Showing posts with label mythology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mythology. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Unicursal Hexagram

The unicursal hexagram is is a hexagram or six sided and six pointed star. It is called so because it can be drawn in one continuous movement. This symbol can also be depicted inside a circle with the points touching it. 

The unicursal hexagram represent opposites like fire and water or male and female. It is used in the Greek and Hindu mythologies in which it symbolizes the union of the man with the divine. This hexagram represents above and below, a place where human and divine are One. The Unicursal Hexagram is mainly used by those practicing Thelema and Golden Dawn traditions. 

Even Aleister Crowley always claimed to be the originator of the symbol, research has proven otherwise. This symbol is used as a identifying symbol for wide array of Neo- Pagan philosophies 

Friday, December 4, 2009

Triple Crescent

The Triple Crescent is a symbol of the triple goddess. The are several triple goddesses in Celtic mythology and include Anu, Danu as well as Brigid each within there own group.
Triple Crescent symbolizes the three aspects of life - Birth, Life and Death. It is also called the triple moon of the goddess representing the maiden, mother and crone. Also the boy, man and matriarch. Both meanings state the three phases of existence and life.
There are several styles of the Triple Crescent symbol, but all symbolize the three aspects of the moon—waxing, waning, and full moon, as well as Goddess, the feminine polarity of the universe.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Sun Wheel

Also known at the Wheel of Taranis, this symbol represents the solar calendar, with points that mark the position of the sun at equinoxes and solstices.
In Celtic mythology Taranis was the god of thunder worshipped in Gaul and Britain.
this symbol represents the Wheel of the Year and the eight Wiccan sabbats. The term "sun wheel" comes from the solar cross, which was a calendar used to mark the solstices and equinoxes in some pre-Christian European cultures.
Some Celtic sun wheels have twelve spokes representative of the twelve months of the year. Twelve-month based sun wheel expands upon the original Celtic wheel symbol that had six spokes.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Mjolnir (Thor's Hammer)

In Norse mythology, Mjollnir also called a hammer of Thor, a major god associated with thunder. Distinctively shaped, Mjollnir is depicted in Norse mythology as one of the most fearsome weapons, capable of leveling mountains.
Typically used in Pagan traditions with a Norse background, such as Asatru, this symbol represents the power of Thor over lightning and thunder.
The early Pagan Norsemen wore the Hammer as an amulet of protection long after Christianity had moved into their world, and it is still worn today.

Agwe (Voodoo Mythology)

Agwe is a water spirit, and is of particular interest to seafaring people such as fishermen. As such, his veve represents a boat. He is particularly important in Haiti, where many residents have depended upon the sea for survival for centuries.His veve, or ritual symbol, is a boat with sails.
He is considered to be married to Erzulie Freda and La Sirene.
Agwe is commonly depicted as a mullato man dressed in a naval uniform, and when in possession of another behaves as such, saluting and giving orders.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Shamrock Meaning

Symbolic shamrock meaning got its most popular reputation in Ireland around the fifth century.
St. Patrick utilized the three leafed clover as an illustration of the Christian holy trinity. Each leaf representing: Father, Son, Holy Ghost

Specifically, the four-leaf clover is revered in Celtic myth for its emerald green hue and its vigorous growth.
Each leaf symbolizes a different lucky characteristic: fame, wealth, love, health.
If you wear a lucky clover, your sweetheart will come to you, if you possess one, no evil can harm you, and if you dream of one you will live happily for the rest of your days.
The notorious four-leaf clover is still considered a good luck symbol today because of its rarity.

Rose Meaning And Symbolism


Rose meaning and symbolism is known by almost everyone - otherwise it wouldn’t be the most popularly sent flower on Valentine’s Day! This page honors the upcoming event, and explores the richness of rose meanings and its lush symbolism.
Some helpful keywords pertaining to symbolic rose meaning: Love, honor, faith, beauty, balance, passion, wisdom, intrigue, devotion, sensuality and timelessness.
In mythology, rose meaning is associated with Aphrodite (Greek) goddess of love who was often depicted adorned with roses around her head, feet and or neck. In lore, we track down this association when we discover that a rose bush grew within the pool of blood spilled from Aphrodite’s slain lover (Adonis).
In addition to being a symbol of love, the rose is also symbolic carrier of secrets or tacit understanding.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Minotaur Myth

The Minotaur In Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a creaturee that was part man and part bull. It dwelt at the center of the Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze-like construction built for King Minos of Crete and designed by the artist Daedalus and his son Icarus who were ordered to build it to hold the Minotaur.
The historic site of Knossos is usually identified as the site of the labyrinth. The Minotaur was killed by Theseus.
Some modern mythologists regard the Minotaur as a solar personification and a Minoan adaptation of the Baal -Moloch of the Phoenicians. The slaying of the Minotaur by Theseus in that case indicates the breaking of Athenian tributary relations with Minoan Crete.

Labrys Meaning

Labrys is a term for a doubleheaded axe, accepted to the Classical Greeks as pelekys or sagaris, and to the Romans as a bipennis.

The labrys symbols are found in Minoan, Thracian, Greek, and Byzantine religion, mythology, and art, dating from the Middle Bronze Age onwards. The labrys aswell appears in African religious mythology (see Shango).

The labrys was former a symbol of Greek fascism. Today it is sometimes used as a attribute of Hellenic Neopaganism. As an LGBT attribute it represents lesbianism and matriarchal power.