Demystifying Occult Symbolism

The use of Symbolism arose out of the necessity for relaying spiritual concepts to the untrained minds of Mankind. This practice became the hallmark of spiritual education in Mystery Schools and the basis for mental attunement to higher states of existence. The method essentially enabled the Hierophants to reduce the Divine, Spiritual, and Psychic principles down into tangible symbols which embodied these principles in geometric forms for subconscious impression. Thus, by way of regular meditation upon such sacred symbols, the neophyte in training could over time imbue his subconscious mind with the knowledge and concepts pertaining to the symbol (s), absorbing it into his inner self.

The utilization of glyphs and symbols in Esoteric and Occult Traditions was due to their efficacy in accessing the latent cognitive faculties of man. The aspects of Cosmos that are investigated by these Adepts of Wisdom reside in realms and states of existence outside the boundaries of the physical universe. Therefore, the investigation of such invisible, non-material planes requires a particularly special type of mental training. The techniques used to prepare individual neophytes for accessing these planes must be capable of awakening the necessary inner cognitive and intuitive abilities for such superconscious activities, and ages ago it was discovered or revealed that Symbols are the most efficacious tool for the Western Mind in this regard. 

The Adepts of the Sacred Mystery Traditions found a multifaceted tool in the use of Symbolism. Not only was the methodology highly effective for training consciousness to perceive hidden realities, but it was also extraordinarily useful in passing down the sacred knowledge to future generations of initiates in symbolic forms able to be transmitted, in their underlying meaning, across time. Consequently, each successive generation of Mystery Teachers could deduce the sacred principles involved or imbued in a Symbol and instruct their students according to the Cosmic Laws and Knowledge gleaned from them. 

Even if a tradition became degenerated and lost the keys to decipher the sacred symbols passed down to them, the symbols themselves remained embodied with the essence of the principles encased in their form and structure. This allowed an individual sufficiently skilled to potentially rediscover the hidden concepts within the symbolism and reinstruct humanity regarding them.  

The nature of consciousness is formatted into roughly three states: the everyday state of egoic self-focused 3d consciousness, the internal and deep subconscious or unconscious state, and the ascendent & illuminated superconscious state. The 1st conscious state involving perception of the material and illusory plane is useless for occult endeavors. The 2nd conscious state is typically inaccessible for the majority of people yet is the key to reaching the 3rd superconscious state of perception. 

This is due to the subconscious mind being the foundation of both our seemingly "conscious" actions and the steppingstone to accessing higher states of Super consciousness through special reconfiguration. Thus, to attain access to higher states the lower ones must be mastered and then restructured through meditation upon the appropriate symbols resonating with those higher states and ensouled with their vibratory energies. Consequently, the subconscious mind is of paramount importance to the aspiring Occultist and upon which he shall focus the majority of his energy in the initial stages of training.

The Symbolism in the Esoteric and Occult Mysteries is the reduction of Archetypal forces into cognizable Geometric Formulas. One of the reasons for this is that the superstructures and the constructive forces of the Cosmos are built upon a Sacred Geometric Pattern that pervades the totality of Manifestation. These Sacred Geometries are existent within all phases and states of manifestation being the quintessential building blocks of Cosmic LIFE. Thus, the nature of this Geometry is Ubiquitous Uniformity along particular patterns and formations, though alternating in structure depending upon the rarefication of the plane involved whether abstract Spirit or gross Matter, as well as the cultural rendering of such patterns. 

The Uniformity of the geometric symbols, with the subtle alteration of them along culturally lines, is one of the major reasons for their eternal utilization in the mystery traditions of all ages. As an example, there is the spiritual concept of a Trimurti (three in one) Divinity in nearly every Sacred Tradition or Religion of consequence, yet the Symbolic Device varies depending upon the culture referenced but still depicts an identical concept. Thus, in the Druidic Mysteries there is the interconnected Triple Spiral and in the Hermetic Mysteries there is the triangle (male principle) within a square (female principle) and both inside a larger Circle (the One unity) signifying the 3 in one.  

One of the last reasons underlying the Use of Symbolism within the Sacred Mystery Tradition is for the protection of such knowledge from being used to gain temporal advantage and power over humanity. The nature of Occult Symbolism is entirely based upon the intentions of its utilizer, for evil or for good. This is because its use is designed to alter internal psychological programming, for the aspiring white magic adept, and unfortunately can also be potentially exercised upon unsuspecting people for psychospiritual manipulation, as is being overtly done today by NWO social engineers. It was not intended for such uses and was sacrilege to the Hierophants of Antiquity. 

Thus, the knowledge pertaining to its hidden meanings and proper use was guarded by the Adepts for centuries remaining utterly obscured and indecipherable to the majority of humanity out of fear it would be misused. However, its abstract and esoteric knowledge could be deciphered if approached with a pure heart and skilled mind, even without an adept to teach them, and would never lose its intrinsic meaning even after the Mysteries were nearly destroyed by Christendom and its fanatics. Unfortunately, long after the fall of the Ancient Mystery Schools that had protected it for generations, being only untouched in Tibetan Occultism inaccessible to most Westerners, the secret teachings of its Symbols and impact on psychology did fall into the hands of Dark occultists and is being used today to further the Agendas of Transhumanists of the NWO.