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
phonetic
Phonetic and morse
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 …
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
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 …
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
cosmic-circle-triangle-and-square
cosmic circle-triangle-square. While few designers today would argue for the universal validity of such combinations, the attempt to identify the grammar and elements of a perceptually based “language of vision” has informed modernist design education since the 1940s. The circle-triangle-square is Sengai’s picture of the universe. The circle represents the infinite, and the infinite is …
phoenician
Phoenician
taucross
Tau Cross