The color of a candle is very important when working Magick or ritual.
Below is a list of candle colors and what they mean.
Black Meditation rituals, Uncrossing rituals, and Spells to banish evil and negative energy.
Blue Honor, Loyalty, Peace, Tranquillity, Truth, Wisdom, Protection during sleep,
Astral projection, Dreams, Water.
Brown Location of a lost object, Concentration, Telepathy, Protection of familiars, Earth.
Gold Cosmic influences, Solar deities, The God
Gray Neutralizes negative energies
Green Fertility, Success, Luck, Prosperity, Money, Youth, Ambition, Greed and Jealousy,
Earth, The Goddess.
Orange Energy.
Pink Love, Friendship, Femininity.
Purple Psychic manifestations, Healing, Powers, Success, Independence, Protection.
Red Fertility, Love, Health, Physical strength, Revenge, Anger, Willpower, Courage,
Magnetism, Fire, The God.
Silver Remove Negativity, Stability, Influence, The Goddess.
White Consecration, Meditation, Divination, Exorcism, Healing, Clairvoyance, Truth, Peace,
Spiritual strength, The moon and Lunar energy, Can be used to replace any other candle.
Yellow Confidence, Attraction, Charm, and Persuasion, Air, The sun.
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Magic Spell Symbols
Symbols are integral parts of our everyday lives. Many formats, shapes, sizes, and appearances are used in a variety of ways to assist us in getting through not only our days, but also through times of joy and sadness. What follows is a list of some of the most popular symbols, signs, sigils (or siglia) that are frequently encountered.
ALL-SEEING EYE
A universal symbol representing spiritual sight, inner vision, higher knowledge, insight into occult mysteries.
EYE in top Triangle of the PYRAMID
Masonic symbol for the all-seeing eye of god.
ALCHEMY
This simple 17th century "sign" illustrates the blending of geometric shapes (circle, triangle, square) representing the various "elements" needed for spells and magic.
AMULET
A magic charm, worn to bring good luck and protection against illness, accidents and evil forces.
ANKH
An Egyptian cross symbolizing a mythical eternal life, rebirth, and the life-giving power of the sun.
ANGEL
Symbol of good and evil spirits in religions around the world.
ARROW
Through history, the arrow has symbolized war, power, swiftness, the rays of the sun, knowledge... as well as deities such as the Greek god Apollo and goddess Artemis (both hunters), the Hindu weather god, Rudra; and various gods of sexual attraction: Eros (Greek), Cupid (Roman), Kama (Hindu).... On ancient Roman coins, it represented the Zoroastrian god, Mithra. The native American Cheyenne warriors revered the "sacred medicine arrows" as symbols of male power. Arrows held by skeletons would point to disease or death. Today, they usually just point in the preferred direction.
CRYSTAL BALL
Used for divination (fortunetelling, scrying, clairvoyance...). When the heavy crystal balls were too expensive, witches often used glass-ball fishing floats, colored glass balls, or magic mirrors.
BAT
A symbol of good fortune in the East, it represented demons and spirits in medieval Europe.
BLAIR WITCH
A five-pointed compound symbol with a center triangle (see below) pointing down. The five lines resemble the microcosmic man with arms and legs outstretched inside a circle (with a pentagram in the background)-- a magic symbol or charm among medieval alchemists and wizards.
BUTTERFLY
To many pagans, its mythical meaning is linked to the soul (of the deceased) in search of reincarnation. For more on reincarnation and the afterlife, visit Lites of Heaven.
CIRCLE (sacred hoop, ring)
An ancient and universal symbol of unity, wholeness, infinity, the goddess, and female power. To earth-centered religions throughout history, as well as to many contemporary pagans, it represents the feminine spirit or force, the cosmos or a spiritualized Mother Earth, and a sacred space. Gnostic traditions linked the unbroken circle to the "world serpent" forming a circle as it eats its own tail.
CIRCLE with a DOT (BINDU) in the center
In the complex symbolic system of Hinduism and Buddhism, the bindu (dot) represents the male force. Together, the circle and the bindu symbolize the merging of male and female forces. (See "Sun Sign" below and "Circle" above)
CIRCLE (quartered)
The sacred circle filled with a cross, four equal lines pointing from the center to the spirits of the north, east, south, and west -- or to the basic element: earth, water, air (or wind), and fire. In Native American traditions, it forms the basic pattern of the MEDICINE WHEEL and plays a vital part in major spiritual rituals. Many contemporary pagans consider it their main symbol for transmitting the energy of the goddess. Christian churches have used variations of the same popular shape, usually calling it the Celtic Cross.
COMPASS (Masonic)
The Masonic symbol of the compass and the T-square represents movement toward perfection and a balance between the spiritual and physical which resembles Egyptian and oriental mysticism. The compass (used to form circles) represents spirit. The ruler (part of a square) represents the physical.
COW
It symbolized the sky goddess Hathor to Egyptians, enlightenment to Buddhists, one of the highest and holiest stages of transmigration (reincarnation) to Hindus.
CRESCENT MOON
A symbol of the aging goddess (crone) to contemporary witches and victory over death to many Muslims. In Islamic lands, crescent can be seen enclosing a lone pentagram.
CROSS
Christians believe that Jesus accepted crucifixion on a cross for the benefit of us all. This has not always been the case however. Christians didn't use the cross as their religious symbol for many generations after Christ was crucified. Rather than being a Christian symbol it had associations with executioners.
Initially, Christians adopted the fish symbol to identify their religion. Then, early in the fourth century, when execution by crucifixion was abolished by Emperor Constantine and Christianity became the state religion of Rome, the cross became the emblem for Christians.
The cross is used extensively in black magic and in many religions.
The Cross has been used to torture, to threaten whole civilizations, yet used as jewelry and sometimes worshipped. It has associations with an illegal psychedelic 1960s drug, SARS, BSE and bird flu, hatred and despair, love, valour and heroism, World War I, World War II, the Crusades, mythology, Satan, and salvation.
CROSS (IRON or EISERNAS KREUZ)
Also called Mantuan or Maltese cross. First linked to an ancient goddess temple on Malta, it was adopted as the Iron Cross in Prussia. During the First World War, it appeared on German fighter planes and tanks. Later, it became a fascist symbol in France, Portugal and other nations.
DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE
A Masonic seal and initiation symbol. The number inside the pyramid over the eagle's head is 33. The eagle is a universal symbol representing the sun, power, authority, victory, the sky gods and the royal head of a nation.
DRAGON
A mythical monster made up of many animals: serpent, lizard, bird, lion... It may have many heads and breath fire. To mediaeval Europe, it was dangerous and evil, but people in Eastern Asia believe it has power to help them against more hostile spiritual forces.
DREAMCATCHER
An American Indian magic spider web inside a sacred circle. After making dreamcatchers in crafts lessons in school, many children hang them on or near their beds as it is believed that dreamcatchers will block bad dreams but allow good dreams to pass through the center.
ELEMENTS
The four basic elements to many pagans are earth, water, air (wind or spirit) and fire. Many consider the first two passive and feminine - and the last two active and masculine. In Wiccan or Native American rituals, the "quartered circle" (similar to the Medicine Wheel) represents a "sacred space" or the sacred earth. The four lines may represent the spirits of the four primary directions or the spirits of the earth, water, wind and fire.
EYE OF HORUS
It represents the eye of Egyptian sun-god Horus who lost an eye battling Set. Pagans use it as a charm to ward off evil.
FROG
A symbol of fertility to many cultures. The Romans linked it to Aphrodite, the Egyptian to the shape-shifting goddess Heket who would take the form of a frog. To the Chinese, it symbolized the moon -- "the lunar, yin principle" bringing healing and prosperity. Since frogs need watery places, their image was often used in occult rain charms.
HEXAGRAM or SIX-POINTED STAR
When surrounded by a circle, it represents the "divine mind" to many occult groups throughout the centuries. Many still use it in occult rituals. But to Jewish people, it is their Star of David.
ITALIAN HORN
Also called the Cornu, Cornicello, Wiggly Horn, Unicorn horn, Lucifer's horn, or Leprechaun staff. The ancient magical charm or amulet worn in Italy as protection against "evil eye" has also been linked to Celtic and Druid myths and beliefs. Other traditions link it to sexual power and good luck. It is often worn with a cross for double protection or luck. In pre-Christian Europe, animal horns pointed to the moon goddess and were considered sacred.
LIGHTNING BOLT
In ancient mythologies from many cultures (Norse, Roman, Greek, Native American, etc.) the lighting bolt would be hurled by male sky gods to punish, water, or fertilize the earth or its creatures. Navaho myths linked it to the Thunderbird, the symbol of salvation and divine gifts. On children's toys, it represents supernatural power. Double bolts were used to symbolize Nazi power.
LIZARD
Its "sun-seeking habit symbolizes the soul's search for awareness." To the Romans, who believed it hibernated, the lizard meant death and resurrection.
MAGIC MIRROR
Used for "scrying" (foretelling the future, solve problems, answering questions, etc.). They are often decorated with "magic signs" during full moon rituals. Rosemary Ellen Guiley explains: "The ancient art of clairvoyance achieved by concentrating upon an object-- usually one with a shiny surface-- until visions appear....The term scrying comes from the English words descry which means 'to make out dimly' or 'to reveal'."
MANDALA
The Hindu term for "circle". In Hindu and Buddhist meditations, it is used to raise consciousness. In meditation, the person fixes his or her mind on the center of the "sacred circle." Geometric designs are common. The center of some mandalas show a triangle with a bindu (dot) inside a circle. It represents the merging of male and female forces.
MASONS (Freemasons)
The Masonic symbol of the compass and the T-square represents movement toward perfection and a balance between the spiritual and physical which resembles Egyptian and oriental mysticism. The compass (used to form circles) represents spirit. The ruler (part of a square) represents the physical.
MASK
Used by pagans around the world to represent animal powers, nature spirits, or ancestral spirits. In pagan rituals, the wearer may chant, dance and enter a trance in order to contact the spirit world and be possessed by the spirit represented by the mask.
MEDICINE SHIELD
A round shield decorated with personal symbols or pictures of the animal spirit(s) contacted on a Spirit Quest, as practiced by the American Indians. Its basic image is often the form of the "medicine wheel" or "quartered circle."
OM
Sanskrit letters or symbol for the "sacred" Hindu sound om (ohm or aum) called "the mother of all mantras." The four parts symbolize four stages of consciousness: Awake, sleeping, dreaming, and a trance or transcendental state.
PEACE SYMBOL or NERO'S CROSS
A broken, upside-down cross. To Roman emperor Nero, who hated and persecuted the early Christians, it meant destruction of Christianity. Revived in the sixties as a sign for peace, it now symbolizes a utopian hope for a new age of global peace and earth-centered unity.
PENTACLE or PENTAGRAM
A standard symbol for witches, Freemasons, and many other pagan or occult groups. To witches, it represent the four basic elements (wind, water, earth and fire) plus a pantheistic spiritual being such as Gaia or Mother Earth. The pentagram is also used for protection. to banish evil energy or to draw positive energy, depending on how it's drawn."
PENTAGRAM (FIVE-POINTED STAR pointing down)
Used in occult rituals to direct forces or energies. Often represents Satanism, the horned god, or various expressions of contemporary occultism, especially when a goat-head is superimposed on the inverted pentagram.
PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
The symbol of the Alchemist's quest for transformation and spiritual illumination, it was also the British title of the first Harry Potter book (the U.S. publisher changed it to Sorcerer's Stone). The double-headed eagle in the center is also used as a Masonic seal.
