ASSON
For practitioners of Voudon, the asson is a sacred
rattle, made from a large dried-out gourd with seeds inside, and covered
with beads and snake bones. It is used in important rites and
ceremonies and is itself a symbol of the authority of the Houngan, the
Voudon priest who is considered the Chief of the Spirits. The asson is
the equivalent of the scepter. It is a larger object than the musical
instrument called the cha cha, although they do have a similar
appearance.
ASTRUM ARGENTUM SEAL
This is the seal that was designed by Aleister
Crowley as the emblem of his Esoterical Magickal Order, the Astrum
Argentum, or “Silver Star.” The seal uses a seven-pointed star as the
basis of its design. See also Cancellarius seal.
ATHAME
This is the ceremonial knife used by a witch. It
generally has a black handle, and is used to mark a magical circle, for
example, or to direct energy, but is never used to cut anything. For
physical cutting, a boline is used. The pointed shape of the blade of
the athame suggests the element of fire, which it also symbolizes. The
athame is balanced by the chalice, which represents water.
ATHANOR
A key symbol of alchemy, the Athanor is the furnace
of the Alchemists. However, as with everything else in alchemy, the
Athanor is no simple piece of laboratory equipment. Regarded as the
vessel in which transmutation takes place, the Athanor exists on a
metaphysical level, too, as the Orphic Egg or as a place of ultimate
creation, a kind of universal womb.
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