whats the meaning of a pagan/wiccan talisman with a pentangle & the names Hod,Cassiel & Agiel on it?

Question

I am trying to find a talisman/amulet with a pentangle on it and the names Hod, Cassiel and agiel on it. As i dont know what it signifies and if it has a proper name, I am unable to buy a replacement for someone.
I would appreciate ANY information or help anyone can offer.

Answer 1

It's probably something from the Greater Key of Solomon... a spurious book written in the 12th century A.D.

I used to be a solitary Wiccan myself. Maybe you should read about the lives of famous occultists:

http://usminc.org/famous.html

Then decide if it's worth persuing. If you want to wind up broke and forgotten, go for it!


In the 19th century a romaticizing of things Pagan began. Godfrey Leland forged a spurious book called Aradia:Gospel of the Witches that implied that witches were pagans who worshipped Diana (and Lucifer). He plagarized materials from two previous books he wrote (Etruscan Remains and Gypsy Sorcery). Although the word Wicca isn't mentioned, it was the great-great daddy of the whole thing.
Later on quack anthropolgist Margret Murray hatched her own theory about the witches of the European witch trials actually being survivors of a Pagan cult in her books. These inspired Gardner to create his own witch cult witch he called "wica" (at first spelled in lower case and with only one "c"). Gardner insisted Witch meant "Wise one" claiming the word derives from the Old English word "wicce". "Wicce" actually means "to bend", and this is where the word "wicker" comes from. The word "wicked" also comes from "wicce" (as in a wicked person being "bent").
The word "witch" has a nefarious meaning in every language on earth,including English, but for some reason Wiccans still insist on calling themselves "Witches" (with a capital "W") and their religion "Witchcraft". They feel that the reason people are afraid of them is centuries of "xtian propaganda" meant to defame them. But even if they went to Vietnam ( a predominantly Buddhist country) and said they were a Phuy Tay (Vietnamese for witch), people would still be afraid of them. Of course, a tiny few Wiccans have stopped calling themselves witches, but most probably enjoy the shock value wether they admit it or not.


If there is any truth to the old saying "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.", that truth is found in the occult, and Wicca in particular. Silver Ravenwolf has written close to a dozen books on the subject of "The Craft", and claims she has been studying it since about 1969, which is almost as long as I’ve been alive. She has written a book on how to cast money spells, and includes a chapter on how to do so in her Teen Witch book. But the thing is, she doesn't particularly sound all that prosperous herself. Ravenwolf writes,

" For years I couldn't afford to go to a hair stylist (still can't, it's shop and chop for me). I got pretty good at stying my own hair from looking at magazine pictures" [SOURCE: Teen Witch, Llewellyn Publications, 2003 edition, page 145]

OK, she so rich she can't go to the hairdresser. Hey, get me a copy of that Prosperity Spell book!

Silver Ravenwolf seems to have inadvertently discovered that Wicca makes things worse, but won't ever admit it as such.
In Teen Witch she says

"A lot of people tell me how bad their lives have gotten after casting a spell and tell me they won't do Witchcraft anymore. I tell them their lives would have been much worse for not having cast the spell".

Don't you would think a lot of people would be saying things like "Hey, Silver Ravenwolf, my life has improved tremendously with Wicca!" if Wicca is as great as they claim? Instead it makes lives much worse, and even Silver Ravenwolf admits she hears this a lot!!!

My advice would be to rethink the whole thing and try reading C.S. Lewis instead.

Answer 2

In witchcraft, the pentacle or five pointed star is a symbol of protection. It represents the four elements - air, fire, water and earth in balance with the spirit, represented by the fifth, uppermost point. It is an ancient symbol, present in many forms of mysticism. It can signify the "degree" of the witch, if she follows Gardenerian Wicca. The symbol and inscription you describe is not exactly Wiccan. It comes from the Key of Solomon, a book that describes the method of summoning certain figures from Judeo-Christian mythology, typically angels or demons. The names Cassian and Agiel belong to angels associated with Saturn. Cassiel is the angel of temperance and Agiel, the angel of intelligence. Hod is a Hebrew word meaning "praise". It is one branch of the tree of life in the kabbalah. Put it all together and the amulet is basically praising and invoking the influence of the two angels. I am not sure, as my ancient Hebrew isn't brilliant, but I think the pentacle you describe is a corruption of one of the seals of Saturn, from the Key of Solomon. I'm not sure where you'd get an exact replacement. Often pagan jewellery, unless it is a speciality item, will put anything vaguely mystical on it. You could try buying a plain pentacle and have the words engraved on it. Consider the person for whom the gift is intended. You may not need to get them something exactly the same. Do they have a patron deity, a symbol they might prefer? Good luck with your search.

Answer 3

Sounds like a talisman of Saturn, which is part of Solomonic magick and not necessarily used within Wicca or other Pagan religions.

Answer 4

Those sound Hebrew. I'm willing to bet that's not a Pagan or Wiccan pentacle you're looking at. Look into Goetia instead.

Answer 5

Have you tried looking for pentacles on Azure Green's website? There are also a lot of places advertised in the back of mags like Pan Gaea and such. Sorry that I've not seen any pentacles like that myself.

www.sacredsource.com
www.basementshaman.com
www.dunravenhouse.com
www.pagan-lifestyle.com
www.mysticCauldron.com

are but a few... hope you find what you seek.


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Answer 6

it is hebrew- those three names are intended to ward off Lilth. The demonized version of First Woman.Its Jewish mysticism.

Answer 7

If its Help you want, then you should relly ask Jesus for Help. If you accept that Jesus Died at the cross on Calvary for the cleansing of all your sin then you will be put on a new standing with God. If you don't accept it then I hand you back over to Satan, in the name of Jesus

Answer 8

Call Dr. Bombay. He'll know!