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

Cain

Cain, symbolizing the struggle against moral superiority, leads to a deeper understanding of wisdom and human conflict

Concordance & Cross-References

Primary Correspondences & Figures

The story of Cain and Abel illustrates the consequences of bewitchment, with Cain's hatred of Abel being prolonged due to Abel's perceived hypocrisy and cowardice.

AbelConcept

Abel's moral superiority influences Cain, symbolizing the dynamic relationship between goodness and evil in wisdom and human conflict

MildnessConcept

Mildness of Abel directs Cain's activities, contributing to the understanding of wisdom

DebaucheConcept

Cain is in opposition to debauchery, representing the balance between moral and immoral actions

Mediate Correspondences

Sympathetic Chains & Distant Affinities

CainthroughBewitchmentilluminatesAstral Light →
I. Cain & Bewitchment

The story of Cain and Abel illustrates the consequences of bewitchment, with Cain's hatred of Abel being prolonged due to Abel's perceived hypocrisy and cowardice.

II. Bewitchment & Astral Light

Astral Light, through its interactions with the nervous system, can warn of the dangers of bewitchment, acting as a safeguard against the practices of black magic.

CainthroughBewitchmentilluminatesDeath →
I. Cain & Bewitchment

The story of Cain and Abel illustrates the consequences of bewitchment, with Cain's hatred of Abel being prolonged due to Abel's perceived hypocrisy and cowardice.

II. Bewitchment & Death

Death can be caused by the love or hate of certain people, indicating that bewitchment by these means can have dire consequences.

CainthroughBewitchmentilluminatesMagic →
I. Cain & Bewitchment

The story of Cain and Abel illustrates the consequences of bewitchment, with Cain's hatred of Abel being prolonged due to Abel's perceived hypocrisy and cowardice.

II. Bewitchment & Magic

Bewitchment is a form of magic that can be used for both positive and negative purposes, depending on the will behind it.

CainthroughBewitchmentilluminatesMagician →
I. Cain & Bewitchment

The story of Cain and Abel illustrates the consequences of bewitchment, with Cain's hatred of Abel being prolonged due to Abel's perceived hypocrisy and cowardice.

II. Bewitchment & Magician

Magicians practice bewitchments

CainthroughBewitchmentilluminatesWill →
I. Cain & Bewitchment

The story of Cain and Abel illustrates the consequences of bewitchment, with Cain's hatred of Abel being prolonged due to Abel's perceived hypocrisy and cowardice.

II. Bewitchment & Will

Bewitchment relies on the will as a primary tool to exert harm or benefit

CainthroughBewitchmentilluminatesBlack Magic →
I. Cain & Bewitchment

The story of Cain and Abel illustrates the consequences of bewitchment, with Cain's hatred of Abel being prolonged due to Abel's perceived hypocrisy and cowardice.

II. Bewitchment & Black Magic

Black Magic is a form of witchcraft that is a graduated combination of sacrileges and murders, aiming to permanently pervert a human will and realize the demon in a living man, acting as a form of dangerous magic.

CainthroughBewitchmentilluminatesLove →
I. Cain & Bewitchment

The story of Cain and Abel illustrates the consequences of bewitchment, with Cain's hatred of Abel being prolonged due to Abel's perceived hypocrisy and cowardice.

II. Bewitchment & Love

Love can be used as a tool for both positive and negative bewitchments

CainthroughMildnessilluminatesWisdom →
I. Cain & Mildness

Mildness of Abel directs Cain's activities, contributing to the understanding of wisdom

II. Mildness & Wisdom

Wisdom is the result of the union of mildness and activity, symbolizing the balance of opposing forces in achieving wisdom

CainthroughBewitchmentilluminatesToad →
I. Cain & Bewitchment

The story of Cain and Abel illustrates the consequences of bewitchment, with Cain's hatred of Abel being prolonged due to Abel's perceived hypocrisy and cowardice.

II. Bewitchment & Toad

Toads, as antipathetic animals, can break currents of Astral Light and possess a certain sorcery of the eye, representing a physical embodiment of the dangers of black magic.

CainthroughBewitchmentilluminatesAffliction →
I. Cain & Bewitchment

The story of Cain and Abel illustrates the consequences of bewitchment, with Cain's hatred of Abel being prolonged due to Abel's perceived hypocrisy and cowardice.

II. Bewitchment & Affliction

Afflictions are the consequences of bewitchments