEMPERAMENTS.


HANDFUL

Alc. Sigil given by GESSMANN 1906 is probably an abbreviation of the Latin manipulus :

a measure sometimes wrongly confused with the PUGILLUM.


HANGING MAN

Occ. WIRTH 1927 relates this 12th card of the Tarot arcana to the Hebrew LAMED, and accords it the sigil :

which is the symbol of the ‘completion of the Great Work (of alchemical transmutation)’, presumably because this sigillic form nay be traced within cho structure of the card (this beinga reversal of the structure within thec WORLD ARCANUM).


HARAEL

Génie 59

HARAHEL vocale: harahel
évocation du 20° au 24°59′ du capricorne,
domine les 28° taureau / 10° lion / 22° balance / 4° capricorne / 16° poissons
chaque jour durant 20′, 19h20′ aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 11 au 15 janvier.


HARDNESS See ADAMAS


HARIEL

Génie 15

 

vocale : Haryael
évocation du 10° au 14°59′ des gémeaux,
domine les 14° bélier / 26° gémeaux / 8° vierge / 20° scorpion / 2° verseau
chaque jour durant 20′, 4h40′ aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 1er au 5 juin.

 


HARTSHORN

Alc. The sigil given by GESSMANN 1906 is no doubt an abbreviation of the Latin cornus cervi :

ALBERTUS 1974

SOMMERHOFF 1701 gives for ‘burned hartshorn’ the forms :

while GESSMANN 1906 gives :


HASMODAI

Mag. Sigil supposed by HEYDON 1664 to be a geomantic spirit, ruler of VIA and POPULUS, but the sigil appears to be a poor copy of that given by AGRIPPA 1531 as ruling spirit of the Moon. HEYDON 1664 gives

whilst AGRIPPA 1531 gives


HASMODEL

Demon – HASMODEL & HASMODAI « the twin bulls »

Mag. Sigil given for geornantic spirit by HEYDON 1664, genius of AMISSlO, but an identical sigil is given by AGRIPPA 1531 as ruling spirit of zodiacal Taurus :


HAURIENS PRIMUS

Ast. The twenty-sixth mediaeval lunar mansion, called Al Fargh al Mukdim in the Arabic astrological tradition, a sigil for which is recorded in MANSIONES 14C :

A sigil designed for amuletic use, and associated with this mansion (called finis Aquarii) , is given by ABANO 1303 :


HAURIENS SECUNDUS

Ast. The twenty-seventh of the mediaeval lunar mansions, called Al Fargh al Thani in the Arabic astrological tradition, a sigil for which is recorded in MANSIONES 14c   :


HAZIEL

Génie 09

 

vocale: Hazyael
évocation du 10° au 14°59′ du taureau,
domine les 8° bélier / 20° gémeaux / 2° vierge / 14° scorpion / 26° capricorne
chaque jour durant 20′, 2h40′ aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 1er au 5 mai.

 


HE

Occ. The fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (see HEBRAIC SCRIPT), for which very many derivative forms have been given in the tradition of secret alphabets, notably those collected by BARTOLOZZI 1675

WIRTH 1927 equates lie with the arcanum the POPE in the Tarot pack, and thus with zodiacal Aries. His list of earlier alphabetic forms for the letter, all related to the proto-Hebraic,

he derives from the idea of ‘window’, though it is more likely that the vestigial drawings were originally derived from the Egyptian hieroglyphic with the pictorial value of ‘a shout of jubilation’ – see JENSEN 1970.


HEAT

Alc. The following sigils are obviously derived from the main sigillic forms for FIRE, though heat is specified within the texts.

FRANCKLYN 1627

SHELTON 17C

See also GRADES OF fire.


