Index

A

Aaron 81
Adonis Cult 104
Ahriman, see Satan
Alchemy/Alchemists 12, 79, 98, 99, 100,
102, 104, 105, 108; esoteric A. 102
Almaengien, Jacob von 13. 38, 63, 69,
101
Anemone 104
Angel of Death 47
Anglican Church 29
Animal symbols 100
Anthony, Saint 49, 50
Anthony, Temptations of Saint 14, 21, 22,
32, 37, 41, 42, 43, 47-90
Ape 57, 72, 85, 86, 87, 88, 112
Apes and Ape-lore 112
Apolonius of Tyana 101
Apostles, Twelve 54
Apple 74; A. tree 74
Aquinas, Thomas 55
Arabism 55, 86
Archetypal forms and symbols 72
Ariadne 25
Aristocracy 74
Aristotle 12
Ark of the Covenant 117
Arthur, King 29, 30
Ascent to Calvary (Bosch) 39, 40
Assurias 75
Astral (soul forces) 69, 99; good A.
106, bad A. 106, 110
Astrology, true and false 76
Audumla 21

B

Badger 70, 71 , 75
Bagpipes 51, 57
Baltrasaitis, Jurgis 101, 111
Bandage of initiation 27-32, 34, 35, 54,
63, 96, 110, 1I6
Baptism in Jordan 75
Bat 56, 117
Beacons 64, 65, 66
Bear 57
Beaver 108
Bible, false interpretation of 76
Birds 56, mocking B. 58
Black cap 84
Black Mass, Group of the 78, 79
Blood 60
Bock, Emil 86, 87, 96, 104
Book of Life (Liber Mundi) 13, 47
Bosch, Hieronymus, painted out of
visionary experience 11; a prophet
11
Bourgeoisie 74
Bread of the Devil 68
Britain 29
Brouwer, John 13
Buddha 67, 68; Hare of B. 106, 107
Bull 23, 25; Apis B. 86

C

Calf 85
Cardinal's cloak 72
Carnation 105
Cat 37
Catacombs 54
Cathars 20
Catskin 36, 37
Cebes Table 68
Century: First 74; Ninth 29, 101;
Tenth 111; Twelfth 112; Thirteenth
20; Fourteenth 30, 11;
Fifteenth 8, 11, 13, 67, 69, 74, 96,
104, 111, 117; Sixteenth 13, 67, 09,
74, 104, 109, 111; Seventeenth 13,
94, 109; Eighteenth 11; Twentieth
113
Chagall, Marc 21
Chenonceaux, Castle of 87
Cherry 26, 105
Chicken 89, 90, 98
Christ 19, 35, 42, 47, 48, 49, 53-56,
60, 62, 64, 67, 75, 79, 81, 84, 86, 89,
go, g6, 102, 105, 107, 108, 109, 112;
C. Crowned 43; C. Risen 31, 77,
81, 84, 85, 89; Statue of C. 64
Christian Church 72
Christianity 12, 54, 63, 64, 82, 84;
esoteric C. 11; pseudo C. 55, 77
Christophorus, Saint 22, 31, 32, 57,
75
Christophorus (Bosch) 75
Cleves, Hours of Catherine of 65
Clement of Alexandria 42
Clover 100
Coal-tit 19
Cock 24
Cockerel 24
Collins, A. H. 103
Consciousness 7, 8, 12, 110
Constellation, Cosmic 89
Copper 101
Cow 21, 25, 34, 51, 74, 88
Crossbill 51, 52
Cruelty 77
Cult-table 77, 78, 81, 82
Cuperinus 13

D

David, K of Israel 86, 117
Death 65, 88
Demosthenes 103
Dog 25, 44, 78, 80, 81, 103; poodle 43
Dolphin 105
Dominican Order 43, 76
Donkey 6q
Dove 60, 88, 100; soul D. 88, 89
Dragon 66, 67
Drake 72, 93
Duck 40, 42, 4;7, 71, 72, 93, 112, 1I3,
115; D. ship 72, 86
Durer, Albrecht 27, 37, 117

E

Eagle 100, 105, 106
Easter, origin of name 108; E. bells 58
Edward 111, K. of England 29
Ego 22, 24, 25, 49, 50, 54, 56, 58, 60, 61,
67, 74, 81, 82, 86, 94, 98, 99, 105-110, 112;
lower E. 24; naked E. 43,
111, 112, 116
Egret 42
Egypt, Ancient 8, 21, 72, 86, 107
Embalming 72
Enunerich, Sister Katharina 104
Erasmus 68
Eschenbach, Wolfram von 19
Essenes, Order of 104

F

Falcon 74
Fall of Man 8, 24, 68, 69, 71, 98, 117
Fama Fraternitatis 13
Fanatics, errors of 87
Faust 49, Goethe's F. 8, 58, 105, 116;
F. Motiv 57, 59
Feeling-soul (astral) 8, 12, 53, 80, 84,
110;j Luciferic F. 116, 117
Fiorentino 69, 70
Fish 54, 56, 58, 59, 69, 72; F. tail 56;
F. ship 72; true F. 56
Flag of the Devil 59
Francis of Assisi, Saint 38, 69
Freemasons 36
Frog 56, 77, 80, 81
Fruits of life 88

