Other Religions Alternative Religions Saturn Occult Correspondences Planetary Correspondences in The Western Occult Tradition Share Flipboard Email Print Planetary Seal of Saturn. Catherine Beyer Alternative Religions Overview Beliefs Mythological Figures Satanic Beliefs and Creeds By Catherine Beyer Wicca Expert M.A., History, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee B.A., History, Kalamazoo College Catherine Beyer is a practicing Wiccan who has taught religion in at Lakeland College in Wisconsin as well as humanities and Western culture at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. our editorial process Catherine Beyer Updated March 06, 2017 In the Western occult tradition, each planet is associated with certain qualities that an occultist might wish to attract. There is also a long series of correspondences for each planet: symbols, materials and objects that are associated with the particular planet and can help to channel planetary influence. Read more: Overview of Planetary Occult Correspo Here are some common correspondences for Saturn, as recorded by Henry Cornelius Agrippa in his Three Books of Occult Philosophy, whose works are commonly referenced and reproduced. Beneficial Influences: To bring forth, to make a man safe, to make a man powerful, to cause success of petitions with princes and powers. Marsilio Ficino and others also associated Saturn with intellectuals, whose minds are more lofty and divine than those of common folk. This is because Saturn is the highest planet in occult cosmology and therefore closest to God. Intelligence of Saturn: Agiel Read more: The Sigil of the Intelligence of Saturn, the beneficial daemon Baleful Influences: Hinders building and plantings i.e. growth, casts a man from honors and dignities, causes discord and quarrels, disperses armies. Saturn was traditionally held as an unfortunate planet and strongly associated with melancholy. Ficino insisted that Saturn remained hostile to non-intellectuals. (Ficino certainly included himself among the ranks of intellectuals, and also happened to be born under the influence of Saturn.) Spirit of Saturn: Zazel Read more: The Sigil of the Spirit of Saturn, the baleful daemo Numbers: 3, 9, 15 and 45. Divine Names Answering to The Numbers of Saturn: Ab, Hod, Jah, Jehovah extended Read more: The Magic Square of Saturn, and how planetary numbers are calculated and divine names Angel: Zaphkiel Animals: Lapwing, Cuttlefish, Mole Metal: Lead. Despite occupying the highest of the planetary spheres, Saturn, like the Moon, is considered distant from the Sun (which sits between Venus and Mars) and thus are the coldest planets in the system. As such, the lofty Saturn is associated heavy, material lead. Stone: Onyx More Visual Correspondences: The Seal of Saturn Astrological Symbol for Saturn