Primal and Hermetic Pan
Athanasius Kircher, ‘Iovis sive Panos hieroglyphica raepresentatio.’ (1652-1654.)
The Following is my own interpretation of the imagery abound in this Illustration, and how it relates to the Latin expressions. (NB: not a translation of the Latin)
A = The Face: of the material world. (Facies rubicunda, caloris vis in Mundo.)
B = The (Goat) Horns: representing power beneath the Moon. (Radiorum cœlestiu in sublunaria virtus.)
C = The Shaggy Beard: depicting the wildness of male nature. (Elementa masculina.)
D = The Curved Staff Handle: depicting how wisdom molds what it touches, bending form into submission. (Potestas in annuomnesq reuolutiones.)
E = The Shaft of the Lituus* Staff: the pillar of personal virtue (power) being a symbol of office and calling (Virtute eius omnia fulciunrur.)
F = The Spotted Animal skin, draped over his shoulder, representing the stary canopy above the moon. (Dominium in firmamentu, feu fixarum Stellarum Sphæram.)
G = The Shaggy (Hips) Haunches: The valley’s peaks, vales and hills of the forested landscapes of Pan. (Terra (elementum fæm.) hispida plantis, satis, arboribusque.)
H = The Genitals: the vitality and vigour of life. (Aquæ & liquorisfons (elem.fæm.) rigatione fæcundans terram.)
I = The Lower Legs: The flowing rivers and streams that carry life and fertility to flora and fauna. (Agri, segetes, aliaq; vegetabilia.)
K = The Syrinx of 7 Reeds: becomes the planetary spheres of ethereal harmony. (Harmonia 7 Planetarum)
L = The Knee Joints of the Goat Legs: The Nodes that support the pillars of the Material Universe. (Aspera & inæqualia montes indicant.)
M = The Hooves: The beating thunder of our animal nature within and upon the earth. (Vis fæcundatiua)
N = The Square Pedestal Mount: That upon which the figure stands, lauded in elevation. (Stabile fundamentum.)
O = The Feathered Wings: The Transcendent nature of the Spirit. (Vis ventorum, & celeritas in agendo.)
People of Goda, the Clan of Tubal Cain 