G

Gabriel, Archangel 113
Garden of Heavenly Delights 7, 11, 18, 32
36, 37, 38, 42, 43, 47, 52, 60, 62, 63,
69, 71, 74, 87, 88, 93, 97, 101, 112,
113; the purgatorium, 37, 42, 51,
52, 57, 58, 63, 71, 76, 80, 81
Garter, Order or the 102
Geese 42
Gemini (the Twins) 54
Giotto 38
Goat 35, 70, 81
God the Father 100; G. of the witches
29
Goes, Hugo van der 21
Goethe 8, 58, 64, 75, 107; G. Faust 43
Gold 80, 82; false G. 82; Golden Calf
86
Goldfinch 69, 70, 94, 111, 113
Graeco-Roman epoch 8, 14
Grail, Holy 47, 96
Graf, Urs 29, 30, 31
Grape 86, 87, 108
Grasser, Erasmus 14, 86, 116, 117
Grasshopper 82
Greek culture 25
Grunewald 101

H

Hare 43, 60, 64, 67, 103, 105-113;
metamorphis of the H. 110; sea H.
110, 111; white H. 112
Hart 39, 54, 62, 69, 70, 88, 89, 98, 100,
112
Hathor 21
Hay Wain (Bosch) 40, 41, 42, 68, 76,
87-90, 98, 100, 104, 112
Hedgehog or porcupine 60, 62, 67,
103, 111
Hell 65
Henry VIII, K. of England 29
Herbs, healing 104
Hermits, Altarpeice of the (Bosch) 60, 61
Heron 22, 51, 55, 56, 69, 72, 74-77
Hierarchies, angelic 100
Hindu religion 21
Holbein 68
Holmyard, E. J. 101
Hoopoe 93
Horse 71; skull of H. 114-
Hound 22, 43, 87; H. of the Lord 76
Hubert, Saint 38

I

Ibex 112
Ibis 97, 112
Initiates/Initiation 8, 27, 28, 29, 31,
35, 38, 50, 61, 67, 84, 89, 103, 112
Inqusition 7, 13, 14, 42, 43, 76, 77,
115
Inquisitor 43
Iris 22
Iron 101
Isenman, Gaspard 96
Isis and Osiris 69

J

Jay 74, 87, 88, 94
Jehovah 85, 103
Jerome, Saint 19
Jesus child 69, 70; St Matthew 60
Johanna (wife of Philip the fair) 14
John the Baptist, Saint go
John, Apocalypse of Saint 76
Judaism 47, 54, 96
Judas 47, 54, 96
Jung, C. G. 107, 109
Jupiter 24, 101

K

Kingfisher 93
Knights of the Golden Stone 79
Korah the Levite 86

L

Labyrinth 25
Landsberg, Herrade-de 93
Lamb 22, 85, 86, 100
Last Judgement (Bosch) 35, 82
Lead 101
Legend, The Golden 49, 50, 52, 55, 58, 66,
80, 82, 96
Leo, Pope 54
Leonardo da Vinci 113
Life-forces (etheric) 8, 21, 23, 79, 80,
81, 88, 100, 104, 106, 107, 110; L.
after death 88; lower L. 79
Lighthouse-limekiln 65, 66, 88
Lion 25, 79, 98, 99; winged L. 101
Lizard 59, 89
Lohengrin 24
Lotus, pseudo 68, 69
Louis de France (1394) 102
Lucifer 8, 56, 70, 71, 74, 75, 77, 82, 86,
107, 116, 117
Luciferic, she-devil 57, 89; L. demon
59
Lurker, M 104
Lute 80
Lynching 77

M

Maccabeus, Judas 54, 96
Magpie 19, 20
Mahishasura Mardini, Goddess 25, 26
Malchus 47, 49
Marriage at Cana (Bosch) 43, 44
Mars 23, 28, 30, 80, 88, 110; M. boat
69, 72
Mary and Child (Flight into Egypt) 72
Mass, false or black 78, 79, true M. 79
Materialism and the Christ Impulse 72
Maximilian, Emperor 14, 86, I 15, I 17
Mephistopheles 8, 105, 115, 117
Mercury 24, 104, 113
Messiah, the 47, 96
Mice 107
Middle Ages 8, 11, 24, 29, 38, 56, 66,
74, 81, 84, 101
Minotaur 25
Mocking bird 57, 58, 74, 97
Monkey 70, 75, 1I6, 1I7
Moon 24, 80, 100, 106, 110; half moon
as symbol 55; M. mysteries 81
Moria, Mount 117
Morris dancer 117
Moses 85, 86; M. and his Time (Bock)
86; Laws of M. 84
Murray, Margaret 29, 30
Musician's hell 80
Mysticism 84, 85
Mysteries, Christ 102; the old M. 86,
90, 103; temple M. 27

