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

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Christians also adopted the Ankh in the 4th and 5th century AD during the Christianization of Egypt. Originating in Ancient Egypt, the Ankh can often be found among Egyptian hieroglyphs. Cross of St. Peter Communicators of all types can use the symbol to communicate serenity, harmony, unity and the absence of violence. The symbol for Air as one of the four classical elements in alchemy is a triangle with a line through it. Air is used in rituals when a Wicca practitioner is drawing attention to wisdom or communication. It can also be used to symbolize the east or breath (life in general).

A pentagram (or pentacle) is a circled five-pointed star that most people associate with witchcraft or satanism. Far from being an evil symbol the pentagram represents protection, the self, or the spirit. The five points of the pentagram represent five basic elements: earth, air, fire, water and spirit. The Pentagram is the main symbol of Wiccans, which is a modern Pagan religion. The Pentagram looks like a five-pointed star drawn with a single line. The five corners or points of the star represent water, earth, fire, air, and spirit. The Pentagram is a representation of spirits winning over reason. The Pentagram represents Satanic powers or Satanism when it’s pointed down.Various twentieth-century writers on the subject used the term occultism in different ways. Some writers, such as the German philosopher Theodor W. Adorno in his "Theses Against Occultism", employed the term as a broad synonym for irrationality. [15] In his 1950 book L'occultisme, Robert Amadou used the term as a synonym for esotericism, [16] an approach that the later scholar of esotericism Marco Pasi suggested left the term superfluous. [15] Unlike Amadou, other writers saw occultism and esotericism as different, albeit related, phenomena. In the 1970s, the sociologist Edward Tiryakian distinguished between occultism, which he used in reference to practices, techniques, and procedures, and esotericism, which he defined as the religious or philosophical belief systems on which such practices are based. [16] This division was initially adopted by the early academic scholar of esotericism, Antoine Faivre, although he later abandoned it; [10] it has been rejected by most scholars who study esotericism. [15] As an animal that feeds on dead bodies, the raven has cemented itself as a sign of death and doom in the human psyche. The symbolism of ravens is so common that modern audiences identify it with a bad omen. Triquetra means “triangle” in Latin. This symbol is used in the Christian tradition to refer to the holy trinity. In wicca, this version of a Celtic knot is used to refer to the three realms: earth, wind, and sky or mind, body, and soul.

Another name is the all-seeing eye of God. This demonic image originates from Christian iconography. And it shows an eye usually surrounded by a glory or light rays enclosed by a triangle. It stands for the eye of God watching the universe, which makes it a concept of Providence

The Eye of Horus

The Pentagram is often confused with the Pentacle. But both are different symbols. The Pentacle is a round-shaped or disc-like sign that people used to draw other magic symbols like the Pentagram. The Eye of Providence is sometimes portrayed in a triangular shape. The triangle represents the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Strube, Julian (2017b). "Socialism and Esotericism in July Monarchy France". History of Religions. University of Chicago Press. 57 (2): 197–221. doi: 10.1086/693682. S2CID 166078608. The symbol has been used for important documents and occasions in history including the Great Seal of the United States, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen published on the eve of French Revolution, the one-dollar bill as well as by many universities throughout the world and organizations like Freemasons. The Eye of Providence by Gorbash Varvara