The tree of life is a diagram used in various mystical traditions. It usually consists of 10 nodes symbolizing different archetypes and 22 lines connecting the nodes. The nodes are often arranged into three columns to represent that they belong to a common category

Hadit has sometimes been said to represent a 'point-event,' and all individual point-events within the body of Nuit. [51] Hadit is said, in The Book of the Law, to be "perfect, being Not." [52] Additionally, it is written of Nuit in Liber AL that "men speak not of Thee [Nuit] as One but as None." [53] The occultist says that because astrology has some scientific components, it is a science. This is a flaw in his reasoning. Research has confirmed what ancient hermeticists and philosophers realized long ago, that meaning comes from context through association in mind. What this means is that when you look at a symbol, you give it meaning based on how you’ve personally defined it. And therefore, a symbol has no “objective meaning”—it isn’t implicitly good or bad. That said, there are objective guides, we might say, for interpretation.In such a case, the advertisement, which uses language designed to stimulate your subconscious, triggers your desire for chocolate. But since you didn’t notice, it sits in the subconscious, hiding below the surface. Later, when your mood takes a dip, or you’re in a convenience store, you feel a strong urge to eat chocolate, which if you’re not proactive, might manifest into a full-blown uncontrollable impulse.

Grant wrote that Indian spiritual traditions like Tantra and Yoga correlate to Western esoteric traditions, and that both stem from a core, ancient source, has parallels in the perennial philosophy promoted by the Traditionalist School of esotericists. [104] He believed that by mastering magic, one masters this illusory universe, gaining personal liberation and recognising that only the Self really exists. [105] Doing so, according to Grant, leads to the discovery of one's True Will, the central focus of Thelema. [103] Grant further wrote that the realm of the Self was known as 'the Mauve Zone', and that it could be reached while in a state of deep sleep, where it has the symbolic appearance of a swamp. [106] He also believed that the reality of consciousness, which he deemed the only true reality, was formless and thus presented as a void, although he also taught that it was symbolised by the Hindu goddess Kali and the Thelemic goddess Nuit. [107] It’s important to note that, at the end of the day, the meaning of a symbol comes from the interpretation given to it. The symbol itself doesn’t hold any meaning. Crowley, Aleister (1991). The Equinox of the Gods. United States: New Falcon Publications. ISBN 978-1-56184-028-1. These beautiful sigils were created by the Icelandic people and were believed to have magical powers.For occultists, the horned hand is a sign of recognition, and they believe that the symbol represents Baphomet. Urban, Hugh B. (2012). "The Occult Roots of Scientology?: L. Ron Hubbard, Aleister Crowley, and the Origins of a Controversial New Religion". Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. 15 (3): 91–116. doi: 10.1525/nr.2012.15.3.91. JSTOR 10.1525/nr.2012.15.3.91. A symbol originating from The Eternal Champion, later adopted by occultists and role-playing games. Occult And Esoteric Practices – Four Nazis With Dark Links To The Occult,” by Malcolm Higgins. War History Online. December 13, 2017.

Pocetto, Alexander T. (February 1998). "Rabelais, Francis de Sales and the Abbaye de Thélème". Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales. Archived from the original on 2006-09-10 . Retrieved July 20, 2006.Most critics today agree that Rabelais wrote from a Christian humanist perspective. [17] The Crowley biographer Lawrence Sutin notes this when contrasting the French author's beliefs with the Thelema of Aleister Crowley. [18] In the previously mentioned story of Thélème, which critics analyze as referring in part to the suffering of loyal Christian reformists or "evangelicals" [19] within the French Church, [20] the reference to the Greek word θέλημα "declares that the will of God rules in this abbey". [21] Sutin writes that Rabelais was no precursor of Thelema, with his beliefs containing elements of Stoicism and Christian kindness. [18] The eye of God within a triangle, representing the Holy Trinity, and surrounded by holy light, representing His omniscience.

In short, if you don’t use your conscious mind to think about ideas you’re receiving, you will be affected subconsciously. A serpent or dragon consuming its own tail, it is a symbol of infinity, unity, and the cycle of death and rebirth.

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Whitehouse, D. (2020). " 'Mercury is in a Very Ape-Like Mood': Frieda Harris's Perception of Thelema". Aries. 21 (1): 125–152. doi: 10.1163/15700593-02101005. S2CID 230539828. In witchcraft, the all-seeing eye was used for psychic control and for casting curses and spells. Some also believed that if you can control it, you can control the world’s financial situation.