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ALL-SEEING EYE:
A universal symbol representing spiritual
sight, inner vision, higher knowledge, insight into occult mysteries. Look
at your $1 bill.
EYE in top
Triangle of the PYRAMID:
Masonic symbol for the all-seeing eye of god - an mystical distortion of
the omniscient (all-knowing) Biblical God. You can find it on the $1 bill.
See triangle,
Eye of Horus, the
Franklin Institute
website, and the symbol for the U.S. government's new
Total Information Awareness (TIA)
System. See also
The
Revolutionary Roots of the UN
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ALCHEMY 1:
This simple 17th century "sign" illustrates
the blending of geometric shapes, elemental symbols and astrological signs.
Each part representing the various "elements" and forces needed for magical
work in the quest for physical transformation and spiritual illumination
and immortality. Many medieval alchemists based their philosophies on mystical
traditions rooted in the Kabbala (Jewish mysticism),
Hermetic
magic and the occult practices of ancient civilizations such
as Egypt and China. See Philosopher's
stone and phoenix.
Compare it with the next symbol:
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ALCHEMY 2:
This compound "magical-alchemical symbol" replaces
the above triangle with a hexagram
and adds more shapes within the magical circle: a
cross [in this context it become an occult counterfeit) and an additional
circle with the Hindu "Bindu" (dot in the center) at
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AMULET:
A magic charm (such as this little Navajo bear earring), worn to bring good
luck and protection against illness, accidents and evil forces. Don't believe
it! [See
Establishing a Global Spirituality] |
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ANARCHY: Popular among school
aged children today, this symbol for anarchy fits the message that pervades
the most popular video games, role-playing games, movies and television.
The lines of the "A" often extend outside the circle.
To many satanists and other fast-growing
occult groups it represents their slogan, "do what thou wilt." A former
occultist explained that it represents the
ASMODEAS:
a demonic force driving teenagers toward sexual
perversion and suicide. |
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ANKH:
An Egyptian cross symbolizing a mythical eternal life, rebirth, and the
life-giving power of the sun. |
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ANGEL:
Symbol of good and evil spirits in religions
around the world. This picture shows a Tibetan guardian angel. For a comparison
between Biblical angels and occult angels read
Chapter 8 in A Twist of Faith.
For a summary, see
Touched by an Angel. |
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ARROW:
These two pictures shows the astrological sign for the archer (Sagittarius)
-- part of the zodiac. But, through history, the arrow has also symbolized
war, power, swiftness, the rays of the sun, knowledge... as well as deities
such as the Greek god Apollo and goddess Artemis (both hunters),
the Hindu weather god, Rudra; and various gods of sexual attraction:
Eros (Greek), Cupid (Roman), Kama (Hindu).... On ancient
Roman coins, it represented the Zoroastrian god, Mithra. The native
American Cheyenne warriors revered the "sacred medicine arrows" as
symbols of male power. Arrows held by skeletons would point to disease or
death. Today, they usually just point in the preferred direction.
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Crystal (Gazing) BALL:
Used for divination (fortunetelling,
scrying, clairvoyance...). When the heavy crystal balls were too expensive,
witches often used glass-ball fishing floats, colored glass balls, or
magic mirrors. One website
that markets these balls beckons: 'Why not buy one and try your own free
psychic reading." |
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BAT:
A symbol of good fortune in the East, it represented demons and spirits
in medieval Europe. |
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BLAIR WITCH:
A five-pointed compound symbol with a center
triangle pointing down. The
five lines resemble the microcosmic man with arms and legs outstretched
inside a circle (with a pentagram in the background)-- a magic symbol or
charm among medieval alchemists and wizards. |
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BUTTERFLY:
Reminds Christians of the amazing
transformation that takes place through Christ's redemption and regeneration.
When "born again," we become "a new creation." (2 Cor. 5:17) To many
pagans, its mythical meaning is linked to the soul (of the deceased) in
search of reincarnation. See the new, politically correct meaning at
Butterfly 208:
"There's a theory
that says if a single butterfly flaps its wings in, say, China, the air
disturbance may cause a storm in Nunavut, Canada a month later. If that's
the case, imagine the power of your own ideas and others to help improve
the quality of life in the world's 208 countries! The Butterfly 208 contest
is a chance for you to create your own Butterfly effect! 208 = Number of
Countries in the World Butterfly + 208 = A totally interconnected world!
A world where even small actions can have a big effect."
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"Sacred"
BULL (Egyptian idol):
These ancient Egyptian
idols -- once worshipped
as manifestations of gods -- are being revived. We have deleted a smaller
(commercial) bull with horns resemble a crescent moon supporting the divine
sun disc. Some suggest that this combination -- like
the Chinese yin yang -- may symbolize a mythical
duality: a union of opposites such as light/dark, sun/moon, life/death,
and male/female.
God told His
people long ago,
"Do not defile
yourselves with the idols of Egypt."
But they ignored His warning and faced devastating
consequences for refusing to
"cast away the abominations which were before their eyes." (Ez. 20:7-8)
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CADUCEUS
(The Staff of
Hermes):
An ancient symbol dating back to the Greek messenger god Hermes (the Romans
called him Mercury). "In Indian
philosophy and medicine the Caduceus is intimately associated with
the system of energy centers called Chakras....The 2 serpents coiling
around the staff [represent positive and negative forces like] the Yang
and Yin of Chinese Medicine.The crossing over of the 2 serpents creates
5 energy fields in the body."
Polarity Therapy
(See
Reiki and Rick Warren's Risky
Health Plan) |
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CHAOS:
Apparently a self-made form of occultism taught through role-playing games
such as Warhammer. According to one WH fan, "Chaos is the opposite of order.
Since everything changes, there is no right or no wrong -- only the quest
for pleasure. The 8-pointed star represents the many different directions
of chaos and the many ways you can follow it. We worship deamons and angels..."
