Confessions of a Modern Witch: correspondence

Welcome to the first episode of "Exploring the Correspondences of Crossroads Oracle."

Today, we explore three powerful symbols from the Correspondences suit: Dagger, Serpent, and Torches and learn how to interpret these in an oracle reading. These symbols are deeply connected to Hecate’s influence and represent vital aspects of her power, from severing connections to bringing illumination and transformation. O Hecate, Mistress of the Thresholds, With dagger, serpent, and torch in hand, Guide us through the sacred boundaries, And illuminate the paths that stand. By your power, we sever the ties, In the serpent’s coil, new life arises, With the torch’s flame, we see the truth, O Hecate, we honor you, in you we trust. You can find the Crossroads Oracle on my website at HecateBrimo.org

"The Principles of Truth are Seven; he who knows these, understandingly, possesses the Magic Key before who touch all the Doors of the Temple fly open." ~The Kybalion.

The Hermetic Philosophy is based on seven principals. I'm going to focus on the second this week. The Principle of Correspondence.

"As Above, so below; as below, so above." ~The Kybalion

One way to think about this is to think about our solar system and the structure of an atom. In several of the videos and books I researched for this post, this was by far the most understandable example. Our universe has the same structure of an atom. The same forces run each just on a very different scale.

My very first contact with this concept was the tree of life. The branches above mimic the tree roots below. I was so taken with this that I tattooed myself with this image. As the tree puts out oxygen, our lungs take in the oxygen whose structure corresponds with that of the tree.