The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Signs and Symbols: The Ultimate A-Z Guide from Alchemy to the Zodiac
Adele Nozedar
Language: English
Pages: 466
ISBN: B011T7FHOG
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Product Description
Unlock the lost and hidden meanings of the world's ancient and modern signs and symbols with the latest in the hugely popular series of 'Element Encyclopedias'. This is the biggest A-Z reference book on symbolic objects you'll ever find.
About the Author
Adele Nozedar has long been fascinated by the power of symbols and visual signs, which led her to the formal study of alchemy. Her interest in psychology and how the unconscious mind works led her to the study of ancient myths, art, film and the esoteric in all forms. (She was also born into a long line of psychics.) Adele's other passion is music -- she is founder and owner of a music studio in the Brecon Beacons, Twin Peaks, and formerly was one of the few women in the music industry to run a record label.
Reviews
This is an excellent book on secret signs and secret symbols.It is not an academic book,by any means.Yet,it's loaded with the mystical symbols of the world,from the past and still used in the present.If you ever wondered about the meaning behind a particular symbol element , this book gives a good interpretation of the sign.I think in the years to follow,this encyclopedia will gain in popularity among wiccans,pagans and magickians.My only wish is that more of the definitions were longer.But,the book is already at 700 pages long.It covers most,if not all, of the ancient symbols from around the world.If you're an occultist,how could you not be satisfied after slowly disgesting this book? I have to say , that i really enjoyed investigating this exciting and charming book.
Wow! Big Book! 684 pages, first published in London in 2008, this book covers all the stuff I heard about and tons more! Just a few of the many signs/symbols/terminology: The triangle (meaning, and other shapes), (major) alchemical symbols, aphrodisiacs (background, listings, why), Beckoning Cat (Japan/China--seen in many Asian restaurants), Caduceus (2 serpents entwining a staff in a figure 8), Choku Rei (spiral symbol used by Reiki healers), colors (how they resonate, symbolic meanings of each of 14 colors), Dhama Wheel (used in Hinduism and Buddhism), Dreamcatcher (Native American), Dreidel (Jewish), Druze Star (offshoot of Islam), FU ideogram (Chinese symbol of good luck), Globus Cruciger (early symbol of Christianity-globe with crucifix mounted on it), (16) Signs and Symbols of Freemasonry, Hand of Fatima (Muslim and Jewish), Holy Grail (chalice that held the blood of Christ/used at Last Supper-Christianity), Horns of Odin (Vikings), I Ching (ancient Chinese system of philosophical divination--may be as old as 8th century BC), Jerusalem Cross (used by the Crusaders), Kabbalah Seal of Solomon, Seal of the Knights Templar, Sefer Yetzirah Symbol (Kabbala), Sufi Winged Heart, The Tarot (and the cards and their meanings), and many, many more. With each sign/symbol/terminology is a decent and sometimes fairly detailed explanation. And this is just part 1! This is a pretty nifty book. This is NOT some far out book for witches, if that's what you are thinking; it is an excellent reference book and very interesting reading. As you can see from my small list above, the book includes many different cultures/beliefs/organized religions. So, if you want more info on ancient history through New Age, this book covers a wide range. You will find some symbols you saw before but never knew what they meant. You will find some you did know about but here is a little more info about where they came from or what they mean. Then you will find some info totally new to you.
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Betray Christ for thirty pieces of silver. Jewish people were made to wear a yellow Star of David by the Nazi regime in the Second World War. Similarly, in 1215 the Lateran Council ordered Jews to wear a yellow circle to identify themselves. It was probably small comfort for these persecuted people that they believed yellow to be synonymous with beauty. In tenth-century France, the doors of criminals were painted yellow. Conversely, in the fourteenth century, the yellow chrysanthemum was worn by.
Victory of life over death, and in a happy coincidence, the benediction made when the sign of the Cross is drawn in the air not only indicates the “Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,” but coincides with a much earlier use of the cross; as a symbol of protection. The Christian Cross as we know it today was not always the symbol of the Church, and it may not even be the case that Christ was crucified on this sort of cross. Accounts vary, but a tau cross, a simple straight beam, or perhaps even a living.
Centurion. Like the Grail, the Spear (or relics of it) has been the subject of a similar unprovable provenance wherever it has appeared in the millennia since its initial sinister use. It seems to have multiplied since its original appearance in Jerusalem, and among the cities that have laid claim to ownership of the Spear are Rome, Paris, and Vienna. The Viennese Lance, known as the Hofburg Spear, was taken by Adolf Hitler although it was restored to Vienna after the war. Hitler’s brief.
That are beyond the remit of the man himself; the powers of destiny at work. The two ladies who seek his attentions represent two very different aspects of the feminine personality. One, wearing a headdress and seemingly more dignified, touches his shoulder, indicating a more spiritual relationship than the other, a loose-haired temptress whose hand hovers above his heart. The Lover is pulled between reason and the intellect (the head), and the passions of sexuality (the heart); his head is.
Word for the Greek letter T, and it is the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet. There are similarities between all these deities. They all died and were resurrected, and so carry analogies with the Sun that dies every night and is resurrected every morning. The T shape was daubed in ashes onto the foreheads of Tammuz followers; the symbol represents resurrection, reincarnation, life, blood sacrifice, symbolic death, and a gateway. The tau is also known as the Robbers’ Cross, because the thieves.