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

Planet

Planets preside over collective existences and modify the destinies of mankind in the aggregate according to astrological belief.

Concordance & Cross-References

Primary Correspondences & Figures

MonthConcept

Months and planetary cycles are interconnected in the symbolic universe, with the moon representing the planets' cycles.

Each branch of the candlestick represents a planet, linking celestial bodies with temporal cycles.

ElevationConcept

Each planet's cycle is associated with an element, and the elevation of spiritual aspects is symbolized by the colors of the planets.

Mediate Correspondences

Sympathetic Chains & Distant Affinities

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I. Planet & Candlestick

Each branch of the candlestick represents a planet, linking celestial bodies with temporal cycles.

II. Candlestick & Shewbread

The seven lamps of the candlestick were symbolic of the Shewbread, both representing offerings to the Lord

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I. Planet & Candlestick

Each branch of the candlestick represents a planet, linking celestial bodies with temporal cycles.

II. Candlestick & Breastplate Of The High Priest

The gemstones on the Breastplate of the High Priest symbolically represented the attributes of the planets, as depicted by the branching out of the candlestick into seventy parts

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I. Planet & Candlestick

Each branch of the candlestick represents a planet, linking celestial bodies with temporal cycles.

II. Candlestick & Decani

The number of branches on the candlestick symbolically represented the Decani, or seventy divisions of the planets