HEAVEN

Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 giveg a Greek sigil derived from the ancient alchemical tradition, which could be confused with the basic sigillic form for LIBRA, but which is specifically recorded for the heavens

KIRCHER 1655

LUEDY 1928

HEAVENLY SCRIPT See CELESTIAL SCRIPT


HEBRAIC SCRIPT

Occ. The Hebraic characters used in various sections of this Dictionary are those listed as standard by WIRTH 1927 :

ALEPH

BETH

GIMEL

DALETH

HE

VAU

 

ZAIN

HETH

TETH

JOD

KAPH

LAMED

MEM

NUN

SAMEK

AYN

PE

TSADE

KOPH

RESCH

SCKIN

TAU

This alphabet does not diverge in any significant way from the orthodox ‘square’ Hebraic forms : the Roman orthography has been determined with reference to the general occultist literature, and a short entry for each of the 22 letters has been included in the entries. The 22 characters are, of course, derived ultimately from a deeply significant magical structure, relating both to sound values and to the ancient pictographic symbolism, and it is probahly this which has contributed so much to the development of the secret and nugical scripts associated in occultism with the language. The simplest intention underlying such scripts is that a sigil be derived from the Hebraic form to represent that letter, and to connote the charge of magical meaning implicit in the sound, pictographic form and its corresponding numerical value, A good example may be seen in one of the most famous of such secret alphabets, the celestiaJ In the form preserved by AGRIPPA 1531 :

However, the interpretation of such scripts is rendered especially difficult by the wide-spread Notarikon techniques used by both the canbalists and the occultists, and by the prevalent use of Gematria and Temurah – all of which render interpretation a hazardous business.

The synoptical ‘magical’ alphabet given by WIRTH 1927 in his study of Tarot symbolism is actually related to the historic Moabite :

This pxamole should serve to remind us that very many of the so-called ‘secret’ scripts are merely alphabets taken over from historic sources for magical purposes. Thus, the historic Samaritan book script recorded by JENSEN 1970 (for non-occult purposes) clearly formed the basis for a number of secret scripts :

In this connexion, see the entry under SAMARITAN SCRIPT – but a sample from POSTEL 1538, who records two variants, is a good example :

In some cases such scripts were adapted from the Hebraic to the Roman or Greek alphabet (again for magical purposes) , as for example in the alphabet recorded by VIGNERE 1586, which is called ‘Phoenician’ or ‘Ionic’ though only distantly related to originals of those names :

A glance at one or two of the characters in the so-called CELESTIAL SCRIPT recorded from mediaeval sources by AGRIPPA 1531 indicates something of the extent to which such scripts are derived from this Samaritan form. A whole series of alphabets has been more obviously derived – albeit imaginatively – from the variety of orthodox ‘square’ forms, as for example in two of those recorded by BARTOLOZZI 1675 :

A large number of related Hebraic scripts are recorded in such texts as SELENUS 1624 and TRITHEMIUS 1508, as in the sources already mentioned above. In this Dictionary the following Hebraic or Hebraic-derived secret scripts are recorded : ADAMIC, BABYLONIAN, CHANANEAN, CELESTIAL, MALACHIM, SAMARITAN, SOLOMONIAN, SUPERCELESTIAL and TRANSITUS FLUVII.

See also SECRET SCRIPTS


HECADOTH

Mag. Sigil given for the spirit named by HEYDON 1664 (but probably the cabbalistic Hechaloth was intended) to represent the letter H in the secret writing called ‘Alphabet of Angels and Genii’ :


HEKAMIAH

Génie 16

 

vocale : hakamyah
évocation du 15° au 19°59′ des gémeaux,
domine les 15° bélier / 27° gémeaux / 9° vierge / 21° scorpion / 3° verseau
chaque jour durant 20′, 5h aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 6 au 10 juin.


HELIOTROPE

SIGNA 17C


HEMATITE See HAEMATITE


HEPATIC ANTIMONY

Alc. GESSMANN 1906


HEPHAESTOS See VULCAN


HERB

Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 records a sigil from the ancient Greek alchemical texts :

GESSMANN 1906

ALBERTUS 1974


HERCULES

Ast. Sigil given for a hypothetical planet, claimed by WEMYSS 1927 to be the ‘ruler’ of zodiacal Leo :


HERMES See MERCURY.


HERMETICALLY SEALED

Alc. GESSMANN 1906 records a sigil which is probably intended to coer the modern sense of the term (but see LUTUM SAPIENTIAE) :


HERMETIC CROSS See CROSS and ORIGIN.