PHOENIX
A universal symbol of the sun, rebirth, resurrection and immortality, this legendary red "fire bird" was believed to die in its self-made flames periodically (each hundred years, according to some sources) then rise again out of its own ashes (some say after three days). Linked to the worship of the fiery sun and sun gods such as Mexico's Quetzalcoatl, it was named "a god of Phoenicia" by the Phoenicians. To alchemists, it symbolized the destruction and creation of new forms of matter along the way to the ultimate goal: the philosopher's stone.
SCARAB
Symbol of the rising sun, the Egyptian sun god Chepri (or Khepera), and protection from evil. To ancient Egyptians, the dung beetle rolled its dung balls like Chepri rolled the sun across the sky. The "sacred" symbol adorned popular seals, amulets and magic charms (worn as protection against evil spirits or to overcome barrenness) first in Egypt, then in Phoenicia, Greece, and other Mediterranean lands. Medieval alchemists used its pattern in their magical diagrams.
SERPENT OR SNAKE
Most ancient earth-centered or pagan cultures worshipped the serpent. It represents rebirth (because of its molting), protection against evil, either male of female sexuality, rain and fertility, and is believed to act as a mediator between the physical and spiritual world. In the Bible it usually represents sin, temptation, destruction, and Satan. The circular image of the serpent biting its tail links the mythical significance of the serpent to that of the sacred "circle."
SPIDER
Linked to treachery and death in many cultures, it was seen as a "trickster" in ancient Africa, a "spinner of fate" in ancient goddess cultures and in ancient Greek myths the goddess Arachne was turned into a spider by her jealous rival Athena. Christian cultures have linked it both to an evil force that sucked blood from its victims and to good luck because of the cross on the back of some species. The Chinese have welcomed the spider descending on its thread as a bringer of joys from heaven.
SPHINX
The Sphinx was the ancient Egyptian and Babylonian guardian of sacred places—an idol with human head and a lion's body. The Greek sphinx would devour travelers who failed to answer her riddle. According to A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry (by Arthur Waite, xii) the Masonic sphinx "is the guardian of the Mysteries and is the Mysteries summarized in a symbol. Their secret is the answer to her question. The initiate must know it or lose the life of the Mysteries. If he can and does answer, the Sphinx dies for him, because in his respect the Mysteries have given up their meaning."
SPIRAL
Linked to the "circle". Ancient symbol of the goddess, the womb, fertility, feminine serpent force, continual change, and the evolution of the universe.
SQUARE
In contrast to the circle which often symbolizes the sacred and spiritual (including the sacred earth), the square represents the physical world. Like the quartered circle, it points pagans to the four compass directions: north, east, south and west. While the circle and "spiral" symbolize female sexuality in many earth-centered cultures, the square represents male qualities.
SUN FACE
The sun face is a symbol that has been central to most major spiritual systems throughout history. Since the sun god usually reigned over a pantheon of lesser gods. his symbol played a vital part in pagan worship (and in the rituals of occult secret societies) around the world. In Inca myths, the sun was worshipped as the divine ancestor of the nation.
SUN & MOON JOINED AS ONE
A universal pagan expression of the merging of opposites. Like the "Yin Yang" (below), the marriage of the male sun and the female moon represents unity in diversity, compromise instead of conflict, and conformity to a new consciousness where all is one.
SUN and SUN SIGN
The sun was worshipped as a personified, life-giving deity in Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and other major civilizations of history. The more common symbol is the familiar face in the center of the sun's rays. A dot or point in the center of a circle symbolizes the blending of male and female forces. Hindus call the midpoint in a circle the bindu - the spark of masculine life within the cosmic womb.
SUN WHEEL or RING CROSS
A universal symbol found on ancient slabs in Nordic countries, in pre-Columbian America and in Mediterranean countries. Like the swastika and other sun symbols, it represents power and supremacy. It serves as a logo for the Swedish national socialist party, Nordiska Rikspartiets, and for the French Jeune Nation.
SWASTIKA
Ancient occult symbol of the sun and the four winds or directions and their corresponding spirits. Revived by Hitler, today it represents racism and the "white supremacy" of neo-Nazis. Like other occult symbols, it is often placed inside a "circle". Centuries ago it was a "fire and sun symbol occurring initially in Asia and later among the Germanic tribes," according to The Herder Symbol Dictionary. "The cross inscribed in a circle mediates between the square and the circle," emphasizing the "joining of heaven and earth...and "the perfected human being."
THEOSOPHY
To members of the Theosophical Society, as well as to countless non-members, the Theosophical Seal with its motto, "There is no Religion Higher than Truth", is everywhere evidence of the Society's existence. It is a distinguishing badge, representative of the character of the Theosophical Society. More than just a distinguishing mark, the Seal symbolizes the truths of the Ancient Wisdom which the Theosophical Movement was designed to promulgate in the modern world, and something of the mission and high destiny of the Society in the pure transmission of those truths.
TOAD
Linked to witchcraft and other occult practices.
TONGUE (protruding)
Linked to flame, fire, fertility, sexual power and spiritual power. In nations around the world, images of deities or masks with protruding tongues have indicated active and occupying spiritual forces, often a union of masculine and feminine spirits. Such images were vital to pagan rituals invoking spirits. The sexual/spiritual forces represented by gargoyles with protruding tongues which adorned Gothic cathedrals were believed to protect the buildings from other spiritual powers.
TOTEM
Carved, painted representation of power animals or animal-human ancestors. To American Indians in the Northwest, who believe that all of nature has spiritual life, the animals in their totems poles represent the spiritual powers of animal protectors or ancestors.
TRIANGLE
Associated with the number three. Pointing upwards, it symbolizes fire, male power and God. To Christians, it often represents the Trinity. Pointing down, it symbolizes water, female sexuality, goddess religions, and homosexuality.
UNICORN
To many New Agers, it means power, purification, healing, wisdom, self-knowledge, renewal and eternal life. Origin: In the 4th century BC, Greek historian Ctesias told about a wild animal with healing powers and a spiral horn on its forehead. Medieval myths suggested it could only be caught with help from a virgin who would befriend it.
UROBORUS
The "circular" serpent biting its own tail represents eternity and the cycles or "circle of life." Medieval alchemists linked it to the cyclical processes in nature.
WHEEL
A universal symbol of cosmic unity, astrology, "the circle of life," evolution, etc. The pagan sacred circle plus any number of radiating spokes or petals form the wheel - a Wheel of Life to Buddhists, a Medicine Wheel to Native Americans, a Mandala to Hindus. It symbolizes unity, movement, the sun, the zodiac, reincarnation, and earth's cycles of renewal. Pagans use it in astrology, magic, and many kinds of rituals.
WHEEL OF DHARMA
Buddhist wheel of life and reincarnation.
WISHBONE
Civilizations dating back to the 4th Century (Etruscans, Rome, Britain, America) have held turkey or chicken wishbone contests. Pulling the dry turkey or chicken bone until it snapped ("lucky break"), they believing the winner's wish or dream would come true. Today, many believe that this symbol will "catch" their dreams, bring good luck, and make their wishes come true. As in contemporary witchcraft or magic, the object becomes a channel of "good" energy. Astrology and horoscopes link it to Sagittarius. It might also be confused with the Lambda (looks like a lower case, upside-down "y"), the Greek letter adopted by the International Gay Rights Congress in 1974 as the global symbol of homosexual "pride".
WORLD TRIAD
Originally an oriental symbol, it was "adopted by western Gnostics as an emblem of cosmic creativity, the threefold nature of reality or fate, and the eternally spiraling cycles of time. In Japan it was maga-tama or mitsu tomoe, the world soul. In Bhutan and Tibet, it is still known as the Cosmic Mandal, a sign of the Trimurti." This is also the symbol for U.S. Department of Transportation.
YIN YANG
A Chinese Tao picture of universal harmony and the unity between all opposites: light/dark, male/female, etc. Yin is the dark, passive, negative female principle. Yang is the light, active, positive principle.
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ALL-SEEING EYE
A universal symbol representing spiritual sight, inner vision, higher knowledge, insight into occult mysteries.
EYE in top Triangle of the PYRAMID
Masonic symbol for the all-seeing eye of god.
ALCHEMY
This simple 17th century "sign" illustrates the blending of geometric shapes (circle, triangle, square) representing the various "elements" needed for spells and magic.
AMULET
A magic charm, worn to bring good luck and protection against illness, accidents and evil forces.
ANKH
An Egyptian cross symbolizing a mythical eternal life, rebirth, and the life-giving power of the sun.
ANGEL
Symbol of good and evil spirits in religions around the world.
ARROW
Through history, the arrow has symbolized war, power, swiftness, the rays of the sun, knowledge... as well as deities such as the Greek god Apollo and goddess Artemis (both hunters), the Hindu weather god, Rudra; and various gods of sexual attraction: Eros (Greek), Cupid (Roman), Kama (Hindu).... On ancient Roman coins, it represented the Zoroastrian god, Mithra. The native American Cheyenne warriors revered the "sacred medicine arrows" as symbols of male power. Arrows held by skeletons would point to disease or death. Today, they usually just point in the preferred direction.
CRYSTAL BALL
Used for divination (fortunetelling, scrying, clairvoyance...). When the heavy crystal balls were too expensive, witches often used glass-ball fishing floats, colored glass balls, or magic mirrors.
BAT
A symbol of good fortune in the East, it represented demons and spirits in medieval Europe.
BLAIR WITCH
A five-pointed compound symbol with a center triangle (see below) pointing down. The five lines resemble the microcosmic man with arms and legs outstretched inside a circle (with a pentagram in the background)-- a magic symbol or charm among medieval alchemists and wizards.
BUTTERFLY
To many pagans, its mythical meaning is linked to the soul (of the deceased) in search of reincarnation. For more on reincarnation and the afterlife, visit Lites of Heaven.
CIRCLE (sacred hoop, ring)
An ancient and universal symbol of unity, wholeness, infinity, the goddess, and female power. To earth-centered religions throughout history, as well as to many contemporary pagans, it represents the feminine spirit or force, the cosmos or a spiritualized Mother Earth, and a sacred space. Gnostic traditions linked the unbroken circle to the "world serpent" forming a circle as it eats its own tail.
CIRCLE with a DOT (BINDU) in the center
In the complex symbolic system of Hinduism and Buddhism, the bindu (dot) represents the male force. Together, the circle and the bindu symbolize the merging of male and female forces. (See "Sun Sign" below and "Circle" above)
CIRCLE (quartered)
The sacred circle filled with a cross, four equal lines pointing from the center to the spirits of the north, east, south, and west -- or to the basic element: earth, water, air (or wind), and fire. In Native American traditions, it forms the basic pattern of the MEDICINE WHEEL and plays a vital part in major spiritual rituals. Many contemporary pagans consider it their main symbol for transmitting the energy of the goddess. Christian churches have used variations of the same popular shape, usually calling it the Celtic Cross.
COMPASS (Masonic)
The Masonic symbol of the compass and the T-square represents movement toward perfection and a balance between the spiritual and physical which resembles Egyptian and oriental mysticism. The compass (used to form circles) represents spirit. The ruler (part of a square) represents the physical.
COW
It symbolized the sky goddess Hathor to Egyptians, enlightenment to Buddhists, one of the highest and holiest stages of transmigration (reincarnation) to Hindus.
CRESCENT MOON
A symbol of the aging goddess (crone) to contemporary witches and victory over death to many Muslims. In Islamic lands, crescent can be seen enclosing a lone pentagram.
