First, the name.
"Orichalcos" is a variant of "orichalch," an ancient and legendary mineral said to be the chief material of Atlantis. Plato wrote of Atlantis in his works, Timaeus and Critias. Yes, those are the actual names of those works, and thay are authentic works from about 900 BC.
The symbol itself is a unicursal hexagram, or a single-line hexagram. The world-famous occultist Alister Crowley (that's his actual name, too) adopted it as his personal symbol and used it in his occult rituals involving Atlantis-based magic.
In the 1500's, two occultists named John Dee and Edward Kelly "received" symbols called the Enochian Alphabet from the Angel Raphael. (Another source of names.) The Alphabet was also used by Crowley.
On the rim of the Seal, the word "Orichalcos" is written in Enochian, twice. It is also found on the Mattel "Chaos Duel Disk" product
The Enochian alphabet first appeared during the 16th century. The Court Astrologer and Magician, Dr. John Dee (1527-1608), and his associate, Sir Edward Kelly (1555-1597) claimed that the alphabet and the Enochian language was transmitted to them by angels.
The alphabet is used in the practice of Enochian Magic on Enochian Calls or Keys.
The Enochian alphabet
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Enochian_alphabet.png/550px-Enochian_alphabet.pn
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