Another comment: "They got it from Elric of Melnibone. In it, the force
of Chaos had as its symbol an eight-pointed double-cross (symbols within
symbols) with points representing the noncommittal and omnidirectional behavior
of Chaos."
See
Chaos
Magic. However, other Warhammer fans disagree with the quote above.
Read more
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CIRCLE
(sun disc, sacred hoop, ring):
An ancient and universal symbol of unity,
wholeness,
infinity, the
goddess, female power, and the sun. To earth-centered
religions throughout history as well as to many contemporary pagans, it
represents the feminine spirit or force, the cosmos or a spiritualized Mother
Earth, and a sacred space. (See next item) Gnostic traditions linked the
unbroken circle to the "world serpent" forming a circle as it eats its own
tail. (See
serpent) |
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CIRCUMPUNCT - CIRCLE with DOT (BINDU) in the center:
It represents the
sun and a sun god (called Ra in Egypt), gold (as in alchemy),
an (unbiblical) archangel (Kabbalah),
emotional restraint (Freemasons),
and the creative spark of divine consciousness within people linking
everyone to the creative mind of a universal "god" thus making each persona
"co-creator" (astrology). In the complex symbolic system of Hinduism and
Buddhism, the bindu (dot) represents the male force. Together,
the circle and the bindu symbolize the spiritual merging of male
and female forces. (See Sun Sign
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CIRCLE
(Quartered):
The sacred circle filled with a cross,
four equal lines pointing from the center to the spirits of the
north, east, south, and west -- or to the basic element: earth, water,
air (or wind), and fire. In Native American traditions, it forms
the basic pattern of the MEDICINE WHEEL
and plays a vital part in major spiritual rituals. Many contemporary
pagans consider it their main symbol for transmitting the energy of the
goddess. (See sun wheel)
Churches have used variations of the same popular shape, usually calling
it the
Celtic Cross.
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Masonic COMPASS:
The Masonic symbol of the compass and the T-square represents movement toward
perfection and a balance between the spiritual and physical which resembles
Egyptian and oriental mysticism. The compass (used to form circles) represent
spirit. The ruler (part of a square) represent the physical. Some public
schools pass out pencil cases and other gifts decorated with this emblem. |
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COW:
It symbolized the sky goddess Hathor
to Egyptians, enlightenment to Buddhists, one of the highest and holiest
stages of transmigration (reincarnation) to Hindus. |
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 CRESCENT
MOON:
A symbol of the aging goddess (crone) to contemporary
witches and victory over death to many Muslims. In Islamic lands, crescent
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To grasp the significance of the Cross and
its cost to our crucified and risen Savior, see
The Cross.
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The CROSS
of Christians:
While anyone--even pagans--now use the cross
as decoration or as an occult symbol, Christians must continue to treasure
the cross of Calvary. But be careful what kind of cross you wear - and what
message you communicate to others. To understand the Christian significance
of the cross and appreciate its excruciating cost to our crucified and resurrected
Christ, read The Triumph
of the Cross and "The
Cross".
Inverted
cross:
Originally represented the apostle Peter's humility in his martyrdom. He
insisted that he be crucified upside-down, because he felt that he was unworthy
to die in the same position as Christ. But today, especially in the rock
music culture, it generally represents the opposite: satanism and its mockery
of Christ. Lucifer continues to twist God's wonderful truths and works into
lies and deceptions.
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COMMUNISM:
Originally the hammer and sickle represented a hammer and a plough -- the
collective unity of Soviet workers and peasant farmers. It's interesting
to see its resemblance to Islam's symbol (crescent/star). The two ideologies
have had much in common: hatred for Biblical Christianity and Jews (remember
the Russian pogroms), readiness to kill those who don't conform, hope of
world conquest, etc. |
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CELTIC
CROSS: The symbol for a cultural
blend of medieval Catholicism and ancient Celtic traditions.
Sometimes
this cross is seen with four additional "arms" dividing the circle into
eight instead of four sections.
 Notice
the similarity between the old Celtic cross and the cross designed by PBS
(tax-funded Public Broadcasting in the U.S.) to represent Christianity (left
side). Do you wonder why PBS would choose a similar cross (right side) to
represent the Quartered Circle
of the earth-centered religions of Aborigenes around the world?
The Celtic cross also
represents the neo-pagan followers of the French anti-Christian philosopher
Alain de Benoist.
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JERUSALEM CROSS:
In medieval heraldry, it symbolized
the "Crusader's Kingdom of Jerusalem" often displayed on shields and banners
after the initial victory in the battle to recapture Jerusalem during the
Crusades. (See the Maltese Cross). Some have linked
the four corner crosses the "holy" wounds of Jesus or the four gospels.
Similar shapes can be found on Hindu and Buddhist temples or coins -- and
in various earth-centered cultures -- with entirely different sets of meanings.
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IRON
CROSS (or Cross Patte
or EISERNES KREUZ): Adopted as the
Iron Cross in Prussia. During the First World War, it appeared on German
fighter planes and tanks. Later, it became a fascist symbol in France, Portugal
and other nations. Compare it with
Swastika 3. |
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CROSS (MALTESE):
CROSS (MALTESE):
This eight-pointed cross (linking the points of four arrowheads at the center)
dates back to the First Crusade in the 12th century. It was used by the
Knights
Templar, the
Knights of Malta, and the
Order of St. John of Jerusalem among others. In 1813, during the War
of Liberation against Napoleon, it was revived by Prussian King Friedrich
Wilhelm III and became an award for acts of heroism, bravery or leadership
skills. |
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Double-headed EAGLE:
A Masonic seal and initiation symbol. The number inside the pyramid over
the eagle's head is 33. The eagle is a universal symbol representing the
sun, power, authority, victory, the sky gods and the royal head of a nation.
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DOVE: Peace.
It sometimes accompanies other symbols occasionally representing the world's
vision of universal peace, such as the rainbow, olive branch, broken cross
(see peace), globe, and
Egyptian ankh. See
Peace and
Culture of Peace,
which tells us that "'The CULTURE OF PEACE Initiative' is a United Nations-designated
'Peace Messenger Initiative' - with Participants in all the world's regions."
