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Western Occult Tradition Symbols

Robert Fludd's Macrocosm and Microcosm
Renaissance occult writer Robert Fludd illustrates the basic correspondences between the macrocosm of the three realms and the microcosm of the human body.
Hieroglyphic Monad
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Planetary Sigils and Symbols
Occultists associate a number of symbols with the planets. These include astrological symbols, which are still in common use today. They also include numerological magic squares, complex seals constructed for those squares, and sigils of the spirits and intelligences associated with each planet.
Planetary Magical Squares
In the Western Occult Tradition, each planet has traditionally been associated with a series of numbers and particular organizations of those numbers. One such method of numerological arrangement is the magic square.
Planetary Intelligence Sigils
In the Western Occult Tradition, each planet has traditionally possessed both a spirit and an intelligence: ethereal souls responsible for the baleful and beneficial influences (respectively) of the individual planet. Here are the common sigils for the planetary intelligences.
Planetary Spirit Sigils
In the Western Occult Tradition, each planet has traditionally possessed both a spirit and an intelligence: ethereal souls responsible for the baleful and beneficial influences (respectively) of the individual planet. Here are the common sigils for the planetary spirits.
Eliphas Levi's Baphomet of Mendes
Deciphering Eliphas Levi's Baphomet of Mendes, a popular 19th century occult image still used by a variety of occult traditions today.
The Rosy Cross or Rose Cross
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Occult Symbols
Symbols commonly associated with occult beliefs, particularly Western occult beliefs.
Robert Fludd's Illustration of The Universe and the Soul of The World
This illustration from 1617 by Robert Fludd reflects the common earth-centric cosmology of the time and the cosmology that strongly influenced contemporary occult thought. Besides dividing the universe into three realms, this illustration also includes the concept of the World Soul, which assists in the ordering of the universe.
Planetary Seals in the Western Occult Tradition
In the Western occult tradition, each planet can be represented by a seal or diagram. The seal is based off of the planet's magic square, with the seal touching every number within the square once.
Astrological Symbols
Alchemists, occultists, and astrologers commonly used symbols to represent both things in the night sky and the materials on Earth that each celestial body governed and influences.
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