Symbols of the Occult: A Directory of over 500 Signs, Symbols and Icons

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No, because that eye isn't inside a cherry tree, and the tree-chopping story was a lie about honesty. Helena Blavatsky’s The Secret Doctrine was a study that blended elements of the occult, religious philosophies and the science of its day. People are captivated by things they can’t understand; the fragility of life and the sinister, deterministic forces that can impact it.

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citation needed] A conflict became inevitable as the existence of the Illuminati became more evident, and as prominent Rosicrucians and mystics with Rosicrucian sympathies, were recruited by Knigge and other helpers. The only restrictions imposed were the need to discuss the inner secrets of the highest grades and the necessity of submitting his new grades for approval.Hexagram: The Hexagram is one of the oldest symbols used universally in ceremonial magic and occult practices. Finding Freemasonry expensive, and not open to his ideas, he founded his own society which was to have a system of ranks or grades based on those in Freemasonry, but with his own agenda. So he asked to be crucified on an upside-down cross and that is why this symbol is known as Saint Peter’s cross/Petrine cross. Egyptian kings revered the solar cross symbol as they thought it represented the highest power in the universe which was the sun according to their belief. Peter requested to be crucified upside down, as he felt unworthy to die in the same manner as Christ.

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When you see the synchronicity of lions or solar symbols, this is the message your unconscious is trying to tell you. The society's stated goals were to oppose superstition, obscurantism, religious influence over public life, and abuses of state power. Originating from the jungles of Africa, these enigmatic beasts adorn the doorways of temples, civic buildings and fountains in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Tellingly, it has 13 steps to represent the 13 colonies that birthed the United States and captures the notion of an enduring nation. Hexagrams also represent the Hermetic principle of “As above, so below” suggesting everything that happens in the microcosm has reflections in the macrocosm.The ankh is known as the key of the Nile as it is believed to be the symbol representing the unity of Osiris and Isis during which the river Nile flooded bringing fertility to the lands of Egypt. Several recent and present-day fraternal organisations claim to be descended from the original Bavarian Illuminati and openly use the name "Illuminati". The goat-headed Baphomet image seen here is a 19 th-century drawing made by Eliphas Levi as a metaphorical symbol from Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie. He targeted the masters and wardens, the men who ran the lodges, and were often able to place the entire lodge at the disposal of the Illuminati. They have a more tangible manifestation and are means to other ends rather than being the ends themselves.