In case you couldn't tell, the stary pattern inside the decagon is actually many different "all-seeing eyes" grouped together.

Yup minus the pyramid that is without a doubt a unicursal hexagram. They even got the planetary attributions right.

Not to sound like an idiot but what does that mean?

Originally posted by Tinko1
Not to sound like an idiot but what does that mean?

The unicursal hexagram? If that's what you are asking about, Crowley came up with it so that it could be traced unicursally (in one big line, like without lifting the pen from the paper for example) for use in rituals. I don't really know much about it, but that's one of those subjects I hope to delve into one of these days, I've got alot on my plate at the moment. As far as the planetary attributions, I have no idea as to the meaning behind all that. I'd be willing to bet there are at least one or two here who could tell you more. Maybe. Then again, those may be explanations reserved for initiates, there's no telling. I bet if they can elaborate, they will.

it looks cool. remember seeing it before but i cant remember where sorry. ill try to remember where i saw it.

Originally posted by The Axeman

Originally posted by Tinko1
Not to sound like an idiot but what does that mean?

The unicursal hexagram? If that's what you are asking about, Crowley came up with it so that it could be traced unicursally (in one big line, like without lifting the pen from the paper for example) for use in rituals. I don't really know much about it, but that's one of those subjects I hope to delve into one of these days, I've got alot on my plate at the moment. As far as the planetary attributions, I have no idea as to the meaning behind all that. I'd be willing to bet there are at least one or two here who could tell you more. Maybe. Then again, those may be explanations reserved for initiates, there's no telling. I bet if they can elaborate, they will.

The unicursal hexagram was used before Crowley. In a nutshell the Golden Dawn used it 2 ways. In the the Lesser Ritual of the Hexagram the hexagrams represent the elements like this.



They also used the Uni hexagram with the top point representing the sun, the bottom the moon and the elements with the other 4 points.

In the Greater Ritual of the Hexagram you only use the Earth hexagram with each point representing clockwise from the top point, Saturn, Jupiter, Venus, the Moon, Mercury, and Mars, and the Sun is in the center.

When using the hexagrams you trace them starting at the point of whatever planetary aspect your using. When your using the sun you have to combine all the planets so your tracing the hexagram 6 times. a bit tedious to say the least. With the uni hexagram the sun is the center point so you can start from there.

There is more to it, but you can spend months writing a book on it.

Thanks Cug. Hey, I'd be interested in a reading list. If you don't mind hooking me up, you can u2u it to me if you want, or post it here for the benefit of others as well. I bought a good one on the Golden Dawn (I think I told you about that already) but I haven't started it yet. My reading list is so long I don't know if I will ever get through it all...

Anyway, thanks for the elucidation.

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Asking a Thelemite for a book list is like asking google for porn.. you gona get a neverending list.

Here's a short list of general ceremonial magick books.

The Golden Dawn - Israel Regardie Softcover (Llewellyn)
The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic - Israel Regardie hardcover (New Falcon)
The Tree of Life by Israel Regardie
The Middle Pillar by Israel Regardie
The Mystical Qabalah by Dion Fortune
777 And Other Qabalistic Writings by Aleister Crowley
Magick Liber ABA (Book 4) by Aleister Crowley
Magick Without Tears by Aleister Crowley
The Book of Thoth by Aleister Crowley
The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage by S. L. Mathers
The Goetia by S. L. Mathers
The Greater Key of Solomon by S. L. Mathers
Initiation into Hermetics by Franz Bardon
Three Books of Occult Philosophy by Henry Cornelius Agrippa
Modern Magick by Donald Michael Kraig (Good starter book)
The Magician's Companion by Bill Whitcomb
Qabalistic Tarot by Robert Wang
My Life With Spirits by Lon Milo Duquette
The Chicken Qabala of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford by Lon Milo Duquette (great book!)

Thanks Cug. A few of those are already on my list, but there are some I hadn't heard of. I appreciate it.

Originally posted by Cug
Asking a Thelemite for a book list is like asking google for porn.. you gona get a neverending list.

That's hilarious!

[edit on 3/1/05 by The Axeman]