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The Hexagram

The hexagram is a six-pointed star, made by interlocking two equilateral triangles. In hermetic science, it is known as the Seal of Solomon.

In Indian alchemy, it is known as the SRI-Yantra, being the complete interpenetration of Shiva and Shakti, Male and Female.

The mystic alchemist Jacob Boehme called it "the most meaningful sign in the entire universe." He saw it a s a symbol of the perfectly balanced, all-reconciling divine human.

Symbolism

The interlocking triangles of the hexagram symbolize the union of fire and water, the marriage of soul and spirit, and the alchemical wedding of sulfur and mercury.

It is the union of the above and the below, the marriage of heaven and earth, the macrocosm and the microcosm-two things becoming one thing.

The One

The hexagram as a whole symbolizes the one, often emphasized by enclosing it within the Ourobouros (the dragon or serpent eating its own tail that represent the eternal cycle of nature.)

The Duad

The two composit triangles symbolize the unity of Fire and Water, Above and Below.

The Trinity

Soul, Spirit, and Body are implicit in the repeated triangles.

The Quaternity

The alchemical symbols of the four elements, Air, Fire, Earth, and Water-appear in the crossing triangles.

The Quintessence

The fifth element of Spirit is implicit as the mystic center, the manifesting source of energy and intelligence that is found through meditating on the Hexagram as a mandala.

The Hexad

The six points denote the six directions - North, South, East, West, Above, and Below - that, as pairs, define the three demensions (soul, spirit, and body) within which the great work takes place.

The Hexagram and the Planets

The Mage primarily uses the Hexagram in its equation with the Seven Planets. The attribution of the planets to the hexagram accords with their position on the Three of Life. Saturn/Binah takes the position of Daath at the top, being the first Sephirah (and the only one of the Supernals) to manifest in the Macrocosm.

The Hexagram is therefore the symbol of the solar system, with the Sun at the center.