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.

List

Name Image Origins Notes
Ankh Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian symbol for eternal life; now also associated with neo-paganism.
Arrow (Belomancy) Ancient divination. ----
Black Sun Renaissance Germany; later, neo-Nazi occultism. ----
Circled dot Ancient symbol representing the Sun and various sun gods. See also: evil eye and alchemical symbol.
Chaos (Symbol of Chaos) Michael Moorcock, Aleister Crowley and chaos magic. ----
Evil eye Hellenic talisman. ----
Eye of Providence (or the all-seeing eye of God) Cao Dai. ----
Hexagram Mandala and Judaism. ----
Magic circle European witchcraft. ----
Nazar Middle Eastern talisman to ward off the evil eye. ----
Pentacle European witchcraft. Example of inverted pentacle. See also: Pentagram.
Rosy Cross Rosicrucianism / Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. ----
Sriramachakra Tamil mysticism. ----
Sigil Renaissance magic. Image provided depicts a modern personal sigil.
Sigillum Dei (Seal of God) Europe, late Middle Ages. ----
Sulphur Alchemy; later Satanism. The alchemical symbol for sulphur, associated with the fire and brimstone of Hell.
Sun cross Iron age religions and later neo-paganism. ----
Unicursal hexagram (Thelema) Aleister Crowley's Thelema. ----
Valknut Norse mythology. ----

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