HERMETIC SIGIL

Occ. DEE 1564 gives a sigil which is described as ‘a small vessel containing the mysteries’ and which must be regarded as the equivalent of the sigil hermeticum :

The more complex sigil of the MONAD may also be taken as the hermetic sigil :

SHELTON 17C gives the more frequent sigil :

LUEDY 1928 :

See also CHARACTER


HERMETIC TETRAD

Occ. In his imaginative treatment of Tarot symbolism, WIRTH 1927 gives the four sigils

as che Hermetic Tetrad, and treats each individually in terms of the symbolism involved in their forms. A fifth sigil is derived from the first – the crescent form of the Moon

and this participates with the

to give the sigil (for example)

which is the basic SAL ALKALI, representing the primordial substance ‘subject to the transmutation of the Moon’ and is of course related to the most frequent sigil for TAURUS, which zodiacal sign has a rapport with fertile earth. WIRTH 1927 further derives the sigil

from

by way of

Such derivations are entirely speculative, however/ and bear nc relation to the historic etymologies of such graphic forms. The first of the tetrad, the solar sigil :

is related to zero at one extreme, to the Sun at the other (see for example FOOL ARCAKUM), with the alchemical matter of   ALUM in between : the sigil is said to be ‘Male, Active, Fixed’ and is associated with Osiris and Reason, and with all other astrological solar connotations. The derived Lunar sigil :

is said to be ‘Female, Passive, Mobile’, and associated with Isis and Imagination, and with related lunar connotations. The second of the tetrad, the cross

is related to the TAU and to the sphragis, and is thus essentially a symbol of life engaged in four-fold matter. Placed above a sign it is a symbol of achievement , as for example in the alchemical. ANTIMONY

which is in esoteric alchemy a redemptive sign, the spirit of

disengaging itself from the working of the material plane. The cross below a sign, as for example in the most frequent siqil for Venus

is, according to the esoteric tradition, a symbol of ‘redardation’, representing the fall of spirit into matter. The sigil for VERDIGRIS

shows the integration of this life principle within matter (see CROSS) r a sign of equilibrium and health. The third of the tetrad, the triangle

 is presented as the basis for the structure of the four elements :

 for Fire ;

 for Earth ;

 for Water, and  for Air.

The fourth in this tetrad, the square,

is seen as a symbol of equilibrium, and represents a fall into the senses : from this he derives such sigils

as the PHILOSOPHER’S STONE :

By similar graphic logic, WIRTH 1923 traces an ‘etymology’ and meaning for each of the sigils for the seven planets, and indeed for some of the alchemical and astrological sigils. This rationale also underlies certain of his speculations as to the inner meaning of the TAROT pack.


HERMIT

Occ. WIRTH 1923 relates this 9th arcanum of the Tarot pack to the Hebraic TETH, and accords it the sigil

which is a square divided into nine smaller squares, from which is derived the sigils

and

the latter said to be the figure 9, along with the ‘primitive Teth’


HERSCHEL

Ast. One of the early sigils for this planet is given in SIBLY 1817

and was later said to be derived from the initial of the discoverer Hersehel. LEO 1914 saw a related variant

as a symbol of the unity of the three basic sigillic forms of ‘Will, Wisdom and Activity’ (see URANUS), expressing a higher grade of Mercury, of which he regards Kerschel as a higher octave.

STRAGGLING 1824

SHEPHERD 1971

Eventually re-named URANUS, the two names co-existed in astrological circles, and a large number of sigils, many of them personal to individual astrologers, has been developed.


HESTIA See VESTA


HETH

Occ. The 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (see HEBRAIC SCRIPT), for which many derivative forms are given within the tradition of secret alphabets, notably those collected by BARTOLOZZI 1675 :

WIRTH 1927 equates Hath with the Tarot arcanum the JUDGEMENT, and thus with zodiacal Libra. In his study of thi graphic etymology of the letter he gives the forms which he associates with a pictographic ‘hurdle’, though as JENSEN 1970 suggests, the forms are probably derived from the Egyptian hieroglyphic with a pictorial value ocf ‘lotus flower’ :


HEXAGON

Ast. Sigil derived from Greek manuscript by OMONT 1894

relating ro the aspect of SEXTILE.

