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By Steven Olderr
ISBN-10: 0786490675
ISBN-13: 9780786490677
Using symbolism is an artwork, now not a technology. various humans use symbols in quite a few methods and every image may have varied meanings, even in the comparable tradition. no longer unusually, identifying the which means of symbols should be tricky. This important reference defines the final symbolism of over 15,000 phrases, from old to trendy, in addition to really good meanings in mythology, faith, paintings, literature, folklore, flower language, astrology, heraldry, numerology, and cultures internationally. From "0" to "Zu," each one access catalogs all attainable connotations, indexed by means of tradition while applicable, developing the main entire symbolism dictionary on hand.
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Nicholas of Myra; struck by a Jew: the Jew is Rebellion personified; foot on a fallen oak: St. Boniface; with a broken chalice: St. Donatus; with flames at his feet: St. Januarius; with robin: St. Mungo; with sword piercing his skull or hand: St. Thomas Becket; with sword piercing a book: St. Boniface; with three children in a tub: St. ) • red and black life and death respectively • red, white, and black the three stages of initiation • black flag death; pirates; execution of criminals • black hand or spot impending death or murder • black virgin opposing aspects of the Great Mother—creator/destroyer, birth/death, etc.
Red bird ancient times: the supernatural • black-colored bird intelligence • flock of birds often have a negative connotation; magic powers; the supernatural • flock of birds taking flight orgasm • brass-backed bird fever • metal bird phoenix • bird with a woman’s head a siren (mythology) • bird fighting with serpent the conflict of solar and underworld powers respectively • bird freed from a cage the soul freed from the body • bird tapping at a window or flying into a house death omen • bird in a cage hope of freedom or of salvation; a kept woman; the mind • carnivorous bird greed • giant bird creative deity; storm • bird of prey flying from left to right before a battle omen of defeat • chariot pulled by birds of prey attribute of Greed personified • tree with ten or 12 birds the solar cycle • tree with three birds the lunar phases • African strength; life; fertility; the soul; battle between a bird and a serpent: the battle between life and death respectively • alchemic ascending bird: volatilization, sublimation; descending bird: condensation, precipitation; birds fighting or flying up and down: the nous, the dual nature of Mercurius, distillation • Aztecan feathers surmounted by a blue bird: emblem of Huehueteotl • Buddhist auspiciousness; the Buddha • Celtic messenger of the gods; divinity; the happy otherworld; magic power; malevolence; birds linked together with a golden chain: omen of an important event • Chinese usually the solar yang principle, longevity, luck; two birds with a shared wing: fidelity, lovers, indissoluble unity; blue bird: an Immortal, fairy, messenger from heaven; red bird: West; red and yellow bird with six feet and four wings: chaos; bird destroying its own nest: harbinger of disorder and trouble in the empire; bird hopping on one leg: omen of rain • Christian souls; souls in Paradise; the imagination; birds feeding on grapes: the faithful gathering sustenance from Christ through the Eucharist; birds in a vine: souls abiding with Christ; white bird: divine messenger, purity, beneficence • Egyptian the soul; bird with a human head: a ba, a dead person’s soul, deities visiting the earth; purple firebird: a dead person’s soul • Greek bird with a woman’s head (sometimes bearded): a siren; woman with bird legs (and sometimes wings): a siren • heraldic bird bird cage claw: the preyer who has been preyed upon • Hindu intelligence; the soul; vehicle of Vishnu; sometimes equated with the phoenix; friendship among the gods; manifestation of the gods; divine freedom • Islamic angel; souls of the faithful living on the Tree of Life; birds of prey: the souls of infidels • Jewish birds with food: attribute of Elijah; green bird: soul of a martyr flying to heaven; speckled bird: the Law, the Word of God • Maori strength; valor; the Bird Man: the divinity, the all-seeing, the all-wise • Mayan bird demon: Vucub Caquix • Mesopotamian a soul of the dead • North American Indian lightheartedness; bird with its head surrounded by clouds: rain; bird with a broken circle around its head: creation of life, opening of the gate of heaven • Norse the spirit freed from the body; wisdom; dark red bird: attribute of Hel • Persian bird with a woman’s or a dog’s head: a simurg; talking bird: Karshipta • Russian woman with a bird body: alkonost, gamayun, sirin • Semang nocturnal bird: a soul of the dead • Shinto the creative principle • SumeroAkkadian half-bird/half-man: Zu • Taoist message from heaven; forewarning; manifestation of the Immortals; willful, rapacious birds: barbarians • Tinguinian half-man/half-bird with toes and fingers reversed: an alan • Ural-Altaic ascent to heaven; magical travel; bird wings: communication between this world and the spirit world; small bird: a child’s soul • see also Feng-huang; Ho-o; nest; phoenix; Roc; simurg; Ziz; Zu and specific birds: blackbird; bluebird; dove, etc.
Augustine of Hippo • New Testament Christian worship • Old Testament Jewish worship; attribute of St. Stephen • see also book bicycle humble transportation; free-spiritedness; self-control of the unconscious; balanced progress bilberry • flower language treachery billows overwhelming trials; loss of control bindweed • flower language great bindweed: insinuation; small bindweed: humility birch meekness; gracefulness; beginning; the new year; self-propagation; phallus; fertility; light; associated with love and death; charm against witches • silver birch associated with the archangel Raphael • birch rod or switch for whipping drives out evil spirits; school authority; corporal punishment; drives out insanity • Celtic beginning; renewal; youth • Estonian the personification of Estonia • heraldic new beginnings; vision quest • Norse the return of spring; the last battle in the world will be fought around a birch tree; attribute of Frigga, Thor • Russian associated with Spring • Slavic associated with Baba Yaga • Teutonic attribute of Donar • Ural-Altaic the Cosmic Tree bird the soul; thought; imagination; spiritualization; transcendence; divine manifestation; the spirit; spirit of the dead; the ability to communicate with the gods and/or to enter a higher state of consciousness; link between heaven and earth; messenger; supernatural aid; air; wind; time; immortality; creation; the feminine principle; aspiration; prophecy; love; freedom; haste; betrayal; attribute of the personification of Touch, Hera/Juno personifying Air; associated with the archangel Raphael • large birds the solar; wind gods; thunder, especially if they have tongues of lightning • night birds associated with Saturn (planet) • bird accompanying a hero divine assistance • solitary birds the isolation of those who live on a superior mental plane • talking and singing birds amorous yearning • bird on a pillar union of spirit and matter; a sun god • white bird ancient times: eroticism • dark bird and light bird together dualism; the manifest and unmanifest; darkness/light, etc.
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