Dictionary of Occult - Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils
TALC
ENG FRA
Alc. VALENTINE 1671
SHELTON 17C
DIDEROT 1763
GESSMANN 1906
KOCH 1930
TAO
ENG FRA
Occ. Name and sigil given by STEINER 1906 as 'the language of Nature' :
This sigil is of course derived from the ANKE.
TAPHTHAHTHARATH
Geo. Supposed by HEYDON 1664 to be a georaantic spirit, ruler of Albus and Conjunction
TAROK
Occ. Sigil and name given by STEINER 1906 and said by hitm to be 'known to the Initiates of the Egyptian Mysteries' :
See TAU.
TAROT
ENG FRA
Occ. The sigils used by WIRTH 1927 in connexion With his attempt to relate the Tarot arcana to the cabbalistic tradition are given under separate headings as fellows :
The Magician
The High Priestess
The Empress
The Emperor
The Hierophant
The Lovers
The Chariot
Strength
The Hermit
Wheel of Fortune
Justice
The Hanged Man
Death
Temperance
The Devil
The Tower
The Star
The Moon
The Sun
Judgement
The World
The Fool.
See also HERMETIC TETRAD
TARTAR
Alc. ALCHYMIA 1563
WORLIDGE 1651
ALCHEMY 1650
VALENTINE 1671
FRESNE 1688
ALCHEMICAL 17C
GESSMANN 1906
CARBONELLI 1925
LUEDY 1928
KOCH 1930
TARTAR SALT
Alc. GESSMANN 1906
See also SAL TAKTARI and TARTAR.
TARTHANAC
Demon - TARTHANAC "lord of goldiron"
TAT
Occ. An Egyptian hieroglyph, given in sigillic form by SHEPHERD 1971 as meaning myriad :
Tattwi
TAU
ENG FRA
Occ. Claimed by many scholars to be the earliest form of the CROSS, though BLAVATSKY 1877 traces its occult meaning to a combination of Greek letter and Arabic number, giving it as a 'symbol of life, and of life eternal : of earthly life, because (gamma)
is the symbol of the Earth (Gaia) , and of "life eternal" because the figure 7 is the symbol of the same life linked with the divine life :
plus 7 equals
TESTA 1962 records some of the early Christian forms :
GETTINGS 1978 traces the use of the sigil in certain architectural and artistic forms :
BLAVATSKY 1888 derives the sigil
from the Tau, perhaps in error, and calls it the 'Astronomical Cross of Egypt'.
The Tau is also the 22nd letter of the Hebraic alphabet (see HEBRAIC SCRIPT), and many derivatives have been given for the letter within the tradition of secret alphabets - notably those collected by
BARTOLOZZI 1675 :
WIRTH 1927 equates the card and letter form with the FOOL ARCANUM of the Tarot pack, and traces the graphic forms
back to the idea of CROSS. As JENSEN 1970 shows, the Tau may be traced back to an Egyptian hieroglyphic with the pictorial value of the 'sign of Life', the Egyptian ANKH :
TAURUS
ENG FRA
Ast. Zodiacal sign of the Bull. The printed version of the sigil is derived from the late-mediaeval manuscript tradition, which links with one of the forms used in the Graeco-Byzantine - see as example, HYGINUS 1482 :
The form is said by AGRIPPA 1531 to be based on the shape of the bull, horns, but the derivation from the earlier tradition would appear to deny this : see for example GETTINGS 1978.
Ancient Egyptian :
STOBART 2C
SPIEGELBERG 1911
Graeco-Byzantine :
OMONT 1894
NEUGEBAUER 1959
DIGBY 12C
GRAMMATICA 13C
ASTRONOMICAL 14C
JANUA 14C
LEUPOLDI 14C
MANSIONIBUS 1482
FIRMICUS 1499
LAMBECIUS 1500
SCHYNAGEL 1500
ASTROLOGICAL 1 5C
BONATTI 15C
QUADRANTIS 15C
SCOT 15C
AGRIPPA 1510
BLUNDEVILLE 1594
MAGICI 17C
PROWSSE 17C
TRACTS 17C
SOMMERHOFF 1701
WILCZKOWSKI 1947
HADES 1969
LUEDY 1928 records a sigil from the Syrian astrological tradition :
LEUPOLDI 14C gives the sigil
for the constellation Taurus, while AGRIPPA 1510 gives the form :
See also MYSTERIOUS PLANETS and SPIRIT OF TAURUS
TEJAS
ENG FRA
Occ. Sometimes called Taijas or Agni, this is the oriental equivalent of the FIRE element, associated with the Manipura or Navel chakrm
The sigil is said to be of a red colour, and is recorded by AVALON 1919.
