Articles related to "Symbols"



Rabbit/Hare: Trickster-Fear Caller
Rabbit/Hare represents different qualities to various cultures. Many cultures consider him Trickster, like Coyote, Raven and Crow. Explore his symbolism and lore.
• pagan symbols: rabbit and hare • rabbit/hare: trickster • rabbit/hare fear caller • rabbit/hare • fertility symbol

Aquarius: A Symbol of Our Times
Are we living in an Aquarian Age? Here are the basics: now you decide!
• "age of aquarius" • age • precession • aquarius • astrology

Hypatia: Philosopher and Symbol
She is Hypatia, and she has become both a symbol and a cause, often unconnected with the realities of her life and ideas. Separating the facts about her from the legend challenges today's scholars.
• philosophy • hypatia • neoplatonism • giacobazzi • kirtland community college

The White Star - A unique symbol of the B5 Universe
The Whitestar ships
• starship • whitestar

Crow: Mysterious Pagan Symbol
Most European traditions view crow as bad omens, problems and death. Many AmerIndian tribes believed Crow was both keeper of the sacred law and trickster.
• crow • pagan symbolism • shamanism • celtic animal symbols • native american symbolism

Halloween Symbols - Meaning
Why do we associate objects such as jack-o-lanterns, skeletons, and masks with the celebration of all Hallow's Eve? A brief look into the history of Halloween symbols
• halloween • halloween symbols • origins of halloween • samhain • halloween history

Hayao Miyazaki: sex symbol?
Men's website AskMen.com rates the success and virility of anime legend Hayao Miyazaki.
• hayao miyazaki • ask men.com • anime • director • princess mononoke

Japanese Cranes, Symbols of Peace
Red-crowned Cranes are traditional symbols of peace and harmony. Sadako Sasaki, a young Hiroshima victim, made paper cranes an international peace symbol too.
• japanese cranes • sadako sasaki • hiroshima victim • peace • red-crowned crane

Pagan Symbol of Hope
The Morning Star is a symbol of hope for the Pennsylvania Deutsch and Native Americans followers of Pagan traditions.
• paranormal • pagan • pennsylvania deutsch • native american • lakota sioux

Pagan Symbol of the Sun
To the Pagans, the swastika was a symbol of the sun. After Hitler adopted this symbol for Nazism, its use was abandoned in Pagan magickal practices.
• pagan • symbols • swastika • hitler • history

Phoenix – Symbol of Immortality
The Phoenix lives a long life, and then is consumed by flames, only to immediately rise again from the ashes. This mythical bird is surrounded by folklore and legend.
• phoenix bird lore • healing rebirth myth symbols • immortality resurrection healed • bird of peace symbol • rise from the ashes

Raven, Enigmatic Pagan Symbol
To Shamanic people of many cultures, Raven was, for the most part, beneficial. To the superstitious and some of orthodox religions, the bird was an ill omen.
• raven • pagan symbolism • shamanism • magick • celtic symbol

Symbols in Art
Symbols in art are our oldest form of visual communication and convey meaning beyond what's obvious.
• symbols • art • book • lute • candle

Symbols in Christian Art
Pictures can succeed where words might fail and can make religious concepts more thoroughly and easily grasped when they are used in paintings.
• symbol western christian art • spiritual • religious • fruit • tree

The Lei - Hawaii's Symbol of Aloha
Although multi-ethnic Hawaii's residents come from dozens of ancestral backgrounds, their best-known clultural symbol, the lei, speaks in a universal language.
• kui lei-making technique • lei wili lei-making technique • humu-humu technique • haku technique • hili technique

Chord Symbols, Part II
Continuation of Chord Symbols, Part I
• jazz • piano • chords • music • symbols

Graphics In Advertising - Part II - pictures, symbols, and how to get the message across
The use of Graphics in Advertising. Part II
• ankan • ankan brahmachari • swapan brahmachari • swapan • brahmachari

Irish Symbols: What They are and What They Mean
Ever wondered why the shamrock is a symbol of Ireland or what a leprechaun is exactly? Find out here with a look at some of the best-known Irish symbols and their meanings.
• ireland • travel in ireland • visiting ireland • touring ireland • irish tours

Rus: Samovars: Truly Cultural Symbols of the Rus
Samovars, perhaps more than any other item, are seen to represent the culture & hospitality of the Rus. Often described in literature, shown in films & globally described as being one of the single if not the most common descriptive items of Rus culture. Learn about these fascinating items of cultural representation with us in this article.
• tea • chai • rus • russian • belorus

Symbols in Personality I : Temperament Sorters
A look at the symbology used in the Keirsey Personality Sorter.
• keirsey personality sorter • temperament • archetypes • meyer-briggs • personality

Symbols in Personality II: Astrology and the Ascendant
In astology the personality is symbolized by the Ascendant...well, sort of...
• astrology • symbology • personality • virgo • interesting

The Magick in Symbols
What magick can be found in symbolism?
• magic • magick • symbolism • astrology • tarot