For the non-astrological form, see ELEMENTS, LOVERS ARCANUM, TERNARY and VAYU.

In its esoteric aspect, the hexagon is treated in depth by BLAVATSKY 1888, who terms it the hieroglyphic senary. She records that it is ‘the symbol of the commingling of the philosophical three fires and the three waters, whence results the procreation of the elements of all things. The same idea is found in the Indian equilateral double triangle. For though it is called in that country the sign of Vishnu, yet in truth it is the symbol of the Triad (or the Trimurti). For, even in the exoteric rendering, the lower triangle

with the apex downward, is the symbol of Vishnu, the god of the moist principle of water … whilst the triangle, with its apex upward,

is Siva, the Principle of Fire, symbolized by the triple flame in his hand’. BLAVATSKY 1888 makes the point that this sigil is wrongly called ‘Solomon’s Seal’, and that it produces the Septenary and the Triad at one and the same time, as well as the Decad. ‘For with a point in the middle or centre, thus

it is a sevenfold sign, its triangles denote number 3, the two triangles show the presence of the binary; the six points are the senary? and the central point, the unit; the quinary being traced by combination, as a compound of two triangles, the even number, and of three sides In each triangle, the first odd number’. She further argues that this is why Pythagoras and the ancients made the number six, the seziary, a sacred number of Venus, since the union of the two sexes is required to develop the generative force – the ‘spagyrisation of matter by triads’ (quoting RAGON 1853).


HIEROGLYPHIC SENARY See HEXAGON


HIGHER MAN

Occ. Sigil given by STEINER 1904 as representative of the higher trinity within man, as yet to be developed : the Spirit Self, Life Spirit and Spirit Man :

See also FOURFOLD MAN.


HIPPOCRATIC WINE

Alc. GESSMANN 1906 gives two sigils, both derived from abbreviation :


HIRCUS

Ast. Mediaeval sigil for the fixed star, now alpha Aurigae, given by AGRIPPA 1510, but wrongly copied from the mediaeval manuscript tradition (see ALAYOCH) :

This error has been continued by later copyists, so that the wrongly copied form has been adopted within the astrological tradition, even though it is in fact indistinguishable from the sigil used for ALDEBARAN.


HISMAEL

Demon – HISMAEL « the aquirer »

Mag. Sigil given for ‘geamantic spirit’ by HEYDON 1664, said to be ruler of AQUISITIO and LOETITIA, but sigil is given by AGRIPPA 1531 as ruling spirit of the planet Jupiter :

HEYDON 1664 gives a variant :


HOLY DEITY

Occ. A highly personal sigil given in Roehme’s graphic system, and constructed from a visual play with the German auge, ‘eye’ (AUge) :

The U is presented as a V, and stands for desirei ‘It is all things, and yet a nothing, it beholdeth itself, and yet finds nothing but an A r which is the Eye’. This play between the V and its reversal A gives several vigils, all of which represent the Eternal Beyinning and the Eternal End – ‘Thus the Abyss sees in itself and findeth itself :

See LAW 1772


HOMER’S GOLDEN CHAIN

Occ. A series of sigils relating to the occult Aurea Catena Homeri or Annulus Platonicus is listed by HOMER 1723, with variants in brackets from HOMER 1757 :

  Chaos confusum   

  Spiritus Mundi voiatilis incorporeus

   Spiritus Mundi acsidus carpomus

   Spiritus Mundi fixus alcalicus corporeus

   Materia prima osnnium aorporuw sublunarium

   Animalia

Vegetabilia, seu Azoth   

 

   Minéralia

   Spiritus Mundi concentralus fixus seu Extracatum Chaoticum purum

Perfectio consummata, seu Quintessential Universalis   

HOMER 1723 also gives within the text two variants for the extremes of CHAOS

   and Perfectio   


HOLY GHOST See THREE BAPTISMS.


