Metempyrion Lexicon of Symbols
Universal Symbols
Unity: The Origin
Passive: static principle
Active: dynamic principle
Quaternary: material and passive
Quaternary: material and active
Material generation through interaction of opposing principles
Ternary: neutral and succesive (equilateral)
Ternary: involutive (vertical axis is the greater)
Ternary: evolutive
Quaternary: spiritual and neutral
Quaternary: involutive Ternary acting upon spirit
Quaternary: spiritual Quaternary acting upon the evolutive ternary
Quaternary: spiritual active dynamic
Octant: the spiritual active dynamic acting upon the neutral spirit
Material Quaternary subdivided into two Ternaries
Two intermingling Ternaries
Infinity: All
Center of infinity: emanation; 1st cause
General movement into Upper and Lower Worlds
Spirit principle within totality
Material principle within totality
Both together within totality
Constructive principle within totality(Quaternary acted upon by the Ternary within the Universe)
Sensory anthropomorphic principle
Archaic Symbols of Chemical Elements
Gold
Silver (1)
Silver (2)
Copper (used before 5000 B.C.)
Iron (used before 1500 B.C.)
Lead (white)
Nickel
Tin (1)
Tin (2)
Zinc
Brass (alloy of copper and zinc)
Potash (Potassium Carbonate)
Phosphorus
Salt
Sulphur
Acetic Acid (Vinegar)
Hydrochloric Acid
Nitric Acid
Uric Acid
Bronze (alloy of copper and tin)
Steel (alloy of iron, carbon, and other metals)
Glass (manufactured 1400 b.c.)
Olive Oil
Alcohol
Water
Fire
Archaic Symbols of Natural Processes
Digestion
Dissolution
Distillation
Fermentation
Filtration
Fixation
Fusion
Precipitation
Separation
Sublimation
Astrological Zodiac
The Six Northern Signs
Spring Signs
Aries, the Ram - March 21
Taurus, the Bull - April 20
Gemini, the Twins - May 21
Summer Signs
Cancer, the Crab - June 21
Leo, the Lion - July 23
Virgo, the Virgin - August 23
The Six Southern Signs
Autumn Signs
Libra, the Balance - September 23
Scorpio, the Scrorpion - October 23
Sagittarius, the Archer - November 20
Winter Signs
Capricorn, the Goat - December 21
Aquarius, the Water-Bearer - January 20
Pisces, the Fishes - February 18
Sun Moon and Planets
Sun - Sunday
Moon - Monday, First Quarter
Mars - Tuesday, Shield and Spear
Mercury - Wednesday, Caduceus
Jupiter - Thursday, Bolt of Lightning
Venus - Friday, Looking Glass
Saturn - Saturday, Sickle of Time
Uranus, Initial of the discoverer Sir F. W. Herschel
Neptune, Trident
Pluto, monogram PL
Earth, Globe and Cross
The Aspects and Nodes
Conjunction
Ascending Node, The Dragon's Head
Descending Node, The Dragon's Tail
Opposition
Quadrature (half)
Quadrature
Quadrature (one and a half)
Quintile
Quincunx
Sextile
Sextile (half)
Trine
Rhumb of Heaven
A sign composed of eight subsidiary signs taken from a French calendar. It represents the eight corners of the heavens, the whole forming a rhumb.
Rhumb —Any of thirty-two points of a mariner's compass. To turn or whirl as in the seasons of the year, or the constellations visible above the southern horizon.
Symbols of Cycles
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
The symbols of these signs illustrate the waxing and waning of life and, in winter, the storage of food.
Ancient Celtic Runes
| No. | Image | Name | Translation | Esoteric Interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
fehu | livestock, money | dynamic power |
| 2 |  |
uruz | aurochs | primal, formative energy |
| 3 |  |
thurisaz | thurz | the breaker of resistance Thorr |
| 4 |  |
ansuz | the Ase | sovereign ancestral force Odhinn |
| 5 |  |
raidho | chariot | vehicle or path of cosmic power |
| 6 |  |
kenaz | torch, wound | controlled energy exchanged force |
| 7 |  |
gebo | gift | exchanged force |
| 8 |  |
wunjo | joy, pleasure | harmony of like forces |
| 9 |  |
hagalaz | hail stone | seed form and primal union |
| 10 |  |
nauthiz | need | need-fire (resistance/deliverance) |
| 11 |  |
isa | ice | contraction - need |
| 12 |  |
jera | year good harvest | orbit (life cycle) |
| 13 |  |
ihwaz | yew | axis (tree of life and death) |
| 14 |  |
perthro | lot cup | evolutionary force |
| 15 |  |
elhaz | elk/protection | protective and tutelary numen |
| 16 |  |
sowilo | sun | sun-wheel (crystallized light) |
| 17 |  |
tiwaz | Tyr, the sky god | sovereign order (Tyr) |
| 18 |  |
berkano | birch (goddess) | birch numen (retainer/releaser) |
| 19 |  |
ehwaz/ehwo | horse/two horses | twin equine gods (trust) |
| 20 |  |
mannaz | human being | human order from divine ancestry |
| 21 |  |
laguz/laukaz | water, leek | life energy and organic growth |
| 22 |  |
ingwaz | Ing, the earth god | gestation, container (Yngvil) |
| 23 |  |
dagaz | day | twilight/dawn (paradox) |
| 24 |  |
othala | ancestral property | self-contained hereditary power |
The runes here are the 24 most widely spread by Celtic, Nordic, and Germanic peoples. Although subtle changes occurred over time, the basic runes remained recognizable. Each rune has an association with a number and significance on several dimensions. The runes have always been divided into three sets of eight, the number of completion. The origins are mysterious and ancient.