List of occult symbols

The following is a list of symbols associated with the occult. This list shares a number of entries with the list of alchemical symbols as well as the list of sigils of demons.

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Name	Image	Origins	Notes
Ankh		Ancient Egyptian religion	Ancient Egyptian symbol for eternal life; now also associated with Kemetism and neo-paganism.
Arrow (Belomancy)		Ancient divination	Arrows used to gain knowledge through divination.
Bagua		I ching, Taoism	Literally, "The 8 Directions," this early chinese divination techinique is described in the i ching, and is typically visualized as 8 trigrams around a Yin and Yang symbol. The bagua and trigrams are referenced throughout Chinese astronomy, astrology, geography, geomancy, anatomy, martial arts, Chinese medicine and various other cultural aspects.
Baphomet		Knights Templar	Adopted by modern occultists and Satanists after the Knights Templar were accused of worshiping it. Theistic Satanists may worship it as a deity or demon, while atheistic Satanists see it as a metaphorical symbol. The goat-headed Baphomet image seen here is a 19th century drawing made by Eliphas Levi as a metaphorical symbol from Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie. It was not originally created as a Satanic symbol or a deity. See also: Sigil of Baphomet and Statue of Baphomet.
Black Sun		Nazi occultism and later the neo-Nazi movement	A symbol of the sun composed of twelve sig runes first appearing on the floor of the north tower of Wewelsburg after Heinrich Himmler ordered it to be remodeled, it gained modern popularity due to its use by Nazi occultists. It was later adopted by Satanists. The name "Black Sun" was coined by Wilhelm Landig of the Landig Group.
Circled dot		Alchemy	The alchemical symbol for the sun and various sun gods. Also the alchemical symbol for gold which is the metal represented by the Sun which is the astral counterpart.
Cross of Saint Peter		Christianity, Satanism	Used paradoxically both as a symbol of Saint Peter and as Anti-Christian sentiment. The symbol comes from the crucifixion of Saint Peter, in which he requested to be crucified upside-down as he didn't see himself as worthy to die the same way as Jesus.
Eye of Horus		Ancient Egyptian religion	The eye of the god Horus, a symbol of protection, now associated with the occult and Kemetism.
Eye of Providence (or the all-seeing eye of God)		Catholic iconography	The eye of God within a triangle, representing the Holy Trinity, and surrounded by holy light, representing His omniscience.
Heptagram		Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Thelema, Paganism, Alchemy	In Christianity, it represents the seven days of creation. In Islam, it represents the first seven verses of the Quran. It is the symbol of Babalon in Thelema. In Wicca, it is known as the Elven Star, Fairy Star, or Septagram.
Hexagram		Mandala and Judaism	An ancient symbol of the Jewish faith, also found on the Seal of Solomon.
Icelandic magical staves		Icelandic magic	Sigils created with magical powers by the Icelandic people. Pictured is the stave known as Ægishjálmur.
Monas Hieroglyphica		the works of John Dee	A symbol invented by John Dee, alchemist and astrologer at the court of Elizabeth I of England. It represents (from top to bottom): the moon; the sun; the elements; and fire.
Ouroboros		Ancient Egypt and Persia	A serpent or dragon consuming its own tail, it is a symbol of infinity, unity, and the cycle of death and rebirth.
Pentacle		Mesopotamia	An ancient symbol of a unicursal five-pointed star circumscribed by a circle with many meanings, including but not limited to, the five wounds of Christ and the five elements (earth, fire, water, air, and soul). In Satanism, it is flipped upside-down. See also: Sigil of Baphomet.
Rose Cross		Rosicrucianism / Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn	A symbol associated with Christian Rosenkreuz with many different attributions of symbolism.