HONEY

Alc. Several mediaeval sigils have been recorded, a few of which are abbreviations for the Latin mel.

ALCHEMICAL 17C

SHELTON 17C

SIGNA 17C

  

SOMMERHOFF 1701

GESSMANN 1906

SCHNEIDER 1962


HORN

Alc. GESSMANN 1906

 

DIDEROT 1763 gives two sigils for stag’s horn :

See also HARTSHORN


HOROSCOPE

Ast. OMONT 1894 records two Greek forms (the first being singular, the second plural) under the name horoscopos :

FRESNE 1688 records two singular forms :

It must be noted, however, that originally horoscopos was a term applied to the Ascendant degree of what we now term the ‘horoscope’ – see therefore ASCENDANT.


HORSE-DROPPINGS

Alc. DIDEROT 1763 gives tha mediaeval sigils :

See also DUNG.


HORSERADISH OIL

Alc. The Greek sigils from alchemical texts art formed from abbreviations of the Greek, recordet in BERTHELOT 1885 :


HOT WATER See WATER


HOUR

Alc. Several mediaeval sigils have been recorded, a few of which are vestigial drawings of the hour-glass.

WORLIDGE 1651

VALENTINE 1671

SIGNA 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906

LUEDY 1928

SCHNEIDER 1962

BERTHELOT 1885 records two plural forms (hours) from Greek alchemical manuscripts :

OMONT 1894 gives also a Greek abbreviation :


HOUSE

Ast. GETTINGS 1977 records two 14C abbreviations of the Latin domus :

The sigil given in QUADRANTIS 15C may also refer to ‘house’ :

CHASSANT 1884 gives a mediaeval abbreviation :

But see also ASCENDANT


HOUSE OF GOD

Occ. WIRTH 1927 relates this 16th arcanum of the Tarot pack to the Hebraic AYN, and accords It a personalised sigil which is obviously related to the associated zodiacal sign Scorpio.


HUGUENOT CROSS

ENG     FRA

Rel. The Huguenot cross is a Christian religious symbol originating in France and is one of the more recognisable and popular symbols of the evangelical reformed faith.


HUMAN WORLD

Occ. KIRCHER 1655

See alsa ASTRAL WORLD, ELEMENTAL WORLD and WORLD OF INTELLIGENCE


HUMIDITY

Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701


HYDROGEN

Alc. DALTON 1808




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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.

See also GRADES OF FIRE.


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’.

See also MORTAL ADAM and ELEMENTS.


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

CROLLIUS 1612

FRESNE 1688

SIGNA 17C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

WELLING 1735

DIDEROT 1763

DALTON 1808

GESSMANN 1906

LUEDY 1928

SCHNEIDER 1962

SHEPHERD 1971

BERTHELOT 1885 records some Greek form from alchemical texts :

See also STEEL


IRON FILINGS

Alc. ALCHEMICAL 17C

SIGNA 17C

DIDEROT 1763

GESSMANN 1906

See also MARS


IRON LEAF

Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 gives two sigils derived from Greek alchemical texts :


IRON ORE

Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 gives a sigil from Greek alchemical texts :

See also IRON


IRON RUST

Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 gives two sigils from Greek alchemical texts :



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J – SIGILS

Dictionary of Occult – Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils


 JAB

Mag. Name, perhaps derived from Jabniel, one of the ruling angels of the Third Heaven, and sigil given by HEYDON 1664 to represent the letters J and I in the secret writing called ‘Alphabet of Angels and Genii’ :


JABAMIAH

Génie 70

YABAMIAH vocale: yabamaÿah
évocation du 15° au 19°59′ des poissons,
domine les 9° gémeaux / 21° lion / 3° scorpion / 15° capricorne / 27° poissons
chaque jour durant 20′, 23h aprés le lever du soleil.
Il règne sur le physique et les actes de ceux qui sont né du 6 au 10 mars.


