The traditional
a strological
glyph for the moon, and one of the alchemical symbols for silver. In
the Hermetic sciences, the moon represented the feminine, liquid, passive
principle- alchemical Mercury. The hieros gamos, or divine marriage, is
the combining of the solar and lunar principals to form the divine androgyne-
the highest form of spiritual attainment.
A Wiccan moon-symbol of blessing
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Priestess of the tarot
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Hermetic
Tradition
Named after Hermes Trismigestus (Hermes the three times great), the Greek
moniker of the Egyptian God Tehuti (Thoth), alleged author of hundreds of
mystical tractates, the Hermetic tradition is an eclectic spiritual tradition
that encompasses elements from from many religions.
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