CROSS
Christians believe that Jesus accepted crucifixion on a cross for the benefit of us all. This has not always been the case however. Christians didn't use the cross as their religious symbol for many generations after Christ was crucified. Rather than being a Christian symbol it had associations with executioners.
Initially, Christians adopted the fish symbol to identify their religion. Then, early in the fourth century, when execution by crucifixion was abolished by Emperor Constantine and Christianity became the state religion of Rome, the cross became the emblem for Christians.
The cross is used extensively in black magic and in many religions.
The Cross has been used to torture, to threaten whole civilizations, yet used as jewelry and sometimes worshipped. It has associations with an illegal psychedelic 1960s drug, SARS, BSE and bird flu, hatred and despair, love, valour and heroism, World War I, World War II, the Crusades, mythology, Satan, and salvation.
CROSS (IRON or EISERNAS KREUZ)
Also called Mantuan or Maltese cross. First linked to an ancient goddess temple on Malta, it was adopted as the Iron Cross in Prussia. During the First World War, it appeared on German fighter planes and tanks. Later, it became a fascist symbol in France, Portugal and other nations.
DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE
A Masonic seal and initiation symbol. The number inside the pyramid over the eagle's head is 33. The eagle is a universal symbol representing the sun, power, authority, victory, the sky gods and the royal head of a nation.
DRAGON
A mythical monster made up of many animals: serpent, lizard, bird, lion... It may have many heads and breath fire. To mediaeval Europe, it was dangerous and evil, but people in Eastern Asia believe it has power to help them against more hostile spiritual forces.
DREAMCATCHER
An American Indian magic spider web inside a sacred circle. After making dreamcatchers in crafts lessons in school, many children hang them on or near their beds as it is believed that dreamcatchers will block bad dreams but allow good dreams to pass through the center.
ELEMENTS
The four basic elements to many pagans are earth, water, air (wind or spirit) and fire. Many consider the first two passive and feminine - and the last two active and masculine. In Wiccan or Native American rituals, the "quartered circle" (similar to the Medicine Wheel) represents a "sacred space" or the sacred earth. The four lines may represent the spirits of the four primary directions or the spirits of the earth, water, wind and fire.
EYE OF HORUS
It represents the eye of Egyptian sun-god Horus who lost an eye battling Set. Pagans use it as a charm to ward off evil.
FROG
A symbol of fertility to many cultures. The Romans linked it to Aphrodite, the Egyptian to the shape-shifting goddess Heket who would take the form of a frog. To the Chinese, it symbolized the moon -- "the lunar, yin principle" bringing healing and prosperity. Since frogs need watery places, their image was often used in occult rain charms.
HEXAGRAM or SIX-POINTED STAR
When surrounded by a circle, it represents the "divine mind" to many occult groups throughout the centuries. Many still use it in occult rituals. But to Jewish people, it is their Star of David.
ITALIAN HORN
Also called the Cornu, Cornicello, Wiggly Horn, Unicorn horn, Lucifer's horn, or Leprechaun staff. The ancient magical charm or amulet worn in Italy as protection against "evil eye" has also been linked to Celtic and Druid myths and beliefs. Other traditions link it to sexual power and good luck. It is often worn with a cross for double protection or luck. In pre-Christian Europe, animal horns pointed to the moon goddess and were considered sacred.
LIGHTNING BOLT
In ancient mythologies from many cultures (Norse, Roman, Greek, Native American, etc.) the lighting bolt would be hurled by male sky gods to punish, water, or fertilize the earth or its creatures. Navaho myths linked it to the Thunderbird, the symbol of salvation and divine gifts. On children's toys, it represents supernatural power. Double bolts were used to symbolize Nazi power.
LIZARD
Its "sun-seeking habit symbolizes the soul's search for awareness." To the Romans, who believed it hibernated, the lizard meant death and resurrection.
MAGIC MIRROR
Used for "scrying" (foretelling the future, solve problems, answering questions, etc.). They are often decorated with "magic signs" during full moon rituals. Rosemary Ellen Guiley explains: "The ancient art of clairvoyance achieved by concentrating upon an object-- usually one with a shiny surface-- until visions appear....The term scrying comes from the English words descry which means 'to make out dimly' or 'to reveal'."
MANDALA
The Hindu term for "circle". In Hindu and Buddhist meditations, it is used to raise consciousness. In meditation, the person fixes his or her mind on the center of the "sacred circle." Geometric designs are common. The center of some mandalas show a triangle with a bindu (dot) inside a circle. It represents the merging of male and female forces.
MASONS (Freemasons)
The Masonic symbol of the compass and the T-square represents movement toward perfection and a balance between the spiritual and physical which resembles Egyptian and oriental mysticism. The compass (used to form circles) represents spirit. The ruler (part of a square) represents the physical.
MASK
Used by pagans around the world to represent animal powers, nature spirits, or ancestral spirits. In pagan rituals, the wearer may chant, dance and enter a trance in order to contact the spirit world and be possessed by the spirit represented by the mask.
MEDICINE SHIELD
A round shield decorated with personal symbols or pictures of the animal spirit(s) contacted on a Spirit Quest, as practiced by the American Indians. Its basic image is often the form of the "medicine wheel" or "quartered circle."
OM
Sanskrit letters or symbol for the "sacred" Hindu sound om (ohm or aum) called "the mother of all mantras." The four parts symbolize four stages of consciousness: Awake, sleeping, dreaming, and a trance or transcendental state.
PEACE SYMBOL or NERO'S CROSS
A broken, upside-down cross. To Roman emperor Nero, who hated and persecuted the early Christians, it meant destruction of Christianity. Revived in the sixties as a sign for peace, it now symbolizes a utopian hope for a new age of global peace and earth-centered unity.
PENTACLE or PENTAGRAM
A standard symbol for witches, Freemasons, and many other pagan or occult groups. To witches, it represent the four basic elements (wind, water, earth and fire) plus a pantheistic spiritual being such as Gaia or Mother Earth. The pentagram is also used for protection. to banish evil energy or to draw positive energy, depending on how it's drawn."
PENTAGRAM (FIVE-POINTED STAR pointing down)
Used in occult rituals to direct forces or energies. Often represents Satanism, the horned god, or various expressions of contemporary occultism, especially when a goat-head is superimposed on the inverted pentagram.
PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
The symbol of the Alchemist's quest for transformation and spiritual illumination, it was also the British title of the first Harry Potter book (the U.S. publisher changed it to Sorcerer's Stone). The double-headed eagle in the center is also used as a Masonic seal.
PHOENIX
A universal symbol of the sun, rebirth, resurrection and immortality, this legendary red "fire bird" was believed to die in its self-made flames periodically (each hundred years, according to some sources) then rise again out of its own ashes (some say after three days). Linked to the worship of the fiery sun and sun gods such as Mexico's Quetzalcoatl, it was named "a god of Phoenicia" by the Phoenicians. To alchemists, it symbolized the destruction and creation of new forms of matter along the way to the ultimate goal: the philosopher's stone.
SCARAB
Symbol of the rising sun, the Egyptian sun god Chepri (or Khepera), and protection from evil. To ancient Egyptians, the dung beetle rolled its dung balls like Chepri rolled the sun across the sky. The "sacred" symbol adorned popular seals, amulets and magic charms (worn as protection against evil spirits or to overcome barrenness) first in Egypt, then in Phoenicia, Greece, and other Mediterranean lands. Medieval alchemists used its pattern in their magical diagrams.
SERPENT OR SNAKE
Most ancient earth-centered or pagan cultures worshipped the serpent. It represents rebirth (because of its molting), protection against evil, either male of female sexuality, rain and fertility, and is believed to act as a mediator between the physical and spiritual world. In the Bible it usually represents sin, temptation, destruction, and Satan. The circular image of the serpent biting its tail links the mythical significance of the serpent to that of the sacred "circle."
SPIDER
Linked to treachery and death in many cultures, it was seen as a "trickster" in ancient Africa, a "spinner of fate" in ancient goddess cultures and in ancient Greek myths the goddess Arachne was turned into a spider by her jealous rival Athena. Christian cultures have linked it both to an evil force that sucked blood from its victims and to good luck because of the cross on the back of some species. The Chinese have welcomed the spider descending on its thread as a bringer of joys from heaven.
SPHINX
The Sphinx was the ancient Egyptian and Babylonian guardian of sacred places—an idol with human head and a lion's body. The Greek sphinx would devour travelers who failed to answer her riddle. According to A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry (by Arthur Waite, xii) the Masonic sphinx "is the guardian of the Mysteries and is the Mysteries summarized in a symbol. Their secret is the answer to her question. The initiate must know it or lose the life of the Mysteries. If he can and does answer, the Sphinx dies for him, because in his respect the Mysteries have given up their meaning."
SPIRAL
Linked to the "circle". Ancient symbol of the goddess, the womb, fertility, feminine serpent force, continual change, and the evolution of the universe.
SQUARE
In contrast to the circle which often symbolizes the sacred and spiritual (including the sacred earth), the square represents the physical world. Like the quartered circle, it points pagans to the four compass directions: north, east, south and west. While the circle and "spiral" symbolize female sexuality in many earth-centered cultures, the square represents male qualities.
SUN FACE
The sun face is a symbol that has been central to most major spiritual systems throughout history. Since the sun god usually reigned over a pantheon of lesser gods. his symbol played a vital part in pagan worship (and in the rituals of occult secret societies) around the world. In Inca myths, the sun was worshipped as the divine ancestor of the nation.
SUN & MOON JOINED AS ONE
A universal pagan expression of the merging of opposites. Like the "Yin Yang" (below), the marriage of the male sun and the female moon represents unity in diversity, compromise instead of conflict, and conformity to a new consciousness where all is one.
SUN and SUN SIGN
The sun was worshipped as a personified, life-giving deity in Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and other major civilizations of history. The more common symbol is the familiar face in the center of the sun's rays. A dot or point in the center of a circle symbolizes the blending of male and female forces. Hindus call the midpoint in a circle the bindu - the spark of masculine life within the cosmic womb.
SUN WHEEL or RING CROSS
A universal symbol found on ancient slabs in Nordic countries, in pre-Columbian America and in Mediterranean countries. Like the swastika and other sun symbols, it represents power and supremacy. It serves as a logo for the Swedish national socialist party, Nordiska Rikspartiets, and for the French Jeune Nation.
SWASTIKA
Ancient occult symbol of the sun and the four winds or directions and their corresponding spirits. Revived by Hitler, today it represents racism and the "white supremacy" of neo-Nazis. Like other occult symbols, it is often placed inside a "circle". Centuries ago it was a "fire and sun symbol occurring initially in Asia and later among the Germanic tribes," according to The Herder Symbol Dictionary. "The cross inscribed in a circle mediates between the square and the circle," emphasizing the "joining of heaven and earth...and "the perfected human being."
THEOSOPHY
To members of the Theosophical Society, as well as to countless non-members, the Theosophical Seal with its motto, "There is no Religion Higher than Truth", is everywhere evidence of the Society's existence. It is a distinguishing badge, representative of the character of the Theosophical Society. More than just a distinguishing mark, the Seal symbolizes the truths of the Ancient Wisdom which the Theosophical Movement was designed to promulgate in the modern world, and something of the mission and high destiny of the Society in the pure transmission of those truths.
TOAD
Linked to witchcraft and other occult practices.
TONGUE (protruding)
Linked to flame, fire, fertility, sexual power and spiritual power. In nations around the world, images of deities or masks with protruding tongues have indicated active and occupying spiritual forces, often a union of masculine and feminine spirits. Such images were vital to pagan rituals invoking spirits. The sexual/spiritual forces represented by gargoyles with protruding tongues which adorned Gothic cathedrals were believed to protect the buildings from other spiritual powers.
