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Symbols From Around The World "Symbols are the imaginative signposts of life."~ Margot Asquith The legends and the history behind famous symbols; featuring The Symbolism Series of lensmaster Monarch13.

Art and Universal Design 

Flower of Life

A circle is considered to be a representation of infinity. If you are sitting on the circumference of a circle then there is no end or beginning. So from this little infinity, larger infinities follow. We intersect two circles and get the Vesica Pisc...

Walking and Making Labyrinths

Lauren Artress, of Grace Cathedral, San Fransico, is credited for bringing the Medieval Labyrinth to America and reviving the ancient spiritual tradition in the United States and Europe. The Cathedral at Charte had a centuries old Labyrinth which wa...

Adventures in Sacred Geometry

Imagine being able to explore alternate realities without using drugs, to travel through time and space and play in the realm of spirit. What if you could use the mysterious power of creation to manifest the invisible into form? With Sacred Geometr...

The Spiritual Art of Sand Painting

Sandpainting is the art of creating ritual paintings with multi-colored sand for religious, spiritual or healing ceremonies. It is also referred to as dry painting. Sand painting is known to have been practiced by three ancient cultures: Tibetan Bud...

The Golden Spiral Symbol

Are Spirals a Sign of a Sacred Design? The Golden Spiral plays a harmonizing role in the Universe. It represents two well known shapes in sacred geometry: the golden mean or golden ratio (phi) spiral and the Fibonacci spiral. The unique thing abou...

Divination and Guidance 

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My Top 10 Divination Tools

The rest of you, operating through the subconscious and the unconscious, holds tremendous amounts of wisdom. Accessing that wisdom through divination tools, when you are making a decision, can give you a better picture of what you need to do or new i...

Psychic Guidance, Reiki Healing and Astrological Horoscope with Zuri

Welcome to Zuri's spiritual corner on Squidoo! It's the place to get my monthly horoscope, the scoop on upcoming psychic reading sales, my intuitive musings, self empowerment articles and to join me in a fun and exciting metaphysical journey of self...

I Restore Harmony

Turning Darkness Into Light With My Golden Compass My day begins at sunset, when the sun goes down into the world of po, the world of darkness. I get my inspiration from the night, from the unseen realm of the gods. I journey within and dive down de...

Zodiac Star Signs

Western Zodiac Astrology Star Sign Magnets The Good and the Bad, The Ying and Yang and The Black and the White of the twelve western Zodiac Astrological Star Signs. * Aries The Ram * Taurus The Bull * Gemini The Twins * Cancer The Crab * Leo The Lio...

Divination with String

Ancient cultures from around the world have looked to nature; the stars, clouds, rocks, trees and animals for insight and inspiration. Many cultures have developed casting tools using shells, seeds, stones, sticks or bones. Today most people recogniz...

More Enlightment and Divination 

Ophiuchus Zodiac Sign

November 30 - December 17 ~ Ophiuchus is the 13th sign of the zodiac. Unlike the other 12 signs is actually associated with a real person. In the 27th Century BCE in Ancient Egypt lived a man known as Imhotep. Imhotep was known as 'Aesclepius' by the...

Amulets of the Goddess

Over the past 20 years I have found and used a variety of divination techniques - tarot, I ching, runes, pendulum. Since I discovered this book, Amulets of the Goddess: Oracle of Ancient Wisdom by Nancy Blair though, I always come back to using these...

Eight Ways Animal Spirits Teach Us About Life

* Helps integrate nature into your life * Can announce physical changes or danger * Will help develop more appreciation for all life * Can foretell shifts in consciousness * Signals times of insight and opportunity * Adds affirmation and clarity to y...

Astrology and Psychics

Certain phenomenon and events in our lives have no definite answers or descriptions on why they happen, but with reasons that are unclear, they do happen.

Jewelry Designs with Meaning 

Magical Gemstones and Mystical Crystals

Over the centuries, many cultures have contributed to the legends, lore and magic surrounding gemstones and crystals. Gemstones are usually mysterious crystalline geometric structures and every naturally formed crystal and gemstone is unique in it's...

The Violet Heart Collection

The Violet Heart Collection features pins, items and gifts designed for people facing a life changing event and to recognize that someone is experiencing a challenge or transition. The Violet Flower and the Purple Heart were the inspiration behind the...

Milagros (Miracle) Healing Charms

A milagro, (Spanish for "miracle") or ex-voto (from "my vow" in Latin) are small charms, generally made of gold, silver, copper or brass, which the faithful believe are endowed with spiritual powers, which when offered to a saint can heal and help pr...

Celtic Jewelry - Symbols and Significance

What more personal gift can you give - to yourself or to others - than jewelry, whether it be an expensive gold and diamond ring or a simple locket? And how much more personal and meaningful is that gift if it is chosen especially for its significanc...

Zorbitz - Lucky Karma Beads - Feng Shui Luck Charms

These Lucky Karma Bracelets, Karmalogy, Nirvana Crystals and Feng Shui Charms are among my favorite fun gift ideas--for myself, or to give to others. I love the Zorbitz product line because they create products that can be worn or used as focusing to...

