Alcestis
Alcestis (might of the home) In Greek mythology, daughter of Pelias and Anaxibia (or Phylomache); wife of Admetus, king of Pherae in Thessaly. When Admetus,…
Month: November 2017
Alcathous
Alcathous (swift aid) In Greek mythology, king of Megara, the son of Pelops and Hippodameia; brother of Astydameia, Atreus, Chrysippus, Copreus, Lysidice, Nicippe, Piltheus, Troezen,…
Hermes Trismegistus
Hermes Trismegistusis a legendary figure who is the author of the Emerald Tablet, the foundation of Western Magic and esoteric tradition. Hermes Trismegistus is a…
Helvetius, John Frederick Schweitzer
John Frederick Schweitzer Helvetius (1625–1709) was a Dutch court physician and alchemist who said he successfully transmuted LEAD into GOLD. Helvetius was born John Frederick…
Hermaphrodite
A hermaphrodite is in Alchemy, the figure of a merged man and woman, symbolizing the conjunction or marriage of opposites. The hermaphrodite is also known…
hands
hands Symbols of strength, authority, and power, a meaning perhaps dating to the ancient Egyptians, whose term for the hand also related to pillar and…
Hall, Manly Palmer
Manly Palmer Hall (1901–1990) was a philosopher, metaphysician, author, and founder of the Philosophical Research Society. Manly Palmer Hall was a prolific writer and lecturer…
Brag-Srin-Mo
Brag-srin-mo is Tibet’s mother goddess and ancestress. She lived in the mountains where she became romantically involved with a monkey god. Their children became the…
Brigantia
Brigantia was the presiding spirit of the Brigantes, the most populous Celtic tribe of Britain. They ruled a broad swathe of Northern England and the…
Black Dog
The Black Dog is among Britain’s most famous spectral hounds. It may be dangerous and malevolent or helpful and benevolent. It usually serves as a…