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

Stomach

The stomach in the Hermetic practice as a seat of consciousness and thinking, it can be affected by mumia

Concordance & Cross-References

Primary Correspondences & Figures

Head→Ritual

In Paracelsus's theory, the stomach and head can both be affected by mumia, but the stomach is the predominant seat of consciousness according to his experiments During von Helmont's experiment, consciousness was shifted from the head to the stomach, showing the relationship between the two

Negative thoughts and emotions can also manifest through the stomach, affecting the seat of consciousness

Mediate Correspondences

Sympathetic Chains & Distant Affinities

StomachthroughHeadilluminatesFire →
I. Stomach & Head

In Paracelsus's theory, the stomach and head can both be affected by mumia, but the stomach is the predominant seat of consciousness according to his experiments During von Helmont's experiment, consciousness was shifted from the head to the stomach, showing the relationship between the two

II. Head & Fire

(The head was created from the fire element as per Chapter 6)

StomachthroughHeadilluminatesIntellectual World →
I. Stomach & Head

In Paracelsus's theory, the stomach and head can both be affected by mumia, but the stomach is the predominant seat of consciousness according to his experiments During von Helmont's experiment, consciousness was shifted from the head to the stomach, showing the relationship between the two

II. Head & Intellectual World

The first, Intellectual world, represents the first head of the Sephiroth Tree with three faces The Intellectual world, the first head, represents the concept of the head in the Sephiroth Tree

StomachthroughEvil Thoughts And ActionsilluminatesSunlight →
I. Stomach & Evil Thoughts And Actions

Negative thoughts and emotions can also manifest through the stomach, affecting the seat of consciousness

II. Evil Thoughts And Actions & Sunlight

Sunlight can counteract the negative effects of evil thoughts and actions by cleansing the mind and body

StomachthroughEvil Thoughts And ActionsilluminatesMumia →
I. Stomach & Evil Thoughts And Actions

Negative thoughts and emotions can also manifest through the stomach, affecting the seat of consciousness

II. Evil Thoughts And Actions & Mumia

Evil thoughts and actions can result in mumia that affects the body, causing disease

StomachthroughHeadilluminatesFaculty, Organ, Or Function →
I. Stomach & Head

In Paracelsus's theory, the stomach and head can both be affected by mumia, but the stomach is the predominant seat of consciousness according to his experiments During von Helmont's experiment, consciousness was shifted from the head to the stomach, showing the relationship between the two

II. Head & Faculty, Organ, Or Function

The faculties, organs, and functions of the body can be overtaxed, leading to disease affecting the head

StomachthroughHeadilluminatesTrinities →
I. Stomach & Head

In Paracelsus's theory, the stomach and head can both be affected by mumia, but the stomach is the predominant seat of consciousness according to his experiments During von Helmont's experiment, consciousness was shifted from the head to the stomach, showing the relationship between the two

II. Head & Trinities

Each Trinity in the Sephiroth Tree represents a head, each with three aspects or faces