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source http://egyptian-gods.org/egyptian-symbols-winged-sun/The winged sun is one of the oldest Egyptian icons and symbols that appeared as early as the…Continue
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What does this symbol mean? Specifically the shapes it is made up of, and how they correlate. Do they individually have the same meaning Pythagoras would of said they would? Or is Pythagoras even relevant here? Continue
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What did the shapes mean to Pythagoras, and what influence did his interpretations have on later esoteric philosophy? I am more curious about the 2D shapes rather than the platonic solids, but I do not know if their is a way to address this question…Continue
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article source: http://www.byzant.com/Mystical/Symbols/Triquetra.aspxA triquetra is a figure formed from three circular arcs of equal radius, producing three overlapping vesicae…Continue
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source article: http://www.byzant.com/Mystical/Symbols/StarOfDavid.aspxThe Star of David, or "magen David" (Shield of David), is a six-pointed star formed by two interlocking…Continue
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source article: http://www.byzant.com/Mystical/Symbols/Pentagram.aspxThe pentagram is a powerful symbol of protection and balance, and each of its five points represents one of the…Continue
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source article: http://www.byzant.com/Mystical/Symbols/Septagram.aspxThe septagram is a seven-pointed star, a symbol of synthesis and mystery due to its links with the number seven.…Continue
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source article: http://www.greekmedicine.net/mythology/hermes.html Hermes, the messenger god on Mount Olympus, had a magic wand called a Caduceus, which was given to him by Apollo.…Continue
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Ra Punz El - Watching "Tangled" with my daughter, the sun symbolism sort of jumps right out at you. Then I took closer note of the name "Ra Punz El" ... interesting.... just curious if anyone here has looked into this. Usually sun character stories fall in line with the seasons of the Zodiac. Long hair is a symbol for the rays of the sun like in the story of Samson who is also a sun symbol character.
The Image above the tree of Alchemy is one that is considered Proto-Rosicrucian- as Alchemist were outlaws during that time, and they were in the midst of morphing into Rosicrucianism.
http://specialcollections.library.wisc.edu/khunrath/labtxt1750.html
I am not an Alchemical pro but I have some insight on the last picture or the "bishop". This is just my personal thought on it and some things I have read over the years.
1. Red cape or gown- red is a masculine color and also represents fire or the alchemical fire. He is wearing it to show the triumph he has over alchemy or the philosophers stone?
2. Crown-what may look like a crown actually resembles a pine cone. Pine cones in ancient babylon/sumer represented knowledge
3. In his left hand- he is holding a one of the tres primas which is salt or the exalted body, hence the cross on it. The keys may represent him having gained the secret knowledge of alchemy/hermetics and he holds the keys to the secret.
4.The staff-in his right hand may show triumph over the material since it is on the ground. The 3 crosses on top of it may represent once again the tres primas or maybe the trinity.
This picture is very different from most of the alchemical plates I have seen.
I doubt this is a religious figure also because if you look at the clothes beneath the robe, it looks like workshop or laboratory clothes. These are note clothes of a bishop or pope.
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