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

Cteis

Symbolic female principle, representing the receptive and passive principle, often described as a trench or empty space The female principle as a symbolic cavern or trench, often used in rituals to represent void or receptive space

Concordance & Cross-References

Primary Correspondences & Figures

PhallosRitual

PHALLOS, a male phallic symbol, merges with the receptive CTEIS in Gnostic rituals, symbolizing creation

StaurosRitual

The STAUROS, a Gnostic symbol, requires the CTEIS, the female principle, to form

Wife→Person

CTEIS, a symbolic cavern, represents the female principle and the WIFE in creation

Mediate Correspondences

Sympathetic Chains & Distant Affinities

CteisthroughWifeilluminatesMan →
I. Cteis & Wife

CTEIS, a symbolic cavern, represents the female principle and the WIFE in creation

II. Wife & Man

The WIFE, as the passive principle, is created by the MAN, as the active principle

CteisthroughWifeilluminatesGnosis →
I. Cteis & Wife

CTEIS, a symbolic cavern, represents the female principle and the WIFE in creation

II. Wife & Gnosis

WIFE, the passive principle, assists in the process of GNOSIS, contributing to creation GNOSIS, the process of deeper learning, includes the passive WIFE in its transformative roles

CteisthroughPhallosilluminatesJod →
I. Cteis & Phallos

PHALLOS, a male phallic symbol, merges with the receptive CTEIS in Gnostic rituals, symbolizing creation

II. Phallos & Jod

JOD represents the KABALISTIC PHALLUS, a symbol of the male principle in creation