Abaddon
Hebrew term meaning 'place of destruction'—later personified as Angel of the Abyss in Revelation. Guards bottomless pit, commands plague of locusts. Represents necessary destruction, apocalyptic unmaking, the destroyer who serves divine will.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- Pluto
Offerings
- Offerings
- AshesActs of necessary destructionLetting things dieAcknowledgment of endingsIronSilence
Sacred timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- ApollyonThe DestroyerAngel of the Abyss
- Gender Expression
- Masculine
- Titles
- The DestroyerAngel of the AbyssKing of the LocustsHe Who UnmakesGuardian of the Bottomless Pit
- Symbols
- LocustsAbyssKeyBottomless pit
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneGrave respect for necessary destructionAddressAbaddonDestroyerAngel of the AbyssRelationshipAgent of necessary endingsWarningDestroys what must endResonanceThose ready for complete unmaking
- Modern Practice
Patron of those facing total life destruction, apocalypse workers, death magicians. Invoked for letting everything burn, necessary unmaking, accepting total loss, working with abyss. Teaches that some things must be destroyed completely, that resurrection requires death, that the destroyer serves transformation.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- DestructionThe abyssApocalypseNecessary unmakingGuardian of depthsPlague
- Mythology Summary
Hebrew term meaning 'place of destruction'—later personified as Angel of the Abyss in Revelation. Guards bottomless pit, commands plague of locusts. Represents necessary destruction, apocalyptic unmaking, the destroyer who serves divine will. Teaches that some things must be completely unmade, that destruction can be sacred duty, that the abyss holds purpose.
Details
- Correspondences
- ColorsBlackGreyAshVoidScentsCedarMyrrhSmokeMetalsIronLeadAnimalsLocustVultureScorpion
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