| ISBN |
9780738761923 paperback |
| Name |
Kynes, Sandra, 1950- author. |
| Title |
Magical symbols and alphabets : a practitioner's guide to spells, rites, and history / Sandra Kynes. |
| Published |
Woodbury, Minnesota : Llewellyn Publications, 2020. |
| ©2020 |
| Description |
xiv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-262) and index. |
| Contents |
Part one : astrological symbols -- Distant roots -- The return to Europe -- The planets -- Planetary hours -- Working with the planets -- The zodiac constellations -- Twelve or thirteen for magic? -- Working with the constellations -- Part two : the elements -- The philosophy of the elements -- The root of existence -- The elementals and alchemy -- The elements and self-knowledge -- The Earth archetype -- The water archetype -- The air archetype -- The fire archetype -- The elements in ritual and magic -- Elements meditation -- The symbols in magic -- Elemental beings -- Part three : special stars -- Using the stars in magic -- Drawing down the power of stars -- Working with the fifteen fixed stars -- Ala Corvi -- Aldebaran -- Algol -- Alphecca -- Antares -- Arcturus -- Capella -- Deneb Algedi -- The Pleiades -- Polaris -- Procyon -- Regulus -- Sirius -- Spica -- Vega -- Part four : The ogham -- The origin theories, inscriptions, and languages -- Ogham inscriptions -- The languages of the ogham -- Writing and using the ogham -- The ogham in magic -- Ogham staves and divination -- Ogham divination -- Working with the original twenty ogham -- Ailm/Ailim -- Beith/Beithe/Beth -- Coll/Call -- Duir/Dair -- Edad/Eadha/Eadhadh -- Fearn/Fern -- Gort -- Huath/hUath/Uath -- Ioho/Idho/Iodho/Iodandh -- Luis -- Muin/Muinn -- Ngetal/nGetal/Getal/nGeadal -- Nion/Nuin/Nuinn -- Onn/Ohn -- Quert/Ceirt -- Ruis -- Saille/Saile -- Straif/Straith -- Tinne/Teine -- Ur/Uhr/Ura -- Working with the forfeda -- Amhancholl/Eamancholl/Emancoll/Mor -- Ebad/Eabhadh/also Koad/Grove -- Ifin/Iphin -- Oir/Or -- Uilleann/Uilen/Uilleand -- Peith/Pethboc/Pethbol -- Phagos -- Part five : the runes -- Runic beginnings -- Runic inscriptions -- The runic alphabets -- The dotted runes -- The Anglo-Saxon runes -- The runes rediscovered -- Runes for magic and guidance -- Twenty-first century runic magic -- Runes for guidance -- Working with the Elder and Younger Futhark -- Algiz -- Ansuz -- Berkanan -- Dagaz -- Ehwaz -- Fehu -- Gebo -- Hagalaz -- Ingwaz -- Isa -- Iwaz -- Jera -- Kenaz -- Laguz -- Mannaz -- Naudiz -- Opila -- Perp -- Raido -- Sowilo -- Thurisaz -- Tiwaz -- Uruz -- Wunjo -- Working with runes unique to the Younger and Anglo-Saxon Futharks -- Ac -- Aesc -- Ar -- Calc -- Cweorp -- Ear -- Gar -- Ior -- Stan -- Yr -- Part six : sigils -- Sigils from magic squares -- From square to sigil -- Sigils from words -- Creating a sigil -- Activating a sigil -- To destroy or not? -- Spare's Pictorial Method -- Combining Spare's Methods -- Incorporating magical symbols -- New methods and further uses -- Back to Lo Shu -- The alphabet magic square -- From square to circle and keyboard -- Other ways to use sigils -- Part seven : the witches' alphabet and other magical scripts -- The witches' alphabet -- Revival and new life for the alphabet -- The witches' alphabet in the twenty-first century -- Three other magical alphabets -- The malachim alphabet -- The celestial alphabet -- Crossing the river alphabet -- Paracelsus, John Dee, and magical alphabets -- The alphabet of the Magi -- The Enochian alphabet. |
| Summary |
"A book on a few different symbol systems and magical alphabets, complete with instruction for practices relating to them. Includes astrological symbols, the elements, the fifteen "fixed" stars of medieval magic, the Celtic ogham, Norse runes, and the Theban or witch's alphabet"-- |
| Subjects |
Occultism |
| Witchcraft |
| Magic -- Handbooks, manuals, etc |
| Signs and symbols |
| Alphabets |
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