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Aspect (astrology) The Zodiac The Planets Other components Aspects Qualities Motion An aspect is an angular relationship between planets that indicates that their significations are connected in some way. Generally speaking, aspects are classified as harmonious, inharmonious, or neutral. The most commonly used aspects are those called the major aspects: the trine (120º), the sextile…

Prophet In numerous religions, including , Jah religions, , and many forms of , a prophet is an intermediary with a deity, particularly someone who claims to speak for the deity or interprets the deity’s will or mind. A prophet usually operates through some means of , channeling, or extra-sensory perception, and the prophet’s pronouncements…

The Golden Bough *The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion* is a broad comparative cultural study of mythology and by Scottish anthropologist Sir (1854-1941 ). Aimed at a broad literate audience raised on tales as told in Bulfinch’s *Age of Fable*, Frazer’s book joined the modernists in discussing religion dispassionately as a cultural…

Khepri The Ennead The Ogdoad / / / / Other Egyptian Gods Khepri In , the Khepri was generally depicted as a scarab, which is what the name means. The scarab beetle is a type of coleoptera noted for rolling dung into spherical balls and pushing it; it is also known for its habit of…

Śaivism Śaivism is a branch of that worships as the Supreme . Followers of Śaivism are called Śaivas or Śaivites. Śaivism is a monotheistic faith. Śaivites believe that there is only one God, who simultaneously permeates all creation and exists beyond it, being both immanent and transcendent. The concept is in contrast with many semitic…

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn This article is incomplete. You can help Thelemapedia by adding to it (*http://www./index.php?title=Hermetic_Order_of_the_Golden_Dawn&action=edit*). The original Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was a magical fraternity founded in London in 1888 by Dr. William Wynn Westcott and , which ceased to exist under that name in 1903 but which continued…

Religion *Part of the series* Religion is, in its broadest sense, defined as the answers given to explain humankind’s relationship with the universe. In the course of the development of religion, it has taken an almost infinite number of forms in various cultures and individuals. Religion today is dominated by a number of major world…

Wands (tarot) *Part of the series.* Wands are one of the suits in the deck. The four suits of the Tarot are: Wands, , , Unless otherwise noted, all quotes are from Aleister Crowley’s *The Book of Thoth*. Table of Contents Context: The Court Cards Knight of Wands Title: The Lord of the Flame and…

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Twelve Labors The Twelve Labours of are a series of stories connected by a continuous narrative, concerning a penance carried out by Herakles. Table of Contents The narrative , having made Alcmene pregnant with Herakles, proclaimed that the next son born of the house of Perseus would become king. , Zeus’ consort, hearing this, caused…