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Ankh symbol: (thanks to Guide-to-Symbols.com is the symbol of life (or eternal life) and was associated with water, the sustainer of all life and the joined principles of male and female, and unified representation of male and female parts of a whole divinity. (also referenced Language of Light.com
Akashic symbol: (taken from: Sacred-Geometry-Flower of Life-Akashic Records website The Akashic Records (Akasha is a Sanskrit word meaning “sky”, “space” or “aether”) is a term from Theosophy denoting a theoretical collection of mystical knowledge that is encoded in the aether; i.e. on a non-physical plane of existence. The Records are supposed to contain all knowledge, including all human experience, held in the Universe. The Akashic Records are metaphorically described as a library and are also likened to a universal computer or the ‘Mind of God’. The records are supposed to be constantly updated. The concept originated in the Theosophical movements of the 19th Century, and remains prevalent in New Age discourse.
The Akasha is said to be the library of all events and responses concerning consciousness in all realities. Every lifeform therefore contributes and has access to the Akashic Records. It is asserted that any human can become the physical medium for accessing the Records, and that various techniques and spiritual disciplines (e.g., yogic, pranayama, meditation, prayer, visualization) can be employed to achieve the focused state necessary to access the Records.
Aum symbol: (REF: book from my library called 'World Religions', by Arnold Palmer) Just as an acorn seed has the potential of a huge oak tree, so does this symbol hide the potential to give us meaning and direction in life. The scriptures say "In the beginning was the word'. This word is Aum. This sound is the music of the spheres in the galaxy. This short word is the primal sound and it is said to emanate from the right side of the brain, and pervade down the spine and through the whole body. The seeker tries to chant 'Aum' to perfection for full purification of the mind and subseqent realization. Yogis hear this sound when they are sitting in meditation totally at peace. The Katha Upanashads say 'The Goal which all the Vedas declare, which all the austerities aim at and which men desire when they lead a life of continence I will tell you briefly: IT IS AUM." Nearly all chants or mantras have Aum in front of them. All seekers of truth try to tune in with the cosmic sound of Aum because it is the voice of God. It is declared in the Vedas to be the only support for reaching up to the Absolute.
Buddha statues: (REF: 'World Religions', Arnold Palmer) there are two well-known and familiar types of Buddha symbols, the Buddha in lotus position, and the Buddha lying down. Reclining Buddha statues like the one that's 46ft (14m) long on at Vihara, Sri Lanka; represent not only the death of the historical Buddha, but also the extinction of desire and the attainment of Nirvana. The Buddha sitting in the Lotus position represent meditation; the way to the Eight-fold path and spiritual enlightenment.
Cernunnos: (REF: 'World Religions', Arnold Palmer) In a detail from the famous Gundestrup Cauldron, one of the finest Celtic relics recovered in Europe) shows the head of the god Cernunnos, (whose name means 'The Horned One). Cernunnos was one of the lords of nature, animals and agriculture.
Christian: the Lamb represents both the 'Lost' (people whose souls are not saved because they don't believe in Jesus Christ as a spiritual 'Saviour') and Jesus's role as a Shepherd and Christ himself giving up his life on the cross 'as a Lamb to the slaughter', to save the world present and future from their sins. At the core of Christian beliefs is the idea that the only way to escape eternal damnation and punishment in a tortuous world full of fire, demons, etc. was to accept Jesus Christ as your saviour, and become a lifelong practicioner of Christianity; wherein one gives up all that has been determined by their particular Sect (i.e., Catholics, Presbyterians, Non-denominational Bible Churches, Lutheran, etc. all have varying dogmas and dictums (rules for behaviour, speech, lifestyle, dress, etc.) that must be adhered to in order to become and remain a Christian. Many non-denominational Christians, like Baptists; beleive that once you become a Christian, you are always a Christian; unless you say that you are not. The name for this is called 'Once-Saved-Always-Saved'.
In the Catholic faith, one must go to confession (a ritual where they cloister themselves in a tiny room with a priest, with a divider of some kind to keep them from seeing the priest and vice-versa. There they talk, telling the Priest all of their sins that they've committed since their last confessional (if there was one) and then the Priest absolves them of their sins (in a sense, like Christ did when he died on the cross) ususally giving the petitioner some type of punishment, like community service or the repetition of one of the devotional prayers; like the 'Hail Mary' (the severity of the sentence of course depends upon the level of evil intent involved in the commission of the sin and/or the severity of the effect of the confessed sin(s) upon others.) Christians believe this because of their religious book, 'The Holy Bible'. In the Bible (an ancient text that has been translated since hundreds of years before Christ, re: 'History and Origins of the Bible' where it is cited in the Book of John (one of Jesus's disciples, and the man who first performed and invented the ritual of Christian Baptism (re: 'Baptism'; also known as 'John the Baptist) in John 3:16 it says, "for God so loved the world, that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.". Christians pursue their lifestyle not only to escape the eternal torments of Hell but to secure for themselves a place in Heaven (the opposite of Hell, a realm where everything is beautiful, angels are flying about with wings, the streets are made of Gold, and everybody has their most desired life- style, home, family members, audience with God, Jesus, etc. for all eternity. Why they beleive this is to be taken literally rather than metaphorically is a mystery to most Athiests, Agnostics and Humanists.
Hathor:(from the book 'World Religions', Arnold Palmer) this image is taken from a palette showing a stylized head of Hathor the cow (a sacred symbol) dating from the Predynastic (before 3100 B.C.) period. Believed to be the protector of women, Hathor was worshipped as the goddess of joy and love, and she was thought to nourish humans with her milk.
Heptagram:(Paganism) - COMING SOON
Indigenous: COMING SOON
Lotus Symbol:(Hindu) - COMING SOON
Mandala:COMING SOON
Mandala:(Sacred Geometry) - COMING SOON
Medicine Wheel:(Indigenous) - COMING SOON
Muslim:COMING SOON
Pantheon:(Eqyptian) - COMING SOON
Runes:COMING SOON
Thor's Hammer:COMING SOON
Yin Yang:COMING SOON
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