In the Bible, the Holy Spirit is, for a moment, made visible
as a different kind of dove. It tells us that "Jesus
also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. And the
Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a
voice came from heaven which said, 'You are My beloved Son; in You I am
vwell pleased.' Luke 3:21-22 |
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DRAGON
: A mythical
monster made up of many animals: serpent, lizard, bird, lion... It may have
many heads and breath fire. To mediaeval Europe, it was dangerous and evil,
but people in Eastern Asia believe it has power to help them against more
hostile spiritual forces. In the Bible it represents Satan, the devil. |
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DREAMCATCHER
: An
American Indian magic spider-web inside a sacred circle. After making dreamcatchers
in crafts lessons in school, many children hang them on or near their beds.
They have been told that these occult symbols will block bad dreams but
allow good dreams to pass through the center. Don't believe that myth! [See
New Beliefs for a Global Village]
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ELEMENTS:
The four basic elements to many pagans are earth,
water, air (wind or spirit) and fire. Many consider the first two passive
and feminine - and the last two active and masculine. In Wiccan or Native
American rituals, the "quartered circle"
(also the Medicine Wheel) represents a "sacred space" or the sacred earth.
The four lines may represent the spirits of the four primary directions
or the spirits of the earth, water, wind and fire.
(This set of elements
differs from those used in alchemy.)
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ETERNITY:
See Infinity and
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EVIL
EYE:
The symbol of a dreadful,
fabled curse (believed to bring sickness, death, bad luck loss...). This
"evil eye" has frightened people in many parts of the world through the
centuries. Here it looks like a female eye on the "Hand
of Fatima," but its shape varies with the culture. |
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EYE OF HORUS:
A favorite crafts project in schools,
it represents the eye of Egyptian sun-god Horus who lost an eye battling
Set. Pagans use it as a charm to ward off evil. (See
All-Seeing
Eye)
Notice that the picture shows a compound
symbol - several symbols joined together to give a more complex meaning.
It includes an unbiblical cross and, at the bottom, part of a face inside
the rays of the sun. (See Sun)
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FISH
(Ichthys): Sometimes this early Christian
symbol contains the name of JESUS or this set of Greek letters: "".
This acronym has traditionally referred to "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior."
It probably served as an identification sign among Christians as early as
the 2nd Century AD. As Jesus said,
"Follow Me
and I will make you fishers of men." (Matt. 4:19)
(A new version of this fish symbol
contains the name of Darwin and is designed to mock Christianity.)
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FLEUR-DE-LIS:
Also called Lily of France, it was first an adaptation of the Gaulish lily
representing the Virgin Juno. Among goddess worshippers, it apparently had
several meanings, including the Triple Goddess. It appeared in Arthurian
legends as well as on the French (and other national) "coat-of-arms" and
royal or military emblems. It has also been an emblem for the Boy Scouts. |
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FROG:
A symbol of fertility to many cultures.
The Romans linked it to Aphrodite, the Egyptian to the shape-shifting goddess
Heket who would take the form of a frog. To the Chinese, it symbolized the
moon -- "the lunar, yin principle" bringing healing and
prosperity.[1]
Since
frogs need watery places, their image was often used in occult rain charms.
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HAND OF FATIMA (daughter of Muhammad) or KHAMSA
(five): Many Muslims
believe that the image of the hand with an eye in the center will protect
them from the "evil eye." While this symbol
often appears on magical charms, amulets, and jewelry, it is seen
in many other places. See a similar image painted next to the main door
to a home here. This Khamsa seems
to be the same as the Jewish Hasma (below). Many serious Muslims
view this as folklore or superstition. See comments, corrections and explanations
HERE. Compare
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HAND OF FATIMA or
HAMSA
(five):
Jewish versions of the supposed "hand" of protection (above) from
"evil eye" (Some expect protection from demons
and sorcerers as well). During the Israelites' exile in Babylonian, some
began to blend Old Testament beliefs with Babylonian myths and mysticism.
Such syncretism continued through the centuries. One of its manifestations
was the mystical Kabbalah --
the heart of many streams of modern occultism (including the
Order of the Golden Dawn
and other secret societies,
Tarot cards
and divination, etc.)
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HAND OF... what?
Native American version of two above
symbols. Found on a flat, round sandstone disk during the excavation of
an old Indian mound in Alabama, its original meaning is lost. Perhaps it
was used in rituals preparing for tribal wars. |
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HEAR tattoo ideas and their meaningsRAM:
Originally a logo of "Love Metal" band, HIM, whose fans would wear the symbol
--within a circle --
as a tattoo. But it's popularity has spread far beyond the band that designed
it. To many, it represent the dialectic or blending of opposites such as
love/hate and life/death. See
Pentagram,
Popular Occultism and
Yin yang |
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HEXAGRAM (see
triangles)
or
SIX-POINTED STAR:
When surrounded by a circle, it represents the "divine mind" (a counterfeit
of God's wisdom) to numerous occult groups through the centuries. Many still
use it in occult rituals. But to Jewish people -- without the
surrounding circle -- it is their Star of David. |
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HOOK 'EM HORNS &
HORNED HAND (Mano Cornuto):
"President Bush's 'Hook 'em,
horns' salute got lost in translation in Norway, where shocked people interpreted
his hand gesture during his inauguration as a salute to Satan. That's what
it means in the Nordics when you throw up the right hand with the index
and pinky fingers raised, a gesture popular among heavy metal groups and
their fans in the region....'Shock greeting from Bush daughter,' a headline
in the Norwegian Internet newspaper Nettavisen said."
