Blood of the Pure - Chapter Eleven - The Mark of the Beast

The Mark of the Beast

This symbol is the creation of the Ritual Magician Aleister Crowley. It seems to have functioned as his personal seal.

 It was named as a play on words relating to one of his magical names, To Mega Therion, (The Great Beast).

The central theme, a clear resemblance of the male genitália, is typical of Crowley, and completely intentional on his part.

The uppermost circle is the alchemical sigil (a seal / sign) of the sun, while the half circle immediately below represents the crescent moon.

Most probably, in its very simplest terms, the Mark of the Beast is a symbol denoting the masculine principal, which is usually paired with its feminine counterpart, the seven pointed Seal of Babalon. It is formed from three overlapping circles plus a half circle, the number of revolutions in the mark's associated ritual, and the number of coils in the Kundalini (She who is coiled - the female energy lying coiled at the base of the yogic body).