And More Baphomet Jewelry

Both of these Baphomets are variants on the style made famous by Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan, on which the Baphometic head is surrounded by the Hebrew letters for Leviathan. The pendant on the right is the Church of Satan's version (well, our version of their version, I guess) of Baphomet. The customer who requested this piece got permission from the COS for us to make it.

"Love is the Law, Love under Will." These are some of the symbols of Aleister Crowley whose Order of Thelema continues his Great Work. 93! 93!

Star of Babalon Jewelry

This symbol was Aleister Crowley's personal symbol and is popular with Thelemites. The Star of Babalon invokes the aid of the angelic guardian spirits of the 7 planets. In this context it also means the Law of Thelema - love is the law, love under will - 93.

Do What Thou Wilt!

Babalon—also known as The Scarlet Woman, The Great Mother or the Mother of Abominations — is a goddess found in Thelema. In her most abstract form, she represents the female sexual impulse and the liberated woman; although she can also be identified with Mother Earth in her most fertile sense. At the same time, Crowley believed that Babalon had an earthly aspect in the form of a spiritual office, which could be filled by actual women — usually as a counterpart to his own identification as 'To Mega Therion' (The Great Beast) — whose duty was then to help manifest the energies of the current Aeon of Horus.

Seal of Babalon Jewelry

This is the Mystery of Babylon, the Mother of Abominations, and this is the mystery of her adulteries, for she hath yielded up herself to everything that liveth, and hath become a partaker in its mystery. And because she hath made her self the servant of each, therefore is she become the mistress of all. Not as yet canst thou comprehend her glory. - 12th Aethyr

"This is Babalon, the true mistress of The Beast; of Her, all his mistresses on lower planes are but avatars" Although Crowley often wrote that Babalon and the Scarlet Woman are one, there are many instances where the Scarlet Woman is seen more as a representative of the universal feminine principle. In a footnote to Liber Reguli, Crowley mentions that of the “Gods of the Aeon,” the Scarlet Woman and the Beast are their earthly emissaries. Though many women could be the "office holder" of the Scarlet Woman, there could be only one Beast - Crowley himself.

Unicursal Hexagram Jewelry

The unicursal hexagram is so-called because it can be drawn unicursally - that is, in one continuous movement. This is significant when forming figures in ritual magick, where a continuous line is preferred to an interrupted movement. The symbol was devised by the Golden Dawn, and later adapted by Aleister Crowley as a device of personal significance.

Unicursal Hexagram in Circle Pendant

A totally interesting - who knows if it's true - interpretation of Anton LaVey's lightening bolt; Marilyn Manson's shock symbol; Ziggy Stardust's 'Z'; AC/DC, KISS and Black Sabbath's 'Zs' says that they are all 1/2 of a unicursal hexagram! Who knew? Maybe even the Nazi's too! Go here for that: 'z' as 1/2 unicursal hexagram

Hexagram Jewelry

The hexagram is a mandala symbol called satkona yantra found on ancient South Indian Hindu temples built thousands of years ago. It symbolizes the nara-narayana, or perfect meditative state of balance achieved between Man and God, and if maintained, results in "nirvana" (release from the bounds of the earthly world and its material trappings).

As the Star of David, the hexagram is a generally recognized symbol of Jewish identity and Judaism. It is named after King David of ancient Israel; and its earliest known communal usage began in the Middle Ages. With the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 the Star of David on the Flag of Israel has also become a symbol of Israel and has become associated with the Zionist movement.

Tetragrammaton Jewelry

Quaternary means four elements in one and this quaternary is the tetragrammaton (Yod-Heh-Vahv-Heh = the secret/sacred name of God, the Word, the Logos, Christ) that is incarnated within the pentagram (the Kosmic Human is represented by the five points of the Hieroglyphic Esoteric Pentagram: one head, two arms and two legs). In Exodus 3:14-15 the name is associated with the idea of "being," and hence some have understood the original meaning to be "He who brings being into being."

The tetragrammaton on the right contains a large central moonstone and five elemental stones at the points of the pentagrams. This is a laminated piece, backed with sterling silver textured sheet. This symbol is generally considered to be the most powerful in Ceremonial Magick, containing the protective qualities of the pentagram, two circles signifying the microcosm and the macrocosm, and the name of the Creative Force. This is a heavy, impressive and powerful piece!

We can put stones on the tetragrammaton on the left too - email us about that.

Tarot Card Jewelry

According to a Tarot historian, Tarot cards did not come from playing cards nor playing cards from them.There are also those who believe that Tarot cards originated in Egypt. In some circles, they are thought to be the sole surviving "book" from the great fire that burned the libraries of ancient Egypt. In this theory, the cards are considered to be the hieroglyphical keys to life. There is, however, no evidence of this. They did appear in Italy around 1440 and were used to play games. It wasn't until the 18th century, in France and England, that followers of the occult discovered Tarot cards. They saw the symbolic pictures of the cards as having more meaning than the simple trump cards they were used for at the time. They used the cards as a divination tool, and occult writers wrote about "the Tarot." After this, the Tarot became a part of occult philosophy.

On the left is the Hanged Man, the 12th trump card. It refers to the hanged god as a metaphor for death, renewal and self sacrifice. Aleister Crowley found this repugnant as it alludes to Christianity: "Pity not the fallen! I never knew them. I am not for them. I console not: I hate the consoled and the consoler." The Book of the Law.

We can make the trump cards as you see here and the card form itself can be all silver or all gold too.

We LOVE making Tarot cards! Order more!

