The Geometry of pagan cultures

 

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Shapes & symbols of spirits, religion, magic, gods  After Barbara Walker "Women's Dictionary of Symbols & Sacred Objects"

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ROUND & OVAL - SUN, circle, cone, egg, diameter, bowl, dome, Aura, Mandala, double/medicine wheel,  globe, sphere, infinity, spiral, Orb, ring, ball, shell, nut Mendelbrot set, vesica pieces,  yin/yang eye, seed, tree,  head, axel,

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4 way or sided - dozens cross's, magic square, swastika, crux  gammadion, knot of eternity, Mary, quatrafoil, box, tetracele, witch-charm, wishing-well, tetrahedron

 

3 way objects - triangle, dragons eye, fate - 3 triangles, Y,   3 point-star, trefoil, Tau cross, 3 rat sun, triceps, tri-rings, tripod, triskelion, triquetra, triad, yoni Yantra,

 

MULTI pointed - arrow, sword, spear, ladder, fixed star, Flower of Aphrodite, hexagram, octagram, mystic-star= septagram, 9-fold goddess, pentacle, star of muses, star,  7  sisters star, Pyramid, hexagram, double +

 

SACRED things - lingam/penis, maypole, obelisk, rod,  pillar, Tower scepter, wand, pentafoil, trigrams, I Ching OM hexagram, alter, ark, candaceas = snake staff, chrism, oracle, cornucopia, grail-cup, incense, labyrinth, candle holder, bow tomb, stupa omphalos, sephiroth = kabala=tree of life, Grain seed, cestrum, cistern, yantra, thrown-mudra, trident, wings  magic eye, ziggurat, towers, bible scripture, knife, , lamp,  knot, rope, ring, lyre, mask, mirror, money, name, puppet, Pot, razor, thread, torch scarecrow, scythe, shoe, sandals, needle,  heart, vase,  veil,   web, well,  Supernatural & spirits - angel, cupid, Cyclops, Dakini, demon, devil, dragon, dryad, elf, fairy, familiar, faun, furies, gargoyle, Genie, ghost, goul, giant, gnome, graces, green man, hag, crone, Happy, hob-goblin hydra, imp, incubus, kachina, mermaid, muse, Nymph, ogre, beast, saint, saytr, sea serpent, siren, sphinx, sybil, Triton, troll, unicorn, vampire, werewolf, UFO, ET, flying saucer,

 

Body parts: bones skeleton, breast, ass, face, lips, teeth, breath,  chakras, eye, head-skull, feet-sole phallas, finger, nails, palm-hands, legs, sex genitals, hair, heart, lingam-yoni, liver,  placenta, saliva, blood, thumb, tung, nose,  thigh, pelvis,  

vagina, voice,

 

Sacred Nature - air wind, cloud, snow, rain, ice, cave,  fire dewdrop, comet, spider, bee, water, earth, sun, moon, animals, trees, grass, herbs, fruit, vines, lightening, island milky way galaxy, mountain, nite, day, twilite, ocean/sea, planet, rainbow, river, stream, falls, shadow,  seasons, Eclipse, comet, weather, thunder, Babies, eggs,  volcano,  lava,  clay, stones, crystals.

 

Secular 'sacred' things: broom, candle, bowl, stack, capstan, cauldron, chariot, horse, cord, comb, weapons, coffin, post, cup, saucer, crown, feather, gate, hearth, sculpture, shield, helmet, horns, jar, key,