R/3/560 – Drawing of the seal of Luna, a knife and a chalice; and notes

Collection Number:

R/3/560

Object name:

Drawing of the seal of Luna, a knife and a chalice; and notes

Object type:

Drawing

Book titles referenced:

Wicca - the new wave

People referenced:

mevr. An Heimans-Kuypers

From seal to knife ‘a’, from knife to chalice ‘b’, an from chalice to sigil ‘c’. Notes: ‘Aant. [notes] 1939, fol. 291n: “The ceremony of cakes and ale – The witch’s communion. At this point in the ritual the following words are spoken: As the athame is the male, so the cup is the female. And in union they bring the benediction of the gods.” /The Great Rite. The sexual act celebrated in the circle either in token or in reality, makes a symbolic parallel with the regeneration of the universal life force”< 7c. Zie Aant. [see notes] 1952, fol. 21: “ Copulatie”, mededelingen van [announcements from] Mevr. [mrs] An Heimans-Kuypers, en [and] “Wicca – The new wave” =f6. S.’