N

Netherlands 13
Nightjar 51, 56, 77

O

Octagon 19
Occult superstition 76; O. teaching 8
Odin 21
Order of the Garter 28, 29
Ostara (Astarte) Feast of 108
Owl 19, 71, 78, 80, 81, 85, 86, 93
Ox 85-88

P

Paradise 71; Expulsion from P. 103
Patinir, Joachim 22
Paul, Saint 35, 64, 90
Pelican 101
Pentagram 35
Peter, Saint 47
Philosophers 74
Phineas the Hunter 87
Phoenix 98, 101, 109
Pig 24, 48, 49, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 116,
117
Pisano, Andrea 29
Planets, Signs of the 101
Plants, Secret language of 104; P.
oracles 104
Playing Boy 60
Playing Jesus Child (Bosch) 74
Plutarch 69
Popes 54, 72, 76
Poppy 105
Porcupine 60, 61, 102, 103, 107;
Order of P. 102
Priestess, black 80, 81
Prodigal Son (Bosch) 9, 11, 17-44, 48,
53, 54, 60, 63, 69, 70, 72, 88, 89, 97,
102, 103, 108, 110, 113, 115
Pumpkin 88, 89
Purgatory 18, 65, 88

Q

Quentin Metsys 12, 27
Rangoon (Burma)
Raphael 68-71
Rabbit 107, 108, 109, 113; White R.
110, 111
Rat 71, 107
Raven 99, 101
Reasoning-soul 8
Reeds or rushes 42, 44, 112, 113
Reincarnation 9, 97
Renaissance 106
Resurrection 101, 109; Feast of the
R. 108
Richard I, K. of England 29
Robin 94
Roman Catholic Church 29
Rosencreutz, Christian 11, 60
Rosencreutz, Chemical Wedding of
Christian 13, 34, 79, 90, 96
Rosicrucians 7, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20,
23, 24, 60, 61, 63, 67, 79, 90, 94,
100, 103, 104, 109, 111, 117; Secret
Signs and Symbols of the R. 98, 105,
108; Teachings of the R. 109

S

Sage, A 61
Satan (Ahriman) 8, 26, 54, 55, 56, 71,
75, 107, 117; bird of S. 87, 97
Satanic 52, 74, 86
Saturn 24, 101, 112
Scholastics 84, 85
Schoolmaster 72
Scorpion 54, 56; constellation of the S.
54
Seer 104
Seth Typhon 69
Seven 24
Shark 56
Shakespeare 117
Ship of Fools (Bosch) 25, 26, 27, 37
Shrikes 37, 47, 48, 58, 56, 77, 89, 101
Silesius, Angelus 102
Silver dish 82
Simon of Cyrene 48, 49
Sian, Mount 117
Socrates 74
Solomon, Temple of 84, 1 I7
Soul-birds 41, 51, 93, 94, 97
Soul-consciousness 110
Sow 21, 24
Sparrow 51, 97
Spear 22, 23
Spectacles 72
Spirit, Holy 100, 112
Spoonbill 52, 54
Squirrel 107
Slag 19, 98
Steiner, Rudolf 7, 8, 12, 96 and Bibliography
Stork 72, 88; Holy S. 72, 88
Strawberry 105
Sun 24, 99, 100, 110; S. forces 82
Swan 24, 85, 86, 89, 101
Sword 69, 72
Symbolism, true 11

T

Tabula Smaragdina 55, 68, 70, 98, 99
TAO 50, 84, 107
Temptations of St Anthony 9, 11, 13, 21,
22, 32 , 37, 41, 43, 47-90, 97, 100,
101, 1I3, 114, 115
Theseus 25
Testament, Old 85
Thinking soul 19, 26, 53, 54, 84, 94;
Ahriman T. 117
Thinking, Feeling and Willing 8, 25,
53, 74, 75, 79, 100, 117
Thistle 74-
Three Kings 73, 74, 75, 86
Three Opposing Forces (Bosch) 75
Thomas, Saint 54
Tiepolo 69, 71
Tin 101
Tit-mice 94
Toad 55, 58, 77, 78, 80, 81, 102
Toadstool 68
Tragedy 109
Tree of Knowledge 69, 97, 98
Tree of Life 38, 41, 44, 80, 81, 106
Turk 55, 86

V

Velislaw Bible 32
Venus 24, 89, 101
Veronica 48, 49
Vision, Spiritual 11
Visscher, Roemer 20, 23, 94, 103
Voragine, Jacques de 96
Vos, Maarten de 103

W

Wales, Prince of 30
Water of life 69
Weyden, Roger van der 33
Will-forces 25, 53; Mephistopheles W.
117
Wisdom, esoteric 13; pseudo W. 84
Witch 31, 69, 72, 73
Wolffhart, Elizabeth 104
Woodpecker 94

Z

Zodiac, Signs of the 23, 34, 54, 60, 71,
76, 100, 101, 109; Z. as a clock 87.

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