Abraham
Abraham is the one who leaves Ur at the call, is promised a land and a people, receives the covenant of circumcision, and is stopped from sacrificing his son on Moriah. He is remembered for hospitality - the three visitors at Mamre - and for the argument over Sodom.
A patriarch, not a deity. The planetary and elemental values are modern overlays.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- Jupiter
- Zodiac Affinity
- SagittariusAquarius
Offerings
- Offerings
- BreadSaltWater for a guest
Sacred timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- AvrahamIbrahim
- Gender Expression
- Masculine
- Titles
- Father of NationsThe Friend of GodThe First to Cross Over
- Symbols
- StarsTentRamKnife withheld
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneHospitable and steadyAddressAbrahamFather of NationsFriend of GodRelationshipThe one who set outWarning
the covenant he carries has a cost, and the account of it does not hide the cost.
ResonanceThe journey the promise hospitality - Modern Practice
Worked with at the start of a journey or a move, and for the hospitality that makes a stranger safe. The offering is bread, salt and water given to a guest.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- CovenantHospitalityFaithThe journeyFatherhoodThe stars
- Mythology Summary
Abraham is the one who leaves Ur at the call, is promised a land and a people, receives the covenant of circumcision, and is stopped from sacrificing his son on Moriah. He is remembered for hospitality - the three visitors at Mamre - and for the argument over Sodom, in which he bargains with God for the lives of strangers.
Details
- Secondary Planets
- Saturn
- Correspondences
- ColorsWhiteBlueGoldScentsFrankincenseMetalsSilverAnimalsRamCamel
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