Phoenix bird The Phoenix is a mythical bird found in various cultures, often symbolizing renewal and rebirth. According to legend, the Phoenix is known to live for several hundred years before it sets itself on fire, only to be reborn from its ashes. This cycle of death and rebirth signifies immortality and the idea that …
Star of David The Star of David also known as the Magen David or Shield of David expresses a spectrum of meanings from the spiritual to the practical. It seems to interlock two triangles forming a strong hexagonal structure. Some view the two opposing triangles politically: representing the unceasing conflict within and surrounding the Jewish nation. Others …
Vitruvian man This rendering of the Vitruvian Man, completed in 1490, is fundamentally different than others in two ways: The circle and square image overlaid on top of each other to form one image. A key adjustment was made that others had not done and thus were forced to make disproportionate appendages. Source
Pushoma If you were a being composed of energy, not restricted to a rigid physical body, relative to yourself and those like you, you and they would feel solid, yet far more flexible than circus performers in the rigid physical world. The solar wind from our sun, to an energy being, might feel like water …
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 …
Great Seal Remarks and Explanation of the Great Seal by Charles Thomson (June 20, 1782) The shield (escutcheon) is composed of thirteen stripes that represent the several states joined into one solid compact, supporting the chief (top section of the shield) which unites the whole and represents Congress. The stripes are kept closely united by …
Ying Yang The Tai Chi or Yin Yang was derived from ancient chinese efforts to discover and interpret patterns in the sky and the changing seasons. An eight foot tall pole would cast a shadow of varying lengths as the seasons passed revealing a cycling between times dominated by the day and times dominated by …
Bagua In the I Ching two three-line kua, or trigrams as they are called in the West, are combined to make a hexagram. There are eight trigrams altogether, each named for a specific attribute, and associated with specific corerspondences. Font