Runes		Norse mythology	Ancient alphabet used throughout North Europe and prominent in Scandinavia, used in modern times by various religious faiths, such as Asatru.
Seal of Solomon		Alchemy, Christian and Islamic esotericism	A ring attributed to King Solomon in Jewish and esoteric tradition.
Seal of the Theosophical Society		Theosophy (Blavatskian)	A seal consisting of a Manji, Star of David, Ankh, Om, and Ouroboros, used by the Theosophical Society, an organization formed in 1875 to advance Theosophy.
Septenary Sigil		Order of Nine Angles	The main symbol of the Order of Nine Angles, a neo-Nazi Satanic and Left-hand occult group based in the United Kingdom.
Sigil		Renaissance magic	Images created for magical purposes, sometimes attributed as signatures of demons, angels, and other beings.
Sigil of Lucifer		The Grimorium Verum	Also known as the Seal of Satan, it is used to call forth the devil. A sigil is a sign/symbol used in ritual magic. In Theistic Satanism, in which people believe in and worship Satan as a god, the sigil is used to call forth Satan. Its ancient origin is in the Grimoire of Truth published in Italy in the 16th century which served as a guide for those who wanted to invoke and communicate with Lucifer.
Sigil of Baphomet		19th Century French Occultism	Official emblem of the Church of Satan, consisting of the head of a goat transfixed upon a reversed pentagram flanked by the Hebrew letters of the word "Leviathan" (לִוְיָתָן).
Sigil of Baphomet (Cuneiform)		Joy of Satan Ministries	A recreation of the sigil of Baphomet incorporated with cuneiform lettering instead of Hebrew to spell out "Satan". Created after Maxine Dietrich's reinterpretation of the ideology of spiritual Satanism. The main symbol of the Joy of Satan Ministries.
Sigillum Dei (Seal of God)		Europe, late Middle Ages	A magical diagram, composed of two circles, a pentagram, and three heptagons, and is labeled with the name of God and his angels.
Squared circle		Alchemy	A symbol of the Philosopher's stone.
Sriramachakra		Tamil mysticism	A mystic diagram used for astrology.
Sulfur crosses	Sulfur/the combustible elements[1] Phosphorus symbol upside down Brimstone[2]	Alchemy; Satanism	Alchemical symbols for sulfur, associated with the fire and brimstone of Hell. The third pictured, alchemical for black sulfur, is also known as a 'Leviathan Cross' or 'Satan's Cross'.
Suns in alchemy		Alchemy and Hermeticism	A symbol used with many different meanings, including but not limited to, gold, citrinitas, sulfur, the divine spark of man, nobility, and incorruptibility.
Sun cross		Iron Age religions and later gnosticism and neo-paganism.	An ancient pagan symbol of the sun, adopted by gnostics, neopagans, and occultists.
Supreme Polarity (Taiji)		Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073 CE), Taoism	"Explanation of the Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate", which became the cornerstone of Neo-Confucianist cosmology
Symbol of Chaos		Michael Moorcock, Aleister Crowley and chaos magic	A symbol originating from The Eternal Champion, later adopted by occultists and role-playing games.
Tetragrammaton		Judaism, Kodesh	Considered to be the unspeakable name of God. The four letter name has many pronunciations and can be seen over 7,000 times throughout the Hebrew Bible.
Tree of Life (Kabbalah)		Kabbalah	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
Unicursal hexagram		Aleister Crowley's Thelema	Symbol of the Thelema religion, a hexagram that can be drawn with one line.
Yin and Yang		Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073 CE), Taoism	Diagram intended to visualize the flow of qi, more generally a symbol of duality – up/down, push/pull, male/female. (Ming dynasty symbol left, modern symbol right)
Zodiac Man (Homo Signorum, or 'Man of Signs')		Astrology	A graph correlating zodiacal names with body parts.

See also[]

• Iconography
• Planet symbols

References[]

• Art and Symbols of the Occult: Images of Power and Wisdom by James Wasserman (Destiny Books, 1993)
• Masonic and Occult Symbols Illustrated by Cathy Burns (Sharing, 1998)