Sokhit

The term "Sokhit" is derived from ancient Egyptian, likely relating to Sekhmet, a lion-headed goddess of war and healing. The "double triangle" or hexagram, often associated with Sokhit and Solomon's Seal, has roots in ancient Mesopotamian and Indian symbolism, predating Pythagorean geometry.

A deity to whom the cat was sacred. Solomon's Seal. The symbolical double triangle, adopted by the T. S. and by many Theosophists. Why it should be called "Solomon's Seal" 2g2 THKOSOPIIKM. is a mystery, unless it eaine to Europe from Iran, when many stories are told about that mythieal personafr' and the maf;io seal used by him to eateh the djins and imprison them in old bottles. Rut this seal or doubhtrian<ile is also called in India tht"Sifjn of Vislinu", and may be seen on the houses in every villaj,'e as a talisman apainst evil. The trianple was saered and used as a relijrious sifjn in the far East afres before Pythaproras proclaimed it to be the first of the p-ometrieal fifrures. as well as the most mysterious. It is found on i)yramid and obelisk, and is prepriuint with occult meaning, as are, in fact, all triangles. Thus the pcntaprram is the triple triaufrle — the six-pointed beinpr the h< xalp ha. (See "Pentacle" and "Pentafrram".'! The way a trianjrlc points determines its meaning?. If ui)w;irds. it means the male element and (iivitif fire: downwards, the female and the watrrs of matter; upripht. but with a bar across the top, air and astral lijrht : downwards, with a bar — the earth or prross matter, etc., etc. When a Greek Christian priest in blessinfr holds his two finjrers and thumb together, he simi)ly makes the mapic siprn — by the power of the triangle or "trinity". Soma fSk.). The moon, and also the juice of the plant of that name used in the temples for trance purposes; a sacred beverafr'-. f^oma. the moon, is the symbol of the Sercet Wisdom. In the Upanishnds the word is used to denote frross matter (with an association of moistunO capable of producing: life under the action of heat. (See "Soma-drink".) Soma-drink. ^Made from a rare mountain plant by initiated Brahmaiis. This Hindu sacred beverapre answers to the Greek ambrosia or nectar, (piaffed by the Gods of Olyminis. A cup of Kykeon was also quaffed by the i\Iystes at the Elensinian initiat

The symbol of the double triangle, or hexagram, often linked to the concept of Sokhit and the enigmatic "Solomon's Seal," offers a profound visual metaphor for the intricate interplay of opposing forces that constitute reality. Mircea Eliade, in his exploration of myth and reality, would likely see in this symbol an echo of the primordial duality that underpins creation myths across the globe, where light and dark, male and female, heaven and earth are brought into a dynamic, generative tension. The upward-pointing triangle, often representing spirit or the divine masculine, and the downward-pointing triangle, symbolizing matter or the divine feminine, unite to form a complete whole. This union is not one of static equilibrium but of active, resonant interaction, much like the alchemical marriage described in Hermetic texts.

The association with Sekhmet, the formidable Egyptian goddess, further imbues the symbol with a protective and transformative power. Sekhmet, a deity of both destruction and healing, embodies the fierce aspect of the divine that purges negativity and restores balance. The hexagram, when employed as a talisman, as noted in its Hindu application as Vishnu's Seal, acts as a focal point for this protective energy, a visible declaration of intent to align with cosmic order and repel discordant influences. Carl Jung's work on archetypes and symbols resonates here, as the hexagram can be understood as a manifestation of the universal human impulse to find order and meaning in the face of chaos, to create sacred space through symbolic representation. It invites contemplation not just as a static image, but as a dynamic diagram of spiritual aspiration and cosmic interconnectedness, a visual prayer etched into the fabric of human consciousness.