"Norwegians
Confused by Bush Salute" |
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INFINITY (also eternity):
In ancient India and Tibet, it represented perfection, dualism, and unity
between male and female. In the occult tarot it's linked to magic and represents
equilibrium or the balance of various forces. The uroborus
(a circular serpent biting its tail -- a UN symbol for "Human
Settlements") has been found in this shape. In modern times, it became
a secular mathematical symbol for infinity in numbers, time or space. |
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ITALIAN
HORN
(Cornu, Cornicello, Wiggly Horn, Unicorn horn,
Lucifier's horn or Leprechaun staff). The ancient magical charm or amulet
worn in Italy as protection against "evil eye" has also been linked to Celtic
and Druid myths and beliefs. Other superstitions link it to sexual power
and good luck. It is often worn with a cross (for double protection or luck?).
In pre-Christian Europe, animal horns pointed to the moon goddess and were
considered sacred. |
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KABALLAH
(Kabbala, Cabala, Qabala, etc....):
See
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LABYRINTH:
...predate Christianity by over a millennium.
The most famous labyrinth from ancient times was in Crete... the supposed
lair of the mythological Minotaur.... Turf labyrinths still exist in England,
Germany and Scandinavia, and are thought to be linked with local feminine
deities and fertility rituals.... The patterns of the labyrinth are similar
in design and conception to the mandalas of South Asian Buddhism, which
are physical representations of the spiritual realm designed to aid in meditation.
Labyrinths blend their visual symbolism with the process of walking, which
is similar to the Japanese Zen practice of kinhin, literally 'walking meditation...
In the early 90s, when Jean Houston, one of the leading New Age teachers,
introduced the Christian world again to the use of this practice for seeking
spiritual enlightenment through walking the labyrinth." Steve Muse,
Esoteric Christianity
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LIGHTNING BOLT:
In ancient mythologies from many cultures (Norse, Roman, Greek, Native American,
etc.) the lighting bolt would be hurled by male sky gods to punish, water,
or fertilize the earth or its creatures. Navajo myths linked it to the Thunderbird,
the symbol of salvation and divine gifts. On children's toys, it represents
supernatural power. Double bolts, popular with contemporary skinheads, symbolize
Nazi power.
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LION:
An ancient symbol of the sun, dominion, power,
ferocity and bravery, the "king of the beasts" was often used on heraldic
shields, flags or banners by medieval European rulers. In Tarot cards, an
occult system of divination based on the
Kabala, it symbolized strength
or power. In ancient mythology it was identified with sun worship and the
imagined power of both gods and godesses. The lion head ringed by its golden
mane would used in ancient mystery initiations and ritualistic sun worship.
While pagan nations used it to represent their mythical views of reality,
the lion was created by God. In the Bible, we see how He used it for His
purposes.
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LIZARD:
Its "sun-seeking habit symbolizes the soul's
search for awareness." To the Romans, who believed it hibernated, the lizard
meant death and resurrection.[2]
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Magic MIRROR: Used for "scrying" (foretelling
the future, solve problems, answer questions....) The preferred spectrum
might decorated with "magic signs" during full moon rituals. Rosemary Ellen
Guiley explains: "The ancient art of clairvoyance achieved by concentrating
upon an object-- usually one with a shiny surface-- until visions appear....The
term scrying comes from the English words descry which means 'to make out
dimly' or 'to reveal."
The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft,
307.
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MANDALA:
The Hindu term for
circle. In Hindu and
Buddhist meditations, it is used to raise consciousness. In meditation,
the person fixes his or her mind on the center of the "sacred circle." Geometric
designs are common. The center of some mandalas show a triangle with a bindu
(dot) inside a circle. It represents the merging of male and female forces. |
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MASONS
(Freemasons): The Masonic symbol
of the compass and the T-square represents movement toward perfection and
a balance between the spiritual and physical which resembles Egyptian and
oriental mysticism. The compass (used to form circles) represent spirit.
The ruler (part of a square) represent the physical. Some public schools
pass out pencil cases and other gifts decorated with this emblem. See
All-Seeing Eye, Eye of Horus, and Dreamcatcher.
Read "Masonic
Centers are dream catchers,"
"The
Masonic Lodge, then
"Brotherhood
of Darkness" by Dr. Stan Monteith. |
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MASK:
Used by pagans around the world to represent animal powers, nature spirits,
or ancestral spirits. In pagan rituals, the wearer may chant, dance and
enter a trance in order to contact the spirit world and be possessed by
the spirit represented by the mask. The mask pictured represents the mythical
Hindu elephant god, Ganesha. |
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MEDICINE
SHIELD: A round shield decorated
with personal symbols or pictures of the animal spirit(s) contacted on a
Spirit Quest or through a classroom visualization simulating an American
Indian ceremony. Its basic image is often the form of the "medicine wheel"
or quartered circle.
[See
The Earth Charter's
Unholy Ark] |
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MERMAID: Based on ancient myths
in India, Greece, Syria, Africa and other parts of the world. Seen by some
cultures as sea goddesses, these seductive beings guarded treasures, frightened
travelers, and were eventually featured in alchemy and other occult practices
as well as in fairy tales. By medieval times, the alluring Sirens of Homer's
days had apparently evolved into a promiscuous split-tailed versions that
symbolized mystical sex to alchemists and secret societies. German legends
describe a mystical Nixie -- a fish-tailed female water spirits, daughter
of "Mother Night." In our times, the more benign fairy tales of Hans Christian
Andersen and Disney Studios have generally erased any cultural memory of
those occult roots.
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MUSLIM
BROTHERHOOD (MB): Featuring the Koran
at the top, it reminds us that MB stands ready to use their swords to
defend their militant beliefs against anyone who refuses to bow to their
Islamic ideology. Their agenda is Jihad, and their goal is a global
Caliphate. That means constant readiness to fight the enemies of God --
until a world-wide victory is theirs. Please read the history of the MB
here:
The Nazi/Arab
plots to exterminate Jews |
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OIC: Organization of Islamic Cooperation:
The new OIC logo with a green instead
of red crescent. The old name was
Organization of the Islamic
Conference. The new green crescent enfolds the planet. In the center is
a tiny image of the Kaaba, Islam's most sacred site in Mecca. According
to the OIC, this is a
a drastic positive change
in the performance of the organization to uplift its effectiveness as an
international system dealing with political, economic, cultural and
social development issues.