TOTEM
Carved, painted representation of power animals or animal-human ancestors. To American Indians in the Northwest, who believe that all of nature has spiritual life, the animals in their totems poles represent the spiritual powers of animal protectors or ancestors.
TRIANGLE
Associated with the number three. Pointing upwards, it symbolizes fire, male power and God. To Christians, it often represents the Trinity. Pointing down, it symbolizes water, female sexuality, goddess religions, and homosexuality.
UNICORN
To many New Agers, it means power, purification, healing, wisdom, self-knowledge, renewal and eternal life. Origin: In the 4th century BC, Greek historian Ctesias told about a wild animal with healing powers and a spiral horn on its forehead. Medieval myths suggested it could only be caught with help from a virgin who would befriend it.
UROBORUS
The "circular" serpent biting its own tail represents eternity and the cycles or "circle of life." Medieval alchemists linked it to the cyclical processes in nature.
WHEEL
A universal symbol of cosmic unity, astrology, "the circle of life," evolution, etc. The pagan sacred circle plus any number of radiating spokes or petals form the wheel - a Wheel of Life to Buddhists, a Medicine Wheel to Native Americans, a Mandala to Hindus. It symbolizes unity, movement, the sun, the zodiac, reincarnation, and earth's cycles of renewal. Pagans use it in astrology, magic, and many kinds of rituals.
WHEEL OF DHARMA
Buddhist wheel of life and reincarnation.
WISHBONE
Civilizations dating back to the 4th Century (Etruscans, Rome, Britain, America) have held turkey or chicken wishbone contests. Pulling the dry turkey or chicken bone until it snapped ("lucky break"), they believing the winner's wish or dream would come true. Today, many believe that this symbol will "catch" their dreams, bring good luck, and make their wishes come true. As in contemporary witchcraft or magic, the object becomes a channel of "good" energy. Astrology and horoscopes link it to Sagittarius. It might also be confused with the Lambda (looks like a lower case, upside-down "y"), the Greek letter adopted by the International Gay Rights Congress in 1974 as the global symbol of homosexual "pride".
WORLD TRIAD
Originally an oriental symbol, it was "adopted by western Gnostics as an emblem of cosmic creativity, the threefold nature of reality or fate, and the eternally spiraling cycles of time. In Japan it was maga-tama or mitsu tomoe, the world soul. In Bhutan and Tibet, it is still known as the Cosmic Mandal, a sign of the Trimurti." This is also the symbol for U.S. Department of Transportation.
YIN YANG
A Chinese Tao picture of universal harmony and the unity between all opposites: light/dark, male/female, etc. Yin is the dark, passive, negative female principle. Yang is the light, active, positive principle.
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OIL CANDLE AND HERB CORRESPONDENCES
Herb, Oil and Crystal Correspondances
Change Your Luck
Oil: lotus
Herb: basil
Incense: lotus or frankincense
Gemstones: carnelian or quartz crystal
Candle Colors: green or orange
Attract Money
Oil: bergamot or cinnamon
Herb: nutmeg
Incense: cinnamon or honeysuckle
Stone: agate or garnet
Candle Colors: brown, green or gold
Gain Prosperity
Oil:bayberry or bergamot
Herb: vervain
Incense: bayberry or jasmine
Stone: bloodstone or malachite
Candle Color: green
To Influence Someone to Repay a Debt
Oil; jasmine
Herb: clove
Incense: ginger, jasmine, allspice
Stone: hematite, tiger's eye
Candle: yellow
Increase Personal Power
Oil: carnation
Herb: sandalwood or rue
Incense: carnation, frankincense or pine
Stone: agate, jasper, black obsidian
Candle: purple or red
Conquer Fear
Oil: musk
Herbs: sage
Incense: allspice, dragons blood, musk
Stones: amber, black obsidian
Candle: red or brown
Find A New Job
Oil: pine or peppermint
Herb: dragons blood or ginger
Incense: jasmine, peppermint, pine
Stones: carnelain, lapis
Candle: green or copper
Attain Success
Oil: peppermint
Herb: ginger or vervain
Incense: ginger or rosemary
Stones: sard, black obsidian
Candle: brow, gold or orange
Inspire Creativity
Oil: lilac or rose
Herb: rose petals
Incense: lilac, lotus or rose
Stone: amethyst, chrysocolla, black onyx, turquoise
Candle: violet or yellow
Overcome Bad Habits
Oil: cedar or peppermint
Herbs: basil, bay laurel
Incense: dragons blood, cedar, pappermint
Stones: jet, rhodonite, topaz
Candles: purple or violet
Stop Arguments
Oil: patchouli
Herb: patchouli
Incense: allspice, cedar, patchouli
Stones: bloodstone, black obsidian, black onyx
Candle: pink, light blue
Settle Disturbed Conditions in the Home
Oil: patchouli
Herb: frankincense and myrrh
Incense: patchouli or frankincencense
Stones: hematite, agate
Candle: black, purple
Learn the Truth About a Situation or Person
Oil: carnation
Herb: sage or yellow sandalwood
Incense: clove, cypress, sage
Stone: chrysoprase, geode, tigers eye
Candle: purple, dark brown
Release Situations or People from Your Life
Oil: lilac and patchouli
Herb: lemon verbena
Incense: patchouli or cedar
Stones: aventurine, jade, petrified wood, clear quartz
Candle: black
Accept a Situation
Oil: gardenia
Herb: frankincense
Incense: rose, orange, musk
Stones: sard and amazonite
Candle: brown
Find Happiness
Oil: lily of the valley
Herb: St. Johnswort
Incense: jasmine or rose
Stones: moss agate, amethyst
Candle: gold, lt. Blue
Consecrate a Talisman
Oil: frankincnese or lotus
Herb: frankincense or yellow sandalwood
Incense: lotus or sandalwood
bloodstone, black onyx, black obsidian
Candle: white or purple
To Reach a Decision
Oil: lotus
Herb: rue
Incnese: sage, acacia or lotus
Stone: agate or clear quartz crystal
Candle: yellow
Start a New Venture
Oil: cinnamon
Herb: nutmeg
Incense: cinnamon, rosemary or clove
Stone: agate, emerald
Color: green
Peaceful Divorce
Oil: patchouli
Herb: lemon verbena
Incense: patchouli, vervain
Stone: sodalite, chalcedony
Candle: light blue
Celebrate a Birth
Oil: rose
Herb: rose petals
Incense: frankincense or myrrh
Stone: lapis, rose quartz
Candle: pink
Celebrate a Wedding Anniversary
Oil: rose
Herb: rose petals
Incense: frankincsense or myrrh
Stones: aquamarine, sard
Candle: pink
In Memory of a Deceased Loved One
Oil: patchouli
Herb: patchouli
Incense: patchouli or lotus
Stones: four pieces of clear quartz crystal
Candle: lavender
Giving Thanks
Oil: lotus or frankincense
Herb: sage
Incense: frankincense, myrrh
Stones: amethyst, clear quartz crystal, iolite
Candle: white
General Healing #1
Oil: carnation, myrrh, lavender
Herb: frankincense
Incense: lotus or lavender
Stone: amber, turquoise
Candle: green, gold, lt. Blue
General Healing#2
Oil: clove or gardenia
Herb: orris
Incense: wisteria or lavender
Stone: amethyst, fluorite, moosnstone, clear quartz crystal
Candle: lavender, gold
Enhance Dreams/Find Spiritual Guide
Oil: jasmine or sage
Herb: marigold
Incense: frankincense or jasmine
Stone: agate, amethyst, jade, clear quartz crystal
Herb: myrrh
Incense: jasmine, myrrh
Stones: beryl, fluorite
Candle: gold, green, lt. Blue
General Healing#3
Oil: gardenia
Herb: rue
Incense: sandalwood, gardenia
Stones: lapis, tourmaline
Candle: gold, lt. blue, green
Regain Health
Oil: carnation
Herbs: red sandalwood
Incense: carnation or rose
Stones: bloodstone, boji stones
Candle: green
Recovery from Surgery
Oil: lilac
Herb: pine needle
Incense: cedar, sandalwood
Stone: carnelain, boji stones
Candle: light blue
Purification
Oil: pine
Herb: rosemary
Incnese: pine, frankincense, rosemary
Stone: aquamarine, tourmaline
Candle: white
Banish Serious or Terminal Illness
Oil: myrrh, patchouli
Herb: rue
Incnese: frankincense, myrrh, patchouli, vervain
Stone: black obsidian, black onyx
Candle: purple
Stop Interference in Your Love or Marriage
Oil: frangipanni
Herb: bay leaf
Incense: frangipanni or pine
Stone: moonstone, chrysocolla, pyrite
Candle: indigo
Heal an Unhappy marriage or Relationship
Oil: rose
Herb: rose petals, yarrow
Incense: apple blossom, allspice, sandalwood
Stone: agate, amethyst, lapis
Candle: pink
Win the Love of a Man
Oil: vanilla
Herb: catnip or ginger
Incense: vanilla or ylang
Stone: lodestone, aventurine, malachite
Candle: pink
Win the Love of a Woman
Oil: rose
Herb: rose petals
Incense: frangipanni or rose
Stone: coral, lodestone, rosequartz
Candle: pink
Find Perfect Mate
Oil: musk
Herb: rue
Incense: musk, patchouli
Stone: moss agate, clear quartz crystal, lapis, rose quartz
Candle: green, pink
Release an Unwanted Person or Admirer
Oil: patchouli
Herb: lemon verbena
Incense: patchouli or rue
Stone: spectrolite, jade, clear quartz, agate, malachite
Candle: black
Stop Slander and Gossip
Oil: juniper or lilac
Herb: clove or marjoram
Incense: cypress or pine
Stone: aquamarine, hematite, agate
Candle: indigo
Rid Yourself of Negatives
Oil: pine
Herb: basil
Incense: cedar or vervain
Stone: 2 pcs. hematite or smoky quartz
Candle: purple, black, silver
Binding Troublesome People
Oil: patchouli
Herb: patchouli
Incense: cypress or pine
Stone: jade, lapis, 2 pcs, black onyx
Candle: black
Release One from Enthrallment
Oil: cedar or dragons blood
Herb: dragons blood
Incense: patchouli or myrrh
Stone: chalcedony, tourmaline, malachite
Candle: black
Release from Psychic Attack or Ill-Wishing
Oil: patchouli, frankincense
Herb: patchouli
Incense: cedar or myrrh
Stone: smoky quartz, turquoise,black obsidian
Candle: black, silver
Remove Negative Vibrations or Spirits from a Home
Oil: vetiver or yarrow
Herb: vervain, patchouli
Incense: frankincense, myrrh or patchouli
Stone: agate, clear quartz crystal, bloodstone
Candle: black, silver
Remove Negative Vibrations or Spirits from a Person
Oil: vetiver or patchouli
Herb: vetiver or patchouli
Incense: frankincesense, myrrh, patchouli
Stone: agate, clear quartz crystal, black onyx, black obsidian
Candle: black, silver
Bring Pressure on an Enemy
Oil: pine
Herb: bay laurel, clove
Incense: dragons blood, pine, patchouli
Stone: aquamarine
Candle: orange, indigo
Uncross a Person
Oil: cedar or patchouli
Herb: dragons blood or wormwood
Incense: cedar, myrrh, patchouli
Stone: honey stone, mica, clear quartz crystal, balck obsidian, black onyx,