TEMPERAMENTS
Occ. The four so-called 'Bippoeratic' or 'Gallenic' humours are the expression on the microcosmic plane of the working of the four ELEMENTS, as follows : AIR is associated with the Sanguine, EARTH with the Melancholic, FIRE with the Choleric, and WATER ivith the Phlegmatic. In almost every case, these four temperaments arc represented by sigils derived from those used to denote the four Elements, and the standard form of synbolism would therefore be :
SANGUINE
MELANCHOLIC
CHOLERIC
PHLEGMATIC
The wide range of slgils associated with these elements may bo used to denote the four aspects of the human temperament - for example, TRITHEMIUS 1503 gives sigils specifically for COLERA :
SANGUIS :
PITULA (Phlegmatic) :
MELANCHOLIA :
but these sigils are used in his earlier list for the ELEMENTS. (SETTINGS 1965 records four groups of sigils for the chirognomical types, related to the four temperaments :
FIRE (male) :
(female) :
AIR (male) :
(female) :
WATER (male) :
(female)
EARTH (male)
(female) :
In a manuscript from Gotha (given in KLIBANSKY 1964) the following forms are found alongside images of the four temperaments as riders :
CHOLERIC :
SANGUINE :
PHLEGMATIC :
MELANCHOLIC :
Thébain Alphabet
TEMPLAR SCRIPT
Occ One of the SECRET SCRIPTS recorded by RIVIERE 1938 :
TENTH HOUSE
ENG FRA
Ast. OMONT 1894 records a sigil from the Graeco-Byzantine astrological tradition for the mesourania, the equivalent of the modern MIDHEAVEN :
TEPHROS
Demon - TEPHROS "the ashmaker and fever curer"
TEREBINTH
ENG FRA
Alc. The various contexts would suggest that the sigil refers to the resin (or to the turpentine) , rather than to the terebinth tree itself.
DIDEROT 1763
GESSMANN 1906
TERNARIUS
Occ. GABELLA 1615, following DEE 1564 in some respects, gives two 'trinity' sigils. The first is related to the theory derived from the modern sigil for the SUN
which is pictured as the closing of the ternarius around the central point :
The second consists of two lines, in which the copula is presumed at their junction :
DEE 1564 gives the TERNARY in a related form, as the sum of the two lines of the cross, meeting at the intersection (which is the third element) :
thus
is the triad of body, soul and spirit.
TERNARY
Occ. In the ancient symbolic language discussed by BLAVATSKY 1888, the sigil
is said to be 'the first of the geometrical figures', and it is accorded a complex esoteric interpretation relating to the triadic nature of the spiritual world : see for example TERNARIUS.
In the series of sigils given by CIRLOT 1962, as a logical graphic development, the 'neutral and successive' ternary is
Whilst
is 'evolutive, since the vertical axis is the greater' and
'involutive since it is inverted'. Such thought-out symbolism relating to the triad ultimately goes back to Boehme's use of the triangular sigils given in LAW 1772, relating to the cosmic struggle between the MEAKNESS
and the WRATH :
As indicated in LAW 1772, these unite to form the SEAL OF SOLOMON :
See ARCHETYPES.
TERRA DAMNATA See CAPUT MORTUUM
TERRA LEMNIA
Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701
SCHNEIDER 1962
TERRA SIGILLATA ALBA
Alc. SOMMERHOFF 1701
TERRESTRIAL
Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 records a sigil from the Graeco-Byzantine alchemical tradition :
TEST
Alc. It is likely that those sigils recorded by GESSMANN 1906 were intended as the equivalent of argumentum or proof in an alchemical operation :
TEST
Alc. It is likely that those sigils recorded by GESSMANN 1906 were intended as the equivalent of argumentum or proof in an alchemical operation :
TETH
Occ. The 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (see HEBRAIC SCRIPT) for which many derivative forms have been given within the tradition of secret scripts, notably those collected by BARTOLOZZI 1675 :
WIRTH 1327 equates Teth with the HERMIT card of the Tarot pack, and gives a graphic etymology for the letter
which he traces back to the idea of 'tree'.