Symbols and Mythology 

How To Speak Through Flowers

Nature's gift of flowers, speak to us in many different ways and people have been expressing our deepest thoughts and emotions to one another through their beauty and symbolic meanings since time immemorial. Floriography- The language of flowers. A...

Mercury: the androgine son of Sol & Luna

This article will cover various aspects of this symbol, how it is constructed and the many stories behind it.

The History of The Caduceus Symbol

The Caduceus (Kerykeion in Greek) is a winged staff with two snakes wrapped around it. It was an ancient astrological symbol of commerce and is associated with the Greek god Hermes, the messenger for the gods, conductor of the dead and protector of m...

Fruits Fable and Folklore

Many fruits are surrounded by a long and colorful history of symbolic meaning and mythical tales. Apples, cherries, figs, pomegranates, and strawberries are found around the world, woven into religious tales, and ancient folklore. These bountiful...

Spiritual Discovery and Miracles 

Mantra and Miracles

Generically mantra refers to sacred words or syllables used repeatedly in religious and ceremonial rituals. The term "mantra" is derived from Sanskrit man, "mind," and tra, "to deliver." Thus a mantra can be considered to be a linguistic device for d...

Learn About Family Constellations

They create a living model of the family that begins an exploration of the deeper reasons for emotional distress, trauma and illnesses. Constellations can provide healing for self, family and ancestors. Developed by Bert Hellinger, Constellations of...

Circle of Healing

One of the greatest difficulties for me as a NICU parent, who was also used to being a physician, was the overwhelming feeling that there wasn't anything I could do for my daughter. I had to step back and turn over all of the care to those who unders...

The Aloha Bracelet of Blessings

You will find that blessing is as simple as Whispering Aloha. We are not helpless. There is always something that we can do. This lens suggests ways to empower yourself and others. Ways to promote peace and harmony. Ways to spread a little aloha aro...

Inspired Design 

Why I make Origami Cranes

I watched a boy in my class fold a piece of paper into a crane. He was intensely focused on the task, and it was not clear what he was doing, until he was done. He held up the crane he had fold, and then made the wings flap has he moved the tail back...

Another Peaceful Venture

Another Peaceful Venture promotes the peace art of Barbra Drasby. Barbra Drasby is passionate about creating art which promotes both peace and diversity. Her devotion to this cause can be seen in her statement about the T-shirt, "Forever Friends?" at...

African Arts And Crafts

The African Art Wheel has a large selection of African Arts and Crafts including: statues, carvings, mask, musical instruments, fabrics and handbags. All pieces are hand crafted and represent African Culture. Fill your home with the miracle and wonde...

The Shaman Game of String Figures

String Figures are found in almost all of the ancient cultures of the world. Most people think of string figures as "just a child's game" In it's simple form it is just that - a game. But on other levels one discovers what has been hidden from view....

Yin Yang and Feng Shui

Yin-yang is now a familiar symbol in most Western cultures, but has its origins in Chinese Taoism. Yin-yang (or tai chi) is a dualist symbol, showing nature as inherently twinned and inter-connected. The standard representaton is two "tadpoles" (not...

Symbols of Celebration! 

Symbols of The Sacred Mother

"For the hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rules the world." - William Ross Wallace The tradition of honoring mothers dates back to ancient Greek spring festivals dedicated to the Mother Goddess, Rhea, and to the Roman tributes made to the...

Pagan Sabbats: Beltane

Summer has returned to the land. The Goddess has grown to womanhood, the God to his manhood. Their courtship that began at Oestara is consumated marriage. The grass is growing, flowers are blooming, and the trees are coming into full leaf. It is nea...

Pagan Sabbats: Oestara

I love it when I start to notice the beginning signs of Spring. Leaf buds are on the trees. Snowdrops and crocuses have peaked through the earth and are starting to bloom. Here and there you can spy primroses in the undergrowth. The days are, finall...

Art and Gifts 

Jesus Art 2 Gold black Calligraphy Sensational Art Galleries

Everyone seems to love this piece. It is an inspired masterpiece. I have tried but I can not replicate the calligraphy sentiment. This is a one of a kind specifically reserved for the name of Jesus.

Authors and Artists 

Donna DeNomme Spiritual Writer and Coach

Donna graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies. She also has an advanced certification in Spiritual Coaching. For many years she has offered training in alternative therapies and indigenous healing meth...

Man and His Symbols by Carl G. Jung

"Man and His Symbols" came about as the result of one of the great psychologist's dreams in which he imagined that his work was appreciated not only by psychiatrists, but a greater public. He agreed therefore to write and edit this amazing work. In...

C.G. Jung's typology - Extraversion

This is the first of a series of lenses I hope to do on Carl Gustav Jung, M.D. I have been studying Jung for 14 years. I also had the great privilege of undergoing a 12-year Jungian analysis by a highly regarded member of the faculty of the New Yo...

Jeremy Taylor: On Dreams

I asked Jeremy Taylor how he would like to be introduced and he replied: "Generally, I prefer to be called "a long time dream worker", or, if you wish, "an established leader in the field of dream work". I am one of the four original cofounders of t...