Kazakhstan President
Nursultan Nazarbayev described the OIC as
the
U.N. of the Islamic world. |
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  U.S.
Missile Defense Agency Logo:
Does this military
logo remind you of the Islamic crescent and star? Or President Obama's
campaign symbol, with it blue curve and three converging red lines? But
the similarity may not be intentional:
New government logo |
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OM:
Sanskrit letters or symbol for the "sacred"
Hindu sound om (ohm or aum) called "the mother of all mantras. Apparently,
the four parts symbolize four stages of consciousness: Awake, sleeping,
dreaming, and a trance or transcendental state.
[See
Heresy in high places] |
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OWL: Cherokee
[Indian] shamans viewed Eastern Screech-Owls as consultants on punishment
and sickness. The Cree believed that the whistle-sounds of the Boreal Owl
was a summoning call to the spirit world. Other Native American traditions
hold that the owl represents vision and insight. In Africa the owl is associated
with witchcraft and sorcery. Australia, China, Greenland, India, Indonesia,
Japan, Russia and Sweden all have cultures or mythical traditions that give
spiritual significance to the owl. Probably one of the most bizarre occurrences
of owl symbolism can be found at the "Bohemian Club." Find this and more
information at
Wise Old Owl
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PEACE SYMBOL or a
BROKEN UPSIDE-DOWN
CROSS:
Like many simple symbols, it meant different
things at different times. Some call it
Nero's cross,
linking it to the notorious Roman emperor
who persecuted Christians. Centuries later, it was recognized as an old
Norse Rune. [Notice its image in the lower left corner of this ancient
rune stone. Its reverse image is under the nose of the serpent.][6]
Vikings called it "Toten
Rune (Death Rune)," while some Germanic people labeled it Todesrune
(Rune of Death).[7]
After WW2 (1939-1945), it was found on the tombstones of certain
Hitler's SS troops
and labeled 'The Dead Man Rune.' [Reference to bottom image of Scandinavian
runes at [8]
Revived in the sixties
by hippies and others who protested nuclear weapons, Western culture, and
Christian values, it became a worldwide symbol of a new age of global peace
and earth-centered unity. But many heavy metal rock fans would agree with
Nero and have used it to mock Christ and His followers.
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PENTACLE
or PEN tattoo ideas and their meaningsRAM
(FIVE-POINTED STAR pointing up):
A standard symbol for witches, freemasons,
and many other pagan or occult groups. To witches, it represent the four
basic elements (wind, water, earth and fire) plus a pantheistic spiritual
being such as Gaia or Mother Earth. The pentagram is also "used
for protection. to banish energy, or to bring it to you, depending on how
it's drawn," wrote a Wiccan visitor. Compare with the next link. |
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PEN tattoo ideas and their meaningsRAM (FIVE-POINTED STAR pointing down):
Used in occult rituals to direct
forces or energies. Often represents satanism, the horned god or various
expressions of contemporary occultism, especially when a goat-head is superimposed
on the inverted pentagram within a "sacred"
circle. See
Heartagram,
Baphomet and
Pentagrams and Pentacles |
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PHILOSOPHERS STONE:
The symbol for the Alchemist quest for transformation and spiritual illumination,
it was also the British title of the first Harry Potter book (the U.S. publisher
changed it to Sorcerer's Stone). The double-headed eagle in the center is
a Masonic seal. See also the Phoenix.
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PHOENIX:
A universal symbol of the sun, mystical
rebirth, resurrection and immortality, this legendary red "fire bird" was
believed to die in its self-made flames periodically (each hundred years,
according to some sources) then rise again out of its own ashes. Linked
to the worship of the fiery sun and sun gods such as Mexico's Quetzalcoatl,
it was named "a god of Phoenecia" by the Phoenician. To alchemists, it symbolized
the the destruction and creation of new forms of matter along the way to
the ultimate transformation: physical (turn lead into gold) and spiritual
(immortality - an occult alternative to the Christian salvation). The
philosopher's stone was considered the key to this
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SCARAB:
Symbol of the rising sun, the Egyptian
sun god Chepri (or Khepera), and protection from evil. To ancient
Egyptians, the dung beetle rolled its dung balls like Chepri rolled the
sun across the sky. The "sacred" symbol adorned popular seals, amulets and
magic charms (worn as protection against evil spirits or to overcome barreness)
first in Egypt, then in Phoenicia, Greece and other Mediterranean lands.
Medieval alchemists used its pattern in their magical diagrams. |
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SERPENT
OR
SNAKE:
Most earth-centered or pagan cultures
worshipped the serpent. It represents rebirth (because of its molting),
protection against evil, either male of female sexuality, rain and fertility,
a mediator between the physical and spiritual world.... It also represents
female energy or lifeforce in goddess worship, sometimes linked to the eastern
Kundalini force or a supposed "goddess within." The list of meanings is
endless, but in the Bible it usually represents sin, temptation, destruction,
and Satan. (See
dragon) The circular image of the serpent biting
its tail links the mythical significance of the serpent to that of the sacred
circle.
See
UROBORUS
and spiral.
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SIKH symbol called the KHANDRA:
In the middle is a single double-edged
sword pointing to a single God. (The truth about this God is revealed through
Ten Gurus.) The circle -- the Chakra -- refers to the unity of this God
and people. Two single-edged swords frame the Chakra. They represent spiritual
and temporal powers. |
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SPIDER:
Linked to treachery and death in
many cultures, it was seen as a "trickster" in ancient Africa, a "spinner
of fate" in ancient goddess cultures and -- in ancient Greek myths -- the
goddess Arachne turned into a spider by her jealous rival Athena. "Christian"
cultures have linked it both to an evil force that sucked blood from its
victims and to "good luck" because of the cross on the back of some species.
