In the Western Occult Tradition, each planet has traditionally possessed both a spirit and an intelligence: ethereal souls (sometimes called daemons) responsible for the baleful and beneficial influences (respectively) of the individual planet. After all, even humans have souls, and the planets of the Celestial realm are far more spiritual, existing closer to God and constructed of a much more rarefied matter. It was therefore logical to occultists that the planets also possessed their own souls.
Identity of the Spirit
The name of Mars's spirit, responsible for the planet's baleful influences, is Barzabel.Construction of the Planetary Sigil
This sigil, published by Henry Cornelius Agrippa in his Three Books of Occult Philosophy and frequently repeated in other publications, is constructed through numerology and magic squares. The name Barzabel is spelled out in Hebrew, and then each Hebrew letter is associated with a number, as the Hebrew language inherently does. Each number is located on the magic square associated with Mars, and a line is drawn to pass through each number.Aesthetic Choices
The terminating circles at each end of the line appear to have been added for purely aesthetic reasons. Many hold that the sigil can also be freely rotated, either for aesthetic purposes or to further disguise the meaning and method of construction of the sigil.Purpose of The Sigil
This sigil would be used to attract the baleful influences of Mars, which according to Agrippa includes the hindering of buildings, casting down the powerful from dignitaries, honors and riches; causing discord, strife and hatred among men and beasts, chasing away bees, pigeons and fish; hindering mills, rendering misfortune toward hunters and fighters, causing barrenness in men, women and animals; striking terror into enemies, and compeling enemies to submitRead more: More Correspondences of Mars