Transitus Fluvii
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| Transitus Fluvii | ||
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| Type: | Alphabet | |
| Languages: | Derived from Hebrew | |
| Created by | Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa | |
| Time period: | 16th Century | |
| Parent writing systems: | Hebrew Transitus Fluvii |
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| Sister writing systems: | Celestial, Malachim | |
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Transitus Fluvii ("passing through the river" in Latin), or Passage Du Fleuve (in French), is an occult alphabet consisting of 22 characters described by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa in his Third Book of Occult Philosophy (1513). It is derived from the Hebrew alphabet[1], and is similar to the Celestial and Malachim alphabets. The name may refer to crossing of the Euphrates by the Jews on their return from Babylon to rebuild the Temple.[2]
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[edit] Appearances in Popular Culture
The alphabet is depicted in the movie The Blair Witch Project.
[edit] References
- ^ Gettings, Fred. "Dictionary of Occult, Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils." London ; Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981. | ISBN 0-7100-0095-2
- ^ Haywood, H. L.; Mackey, Albert Gallatin. "Encyclopedia of Freemasonry Part 1 (1909)." Kessinger Publishing, 2003 | ISBN 0766147193
[edit] See Also
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa's "De Occulta Philosophia" at Wikisource
[edit] External Links
Passing the River alphabet at Omniglot
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