Body→Substance
Food is built into the body and affects the body's radiations during digestion
Food
In the ritual context, food plays a manifold role, primarily serving as sustenance to support participants physically and mentally. It is also imbued with symbolic significance, as it is described as being "built into the body." This physical intake is not merely for nourishment but also affects the body's radiations during the digestive process. Food is believed to serve a more mystical purpose, acting as a conduit for humans to gain control over the mumia of animals or plants. Mumia, in this context, refers to a mystical or spiritual essence, and by consuming food derived from these sources, participants seek to influence the archæus, the life force or vital energy, thereby potentially enhancing the efficacy of the ritual or the participants' states of consciousness.
Concordance & Cross-References
Primary Correspondences & Figures
Ether→Substance
Through food, humans gain control over the mumia of plants or animals, influencing the flow of archæus in Paracelsus’s teachings.
Evocation→Ritual
Food consumption is part of the ritual's preparation and serves as a form of offering
N-raysSubstance
Food's outflow affects the radiations that are described as N-rays
Odic FluidSubstance
Food's outflow affects the radiations that are described as odic fluid
Digestive FluidsSubstance
Food is acted upon by digestive fluids
Mediate Correspondences
Sympathetic Chains & Distant Affinities
I. Food & Evocation
Food consumption is part of the ritual's preparation and serves as a form of offering
II. Evocation & Pantacle
Pantacle is an object used in light Necromancy for evoking spirits
I. Food & Body
Food is built into the body and affects the body's radiations during digestion
II. Body & Spirit
Spirits are observed materializing and emitting odic radiations from the spleen
I. Food & Evocation
Food consumption is part of the ritual's preparation and serves as a form of offering
II. Evocation & Pentagram
The Pentagram is a key tool used in the practice of evocation, as demonstrated by Eliphas Levi
I. Food & Evocation
Food consumption is part of the ritual's preparation and serves as a form of offering
II. Evocation & Astral Light
Evocation rituals take place within the Astral Light
I. Food & Ether
Through food, humans gain control over the mumia of plants or animals, influencing the flow of archæus in Paracelsus’s teachings.
II. Ether & Matter
Matter at a higher degree of vibration is called Ethereal Substance and serves as a medium for transmission of waves of vibratory energy Ether is a higher manifestation of matter at a higher degree of vibration, connecting matter and energy
I. Food & Body
Food is built into the body and affects the body's radiations during digestion
II. Body & Axiomata Hermetica
The Axiomata Hermetica references the need for fire and air, both present in the body
I. Food & Body
Food is built into the body and affects the body's radiations during digestion
II. Body & Sulphur
Sulphur corresponds to the bodily aspect in the alchemical concept of man
I. Food & Ether
Through food, humans gain control over the mumia of plants or animals, influencing the flow of archæus in Paracelsus’s teachings.
II. Ether & Talisman
The Talisman serves as a channel for the Ether, the vital life force, in Paracelsus's philosophy of magic and medicine.
I. Food & Body
Food is built into the body and affects the body's radiations during digestion
II. Body & Soul
The soul develops in the physical body, requiring it to be nurtured and transformed for growth The body is a component of man, containing the soul which survives beyond death according to the theological theory.