sard
Candle: purple, black
Protect Someone from Abuse
Oil: frankincense
Herb: bay laurel, frankincense
Incense: dragons blood, frankincense, patchouli
Stone: jasper, lapis, smoky quartz, black obsidian
Candle: black
Communicate with Spirits
Oil: yarrow, frankincense and myrrh
Herb: lavender
Incense: frankincense or lotus
Stone: amethyst, emerald, labradorite, moonstone, sugalite
Candle: indigo, purple
Meet Your Spirit Guide
Oil: honeysuckle
Herb: mugwort
Incense; sandalwood, lotus
Stone: moss agate, lapis, moonstone, sugalite, tourmaline
Candle: indigo, purple
Enhance Spiritual Growth
Oil: lotus
Herb: frankincense
Incense: lotus or sandalwood
Stone: amber, citrine, lapis, ruby, sapphire
Candle: lavender, purple
Gain Spiritual Blessings
Oil: frankincense
Herb: frankincense
Incense: frankincense or lotus
Stone: amethyst, lapis, moldavite, black tourmaline
Candle: blue, lavender
Strengthen Psychic Abilities
Oil: jasmine
Herb: wormwood or jasmine flowers
Incense: honeysuckle, mimosa or lotus
Stone: moss agate, moonstone, jet, blue topaz, purple tourmaline
Candle: silver, lavender, purple
Preparation for Divination
Oil: honeysuckle or myrrh
Candle: dark blue
Strengthen Psychic Shield
Oil: yarrow, sage or lotus
Herb: peppermint
Incense: lotus, patchouli, sandalwood
Stone: 2 pcs. tektite or meteorite or 2 pcs. tourmaline
Candle: silver
Change Your Luck
Oil: lotus
Herb: basil
Incense: lotus or frankincense
Gemstones: carnelian or quartz crystal
Candle Colors: green or orange
Attract Money
Oil: bergamot or cinnamon
Herb: nutmeg
Incense: cinnamon or honeysuckle
Stone: agate or garnet
Candle Colors: brown, green or gold
Gain Prosperity
Oil:bayberry or bergamot
Herb: vervain
Incense: bayberry or jasmine
Stone: bloodstone or malachite
Candle Color: green
To Influence Someone to Repay a Debt
Oil; jasmine
Herb: clove
Incense: ginger, jasmine, allspice
Stone: hematite, tiger's eye
Candle: yellow
Increase Personal Power
Oil: carnation
Herb: sandalwood or rue
Incense: carnation, frankincense or pine
Stone: agate, jasper, black obsidian
Candle: purple or red
Conquer Fear
Oil: musk
Herbs: sage
Incense: allspice, dragons blood, musk
Stones: amber, black obsidian
Candle: red or brown
Find A New Job
Oil: pine or peppermint
Herb: dragons blood or ginger
Incense: jasmine, peppermint, pine
Stones: carnelain, lapis
Candle: green or copper
Attain Success
Oil: peppermint
Herb: ginger or vervain
Incense: ginger or rosemary
Stones: sard, black obsidian
Candle: brow, gold or orange
Inspire Creativity
Oil: lilac or rose
Herb: rose petals
Incense: lilac, lotus or rose
Stone: amethyst, chrysocolla, black onyx, turquoise
Candle: violet or yellow
Overcome Bad Habits
Oil: cedar or peppermint
Herbs: basil, bay laurel
Incense: dragons blood, cedar, pappermint
Stones: jet, rhodonite, topaz
Candles: purple or violet
Stop Arguments
Oil: patchouli
Herb: patchouli
Incense: allspice, cedar, patchouli
Stones: bloodstone, black obsidian, black onyx
Candle: pink, light blue
Settle Disturbed Conditions in the Home
Oil: patchouli
Herb: frankincense and myrrh
Incense: patchouli or frankincencense
Stones: hematite, agate
Candle: black, purple
Learn the Truth About a Situation or Person
Oil: carnation
Herb: sage or yellow sandalwood
Incense: clove, cypress, sage
Stone: chrysoprase, geode, tigers eye
Candle: purple, dark brown
Release Situations or People from Your Life
Oil: lilac and patchouli
Herb: lemon verbena
Incense: patchouli or cedar
Stones: aventurine, jade, petrified wood, clear quartz
Candle: black
Accept a Situation
Oil: gardenia
Herb: frankincense
Incense: rose, orange, musk
Stones: sard and amazonite
Candle: brown
Find Happiness
Oil: lily of the valley
Herb: St. Johnswort
Incense: jasmine or rose
Stones: moss agate, amethyst
Candle: gold, lt. Blue
Consecrate a Talisman
Oil: frankincnese or lotus
Herb: frankincense or yellow sandalwood
Incense: lotus or sandalwood
bloodstone, black onyx, black obsidian
Candle: white or purple
To Reach a Decision
Oil: lotus
Herb: rue
Incnese: sage, acacia or lotus
Stone: agate or clear quartz crystal
Candle: yellow
Start a New Venture
Oil: cinnamon
Herb: nutmeg
Incense: cinnamon, rosemary or clove
Stone: agate, emerald
Color: green
Peaceful Divorce
Oil: patchouli
Herb: lemon verbena
Incense: patchouli, vervain
Stone: sodalite, chalcedony
Candle: light blue
Celebrate a Birth
Oil: rose
Herb: rose petals
Incense: frankincense or myrrh
Stone: lapis, rose quartz
Candle: pink
Celebrate a Wedding Anniversary
Oil: rose
Herb: rose petals
Incense: frankincsense or myrrh
Stones: aquamarine, sard
Candle: pink
In Memory of a Deceased Loved One
Oil: patchouli
Herb: patchouli
Incense: patchouli or lotus
Stones: four pieces of clear quartz crystal
Candle: lavender
Giving Thanks
Oil: lotus or frankincense
Herb: sage
Incense: frankincense, myrrh
Stones: amethyst, clear quartz crystal, iolite
Candle: white
General Healing #1
Oil: carnation, myrrh, lavender
Herb: frankincense
Incense: lotus or lavender
Stone: amber, turquoise
Candle: green, gold, lt. Blue
General Healing#2
Oil: clove or gardenia
Herb: orris
Incense: wisteria or lavender
Stone: amethyst, fluorite, moosnstone, clear quartz crystal
Candle: lavender, gold
Enhance Dreams/Find Spiritual Guide
Oil: jasmine or sage
Herb: marigold
Incense: frankincense or jasmine
Stone: agate, amethyst, jade, clear quartz crystal
Herb: myrrh
Incense: jasmine, myrrh
Stones: beryl, fluorite
Candle: gold, green, lt. Blue
General Healing#3
Oil: gardenia
Herb: rue
Incense: sandalwood, gardenia
Stones: lapis, tourmaline
Candle: gold, lt. blue, green
Regain Health
Oil: carnation
Herbs: red sandalwood
Incense: carnation or rose
Stones: bloodstone, boji stones
Candle: green
Recovery from Surgery
Oil: lilac
Herb: pine needle
Incense: cedar, sandalwood
Stone: carnelain, boji stones
Candle: light blue
Purification
Oil: pine
Herb: rosemary
Incnese: pine, frankincense, rosemary
Stone: aquamarine, tourmaline
Candle: white
Banish Serious or Terminal Illness
Oil: myrrh, patchouli
Herb: rue
Incnese: frankincense, myrrh, patchouli, vervain
Stone: black obsidian, black onyx
Candle: purple
Stop Interference in Your Love or Marriage
Oil: frangipanni
Herb: bay leaf
Incense: frangipanni or pine
Stone: moonstone, chrysocolla, pyrite
Candle: indigo
Heal an Unhappy marriage or Relationship
Oil: rose
Herb: rose petals, yarrow
Incense: apple blossom, allspice, sandalwood
Stone: agate, amethyst, lapis
Candle: pink
Win the Love of a Man
Oil: vanilla
Herb: catnip or ginger
Incense: vanilla or ylang
Stone: lodestone, aventurine, malachite
Candle: pink
Win the Love of a Woman
Oil: rose
Herb: rose petals
Incense: frangipanni or rose
Stone: coral, lodestone, rosequartz
Candle: pink
Find Perfect Mate
Oil: musk
Herb: rue
Incense: musk, patchouli
Stone: moss agate, clear quartz crystal, lapis, rose quartz
Candle: green, pink
Release an Unwanted Person or Admirer
Oil: patchouli
Herb: lemon verbena
Incense: patchouli or rue
Stone: spectrolite, jade, clear quartz, agate, malachite
Candle: black
Stop Slander and Gossip
Oil: juniper or lilac
Herb: clove or marjoram
Incense: cypress or pine
Stone: aquamarine, hematite, agate
Candle: indigo
Rid Yourself of Negatives
Oil: pine
Herb: basil
Incense: cedar or vervain
Stone: 2 pcs. hematite or smoky quartz
Candle: purple, black, silver
Binding Troublesome People
Oil: patchouli
Herb: patchouli
Incense: cypress or pine
Stone: jade, lapis, 2 pcs, black onyx
Candle: black
Release One from Enthrallment
Oil: cedar or dragons blood
Herb: dragons blood
Incense: patchouli or myrrh
Stone: chalcedony, tourmaline, malachite
Candle: black
Release from Psychic Attack or Ill-Wishing
Oil: patchouli, frankincense
Herb: patchouli
Incense: cedar or myrrh
Stone: smoky quartz, turquoise,black obsidian
Candle: black, silver
Remove Negative Vibrations or Spirits from a Home
Oil: vetiver or yarrow
Herb: vervain, patchouli
Incense: frankincense, myrrh or patchouli
Stone: agate, clear quartz crystal, bloodstone
Candle: black, silver
Remove Negative Vibrations or Spirits from a Person
Oil: vetiver or patchouli
Herb: vetiver or patchouli
Incense: frankincesense, myrrh, patchouli
Stone: agate, clear quartz crystal, black onyx, black obsidian
Candle: black, silver
Bring Pressure on an Enemy
Oil: pine
Herb: bay laurel, clove
Incense: dragons blood, pine, patchouli
Stone: aquamarine
Candle: orange, indigo
Uncross a Person
Oil: cedar or patchouli
Herb: dragons blood or wormwood
Incense: cedar, myrrh, patchouli
Stone: honey stone, mica, clear quartz crystal, balck obsidian, black onyx,
sard
Candle: purple, black
Protect Someone from Abuse
Oil: frankincense
Herb: bay laurel, frankincense
Incense: dragons blood, frankincense, patchouli
Stone: jasper, lapis, smoky quartz, black obsidian
Candle: black
Communicate with Spirits
Oil: yarrow, frankincense and myrrh
Herb: lavender
Incense: frankincense or lotus
Stone: amethyst, emerald, labradorite, moonstone, sugalite
Candle: indigo, purple
Meet Your Spirit Guide
Oil: honeysuckle
Herb: mugwort
Incense; sandalwood, lotus
Stone: moss agate, lapis, moonstone, sugalite, tourmaline
Candle: indigo, purple
Enhance Spiritual Growth
Oil: lotus
Herb: frankincense
Incense: lotus or sandalwood
Stone: amber, citrine, lapis, ruby, sapphire
Candle: lavender, purple
Gain Spiritual Blessings
Oil: frankincense
Herb: frankincense
Incense: frankincense or lotus
Stone: amethyst, lapis, moldavite, black tourmaline
Candle: blue, lavender
Strengthen Psychic Abilities
Oil: jasmine
Herb: wormwood or jasmine flowers
Incense: honeysuckle, mimosa or lotus
Stone: moss agate, moonstone, jet, blue topaz, purple tourmaline
Candle: silver, lavender, purple
Preparation for Divination
Oil: honeysuckle or myrrh
Candle: dark blue
Strengthen Psychic Shield
Oil: yarrow, sage or lotus
Herb: peppermint
Incense: lotus, patchouli, sandalwood
Stone: 2 pcs. tektite or meteorite or 2 pcs. tourmaline
Candle: silver
Crystals and Gemstones for Healing
AGATE - Good for transmutation; helps with the emotion of acceptance; gives a mellow, blended aspect; beneficial in stomach area. AGATE/BOTSWANA - Use with high-pressure oxygen therapy; smoke inhalation.