AUM - the Basic Mantra of all Sanskrit Mantras
The Aum (Om) is the basis of all sounds. It is the universal symbol for God. The Aum is The Sound of Creation
• aum • symbol • sound • hinduism • hindu

China's One Chilld Policy
Despite holding the rule of the "One Child Policy" why can many families with two or more children still be seen on the streets of China?
• china • one child policy • minority • tribes • economy

Collage of Change
Sometimes the best way to create change in your life is to bombard yourself with images the represent who you're truly meant to be.
• anxiety • change • fear • collage • growth

Goodness in the movie Starman
Symbolic forms of Christianity found in contemporary movies can be self-revealing and even inspiring.
• christian • symbols • movie • starman • jesus christ

Memories, False Memories, and Reclaimed Space
The second episodes of "BtVS" and "Angel" this season both made use of the metaphor of physical space as a symbol of changes in our heroes' lives, but not all of our demons can be safely destroyed.
• demon • hotel • magic • judy • giles

Office of Coast Survey Chart No. 1
Chart No. 1 is great reference and tool for learning to read a nautical chart. The publication is available as a free download from the Office of Coastal Survey.
• chart 1 • navigational chart symbols • nautical charts • compass rose • bar scale

Poets and Patriotism: Lady Liberty
Brief analysis of Emma Lazarus's poem "The New Collosus" about the Statue of Liberty.
• poem • freedom • statue • of • liberty

Rusyn Pysanky Easter Eggs
The Rusyn pysanky tradition differs stylistically from the pysanky tradition of the Ukranians.
• rusyns • pysanky • decorated eggs • pagan symbols • ukrainians

The Passover Sedar Night
The first Sedar night of Passover is just around the corner. What do you know about this major Jewish holiday?
• passover • the first sedar night • passover symbols • passover sedar plate • passover traditions

A Tidbit of This, a Tidbit of That...
Did you ever wonder where the word "mascot" originated? Do you know how mascots came about? Or have you ever wondered what was the weirdest of the mascots or the most used symbol of them all? Read this article to read to find a tidbit of this, a tidbit of that...
• mascot • history • definition • powers • la mascotte

Aides to Navigation
• aides to navigation • signs • symbols • boating • bouy

Controversy Over Symbolism: The Pentacle
The biggest problem with the pentagram in schools stems from misconceptions by educated people.
• pentagram • education • religion • schools • paganism

Intervals in Chords
The basics of music intervals in piano chord structures.
• intervals • music • piano • chords • jazz

Marking Your Pattern Pieces
Here's how to mark those dots, darts, buttonholes, and all the other symbols you need to make note of to get that garment together properly.
• sewing patterns • marking • tailor tacking • chalk • pencil

Poets and Patriotism: Old Glory
This third article in the series about Poets and Patriotism focuses on the United States flag. It also defines literary terms such as metaphor and simile.
• america • flag • partiotism • poet • metaphor

Religion, the Undiscovered Self, and the Future
Religion is at the core of world events today - or is it? A look at the Jungian view of the religious nature of mankind.
• religion • spirituality • fanaticism • psychology • individuation

Ritual Cloth: Ceremonies
Ceremonial textiles in the form of canopies, banners, gowns, veils and symbols.
• textiles • cloth • ceremonies • robes • gowns

Snow Queen: The Old Woman's Garden-Flower Talk
Imagery and symbols that are within the story, Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen. gerda is trapped with the garden of the old woman.
• love's journey • hca • snow queen • fairytales • symbols in literature

Symbology and Dreams
Are the symbols in dreams really "universal?"
• dreams • emotions • symbolism • universal symbolism • symbols

The Birth of Symbolism
Here is a look at the role of mythology in the symbolism we see each day.
• symbols • myth • mythology • mercury • hermes

The Meaning of the Pentacle
A short discussion on the origins of the Pentacle to dispel some common beliefs.
• pentacle • wicca • symbols • satanism • black magic

The Spiritual Significance of Trees
A look at trees and their symbolic meaning with in some of the worlds religions.
• trees • baha'i • bahai • hinduism • christianity

Birth Flower for April
The language, legends and history for the daisy; the flower for those born in the month of April. The meaning of the daisy's botanical and common name.
• language of flowers • birth month flower • birth month flower for april • what is the birth flower for april • birth flower for april

Columbine Flowers
Columbines are as delightful to find along a wilderness path as they are featured in a garden.
• columbine • granny's bonnet • perennial wild flower • aquilegia • dove of peace

Tall, Dark and Handsome: The Themes, Symbols and Imagery at the Romance Genre's Heart PART 1

Tall, Dark and Handsome: The Themes, Symbols and Imagery at the Romance Genre's Heart PART 2

An Old Wooden Church
A historic landmark in Suriname continues to serve as a pillar of historic remembrance.
• church • suriname • paramaribo • historic • old

At the Center of the Aztec Empire
Built on an island in the middle of a swamp, the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlán, became the center of an empire that lasted 200 years.
• tenochtitlán • aztec empire • hernán • cortés • lake texcoco


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