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air

Air It is considered one of the four elements: fire, air, water and earth.Fire and air are considered active and masculine elements.It is associated with three elements: the creative vital breath, the storm, and movement.Nietzsche considered the air the equivalent of freedom, and associated it with the air of the summits.

poplar

Poplar From the point of view of its allegorical significance, it represents certain types of duality precisely because of the duality of its leaves. Thus, the poplar represents the water-moon on its white side, and the fire-sun on its green side.

circle

Circle The circle is the area contained in a circumference. El círculo representa con frecuencia el sol, principalmente si está rodeada de rayos. It can also represent perfection and eternity. The Circle as perfection The representation of the circle as perfection is ancient. In the West it has been especially developed by Jung. According to …

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hazard

Hazard symbols By the European Chemicals Bureau: Other hazard symbols

tol

Tree of Life The Tree of Life is mentioned in both the Books of Genesis, in which it grants immortality to Adam and Eve, and Revelation, in which it is referred to as the Wood of Life. Source

hamsa

Hamsa hand Perhaps unrelated to these protective amulets, it seems interesting that the Foundation of Human Understanding teaches a Judeo-Christian Meditation technique which is purported to help unify mind and body. In this technique, the hand sometimes rises spontaneously to the forehead (the location of the third eye). Coincidently, both the hamsa hand amulets and …

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gothic

Gothic characters It is traditionally believed that its 27 letters were invented by bishop Wulfila (311-383). However, even a brief look at the alphabet assures that its basic system was borrowed from the Greek script of the 4th century. Source

Tetraktys

tetractys

Tetractys The tetraktys is a mystical and philosophical symbol of ancient Greece, represented by a series of ten points arranged in the shape of a pyramid, with four rows of one, two, three and four points respectively. The Tetraktys is considered a sacred symbol in Pythagorean philosophy and symbolizes harmony and mathematical perfection. The duple …

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phoenix

Phoenix The phoenix bird symbolizes immortality, resurrection and life after death. In ancient Greek and Egyptian mythology, it is associated with the sun god. Source