AGATE/FIRE - Master healer with color therapy; enhances all essences; grounds and balances; sexual & heart chakra binder; burns energy.
AGATE/MOSS - Emotional priorities; mental priorities; colon, circulatory, pancreas & pulses; blood sugar balance; agriculture.
AGATE/PICTURE - L & R brain imbalances; i.e. epilepsy, autism, dyslexia; visual problems; blood circulation to the brain; apathy is eased.
ALEXANDRITE - Low self-esteem & difficulty centering imply need; central nervous system disorders; spleen & pancreas.
AMBER - Memory loss; eccentric behavior; anxiety; inability to make decisions; thyroid, inner ear & neural-tissue strengthener; activates altruistic nature; realization of the spiritual intellect.
AMETHYST - Headaches; blood sugar imbalance; L brain imbalances; edginess; facilitates healing; inner peace; psychic insight; stimulates third eye; aid for meditation, spiritual opening & internal surrender
ANHYDRITE - Heavy metal maism is alleviated.
AQUAMARINE - Fluid retention; coughs; fear; thymus gland; calms nerves; problems with eyes, ears, jaw, neck, stomach, teeth; Mental clarity; meditation.
ATACAMITE - Genitals; VD; thyroid; parasympathetic ganglia.
AVENTURINE - Eliminates psychosomatic ills, fear; skin diseases; nearsightedness; positive attitude; creative insight.
AZURITE - Arthritis & joints; surfaces psychic blocks that form physical blocks; helps one let go of old belief systems; dissolves fear & helps transform it into understanding.
AZURITE-MALACHITE - Skin diseases; anorexia; calms anxiety; lack of discipline; powerful healing force to physical body; emotional release.
BERYL - Laziness; hiccoughs; swollen glands; eye diseases; bowel cancer.
BLOODSTONE/HELIOTROPE - Circulation; all purpose healer & cleanser; stomach & bowel pain; purifies bloodstream; bladder; strengthens blood purifying_mysticmagicspells.organs.
CARNELIAN - Grounding; stimulates curiosity & initiative; focuses attention to the present moment; use with citrine on lower 3 chakras; digestion.
CHALCEDONY - Touchiness; melancholy; fever; gallstones; leukemia; eye problems; stimulates maternal feelings & creativity. release.
CHRYSOCOLLA - Emotional balance & comforter; alleviates fear, guilt & nervous tension; facilitates clairvoyance; arthritis; feminine disorders; eases labor & birth; thought amplifier.
CHRYSOLITE - Inspiration; prophecy; toxemia; viruses; appendicitis.
CHRYSOPGRASE - Gout; eye problems; alleviates greed, hysteria & selfishness; VD; depression; promotes sexual organ strength.
CITRINE QUARTZ - Heart, kidney, liver & muscle healer; appendicitis; gangrene; red & white corpuscles; digestive tract; cleanses vibrations in the atmosphere; creativity; helps personal clarity; will bring out problems in the solar plexus & the heart; eliminates self-destructive tendencies.
CLEAR QUARTZ - Transmitter & amplifier of healing energy & clarity; balancer, channeler of universal energy & unconditional love; all purpose healer; programmable.
DIAMOND - All brain diseases; pituitary & pineal glands; draws out toxicity, poison remedy.
DIOPSITE & ENSTATIATE - rejection; heart, lung & kidney stimulation; self-esteem.
ELIAT STONE - Tissue & skeletal regeneration; detoxification; antidepressant; karmic life acceptance.
EMERALD - Radiation toxicity; all mental illness; circulatory & neurological disorders; transmits balance, healing & patience; increases psychic & clairvoyant abilities; meditation; keener insight into dreams.
FLOURITE - Bone disorders; anesthetic; hyperkenesis; ability to concentrate; balances polarities; 3rd eye center; mental capacity & intellect.
GARNET/RHODOLITE - Capillaries; skin elasticity; protection from pre- cancerous conditions.
GARNET/SPESSARTINE - Bad dreams; depression; anger; self esteem; hemorrhages; hormone imbalances; inflammations; sexual disease.
HEMATITE - Blood cleanser & purifier; self esteem; augments meridian flows; aids in astral projection.
HERKIMER DIAMOND - Enhances dream state; helps alleviate stress; draws toxicity from physical form; balances polarities; increases healing ability; develops ability to "give".
JADE - Kidney, heart, larynx, liver, parathyroid, spleen, thymus, thyroid & parasympathetic ganglia healer; strengthens body; longevity.
JASPER/GREEN - Constipation; ulcers; intestinal spasms; bladder, gallbladder & general healer; clairvoyance; balances healer's auric field.
JASPER/PICTURE - Skin, kidneys, thymus & their neurological tissues; betters the immune system; past life recall; overactivity in dream state & hallucinations show a need for it.
JASPER/RED - Liver; stomach troubles & infections.
JASPER/YELLOW - Endocrine system tissue; thymus; pancreas; sympathetic ganglia stimulation; etheric body alignment.
JET - Feminine disorders; teeth; stomach pain; glandular swelling; fevers; hair loss; alignment of lower spine.
KUNZITE - Alcoholism; anorexia; arthritis; epilepsy; gout; headaches; colitis; retardation; memory loss; schizophrenia & manic-depression; phobias; emotional equilibrium; thyroid malignancy; gums; pain; self-esteem.
LAPIS - Neuralgia; melancholy; fevers; inflammations; penetrates subconscious blockages; throat chakra; sore throat; energy focuser for teachers, lecturers & speakers, mental & spiritual cleanser; used on 3rd eye for meditation; eliminates old & negative emotions; use with other healing stones; thought form amplification; helps in creating mantras.
LAZULITE - Frontal lobe stimulation; hypertension; liver diseases; immune system.
MALACHITE - Draws out impurities on all levels; balances L & R brain functions; mental illness; co-ordination and vision; radiation eliminator; evil eye protector; all purpose healer, especially in solar plexus & good for healers.
MOONSTONE - Soothes & balances the emotions; helps eliminate fear of "feeling"; encourages inner growth & strength; aids peace & harmony & psychic abilities; aligns vertebrae; digestive aid.
NANITE - Larynx; lungs; thyroid; parasympathetic nervous system; major muscle tissues.
NATROLITE - Color; lower intestines; thyroid; sciatic nerve; parasympathetic nervous system.
OBSIDIAN - Protects the gentle from being abused; stabilizer; stomach, intestine &I general muscle tissue healer; bacterial & viral inflammations.
ONYX - Objective thinking; spiritual inspiration; control of emotions & passions, help eliminate negative thinking, apathy, stress & neurological disorders; also used as a heart, kidney, nerve, skin, capillary, hair, eye and nail strengthener.
OPAL/CHERRY - Red corpuscle & blood disorders; depression; apathy; lethargy; intuition & joy.
OPAL/DARK - Reproductive organs; spleen & pancreas; filters red corpuscles & aids white corpuscles; bone marrow; depression, esp. of sexual origin; balances; amplifies creative & intuitive thought; grounds radical emotional body.
OPAL/JELLY - Spleen & abdominal diseases; cellular reproductive problems; helps absorb nutrients; minimizes wide mood swings; mystical thought amplifier.
OPAL/LIGHT - Balances L & R brain hemispheres for neural disorders; stimulates white corpuscles; helps bring the emotions to mystical experiences; aids abdomen, pituitary & thymus problems.
PEARL - Eliminates emotional imbalances; helps one master the heart chakra; aids stomach, spleen, intestinal tract & ulcer problems.
PERIDOT - Protects against nervousness; helps alleviate spiritual fear; aids in healing hurt feelings & bruised egos; incurs strength & physical vitality; aligns subtle bodies; amplifies other vibrational energies & positive emotional outlook; helps liver & adrenal function.
PYRITE - Helps purify the bloodstream and upper respiratory tract; upper intestines; digestive aid; nervous exhaustion; grounding.
QUARTZ/SOLUTION - Lymphatic cancer & circulatory problems; helps the psychologically inflexible.
RHODOCHROSITE - Narcolepsy & narcophobia; poor eyesight; extreme emotional trauma; mental breakdown; nightmares & hallucinations; astral body; kidneys; clears solar plexus of blocked energy; unconditional love forgiveness; evil eye protection; helps one utilize the creative power of the higher energy centers.
RHODONITE - Inner ear; alleviates anxiety; confusion & mental unrest; promotes calm, self worth, confidence & enhanced sensitivity.
RHYOLITE - Balances emotions; self worth; enhances capacity to love; aligns emotional & spiritual bodies; stimulates clarity of self statement.
ROSE QUARTZ - Heart chakra opener; love & self-acceptance healer for emotional wounds; dissipates anger & tension.
ROYAL AZEL (SUGALITE or LUVALITE) - L & R hemisphere balance; opens crown chakra; heart statement; increases altruism, visions & general understanding; protects against negative vibrations; helps one gain power to balance the physical body
RUBY - Heart chakra; balances love & all spiritual endeavors; self-esteem; strengthens neurological tissues around the heart; prevents miscarriages.
RUTILE - Alleviates blockages within the psyche from childhood pressures.
SAPPHIRE - Spiritual enlightenment; inner peace; colic; rheumatism; mental illness; pituitary; metabolic rate of glandular functions; anti- depressant; aids psychokinesis, telepathy, clairvoyance & astral projection; personal statement; also for pain.
SARDONYX - Mental self control; depression; anxiety & especially for grief.
SMITHSONITE - Eases fear of interpersonal relationships; merges astral & emotional bodies; balances perspective.
SMOKY QUARTZ - Stimulates Kundalini energy; cleanses & protects
the astral field; draws out distortion on all levels; good for hyperactivity & excess energy; grounding.
SODOLITE - Oversensitivity; helps intellectual understanding of a situation; awakens 3rd eye; cleanses the mind.
SPINEL - Leg conditions, when worn on solar plexus; powerful general healer; detoxification aid.
TIGER'S EYE - Mind focuser; helps purify the blood system of pollution & toxins; psychic vision; grounding.
TOPAZ - Balances emotions; calms passions; gout; blood disorders; hemorrhages; increases poor appetite; general tissue regeneration; VD; tuberculosis; reverses aging; spiritual rejuvenation; endocrine system stimulation; releases tension; feelings of joy.
TOURMELINE - Dispels fear & negativity & grief; calms nerves; concentration & eloquence improve; genetic disorders, cancer & hormones regulated; raises vibrations; charisma; universal law; tranquil sleep.
TOURMELINE/BLACK - Arthritis; dyslexia; syphilis; heart diseases; anxiety; disorientation; raises altruism; deflects negativity; neutralizes distorted energies, i.e. resentment & insecurity.
TOURMELINE/RUBELLITE - Creativity; fertility; balances passive or aggressive nature.
TOURMELINE/GREEN - Creativity; opens heart chakra; immune system; psychological problems with the father; blood pressure; asthma; balancer; eliminates conflict within.
