Dictionary of Occult, Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils, written by Fred Gettings in 1981, is a reference, guide, and source book, which examines variations in, developments of, and meanings of sigils and symbols, used by occultists, alchemists, astrologers, hermeticists, magicians and others, over the past millennium. [1] [2] [3] Contains several thousand sigils from the hermetic, astrological and alchemical tradition. These are classified alphabetically. Gettings also included a useful graphic index which links their graphic form with a related verbal meaning and this would make it much easier to use these sigils meaningfully in ceremonies, etc.
References
- ^ Pagel, Walter (1 January 1982). "Dictionary of occult, hermetic and alchemical sigils". Medical History. 26 (1): 106–107. doi: 10.1017/s002572730004093x. ISSN 0025-7273. PMC 1139128.
- ^ Fisher, Nicholas (1983). "Journals and Dictionaries Fred Gettings, Dictionary of occult, hermetic and alchemical sigils. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981. Pp. 410. £15.95". The British Journal for the History of Science. 16 (3): 317–318. doi: 10.1017/S0007087400020197. S2CID 143638672.
- ^ Multhauf, Robert P. (11 June 2012). "Fred Gettings, Dictionary of Occult, Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils. London and Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981. Pp. 410. $40". Speculum. 58 (1): 261–262. doi: 10.1017/S0038713400157203.
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Dictionary of Occult, Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils, written by Fred Gettings in 1981, is a reference, guide, and source book, which examines variations in, developments of, and meanings of sigils and symbols, used by occultists, alchemists, astrologers, hermeticists, magicians and others, over the past millennium. [1] [2] [3] Contains several thousand sigils from the hermetic, astrological and alchemical tradition. These are classified alphabetically. Gettings also included a useful graphic index which links their graphic form with a related verbal meaning and this would make it much easier to use these sigils meaningfully in ceremonies, etc.
References
- ^ Pagel, Walter (1 January 1982). "Dictionary of occult, hermetic and alchemical sigils". Medical History. 26 (1): 106–107. doi: 10.1017/s002572730004093x. ISSN 0025-7273. PMC 1139128.
- ^ Fisher, Nicholas (1983). "Journals and Dictionaries Fred Gettings, Dictionary of occult, hermetic and alchemical sigils. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981. Pp. 410. £15.95". The British Journal for the History of Science. 16 (3): 317–318. doi: 10.1017/S0007087400020197. S2CID 143638672.
- ^ Multhauf, Robert P. (11 June 2012). "Fred Gettings, Dictionary of Occult, Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils. London and Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981. Pp. 410. $40". Speculum. 58 (1): 261–262. doi: 10.1017/S0038713400157203.
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