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Original fileAmulet of Venus and Mars
The image is a monochrome black-and-white print of a circular talisman. At the center is a five-pointed star containing the letter 'T' and various vowel combinations; this star is set within a seven-pointed star (heptagram). Between the points of the stars and the enclosing circles are inscribed names of archangels such as Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Cafziel, along with various syllables. The outermost ring contains a string of Latin letters and a cross symbol, with the word 'Christus' positioned at the bottom and uppercase letters A through G marking positions around the perimeter.
This diagram is an illustration of the Sigillum Dei ('Seal of God'), a magical construct central to the Enochian and Solomonic traditions of Western ceremonial magic, famously documented in Athanasius Kircher’s 'Oedipus Aegyptiacus'. It reflects the synthesis of Kabbalistic angelic names and Christian Neoplatonism characteristic of 17th-century hermetic studies.
A B C D E F G Christus Michael Gabriel Raphael Cafziel Sother Adnay Ely Eloy Vos Gram
Translation
Christ; archangel names; divine names (Sother/Soter, Adonai, Ely, Eloi/Elohim).
Athanasius Kircher, Oedipus Aegyptiacus
This image is a plate reproduced from Kircher's massive encyclopedic work on Egyptian hermeticism and its transmission through various occult traditions.
Liber Juratus Honorii (Sworn Book of Honorius)
The Sigillum Dei is a primary object of ritual in the medieval grimoire tradition, which Kircher discusses in his historical analysis of magical seals.
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