TOURMELINNE/BLUE - Lungs, larynx; thyroid; parasympathetic nerves.
TOURMELINE/WATERMELON - Heart chakra healer; imparts sense of humor to those who need it; balancer; eliminates guilt; nervous system; integration, security & self-containment.
TURQUOISE - Master healer; protects against environmental pollutants; strengthens anatomy & guards against all disease; improved absorption of nutrients; tissue regeneration; subtle body alignment & strengthening; eye disorders.
AGATE/FIRE - Master healer with color therapy; enhances all essences; grounds and balances; sexual & heart chakra binder; burns energy.
AGATE/MOSS - Emotional priorities; mental priorities; colon, circulatory, pancreas & pulses; blood sugar balance; agriculture.
AGATE/PICTURE - L & R brain imbalances; i.e. epilepsy, autism, dyslexia; visual problems; blood circulation to the brain; apathy is eased.
ALEXANDRITE - Low self-esteem & difficulty centering imply need; central nervous system disorders; spleen & pancreas.
AMBER - Memory loss; eccentric behavior; anxiety; inability to make decisions; thyroid, inner ear & neural-tissue strengthener; activates altruistic nature; realization of the spiritual intellect.
AMETHYST - Headaches; blood sugar imbalance; L brain imbalances; edginess; facilitates healing; inner peace; psychic insight; stimulates third eye; aid for meditation, spiritual opening & internal surrender
ANHYDRITE - Heavy metal maism is alleviated.
AQUAMARINE - Fluid retention; coughs; fear; thymus gland; calms nerves; problems with eyes, ears, jaw, neck, stomach, teeth; Mental clarity; meditation.
ATACAMITE - Genitals; VD; thyroid; parasympathetic ganglia.
AVENTURINE - Eliminates psychosomatic ills, fear; skin diseases; nearsightedness; positive attitude; creative insight.
AZURITE - Arthritis & joints; surfaces psychic blocks that form physical blocks; helps one let go of old belief systems; dissolves fear & helps transform it into understanding.
AZURITE-MALACHITE - Skin diseases; anorexia; calms anxiety; lack of discipline; powerful healing force to physical body; emotional release.
BERYL - Laziness; hiccoughs; swollen glands; eye diseases; bowel cancer.
BLOODSTONE/HELIOTROPE - Circulation; all purpose healer & cleanser; stomach & bowel pain; purifies bloodstream; bladder; strengthens blood purifying_mysticmagicspells.organs.
CARNELIAN - Grounding; stimulates curiosity & initiative; focuses attention to the present moment; use with citrine on lower 3 chakras; digestion.
CHALCEDONY - Touchiness; melancholy; fever; gallstones; leukemia; eye problems; stimulates maternal feelings & creativity. release.
CHRYSOCOLLA - Emotional balance & comforter; alleviates fear, guilt & nervous tension; facilitates clairvoyance; arthritis; feminine disorders; eases labor & birth; thought amplifier.
CHRYSOLITE - Inspiration; prophecy; toxemia; viruses; appendicitis.
CHRYSOPGRASE - Gout; eye problems; alleviates greed, hysteria & selfishness; VD; depression; promotes sexual organ strength.
CITRINE QUARTZ - Heart, kidney, liver & muscle healer; appendicitis; gangrene; red & white corpuscles; digestive tract; cleanses vibrations in the atmosphere; creativity; helps personal clarity; will bring out problems in the solar plexus & the heart; eliminates self-destructive tendencies.
CLEAR QUARTZ - Transmitter & amplifier of healing energy & clarity; balancer, channeler of universal energy & unconditional love; all purpose healer; programmable.
DIAMOND - All brain diseases; pituitary & pineal glands; draws out toxicity, poison remedy.
DIOPSITE & ENSTATIATE - rejection; heart, lung & kidney stimulation; self-esteem.
ELIAT STONE - Tissue & skeletal regeneration; detoxification; antidepressant; karmic life acceptance.
EMERALD - Radiation toxicity; all mental illness; circulatory & neurological disorders; transmits balance, healing & patience; increases psychic & clairvoyant abilities; meditation; keener insight into dreams.
FLOURITE - Bone disorders; anesthetic; hyperkenesis; ability to concentrate; balances polarities; 3rd eye center; mental capacity & intellect.
GARNET/RHODOLITE - Capillaries; skin elasticity; protection from pre- cancerous conditions.
GARNET/SPESSARTINE - Bad dreams; depression; anger; self esteem; hemorrhages; hormone imbalances; inflammations; sexual disease.
HEMATITE - Blood cleanser & purifier; self esteem; augments meridian flows; aids in astral projection.
HERKIMER DIAMOND - Enhances dream state; helps alleviate stress; draws toxicity from physical form; balances polarities; increases healing ability; develops ability to "give".
JADE - Kidney, heart, larynx, liver, parathyroid, spleen, thymus, thyroid & parasympathetic ganglia healer; strengthens body; longevity.
JASPER/GREEN - Constipation; ulcers; intestinal spasms; bladder, gallbladder & general healer; clairvoyance; balances healer's auric field.
JASPER/PICTURE - Skin, kidneys, thymus & their neurological tissues; betters the immune system; past life recall; overactivity in dream state & hallucinations show a need for it.
JASPER/RED - Liver; stomach troubles & infections.
JASPER/YELLOW - Endocrine system tissue; thymus; pancreas; sympathetic ganglia stimulation; etheric body alignment.
JET - Feminine disorders; teeth; stomach pain; glandular swelling; fevers; hair loss; alignment of lower spine.
KUNZITE - Alcoholism; anorexia; arthritis; epilepsy; gout; headaches; colitis; retardation; memory loss; schizophrenia & manic-depression; phobias; emotional equilibrium; thyroid malignancy; gums; pain; self-esteem.
LAPIS - Neuralgia; melancholy; fevers; inflammations; penetrates subconscious blockages; throat chakra; sore throat; energy focuser for teachers, lecturers & speakers, mental & spiritual cleanser; used on 3rd eye for meditation; eliminates old & negative emotions; use with other healing stones; thought form amplification; helps in creating mantras.
LAZULITE - Frontal lobe stimulation; hypertension; liver diseases; immune system.
MALACHITE - Draws out impurities on all levels; balances L & R brain functions; mental illness; co-ordination and vision; radiation eliminator; evil eye protector; all purpose healer, especially in solar plexus & good for healers.
MOONSTONE - Soothes & balances the emotions; helps eliminate fear of "feeling"; encourages inner growth & strength; aids peace & harmony & psychic abilities; aligns vertebrae; digestive aid.
NANITE - Larynx; lungs; thyroid; parasympathetic nervous system; major muscle tissues.
NATROLITE - Color; lower intestines; thyroid; sciatic nerve; parasympathetic nervous system.
OBSIDIAN - Protects the gentle from being abused; stabilizer; stomach, intestine &I general muscle tissue healer; bacterial & viral inflammations.
ONYX - Objective thinking; spiritual inspiration; control of emotions & passions, help eliminate negative thinking, apathy, stress & neurological disorders; also used as a heart, kidney, nerve, skin, capillary, hair, eye and nail strengthener.
OPAL/CHERRY - Red corpuscle & blood disorders; depression; apathy; lethargy; intuition & joy.
OPAL/DARK - Reproductive organs; spleen & pancreas; filters red corpuscles & aids white corpuscles; bone marrow; depression, esp. of sexual origin; balances; amplifies creative & intuitive thought; grounds radical emotional body.
OPAL/JELLY - Spleen & abdominal diseases; cellular reproductive problems; helps absorb nutrients; minimizes wide mood swings; mystical thought amplifier.
OPAL/LIGHT - Balances L & R brain hemispheres for neural disorders; stimulates white corpuscles; helps bring the emotions to mystical experiences; aids abdomen, pituitary & thymus problems.
PEARL - Eliminates emotional imbalances; helps one master the heart chakra; aids stomach, spleen, intestinal tract & ulcer problems.
PERIDOT - Protects against nervousness; helps alleviate spiritual fear; aids in healing hurt feelings & bruised egos; incurs strength & physical vitality; aligns subtle bodies; amplifies other vibrational energies & positive emotional outlook; helps liver & adrenal function.
PYRITE - Helps purify the bloodstream and upper respiratory tract; upper intestines; digestive aid; nervous exhaustion; grounding.
QUARTZ/SOLUTION - Lymphatic cancer & circulatory problems; helps the psychologically inflexible.
RHODOCHROSITE - Narcolepsy & narcophobia; poor eyesight; extreme emotional trauma; mental breakdown; nightmares & hallucinations; astral body; kidneys; clears solar plexus of blocked energy; unconditional love forgiveness; evil eye protection; helps one utilize the creative power of the higher energy centers.
RHODONITE - Inner ear; alleviates anxiety; confusion & mental unrest; promotes calm, self worth, confidence & enhanced sensitivity.
RHYOLITE - Balances emotions; self worth; enhances capacity to love; aligns emotional & spiritual bodies; stimulates clarity of self statement.
ROSE QUARTZ - Heart chakra opener; love & self-acceptance healer for emotional wounds; dissipates anger & tension.
ROYAL AZEL (SUGALITE or LUVALITE) - L & R hemisphere balance; opens crown chakra; heart statement; increases altruism, visions & general understanding; protects against negative vibrations; helps one gain power to balance the physical body
RUBY - Heart chakra; balances love & all spiritual endeavors; self-esteem; strengthens neurological tissues around the heart; prevents miscarriages.
RUTILE - Alleviates blockages within the psyche from childhood pressures.
SAPPHIRE - Spiritual enlightenment; inner peace; colic; rheumatism; mental illness; pituitary; metabolic rate of glandular functions; anti- depressant; aids psychokinesis, telepathy, clairvoyance & astral projection; personal statement; also for pain.
SARDONYX - Mental self control; depression; anxiety & especially for grief.
SMITHSONITE - Eases fear of interpersonal relationships; merges astral & emotional bodies; balances perspective.
SMOKY QUARTZ - Stimulates Kundalini energy; cleanses & protects
the astral field; draws out distortion on all levels; good for hyperactivity & excess energy; grounding.
SODOLITE - Oversensitivity; helps intellectual understanding of a situation; awakens 3rd eye; cleanses the mind.
SPINEL - Leg conditions, when worn on solar plexus; powerful general healer; detoxification aid.
TIGER'S EYE - Mind focuser; helps purify the blood system of pollution & toxins; psychic vision; grounding.
TOPAZ - Balances emotions; calms passions; gout; blood disorders; hemorrhages; increases poor appetite; general tissue regeneration; VD; tuberculosis; reverses aging; spiritual rejuvenation; endocrine system stimulation; releases tension; feelings of joy.
TOURMELINE - Dispels fear & negativity & grief; calms nerves; concentration & eloquence improve; genetic disorders, cancer & hormones regulated; raises vibrations; charisma; universal law; tranquil sleep.
TOURMELINE/BLACK - Arthritis; dyslexia; syphilis; heart diseases; anxiety; disorientation; raises altruism; deflects negativity; neutralizes distorted energies, i.e. resentment & insecurity.
TOURMELINE/RUBELLITE - Creativity; fertility; balances passive or aggressive nature.
TOURMELINE/GREEN - Creativity; opens heart chakra; immune system; psychological problems with the father; blood pressure; asthma; balancer; eliminates conflict within.
TOURMELINNE/BLUE - Lungs, larynx; thyroid; parasympathetic nerves.
TOURMELINE/WATERMELON - Heart chakra healer; imparts sense of humor to those who need it; balancer; eliminates guilt; nervous system; integration, security & self-containment.