The Chinese have welcomed the spider descending on its thread as a bringer
of joys from heaven. |
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SOCIALIST SOLIDARITY:
The revolutionary clenched fist within
a black domain represents the
International
Socialist Organization (ISO). The second fist, usually black, could
be a collective call to fight for socialism or communism in any group, state
or nation. |
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SPHINX:
Ancient Egyptian and Babylonian guardian of sacred places --an idol
with human head and a lion's body. The Greek sphinx would devour travelers
who failed to answer her riddle. According to A New Encyclopedia
of Freemasonry (by Arthur Waite,
xii) the masonic sphinx "is the guardian
of the Mysteries and is the Mysteries summarized in a symbol. Their
secret is the answer to her question. The initiate must know it or lose
the life of the Mysteries. If he can and does answer, the Sphinx dies for
him, because in his respect the Mysteries have given up their meaning."
(An occult, counterfeit view of redemption)
See
www.srmason-sj.org/web/temple.htm |
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SPIRAL:
Linked to the circle.
Ancient symbol of the goddess, the womb, fertility, feminine serpent force,
continual change, and the evolution of the universe. (Illustrated at this
website)
A common shape in nature (snail, shells, fingerprint...)
Double SPIRAL:
Linked to earth-centered or mystical
faith in a blend of evolution and devolution -- decay/renewal, life/death/rebirth,
spiritual/physical -- the back and forth flow of earthly and cosmic changes.
With its focus on the unity of opposites, it resembles the
Yin Yang.
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SQUARE:
In contrast to the circle which often
symbolizes the sacred and spiritual (including the "sacred" earth), the
square represents the physical world. Like the quartered circle, it points
pagans to the four compass directions: north, east, south and west. While
the circle and
spiral
symbolize female sexuality in many earth-centered
cultures, the square represents male qualities. |
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SUN FACE:
The pictured image is part of an 18th century Masonic ritual painting,
but it illustrates a symbol that has been central to most major spiritual
systems of history. Since the sun god usually reigned over a pantheon of
lesser gods. his symbol played a vital part in pagan worship (and in the
rituals of occult secret societies) around the world. In Inca myths, the
sun was worshipped as the divine ancestor of the nation. For links to more
information, see
Sun face in our Q&A section. |
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SUN
& MOON JOINED AS ONE:
A universal pagan expression of the
merging of opposites. Like the Yin
Yang, the marriage of the male
sun and the female moon represents unity in diversity, compromise
instead of conflict, and conformity to a new consciousness where all is
one. (See
The Marriage of the Sun and Moon)
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SUN
and SUN SIGN:
The sun was worshipped as a personified, life-giving deity in Babylonian,
Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and other major civilizations of history. Today's
more common symbol is the familiar face in the center of the sun's rays.
This is explained in Teletubbies.
(See sun symbol below the picture of the
Eye of Horus) A dot or point in the center
of a circle symbolizes the blending of male and female forces. (See air,
which also represents spirit, among the symbols for
Elements) Hindus call the midpoint in a
circle the bindu - the spark of (masculine) life within the cosmic womb. |
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SUN SIGN
2 :
Found in Turkey and believed to represent the sun and the four directions.
(See Swastika 1 and 2).
Compare the curving lines with the primary lines of Swastika 3, the iron
cross. Notice also that without the horizontal line, the symbol resembles
the outline of the Yin-Yang.
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SUN WHEEL or
RING CROSS
:
A universal symbol found on ancient slabs
in Nordic countries, in pre-Columbian America and in Mediterranean countries.
"Today, it is used as a log by some new fascist organizations," according
to the Dictionary of Symbols.
[3] Like the swastika
and other sun symbols, it represents power and supremacy. See
also Circle
(Quartered) It serves as a logo for the Swedish national
socialist party, Nordiska Rikspartiets
(scroll to drawing of the sun wheel on a banner), and for the French
Jeune
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SWASTIKA 1:
Ancient occult symbol found in Egypt, China, India... (The lower picture
shows part of a Hindu temple) Chinese versions include a right-handed (yang)
and a left-handed (yin) version -- opposites that "harmonize." It has represented
the sun, the four directions, movement and change
(the four appendages) and union of opposites (lines crossing). As a pre-Hitler
elitist symbol, it was found in the
Skull &
Bones vault at Yale.
Revived by Hitler,
it represents racism and the "white supremacy" of neo-nazis. It's often
placed within a circle.
There is also a swastika on the gravestone of
John
Ruskin (mentor of
Cecil
Rhodes, who formed the secret Society of the Elect "to take the government
of the whole world" - Ruskin's words). In Time and Tide (1867), Ruskin
wrote that "...the Government must have an authority over the people
of which we now do not so much as dream." Ruskin has been reported to
be involved in the Illuminati.
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SWASTIKA 2
(Crux Dissimulata):
An ancient swastika which symbolized
the four winds or directions and their corresponding spirits. It was also
a "fire and sun symbol occurring initially in Asia and later among the Germanic
tribes," according to The Herder Symbol Dictionary.[4]
"The cross inscribed in a circle mediates between the square and the circle,"
emphasizing the "joining of heaven and earth.... and "the perfected human
being." |
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SWASTIKA 3:
A contemporary variation of the many
swastikas with labyrinth patterns. Like the two swastikas above, its arms
point counterclockwise indicating a mystical, lunar and female orientation.
Compare its two intersecting lines with
Sun Sign 2, its curved arms (following
the shape of the circle) with Swastika 2, and its dark areas with the
Iron Cross.
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The
TAO: An ancient Chinese symbol used
originally to represent a widespread belief in unity, polarity, holism,
and magic. See the Yin-Yang
and read a longer definition in the
Abolition
of Man by C.S. Lewis, who suggested the Tao as an
ethical system for our times. |
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THEOSOPHY:
A simplified version of the symbol behind the
occult beliefs of UN leader
Robert Muller (his World Core Curriculum
became a worldwide pattern for global education) and education leader Shirley
McCune [See
Star Wars Joins United Religions
at the Presidio and
The International Agenda]
Notice the
ankh in the center. The more elaborate
version inserts a variety of other symbols such as the OM, pentagram, cross,
etc. (Because of its dark occult meaning and similarity to some of the
complex magical signs used in alchemy and masonic rituals, we prefer not
to post it.)