TETRAD See HERMETIC TETRAD
TETRAGONUM
Ast. OMONT 1894 records the Greek sigil (At an angle of 90° or the distance of two characters results so the quadratic aspect ☐, also called "Tetragonum" becomes.)
which denotes the equivalent in Greek astrology of the SQUARE aspect.
THEBAN SCRIPT
Occ. One of the most famous of all SECRET SCRIPTS, recorded by AGRIPPA 1531 :
THIRD EYE
Occ. Sigil given by BLAVATSKY 1888 as development of the sigil for RU, and (presumably) linked with the chakra between the eyebrows :
THIRD ROOT RACE See ORIGIN and MANIFESTATION
THOR'S HAMMER See ORIGIN
THREE See ARCHETYPES and TRTNTTY
THREE AIRS
Occ. Three separate sigils representing the 'three airs' are recorded in HERMETICUM 17C :
THREE BAPTISMS
Rel. Sigils derived from early Christian sources and recorded by TESTA 1962, as follows :
BAPTISM OF FIRE :
BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST :
BAPTISM OF WATER :
THREE EARTHS
Occ. Sigils given in HERMETICUM 17C as the 'three earth sigils' :
THREE FIRES
Occ. Sigils given in HERMETICUM 17C as the 'three fire sigils' :
THREE PRINCIPLES
Occ. STEINER 1906 gives three symbols by which in every age the 'three Divine principles have been represented in occultism'
The
is the first Logos, the Godhead, the
is the Second Logos , or Macrocosm, while the
is the Third Logos, or Microcosm. The connexion between these three are conceived as a creative relationship. The first Logos is the 'one primal source and centre of manifestation', and may be conceived as 'a life-begetting warmth' suffusing the whole universe by which the rajcrocosmic Life is quickened and reflected in the creative activity of the human soul.
THREE WATERS
Occ. Sigils given in HERMETICUM 17C as the 'three water sigils' :
THREE WORLDS See ASTRAL WORLD, ELEMENTAL WORLD and WORLD OF INTELLIGENCE
THRONES
Ast. SUCHER 1975 links the sigil for Pisces
with the sphere of the Thrones, which is traditionally the sphere of SATURN.
See also SPHERE OF SATURN.
TIGILLUM
Alc. WORLIDGE 1651
FRESNE 1688
SCHNEIDER 1962
But see also CRUCIBLE and MELTING POT
TIME
Occ. BERTHELOT 1885 records a sigil from a number of Greek and Graeco-Byzantine manuscripts, almost certainly derived from the word
Chronos :
CHASSANT 1884 (mediaeval)
CROSLAND 1962 records the Greek form
But see also GETTINGS 1968
See PRIMORDIAL CIRCLE
TIN
Alc. Whilst the following sigils are given specifically for this metal, all the numerous sigils given under JUPITER may well be used to denote this metal, and the two terms are used synonymously by the Alchemists.
BERTHELOT 1885 records numerous Graeco-Byzantine sigils from ancient alchemical documents :
WORLIDGE 1651
CROLLIUS 1612
SHELTON 17C
GESSMANN 1906
KOCH 1930
TIN ASHES
Alc. GESSMANN 1906
TINCTURE
Alc. ALCHEMY 1650
ALCHEMICAL 17C
SCHNEIDER 1962
TIN FILINGS
Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 gives two sigils from the Graeco-Byzanti no alchemical tradition :
TIN LEAF
Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 records a sigil from tho Graeco-Byzantine alchemical tradition :
TIN ORE
Alc. BESTHELOT 1885 records a sigil from the Graeco-Byzantine aichecr.ical tradition :
TIN PLATE
Alc. SHELTON 17C
TIN SPIRIT
Alc. The sigil recorded by GESSMANN 1906 has nothing in caramon with the sigils given under SPIRIT OF JUPITER, despite the cautionary note given under TIN above :
Presumably this sigil relates to an essence or ex t tact of the iretal.