JASON

Ast. Hypothetical planet claimed by WEMYSS 1927 to be ruler of zodiacal Sagittarius, and to be in orbit between Saturn and Uranus :


JASPER

Alc. SIGNA 17C


Jeliel


JESUS

Rel. TESTA 1962 records many of the ancient sigils for the name Jesus :

The same source shows also that the following sigils are derived from the early Christian gematric tradition (888 being the numerical value of the name Jesus) :

 

TESTA 1962 also gives a number of sigils for Jesus Christ :

SCHEIBLE 1848 gives the sigil

for Jesus triumphant.

See also CHRIST, CHRISTMON and CROSS.


JOCHMUS

Demon – JOCHMUS « the first saviour of hell »


JOD

Occ. The 10th letter of the Hebraic alphabet (see HEBRAIC SCRIPT) for which many derivative forms have been given in the tradition of secret alphabets, notably those collected by BARTOLOZZI 1675 :

WIRTH 1927 equates Jod with the Tarot arcanum the WHEEL OF FORTUNE. He gives the sigillic forms

as the prototypes of the letter, which he says is derived from a vestigial drawing of a hand, though the etymology is actually connected with a vestigial hieroglyphic of the god Sath, representative of Lower Egypt.


JUDGEMENT

Occ. WIRTH 1927 relates this 8th arcanum of the Tarot pack to the Hebrew letter HETH, and accords it the sigil

a so-called primitive Heth which in point of fact only approximates to a letter from the Old Phoenician script

as given by JENSEN 1970. WIRTH 1927 also says that this figure approximates to our own number 8, for it was originally drawn :

This form does not appear in the development of the Hebraic scripts, though it is found in (for example) the ETRUSCAN SCRIPT. The confusion may have arisen from the variant for the phonetic h in the Sinai script :


JUGGLER

Occ. WIRTH 1927 relates this first arcanum of the Tarot pack to the Hebraic ALEPH, and thus to the constellation Orion and zodiacal Taurus. He accords the card the sigil | and the point . drawn as the centre of the pupil in the Eye of God.

thus completing a cycle in the 22 arcana with the

of the last in the series, the FOOL ARCANUM.


JUNO

Ast. Sigil given by WILSON 1819 for ‘planet’ (actually an asteroid) in orbit between Mars and Jupiter :

WILSON 1819

KOCH 1930

SHEPHERD 1971


JUPITER

Ast. Modern sigil derived from the late mediaeval tradition, a printed example being HYGINUS 1462 :

AGRIPPA 1531 traces its form to the sceptre, but this is imaginative, and as rare examples below indicate, there were many variants tor which no such graphic etymology could be given. LEO 1914 says of Jupiter that it represents ‘the semi-circle rising over the cross’ and is ‘the symbol of soul literating itself from matter’ .

Ancient Egyptian : BERLIN 42AD

Graeco-Byzantine : NEUGEBAUER 1959

BERTHELOT 1885

OMONT 1994

ALCHEMICAL 14C

CONJURATION 14C

RAGOR 1474

FIRMICUS 1499

BERNARD 15C

BONATTI 15C

CAMPAUS 15C

CANONES 15C

DOMORUM 15C

HOROSCOPE 15C

LIBELLUS 15C

SCALIGER 15C

SCOT 15C

SHEMA 15C

SIGNIFICATIONS 15C

TRACTATULUS 15C

SCHYNAGEL 1500

AGRIPPA 1510

ALCHYMIA 1563

DARIOT 1557

ALCHYMIA 1563

KIRCHER 1655

BELOT 1667

TABLE 1676

ALCHEMICAL 17C

MAGICI 17C

SHELTON 17 C

SOMMERHOFF 1701

WELLING 1735

MAGIE 18C

PYTHAGORAS 18C

CHRISTIAN 1870

LUEDY 1928

NEROMAN 1937

CARBONELLI 1925 records an early mediaeval manuscript form

and a later mediaeval

whilst CAPPELLI 1949 records a mediaeval :

The sigils qiven under TIN may be used synonymously with Jupiter.

See also AQUISITIO, SPHERE, SPIRIT OF JUPITER and ZACHARIEL

 



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