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Spiritual Symbols: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary on Symbolism

Symbolism. The pictorial expression of an idea or a thought. Primordial writing had at first no characters, but a symbol generally stood for a whole phrase or sentence. A symbol is thus a recorded parable, and a parable a spoken symbol. The Chinese written language is nothing more than symbolical writing, each of its several thousand letters being-a symbol.

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Spiritual Symbols: New Age Spirituality Dictionary on Fish Symbol

Fish Symbol

The two crossed fish of Pisces was adopted early-on as a symbol for Christ and Christianity. Later the symbol was shortened to just one fish.

The Greek word for fish (ichthys) contains the first letters of the phrase "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior" in Greek

Once the Age of Aquarius began this symbol automatically became the symbol for the Devil or evil.

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Spiritual Symbols: New Age Spirituality Dictionary on Fish Symbol

Fish Symbol

The two crossed fish of Pisces was adopted early-on as a symbol for Christ and Christianity. Later the symbol was shortened to just one fish.

The Greek word for fish (ichthys) contains the first letters of the phrase "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior" in Greek

Once the Age of Aquarius began this symbol automatically became the symbol for the Devil or evil.

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Spiritual Symbols: Why do Hindu women wear the dot on the forehead?

Hinduism: Why do Hindu women wear the dot on the forehead?

Not only women, but Hindu men also wear a dot on the forehead, indicating their third eye. The pottu is a very auspicious symbol, reminding those who ear it of their spiritual heritage and ideals, wherever they may be. It also serves to identify a Hindu among the members of all other religions.

Spiritual Symbols: Encyclopedia II - Heart symbol - In mythology spirituality and religion

Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. In religious texts such as the Bible [1], the heart has historically been ascribed much mystical significance, either as metaphor or as an organ genuinely believed to have spiritual or divine attributes. In the Bible, this idea emerges in the earliest passages; Genesis 6:5 situates the thoughts of evil men in their hearts, and Exodus 5 through 12 speak repeatedly of the Lord "harden ...

Elemental Symbols: Much of magic is done through the mediation of the four occult elements, Fire, Air, Water, and Earth. They determine both the type of energy that accomplishes the work and the avenue through which it acts. For this reason a clear understanding and proper use of the elements is vital in ritual. Each element is represented by its own material symbol, which is placed atop the altar beside the lamp in the appropriate elemental quarter. If a ritual concerns only one element, its symbol is placed on the altar alone; if all four elements are involved, all four symbols are present.

Fire is embodied in a short rod about nine inches long. This has a very specific design in the Golden Dawn magical system, but the details are not really necessary. It is the essential shape of the rod that is most important. The nature of elemental Fire is in accord with this strongly phallic symbol.

Air is embodied in a short dagger. Again, it is the associations of the blade—its flashing quickness, its piercing quality, its brightness—that are important, not details of the hilt and so on. The difference in tone between the rod and the dagger says much about the essential difference between elemental Fire and Air.

Water is embodied in a cup or chalice. It should be rounded and womblike, enclosing and protective. It is also more harmonious if the cup is made of a watery, or at least a natural, material. Blue hand blown glass is good, or earth-tone ceramic.

Earth is embodied in the disk or pentacle. This is a flat disk painted with Earth colors. Ideally it should be made of clay or stone. Usually it is of wood. It must not be too large to conveniently hold in the hand—four inches in diameter is a good size, because four is a material, earthy number.

So far as I know, the use of elemental symbols originated with the Victorian Order of the Golden Dawn in the last century, and received its inspiration from the symbols of the lesser arcana—the number cards—of the Tarot. Specific, formal symbols of the four elements were not used in medieval times, and are not strictly necessary. However, the employment of these symbols has become almost universal in modern magic, and they can be very useful. It is important that they be made to harmonize with the sensibilities of the one who will actually use them, not merely according to some arbitrary standard.

Also See: Elemental Symbol

(See also: Elemental Symbols, Magic, Shamanism, Paganism, Wicca)

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Spiritual Symbols: New Age Spiritual Dictionary on Sabian symbols

Sabian symbols

A set of 360 symbols associated with a specific degree of astrological designation

(See also: Sabian symbols, Body Mind and Soul)

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Spiritual Symbols: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary on Vanghapara Dog Symbol in Magianism

Vanghapara Dog Symbol in Magianism. {BCW 4:519n}

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Spiritual Symbols: Dream Symbols And Their Meanings

Dream-Symbols And Their Meanings.

A spiritual view on dreams and the meaning of dreams by Sri Swami Sivananda, an authority in the vedic sciences and traditions.

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