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

Sickle

A symbol of the tools used by the Shining One and Boötes (Death) to harvest or reap souls.

Concordance & Cross-References

Primary Correspondences & Figures

The armies of heaven (Fleet of Armageddon) align with the tools of the Initiator (Sickle) in the final battle for souls.

White Horse And Faithful And TrueConcept

The White Horse and the Faithful and True, symbols of initiation and enlightenment, are associated with the sickle used by the Initiator and Death.

Mediate Correspondences

Sympathetic Chains & Distant Affinities

I. Sickle & Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse

The four horsemen, representing stages of existence, are linked to the sickle as representative tools of initiation and harvest.

II. Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse & Four Elements

The four elements serve as the medium for the solar energy and the different stages of the horsemen's journey

I. Sickle & Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse

The four horsemen, representing stages of existence, are linked to the sickle as representative tools of initiation and harvest.

II. Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse & St. John

John witnesses and records the unfolding of the Four Horsemen, representing different aspects of judgment and earthly calamity

I. Sickle & Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse

The four horsemen, representing stages of existence, are linked to the sickle as representative tools of initiation and harvest.

II. Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse & Experience

Experience is the second stage of the four horsemen, symbolizing a period of conflict and judgment in human existence

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I. Sickle & Fleet Of Armageddon

The armies of heaven (Fleet of Armageddon) align with the tools of the Initiator (Sickle) in the final battle for souls.

II. Fleet Of Armageddon & Shining One

The Initiator (Shining One) in spiritual realms connects with the armies of heaven (Fleet of Armageddon) fighting through to the final battle for souls.

SicklethroughFour Horsemen Of The ApocalypseilluminatesPhilosophic Death
I. Sickle & Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse

The four horsemen, representing stages of existence, are linked to the sickle as representative tools of initiation and harvest.

II. Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse & Philosophic Death

Philosophic death is a transformative process accompanying the final stage of the horsemen's journey, suggesting a regenerative and spiritual rebirth

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I. Sickle & Fleet Of Armageddon

The armies of heaven (Fleet of Armageddon) align with the tools of the Initiator (Sickle) in the final battle for souls.

II. Fleet Of Armageddon & Boötes (death)

Death (Boötes) symbolically participates in the final battle of Armageddon, representing the release from lower states of consciousness into spiritual judgment.

SicklethroughFour Horsemen Of The ApocalypseilluminatesSpiritual State
I. Sickle & Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse

The four horsemen, representing stages of existence, are linked to the sickle as representative tools of initiation and harvest.

II. Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse & Spiritual State

The spiritual state is the first stage of the four horsemen's journey from the crown, highlighting the initial stage of enlightenment and purity

SicklethroughFour Horsemen Of The ApocalypseilluminatesPhysical Expression
I. Sickle & Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse

The four horsemen, representing stages of existence, are linked to the sickle as representative tools of initiation and harvest.

II. Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse & Physical Expression

Physical expression is the third stage, symbolizing a time of hardship, struggle, and death, associated with the final horseman's scales

SicklethroughFour Horsemen Of The ApocalypseilluminatesSolar Energy
I. Sickle & Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse

The four horsemen, representing stages of existence, are linked to the sickle as representative tools of initiation and harvest.

II. Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse & Solar Energy

Solar energy represents the divine light and power associated with the Horsemen's journey through different elements and their stages of existence