The emblem of the Theosophical Society is located at the top left: it features an interlaced hexagram a six-pointed star, often called the Star of David, representing the intersection of spirit and matter containing an ankh original: "crux ansata," an Egyptian symbol for eternal life in the center. Above the hexagram is a swastika an ancient Eastern symbol for cosmic energy and motion, used here in its original mystical context within a circle. The entire symbol is surrounded by an Ouroboros a serpent biting its own tail, representing eternity and the cyclic nature of the universe.

The Key to Theosophy

From the Greek "theosophia," meaning "divine wisdom."

by

H. P. Blavatsky

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831–1891) was a Russian author and the leading co-founder of the Theosophical Society.

A monogram at the bottom right consists of the letters "T" and "S" standing for the Theosophical Society intertwined, with a serpent coiled around the vertical bar of the letter T.