The Enchanted Initiate
A Journal of Traditional Symbolism, Hermeticism & the Occult Sciences

Beginning

The concept of "beginning" as the primary source or condition from which all else came

Concordance & Cross-References

Primary Correspondences & Figures

Word→Concept

The concept of "beginning" is closely tied to the origin of thought and the Word of God

Out Of Nothing, Nothing ComesConcept

The principle that "out of nothing, nothing comes" contrasts the creation from an ever-existing essence

Mediate Correspondences

Sympathetic Chains & Distant Affinities

BeginningthroughWordilluminatesGod →
I. Beginning & Word

The concept of "beginning" is closely tied to the origin of thought and the Word of God

II. Word & God

The Word is spoken by God, and the Divine Reason embodies both the creative thought and its expression as a word

BeginningthroughWordilluminatesLight →
I. Beginning & Word

The concept of "beginning" is closely tied to the origin of thought and the Word of God

II. Word & Light

Word is the origin of light, a metaphorical act of creation and enlightenment.

BeginningthroughWordilluminatesLife →
I. Beginning & Word

The concept of "beginning" is closely tied to the origin of thought and the Word of God

II. Word & Life

Life comes into existence because of the Word of God, indicating the Word's role as the source of vitality

BeginningthroughWordilluminatesCosmos →
I. Beginning & Word

The concept of "beginning" is closely tied to the origin of thought and the Word of God

II. Word & Cosmos

The segregated forms of the cosmos arise from the Word, the first principle of creation

BeginningthroughWordilluminatesAlchemists →
I. Beginning & Word

The concept of "beginning" is closely tied to the origin of thought and the Word of God

II. Word & Alchemists

The alchemists' theories about transforming base metals into gold are related to the creative power of the Word and the primordial matter

BeginningthroughWordilluminatesThought →
I. Beginning & Word

The concept of "beginning" is closely tied to the origin of thought and the Word of God

II. Word & Thought

Thought must precede the word, as a thinker must originate thought before it can be expressed

BeginningthroughWordilluminatesAsceticism →
I. Beginning & Word

The concept of "beginning" is closely tied to the origin of thought and the Word of God

II. Word & Asceticism

The concept of the Word is central to the practice of asceticism and initiation according to ancient traditions

BeginningthroughWordilluminatesGod The Father →
I. Beginning & Word

The concept of "beginning" is closely tied to the origin of thought and the Word of God

II. Word & God The Father

GOD THE FATHER's utterance of THE WORD initiates the creation which leads to transformation of matter into light

BeginningthroughWordilluminatesHoly Spirit →
I. Beginning & Word

The concept of "beginning" is closely tied to the origin of thought and the Word of God

II. Word & Holy Spirit

THE WORD, initiated by GOD THE FATHER, is moved upon the homogeneous matter by THE HOLY SPIRIT

BeginningthroughWordilluminatesEternal Thought
I. Beginning & Word

The concept of "beginning" is closely tied to the origin of thought and the Word of God

II. Word & Eternal Thought

Eternal Thought creates the word, a symbolic act of birth and manifestation of divine intentions.