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Dictionary of Occult, Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils, written by Fred Gettings [fr] 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. 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 (inactive 17 December 2024).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of December 2024 (link)
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