1. It is not the alphabet which one uses for daily life and non-magickal activities.
2. Each letter represents a fully developed concept or force.
Aleister Crowley—Perdurabo
Dion Fortune (Violet Firth)—Deo Non Fortuna
Arthur Machen—Avallaunius
MacGregor Mathers—Deo Duce Comite Ferro
William Butler Yeats—Daemon Est Deus Inversus
Magisterium of Quality | (Elaboration of form) |
Magisterium of Substance | |
Magisterium of Consistency | (Altering the consistency to a nobler kind) |
Magisterium of Odor | (To exalt by odor) |
Magisterium of Weight | (To exalt in weight) |
Magisterium of Color | (To fix and make constant) |
Magisterium of Powders | (Calcination) |
Magisterium of Principles | (Separation) |
Magisterium of Occult Quality | (Permeation) |
Magisterium of Manifest Quality | (Outward form) |
Magisterium of Fixed Substances | |
Magisterium of Savor | (Exaltation of flavor) |
Magisterium of Sound |
1.) The title of a position for one of the members of a coven. The maiden is usually the assistant to the High Priestess.
2.) One of the aspects of the triple goddess (maiden, mother, crone) and symbolized by the waxing moon, creation, and the time between Beltane and Imbolc.
The Roman version of Hermes, God of Thought.
A symbol of magick and intelligence.
The planet closet to the Sun.
A planetary force, related to the Sephirah Hod.
Quicksilver, the element mercury.
One of the Three Principles of Alchemy.
Planet | Metal | Color |
Mercury | Mercury | ”Peacock’s Tail” |
Sun | Gold | Red or Purple |
Moon | Silver | White |
Mars | Iron | Red |
Jupiter | Tin | Gray |
Venus | Copper | Yellow (Saffron) |
Saturn | Lead | Black |
Calliope—epic poetry
Clio—history
Erato—love poetry
Euterpe—music and lyric poetry
Melpomene—tragedy
Polyhymnia—hymns and sacred music
Terpsichore—dance
Thalia—comedy
Urania—astronomy
1. Quintessence (general mysterium)See Quintessence
2. Specific Arcanum (mysterium specific to a given thing)a. The Material Specific Arcanum
b. The Astral Specific Arcanum