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TOAD:
Linked to witchcraft and other occult
practices. |
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TONGUE
(protruding):
Linked to flame, fire, fertility, sexual power
and spiritual power. In nations around the world, images of deities or masks
with protruding tongues have indicated active and occupying spiritual forces
-- often a union of masculine and feminine spirits. Such images were vital
to pagan rituals invoking [demonic] spirits. The sexual/spiritual forces
represented by gargoyles with protruding tongues which adorned Gothic cathedrals
were believed to protect the buildings from other spiritual powers.
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TOTEM:
Carved, painted representation of power
animals or animal-human ancestors. To American Indians in the Northwest,
who believe that all of nature has spiritual life, the animals in their
totems poles represent the spiritual powers of animal protectors or ancestors. |
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The WORLD TREE.
This image is the top of a spoon I found in a collection my parents brought
from Norway in the fifties.
 Below
the five-pointed crown and the Rolex label is the bare rooted tree, which
is common to myths in many parts of the world. Its branches supposedly reach
up to mythical heavens and its roots encircle the earth. It symbolizes humanity
reaching for the heights of occult spiritual experience. In ancient pagan
Scandinavia it was called Yggdrasil, a "Cosmic Tree." Its also linked to
the worship of Canaanite, Greek, Roman, Celtic and other mythological deities
through the ages.
The bowl of the spoon shows a Lion pierced with
a sword or arrow through the heart. The image includes a shield, cross,
battle ax and a flower between the lion's front paws. (More will be posted
on this later) |
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TRIANGLE
(Seen in the center of an
astrological chart):
Associated with the number three. Pointing
upwards, it symbolizes fire, male power and counterfeit view of God. (See
pyramid) To Christians,
it often represents the Trinity. Pointing down, it symbolizes water, female
sexuality, goddess religions and homosexuality. See chart of symbols in
What Teletubbies Teach Toddlers.
See large picture of
Kabbalistic
triangles used in ritual magic.
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TRIDENT:
Called "the devil's pitchfork," it has symbolized
major gods in various pagan cultures. In India, it is linked to
the Hindu "trident-bearer" Shiva, spouse of the skull-bearing goddess Kali.
More recently, this three-sponged
spear has been used by Hindu militants
in India
to
intimidate Christians. See article:
"India
Local Government OK's 'Anti-Christian' Weapons Distribution" |
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TRINITY [Our Triune
God]: An early Christian symbol for
the Trinity. It is related to the symbol of the fish (vesica piscis)
used by the early -- and often persecuted Christians -- to identify themselves
as belonging to Jesus Christ. Apparently, the word "fish" in Greek is a
combination of the first letters of His name: Jesus Christ, Son of God,
Savior. Like many Christian symbols, the same shape has also been used by
various pagan religions throughout history. See the next symbol: |
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TRIQUETRA:
The triquetra -- with or without the circle
-- has been found on runestones in Scandinavia, in ancient
goddess-oriented pagan groups, in
Celtic manuscripts, and on early Germanic coins. It is associated with numerous
mythical gods
and goddesses and has been used as a protective charm by Wiccans. Sometimes
the symbol is reversed -- pointing down rather than up. The three points
may also be round rather than pointed. |
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UNICORN:
To many New Agers, it means power, purification,
healing, wisdom, self-knowledge, renewal and eternal life. Origin: In the
4th century BC, Greek historian Ctesias told about a wild animal with healing
powers and a spiral horn on its forehead. Medieval myths suggested it could
only be caught with help from a virgin who would befriend it. |
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UROBORUS:
The
circular serpent (yes, the circle represents
a serpent with head in upper left corner) seen here) biting its own
tail represents eternity and the cycles or "circle of life." Medieval alchemists
linked it to the cyclical processes in nature. The uroborus pictured
here (encircling the UN symbol for humanity seen inside a
triangle) was the official
symbol on for the 1996 United Nations Conference on Human Settlements pictured
on all its literature. See (Habitat
II).
See other versions of the Uroborus
at
serpent. |
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WHEEL:
A universal symbol of or cosmic unity,
astrology, "the circle of life," evolution, etc. The pagan sacred circle
plus any number of radiating spokes or petals form the wheel - a Wheel of
Life to Buddhists, a Medicine Wheel to Native Americans, a Mandala to Hindus.
It symbolizes unity, movement, the sun, the zodiac, reincarnation, and earth's
cycles of renewal. Pagans use it in astrology, magic and many kinds of rituals.
(See Medicine Wheel and Quartered Circle)
This SUN WHEEL became a magical amulet to the Celtic Gauls or Gaels in Europe.
Later, "Christians adopted the form, changing it slightly, so that it became
a Christ monogram drawn within a circle." [celticrevival.com]
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(Tibetan
Prayer)
WHEELS:
"devices for spreading spiritual blessings and
well being. Rolls of thin paper, imprinted with many, many copies of the
mantra (prayer) Om Mani Padme Hum... are wound around an axle in a protective
container, and spun around and around. Tibetan Buddhists believe that saying
this mantra, out loud or silently to oneself, invokes the powerful benevolent
attention and blessings of Chenrezig, the embodiment of compassion." (From
The Prayer Wheel) |
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WHEEL OF DHARMA:
Buddhist wheel of life and reincarnation. Sometimes it is shown with a small
yin yang symbol in the center. |
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WISHBONE:
Civilizations dating back to the 4th
Century (Etruscans, Romans... Britain, America) have held turkey or chicken
wishbone contest. Pulling the dry turkey or chicken bone until it
snapped ("lucky break"), they believing the winner's wish or dream would
come true. In today's increasingly superstitious culture, many believe that
this symbol will "catch" their dreams, bring good luck, and make their wishes
come true. As in contemporary witchcraft or magic, the object becomes a
channel of "good" energy. Astrology and horoscopes link it to Saggitarius.