TIRIEL
Mag. Sigil for a spirit, said to be one of the angels of Mercury, given by HEYDON 1664 to represent the letter T in the secret writing called the 'Alphabet of Angels and Genii' :
TOGETHER
Alc. BERTHELOT 1885 records two sigils from the Greek alchemical tradition :
TOPAZ
Alc. SIGNA 17C
TRANSITUS FLUVII
Occ. One of the most famous of secret alphabets relating to the HEBRAIC SCRIPT, called in soido occult texts Crossing the River, or Passing the River. The exanple given here is from BARTOLOZZI 1675, with two minor variations in that given by AGRIPPA 1531 :
TRANSPLUTO
Ast. HAWKINS 1976
TREBS
Ast. Sigil for the twentieth of the mediaeval Lunar mansions, called Al Na' am in the Arabian system of manzils, recorded in MANSIONES 14C :
TRIGRAMS
Mag. The philosophical machine, and divinatory system, known as the I Ching, or Book of Change is based upon the interpretation of six-lined figures constructed from yin
or yang
lines, which are presented in groups of three (for example)
each with a complex series of associations and characteristics, each representing 'cosmic forces' which are seen as relating together to establish situatiosns which have been named and studied within the text of the I Ching. Thus, a lower group of three lines
may 'meet' or unite with r an upper group of three lines
to produce the figure
which has been called Chung Fu
'Inner Truth', to which an extensive explanatory text has oeen appended. The result of mixing the two yin and yang Lines is eight trigrams, with the following names, attributes, images and family relationships, culled from WILHELM 1951 :
See also YIN AND YANG
TRIGONUM
Ast. OMONT 1894 records a Graeco- Byzantine sigil, the trigonum, which is the equivalent of the modern TRINE aspect :
TRINE
Ast. Sigil for the astrological aspect of 120 degrees, derived from the earliest Graeco-Byzantine manuscript tradition (see TRIGONUM) given for example in KALENDAR 15C :
LUCCA 17C gives the form
but this is rare.
TRINITY
Rel. To judge from the numerous records, virtually any three-pointed sigil may be used to denote the idea of trinity, even though a specialist use might be intended by the particular form (see TRINE for example). The early Christian sigils recorded by TESTA 1962 include the forms :
VERARDI 1972 gives
whilst KOCH 1930 gives the furca
and SHEPHERD 1971 gives the triguetra
all of which are common in occult and esoteric sources.
See also TERNARIUS.
TRIPLE ALPHA See ALPHA.
TRIQUETRA See TRINITY.
TRISTITIA
Geo. Sigil for one of the sixteen geomantic figures, given by AGRIPPA 1531 :
A multitude of variants (stars, dots, floral devices, etc.) are used to denote the same four-fold arrangement.
Tristitia is linked by AGRIPPA 1531 with the element of Earth, the planet Saturn, and the zodiacal sign Scorpio. The following sigils are derived from late-mediaeval sources, and are sometimes used to denote che planet Saturn, as for example in TRITHEMIUS 1503.
AGRIPPA 1531
TRITURATE
Alc. DIDEROT 1763
TRUE SALTPETRE
Alc. WELLING 1735 proposes the following sigil, in his personal graphic system :
TSADE
Occ. The 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (see HEBRAIC SCRIPT) for which many derivative forms are given within the Lradition of secret scripts, notably those collected by BARTOLOZZI 1675 :
WIRTH 1927 equates Tsade with the MOON ARCANUM of the Tarot pack, and traces the derivative forms of the letter
to the idea of 'javelin'. It is likely, however, that the letter is derived from an Egyptian hieroglyphic with the pictorial value of 'countenance', which in the Hierarchic script was written :
TURPENTINE See TEREBINTH
TURQUOISE
Mag. SIGNA 17C
TUTIA
Alc. Generally, this is the name used for crude zinc oxide.
ALCHYMIA 1563
ALCHEMICAL 17C
SHELTON 17C
DIDEROT 1763
GESSMANN 1906
ALCHEMICAL 17C gives the sigil
for tutia preparata.
SCHNEIDER 1962 gives the sigils
for tutia Alexandrina.
CARBONELLI 1925
LUEDY 1928
TWO BROTHERS
Ast. SOMMERHOFF 1701, under the term duo f rates, gives three groups of sigils which are, astro logically speaking, representative of opposing polarities, but which are from the point of view of sigillic structure based on similarities of forms which have beer, reversed. These analyses of the three pairs are not provided by SOMMERHOFF 1701, but are giver, here by way of explanation :
Raymond MARTIN-FABER
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