Abraxas: Hieratic Information

The knowledge presented on this page is advanced and contains information for those who want to get to know Abraxas in greater depth. It also contains hieratic [deeply spiritual] knowledge necessary to establish a stronger connection with Abraxas.

Regarding additional information on Divine Names, these are the numerologically sound Divine Names to use for Summoning and Invocation:

Other Names:

ABRAXAS IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE EGYPTIAN GOD KHONSU. HIS NAME HAS APPEARED IN MANY SYSTEMS WHILE REMAINING MOSTLY THE SAME. ABRAXAS, ABRAXIS, AND ABRASAX ARE ALL ADDITIONAL FORMS OF HIS NAME.

As Lady Pythia has written from her personal experience with Abraxas, the God later appeared in Yehuboric daemonological literature under the name “Decarabia” or directly as “Abrasax.”

Abrasax is a very slandered God, although, as with many others, his roots are not easily traced in our history. This history can be traced up to a certain point, yet from there onward, the origins of Abrasax remain unclear. Nevertheless, from all the remaining information, we can tell how extremely important and secretive the knowledge of this God is.

The Name of Abrasax appears in ancient magical texts, fragments, and amulets. His Name, like the Names of other Daemons, seems to have fallen under great theft, but it has also been used by many people, as Abrasax was widely known in the Ancient World. Due to Yehuboric misinformation, much of this information about the Great God has been lost.

Certain sects whose worship was centered around Abrasax have not only been grossly misrepresented in history, but also faced death and permanent extermination by the Church for doing so. The origins of the so-called “Gnostics,” which often appear when one researches Abrasax, are not as many people think.

For more knowledge on the two sects of Gnostics that were most vocal about being disciples of Abrasax, and on the origins of the God in Mithraic litanies, having inherited knowledge about Abrasax from Egyptian and Ancient Greek sources, click the link below.

The Followers of Abraxas: The Gnostic Students & Ancient Origins

Abraxas: A Name Analysis

Abrasax is a most mysterious God. For us to approach him and discover more information about him, we will turn to the already existing testaments concerning Abrasax.

First and foremost, the very letters “Α-Β-Ρ-Α-Σ-Α-Ξ” in Ancient Greek numerology do add up to 365. This most important number is highly significant, showing not only a strong Ancient Greek origin for this Name, but also revealing the fact that Abrasax is related to the notion of the full circle of the human year, which consists of 365 days.

Mystically, the correlation with 365 relates to the 360 degrees of the perfect circle, with the added 5 elements of creation. From this knowledge alone, the initiate of Zevism must understand that Abrasax actually represents the symbolic power of the whole 360 degrees of the Zodiac Wheel, representing life itself.¹

More specifically, the Zodiac Wheel strongly represents “everything that is in life,” which Abrasax lords over. Abrasax's name is said to translate to “provider.” This is a code meaning that Abrasax acts as a provider within the universal power and force.

Because of the two realities established above, Abrasax is called “The Aeon,” in Ancient Greek relating to the “Megas Eniautos,” or the “Great Cosmic Year,” of the procession of the aeons through the Zodiac signs, a period which takes approximately 25,920 earthly years. Abrasax is symbolically represented as a God of this process, linking him as a patron of astrologers.²

Regarding the Amulets and Stones, Encyclopaedia Britannica [1981, Greek Version, Tome 1] writes: “Abrasax, the mysterious word, that has been used in apotropaic [protection from evil], or harmful [causing evil] was found carved on many phylacteries…” Then, in the same section, it continues: “The use of this word has been used in many prayers, Christian, Coptic, or of other religions.”

The reason why the Name of this Daemon is so widely used is because it is a word of power, but the exact way in which it was used has been lost over the centuries, hidden behind cryptic symbols.