It might also be confused with the Lambda (looks like a lower case, upside-down
"y"), the Greek letter adopted by the International Gay Rights Congress
in 1974 as the global symbol of homosexual "pride".
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WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO,
a UN agency):
This symbol points back to the days
of Moses, when a dead serpent was displayed on a stake during the Israelites
40-year journey through the wilderness. Instead of trusting God, the people
complained, so "the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people...and many...died."
When they confessed their sin, God told Moses to "make a fiery serpent,
and set it on a pole." Those who then looked at the bronze serpent on the
stake with confidence in God's promise, were healed
(Numbers 21:4-9).
This became an illustration of the crucifixion through which Jesus bore
the judgment we deserve for our sins.
(See John 3:14)
About 700 BC, faithful king Hezekiah 'broke in pieces the bronze serpent
that Moses had made, since the people worshiped it as an idol and "burned
incense to it." (2 King 18:1-5)
Brock Chisholm,
the first head of WHO, showed his hatred for our God in a 1946 article
in Psychiatry: "We have swallowed all manner of
poisonous certainties fed
us by our parents, our Sunday and day school teachers..."
More
here.
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WORLD TRIAD:
Originally an oriental symbol, it
was "adopted by western Gnostics as an emblem of cosmic creativity,
the threefold nature of reality or fate, and the eternally
spiraling cycles of time... In Japan it was maga-tama or
mitsu tomoe, the world soul.... In Bhutan and Tibet, it is still
known as the Cosmic Mandala,
a sign of the Trimurti."5
Like the yin yang (below), it also represents
eternity. This is also the symbol for
U.S. Department of Transportation.
Another Gnostic symbol is the
uroborus.
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YIN YANG:
A Chinese Tao picture of universal harmony
and the unity between complimentary opposites: light/dark, male/female,
etc. Yin is the dark, passive, negative female principle. Yang is the light,
active, positive principle. Since the holistic balance between Yin and Yang
is dynamic and constantly changing, it illustrates the
consensus process, the vision
of global unity, and the blending of opposing energies at the heart of
Holistic
Health.
Since it represent monism (all is one) and pantheism
(all is God), it opposes Christianity, which shows us that there is only
one God (monotheism), and only in Christ can we be one. See
The
Tao
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COMPOUND SYMBOLS
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ASTROLOGICAL CHART:
used by medieval alchemists in divination. Notice
the symbol of the intellect and of the planet (and Roman god)
Mercury inside the center
triangle. This triangle is surrounded by
a hexagram and two smaller triangles positioned as male and female energy
- and seven more concentric circles.
Compound symbols within magical codes and names inside multiple circles
have been used by occultists and sorcerers in many parts of the world. It
is still used in African witchcraft. |
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All-seeing EYE in the PYRAMID:
The official symbol for
DARPA Total Information
Awareness, a surveillance
and information system established by they U.S. government.
[See
programs]
Notice how the
masonic all-seeing eye of
the new world order covers the planet with its enlightening rays.
[Sometime in December 2002, this symbol was removed from the TIA website.
Perhaps too many people complained.
See
Federal database spy site
fading away] |
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Masonic COMPASS (also
Mormon),
Skull, Circle
(Uroborus?),
Pen & Scroll(?).
Worn as a patch on a gray sweater by Mormon reporter Glenn Beck on his April
1, 2011 show on Fox. Perhaps it was an April Fool's joke. See this
video or (alternative
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The GREAT SEAL
of the United States of America:
The design for this national emblem was completed in 1782. Some consider
its occult and masonic images an American mission statement. The inscribed
motto,
E Pluribus Unum means "Out of many, one."
The words
Novus Ordo Seclorum mean "a new order of
the ages," according to this website:
www.greatseal.com.
The two sides show the symbol
of the eagle (first a phoenix) and the eye in the pyramid.
See
All-Seeing Eye &
Eye of Horus &
Great Seal. But the more correct
meaning would be
NEW WORLD ORDER
[novous = new, ordo = order, seclorum = secular or
world] See also
www.greatseal.com
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A More Perfect Union |
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The GREAT SEAL
(back side) of the United States of America:
"An
unfinished
pyramid appears on the reverse of the seal, inscribed on its base with
the date 1776 in Roman numerals. Where the top of the pyramid should be,
the so-called
eye of Providence watches over it. Two mottos appear:
Annuit Cptis signifies that somebody (presumably Providence) has
"nodded at (our) beginnings".
Novus Ordo Seclorum, a quotation from
Virgil, refers to a "new order of the ages", i.e. a
paradigm shift." See
www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Great-Seal-of-the-United-States
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The SEAL of the SENATE
"...includes a scroll inscribed with
E Pluribus Unum floating across a shield
with thirteen stars on top and thirteen vertical stripes on the bottom.
Olive and
oak branches symbolizing peace and strength
grace the sides of the shield, and a red liberty cap and crossed fasces
represent freedom and authority. Blue beams of light emanate from the shield."
www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Seal-of-the-United-States-Senate
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FASCES:
"...a
bundle of wooden rods tied together as a cylinder around an axe. ... The
fasces lictoriae ("bundles of the lictors") (in Italian, fascio littorio)
symbolised power and authority (imperium) in ancient Rome."
www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Fasces
See also
http://www.livius.org/fa-fn/fasces/fasces.html
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You can see the original UR symbol
here:
United Religions
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UNITED
RELIGIONS: Fourteen religious symbols
form a circle around
planet Earth. But you can no longer read about each religious symbol by
clicking on them. Apparently, not all the religions represented in that
ring are currently supporting UR's plan for global unity. Those that are
working with UR include Bah'i, Buddhism, "First Peoples" (Native
Americans), Islam, Jewish Unitarian Universalists, and "Rational Faith"
- which rejects Biblical faith.
See
Star Wars Joins United Religions at
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