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Hexagram: A six-pointed star usually formed by two interwoven triangles. Today, it is frequently seen as a symbol of Judaism (having replaced the previous symbols of the pentagram and seven-branched candlestick) and is known as the Shield or Star of David (Mogen David). A popular interpretation of the symbol is that the triangle with one point down represents God reaching for humanity, while the triangle pointing up represents humans striving to reach for the Divine.

Mystically, the downward-pointing triangle represents the feminine powers while the triangle pointing up represents the masculine powers. Thus, it is a symbol of mystical union, a Western version of the famous Yin-Yang symbol of Taoism. Magically, each point represents the astrological powers of one of the planets visible to the unaided eye. According to the book The Golden Dawn, by Israel Regardie, Saturn is at the point at the top, the Moon is at the point at the bottom, Jupiter is at the upper right point, Venus is at the lower right point, Mars is at the upper left point, Mercury is at the lower left point, and the center is given to the fire of the Sun. These attributions are used in many rituals, the most famous (due to its original publication by Regardie in the late 1930s) being the Greater Banishing Ritual of the Hexagram.
source: Donald Michael Kraig

Hexagram: A symbol of divinity and the macrocosm, associated with the seven planets, particularly the Sun.
source: The Thoth Companion, Michael Osiris Snuffin (Llewellyn Publications)

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ARTICLES

2 ARTICLES ON HEXAGRAM


1. Enochian Magick Rituals:
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2. Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram: Donald Michael Kraig describes the LBRP, a Golden Dawn ritual that uses the figure of the pentagram to cleanse the temple or ritual space of unwanted energies.
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