Gnostic Jewelry

Gnosticism probably predated Christianity and was nearly eradicated by the Catholic Church in the 13 Century but it survives to this day and was very influential in the development of esoteric and mystical movements in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. We feature two of the most popular symbols of Gnosticism, but would be happy to make more. Mark is waiting for someone to commission Abraxas which he promises to fabricate without a design fee. Email us!

Worm Ouroboros Pendants

The serpent or dragon eating its own tail can be traced back to ancient Egypt, circa 1600 BCE, though the pig dragons ( a type of ouroborous) of the Hongshan culture (4700–2200 BCE) of China are even older. From ancient Egypt the design passed to Phoenicia and then to the Greek philosophers, who gave it the name Ouroboros ("self-devourer"). It is also a well known Gnostic symbol. The cosmic egg, which is protected by the worm (dragon/snake) is represented by whatever stone you love, here we used a hematite.

The alternate version has a smaller stone allowing a greater variety of stones to be used. The Ouroboros is a greek word, and means "tail swallower." The ouroboros is usually depicted in the form of a snake swallowing its tail, and is usually circular, although it is sometimes depicted in a lemniscate shape - the infinity symbol - where it symbolizes the balancing of the upper and the lower (as above so below). The religious or spiritual aspect of the leminscate worm predates its mathematical origins. It has been found in Tibetan rock carvings. In the tarot, the lemniscate represents the balance of forces and is often associated with the magician card.

or Kabbala(h), Cabala, or if you're in a hurry, QBL.

Tree of Life Jewelry

The Western Esoteric (or Hermetic) Tradition, a precursor to both the neo-Pagan and New Age movements, differs from the Jewish Kabalah in being a more syncretistic system. Hermetic Kabbalah reached its peak in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a 19th-century organization that was the pinnacle of ceremonial magick. Within the Golden Dawn, Kabbalistic principles such as the ten Sephiroth were fused with Greek and Egyptian deities, the Enochian system of angelic magick of John Dee, and certain Eastern (particularly Hindu and Buddhist) concepts within the structure of a Masonic - or Rosicrucian - style esoteric order.

Many of the Golden Dawn's rituals were published by the legendary occultist Aleister Crowley who made his mark on the use of Kabbalah with several of his writings; the most illustrative being "Liber 777." This book is a set of tables relating various parts of ceremonial magick and Eastern and Western religion to thirty-two numbers representing the ten spheres and twenty-two paths of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. The syncretism embraced by Hermetic Kabbalists is evident, as one may simply check the table to see that Chesed (for example)"Mercy," corresponds to Jupiter, Isis, the color blue (on the Queen Scale), Poseidon, Brahma, and amethysts. These associations are not shared with the Jewish Kabbalah.

Wiccan Jewelry

Wicca utilizes a number of symbols that we feature on the Pentagram page and the goddess symbols are on the Egyptian page because they started in pre-dynastic Egypt. Here are a few more Wiccan symbols.

Moon with Female Pendants

The moon symbolizes the cyclic, mysterious, feminine and tidal forces of the goddess. The cross subscript stands for the earth and again for the female. The symbol as a whole represents the power of the goddess in her aspects as Gaia and Luna. The female with pentagram (LINK) was dreamed by Pam and the moon female was dreamed by a friend of hers! It can be made smaller or larger then we show. A pair of moons with female make great dangle earrings and would be twice the price of the pendant. - email for info about earrings! Or for an Extra Large!

Triple Goddess Jewelry

This symbol represents the triune nature of the goddess. Here she is the waning, waxing and full moon at the center (which is represented by a moonstone). She is a symbol of female, magickal energy. Other stones can be used of course. The dark side of the goddess can be portrayed with hematite or black onyx, as the creator side can be with garnet or ruby. This is one of our favorite pieces for its power and anonymity - that is you can wear it and not be accused of being a witch! Moonstones are expensive in large sizes and this piece takes large stones. If you wanted an onyx or a garnet or yet another stone the price would be less. Email us for those prices. See more goddesses HERE and HERE

The triple goddess also appears as the three goddesses of fate. In Greek Mythology they are the Moirae; in Norse mythology they are the Norns. The Weird Sisters of Shakespeare's Macbeth and Wyrd Sisters of Terry Pratchett's novel are most definitely inspired by these deities. (In Pratchett's work, they are referred to as "the maiden, the mother, and... the other one, as everyone is quite afraid of calling Granny Weatherwax a 'crone'.")

Triple Crescent Jewelry

This symbol is more about the goddess energy of Hecate and her ilk, who are the offspring of the female spirit of primal darkness at the creation. The Three Furies, who have crescents on their heads and represent the tough side (to say the least!) of the goddess are older than all the gods. Like the Wyrd Sisters they are the past, present and future. They are the most ancient, unknowable, and powerful goddess energy there is. Part of a hymn by modern writer John Opsopaus:

.....they call You Hekate, Many-named Mene, Cleaving Air just like Dart-shooter Artemis, Persephone, Shooter of Deer, Night shining, Triple-sounding, Triple-headed, Triple-voiced Selene, Triple-pointed, Triple-faced, triple-necked and Goddess of the Triple Ways, who hold Untiring Flaming Fire in Triple Baskets, And You, who oft frequent the Triple Way and rule the Triple Decades.....

This symbol comes with a chain attached. In silver we chose 16" 1.5mm bead for the small; 16" 2.0 mm bead for the medium and 18" 2.0 mm bead chain for the large. Another chain and/or length can be chosen - email us about that. Gold prices are so variable that you will have to email us for prices of whatever chain you would like for the 14kt gold triple crescent or to see what we recommend.