“According to Ancient myth writers, Abrasax was or is a Daemon that is placed alongside the Egyptian Deities. The word “Abracadabra” is postulated to come from the word Abraxas. In the beginning, this word was used in the Gnostic System to symbolize the cycles of creation; in a deeper sense, it was used as a word for God.”³

Abraxas in Egypt was the God Khonsu, one of the Gods of the Moon and Time, closely related to Thoth, with whom he fashioned and mapped out the heavens and astrology into information that mankind could use. Abrasax works closely with Thoth.

Mineralogy and the knowledge of stones are also symbolically related to Abrasax, as recorded in Yehuboric literature under the name “Decarabia.” Thus, many stones and phylacteries made of precious stones have been found belonging to Abrasax, known as the infamous “Abraxas stones.”

To understand more about Abrasax, we have to delve into the symbolism often attributed to him.

SYMBOLS OF ABRAXAS:

On the left, we can see the symbolism of Abrasax as a serpent with a Lion’s head. The importance here lies in the fact that the body of the serpent symbolizes the Kundalini Energy. The knot beneath him, forming the perfect 8, or the symbol of infinity, represents the ever-existing flow of this energy, which has no beginning or end. Depicted on the right amulet, we can see the middle pole of consciousness residing in human beings in the spine.

Every one of the three serpents hanging from this pole represents the parts of the soul that relate to the “Watchtowers,” or the Hips, Shoulders, and Temples of the human body. At the bottom, we also have the same letters as on the shield on the right, which are Ancient Greek letters symbolizing the union of the female elements of the soul into one aspect.

Here we can see Abraxas in human-like form, as he appears to his close disciples.

The four crowns on his head are symbolic of the 7 powers, or the Chakras, which emerge from the Head of Abraxas, a symbol for the human mind [NOUS] or higher soul. The open palm is a symbol for creating an opening.

The most important iconography for Abrasax is this one. The two snakes that are symbolic of the feet of Abrasax have to do with the twin elements of the Kundalini force and the polarities of life and death.

The head of the Rooster is again the most important symbolism for Abrasax, as the Rooster is the animal that wakes up first, compared to all others, to the rising sun, or becomes aware of enlightenment. Roosters are also related to exceptional creative power.

Lastly, the whip is a symbol of the active and brutal force Abrasax can enact, while the Shield is symbolic of defense and the three letters that symbolize a trinity.

The three letters on the Shield of Abrasax also have to do with the union of the Female Elements of the Soul. The Greek Goddess of the Moon was called “IO,” with the letters written on the shield, with the A symbolizing the union of female elements.

Abrasax’s Sigil – The Cycles Of Existence

"All the sigils of the Daemons of Zeus are symbols of very important Gods that have survived through the aeons to teach those who are wise of strong spiritual messages."

The symbol of the Sigil of Abrasax is most holy and powerful. What will be explained in this small commentary on his sigil is just some of the hidden codes within it. Zevists are to be initiated and expand their understanding, so writing more advanced information here is necessary.

Abrasax can teach all the mysteries of the Moon, which are endless, including providing knowledge about everything that has to do with the cycles of the Moon and, therefore, the cycles involved in any working. Likewise, his Sigil is important, and he teaches astrology, something which can be decoded from his Sigil.

The Two Moon Sigils above and below, respectively, reveal the cycles of the Moon. One represents the Waning Moon, while the other Moon below it represents the Waxing Moon. These two are related and connected through the poles of the Sigil, which are equal and divide into four corners, representing the Four Seasons as we know them: Winter, Autumn, Spring, and Summer, respectively.

The Left Symbol, with the Moon and the line on the Right, is symbolic of the sphere outside of the planets, or the so-called “Astrological Sphere,” away from the Moon. This further symbolizes the power to do workings and astrology as a science, relating to the meaning of the whole sigil. The equal-armed cross on the right represents the Four Directions of the human soul microcosmically, representing inner work and meditation to complete the Soul.*

The above is only the beginning of the interpretation of this Sigil, and further contemplation will be required by the initiate to see other hidden meanings within the Sigil itself.

I do sincerely hope I have done some justice to our most esteemed Daemon Abrasax through this page. His mysteries are many, and those who seek them will receive from Him in Zeus's Name and power.