TURQUOISE - Master healer; protects against environmental pollutants; strengthens anatomy & guards against all disease; improved absorption of nutrients; tissue regeneration; subtle body alignment & strengthening; eye disorders.
Magical Uses of Crystals
AGATE -Eases stress and pain of a loss. Reduces anxiety.
AMBER - Fossils from pine tree resin, they add strength to magick and spells, attract love and increase beauty.
AMETHYST - Increases spiritual awareness, used in all workings for peace, love, happiness and protection, used in divination and psychic work.
APACHE TEARS - Apache Tears are "transparent" black obsidian. It is said that these are the tears that Apache women cried when warriors did not return from battle. Simply hold them up to a light or the sun and you can see through them. Good for Protection, grounding, good luck, and they may used for divination.
AVENTURINE - Increases mental powers, perception and creative insight, gambler's stone.
BERYL - Attracts Deep Romance and Love.
BLOODSTONE - Increases physical strength and courage, brings victory in the courtroom, used to banish, exorcise.
CARNELAIN - Promotes self-confidence and peace, eases depression.
CLEAR QUARTZ - Holding or increasing energy
CORAL - Protects against the evil eye, all spells intended to harm the wearer, natural disasters and unfortunate occurrences.
DIAMOND - Reconciling differences between those who have quarreled. This stone is said to symbolizes peace, fidelity and opulence.
EMERALD - Precognition and the ability to see into the future. It is said to nurtures love and beauty, and turns all negative spells back to the sender.
FLUORITE - Reduces emotional involvement, used to gain perspective, increase mental power.
GARNET - Enhances strength and endurance, protection, healing, enhances self-esteem and encourages success in business.
HEMATITE - Legal Matter, Victory, Healing
JASPER - Can protect from pain and guard one's independence. It is said to bring the wearer good fortune and protection from the controlling influences of others.
JADE - Good Luck, Protection from disease or Evil spirits. It is said to enhance one's occult powers. It presents serenity and immortality.
LAPIS LAZULI - Stimulates wisdom, truthfulness, psychic awareness, healing.
LEPIDOLITE - A calming stone, this is carried for peace, spirituality and to drive off negativity.
LODESTONE, GREEN - Draws money, employment, strengthens loyalty, used in bindings
LODESTONE, RED - Draws love, friendship, strengthens loyalty, used in bindings
MALACHITE - Draws money and protection, guards wearer from danger
MOLDAVITE- Form of Tektite. Made when meteorite hit the earth thousands of years ago,...it's getting very rare, as it is only found in a small region of Russia. Said to have links to extraterrestrial energies and will greatly enhance the power of other stones. Brings you into communication with your higher self.
MOONSTONE - Draws love, hope and protection, promotes unselfishness and helps settle disputes, induces prophetic dreams.
OBSIDIAN - Used for grounding and centering, divination, and increasing spirituality
OPAL - Good luck, and extra mental powers
PETRIFIED WOOD - Good for past life work, nervous conditions, and grounding.
ROSE QUARTZ - Draws love and happiness. Helps heal broken heart.
RUBY - Qualities of Power, Loyalty, and Courage
SAPPHIRE - Radiate Gentleness and Peace. It is said that this stone helps bring Justice and truth to light
SODALITE - Used for meditation, brings wisdom and calms inner conflicts
TIGER'S EYE - Draws wealth and money, protects travelers, increases clarity of thought.
TOPAZ - Give protection to warriors, has the qualities to put demons to flight and vanquishes the evil spells of sorcerers. Can be used for Divining purposes.
TURQUOISE - Believed to bring love and courage. It is said to be a protector against violence in thought and deed. Also good for reducing bodily and mental tensions.
ZIRCON - Attracts fame and fortune. It is considered to be a wishing stone. It is also a protector against accidents or natural disasters.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Magic Spell Symbols
Symbols are integral parts of our everyday lives. Many formats, shapes, sizes, and appearances are used in a variety of ways to assist us in getting through not only our days, but also through times of joy and sadness. What follows is a list of some of the most popular symbols, signs, sigils (or siglia) that are frequently encountered.
ALL-SEEING EYE
A universal symbol representing spiritual sight, inner vision, higher knowledge, insight into occult mysteries.
EYE in top Triangle of the PYRAMID
Masonic symbol for the all-seeing eye of god.
ALCHEMY
This simple 17th century "sign" illustrates the blending of geometric shapes (circle, triangle, square) representing the various "elements" needed for spells and magic.
AMULET
A magic charm, worn to bring good luck and protection against illness, accidents and evil forces.
ANKH
An Egyptian cross symbolizing a mythical eternal life, rebirth, and the life-giving power of the sun.
ANGEL
Symbol of good and evil spirits in religions around the world.
ARROW
Through history, the arrow has symbolized war, power, swiftness, the rays of the sun, knowledge... as well as deities such as the Greek god Apollo and goddess Artemis (both hunters), the Hindu weather god, Rudra; and various gods of sexual attraction: Eros (Greek), Cupid (Roman), Kama (Hindu).... On ancient Roman coins, it represented the Zoroastrian god, Mithra. The native American Cheyenne warriors revered the "sacred medicine arrows" as symbols of male power. Arrows held by skeletons would point to disease or death. Today, they usually just point in the preferred direction.
CRYSTAL BALL
Used for divination (fortunetelling, scrying, clairvoyance...). When the heavy crystal balls were too expensive, witches often used glass-ball fishing floats, colored glass balls, or magic mirrors.
BAT
A symbol of good fortune in the East, it represented demons and spirits in medieval Europe.
BLAIR WITCH
A five-pointed compound symbol with a center triangle (see below) pointing down. The five lines resemble the microcosmic man with arms and legs outstretched inside a circle (with a pentagram in the background)-- a magic symbol or charm among medieval alchemists and wizards.
BUTTERFLY
To many pagans, its mythical meaning is linked to the soul (of the deceased) in search of reincarnation. For more on reincarnation and the afterlife, visit Lites of Heaven.
CIRCLE (sacred hoop, ring)
An ancient and universal symbol of unity, wholeness, infinity, the goddess, and female power. To earth-centered religions throughout history, as well as to many contemporary pagans, it represents the feminine spirit or force, the cosmos or a spiritualized Mother Earth, and a sacred space. Gnostic traditions linked the unbroken circle to the "world serpent" forming a circle as it eats its own tail.
CIRCLE with a DOT (BINDU) in the center
In the complex symbolic system of Hinduism and Buddhism, the bindu (dot) represents the male force. Together, the circle and the bindu symbolize the merging of male and female forces. (See "Sun Sign" below and "Circle" above)
CIRCLE (quartered)
The sacred circle filled with a cross, four equal lines pointing from the center to the spirits of the north, east, south, and west -- or to the basic element: earth, water, air (or wind), and fire. In Native American traditions, it forms the basic pattern of the MEDICINE WHEEL and plays a vital part in major spiritual rituals. Many contemporary pagans consider it their main symbol for transmitting the energy of the goddess. Christian churches have used variations of the same popular shape, usually calling it the Celtic Cross.
COMPASS (Masonic)
The Masonic symbol of the compass and the T-square represents movement toward perfection and a balance between the spiritual and physical which resembles Egyptian and oriental mysticism. The compass (used to form circles) represents spirit. The ruler (part of a square) represents the physical.
COW
It symbolized the sky goddess Hathor to Egyptians, enlightenment to Buddhists, one of the highest and holiest stages of transmigration (reincarnation) to Hindus.
CRESCENT MOON
A symbol of the aging goddess (crone) to contemporary witches and victory over death to many Muslims. In Islamic lands, crescent can be seen enclosing a lone pentagram.
CROSS
Christians believe that Jesus accepted crucifixion on a cross for the benefit of us all. This has not always been the case however. Christians didn't use the cross as their religious symbol for many generations after Christ was crucified. Rather than being a Christian symbol it had associations with executioners.
Initially, Christians adopted the fish symbol to identify their religion. Then, early in the fourth century, when execution by crucifixion was abolished by Emperor Constantine and Christianity became the state religion of Rome, the cross became the emblem for Christians.
The cross is used extensively in black magic and in many religions.
The Cross has been used to torture, to threaten whole civilizations, yet used as jewelry and sometimes worshipped. It has associations with an illegal psychedelic 1960s drug, SARS, BSE and bird flu, hatred and despair, love, valour and heroism, World War I, World War II, the Crusades, mythology, Satan, and salvation.
CROSS (IRON or EISERNAS KREUZ)
Also called Mantuan or Maltese cross. First linked to an ancient goddess temple on Malta, it was adopted as the Iron Cross in Prussia. During the First World War, it appeared on German fighter planes and tanks. Later, it became a fascist symbol in France, Portugal and other nations.
DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE
A Masonic seal and initiation symbol. The number inside the pyramid over the eagle's head is 33. The eagle is a universal symbol representing the sun, power, authority, victory, the sky gods and the royal head of a nation.
DRAGON
A mythical monster made up of many animals: serpent, lizard, bird, lion... It may have many heads and breath fire. To mediaeval Europe, it was dangerous and evil, but people in Eastern Asia believe it has power to help them against more hostile spiritual forces.
DREAMCATCHER
An American Indian magic spider web inside a sacred circle. After making dreamcatchers in crafts lessons in school, many children hang them on or near their beds as it is believed that dreamcatchers will block bad dreams but allow good dreams to pass through the center.
ELEMENTS
The four basic elements to many pagans are earth, water, air (wind or spirit) and fire. Many consider the first two passive and feminine - and the last two active and masculine. In Wiccan or Native American rituals, the "quartered circle" (similar to the Medicine Wheel) represents a "sacred space" or the sacred earth. The four lines may represent the spirits of the four primary directions or the spirits of the earth, water, wind and fire.
EYE OF HORUS
It represents the eye of Egyptian sun-god Horus who lost an eye battling Set. Pagans use it as a charm to ward off evil.
FROG
A symbol of fertility to many cultures. The Romans linked it to Aphrodite, the Egyptian to the shape-shifting goddess Heket who would take the form of a frog. To the Chinese, it symbolized the moon -- "the lunar, yin principle" bringing healing and prosperity. Since frogs need watery places, their image was often used in occult rain charms.
HEXAGRAM or SIX-POINTED STAR
When surrounded by a circle, it represents the "divine mind" to many occult groups throughout the centuries. Many still use it in occult rituals. But to Jewish people, it is their Star of David.
ITALIAN HORN
Also called the Cornu, Cornicello, Wiggly Horn, Unicorn horn, Lucifer's horn, or Leprechaun staff. The ancient magical charm or amulet worn in Italy as protection against "evil eye" has also been linked to Celtic and Druid myths and beliefs. Other traditions link it to sexual power and good luck. It is often worn with a cross for double protection or luck. In pre-Christian Europe, animal horns pointed to the moon goddess and were considered sacred.
LIGHTNING BOLT
In ancient mythologies from many cultures (Norse, Roman, Greek, Native American, etc.) the lighting bolt would be hurled by male sky gods to punish, water, or fertilize the earth or its creatures. Navaho myths linked it to the Thunderbird, the symbol of salvation and divine gifts. On children's toys, it represents supernatural power. Double bolts were used to symbolize Nazi power.
LIZARD
Its "sun-seeking habit symbolizes the soul's search for awareness." To the Romans, who believed it hibernated, the lizard meant death and resurrection.
MAGIC MIRROR
Used for "scrying" (foretelling the future, solve problems, answering questions, etc.). They are often decorated with "magic signs" during full moon rituals. Rosemary Ellen Guiley explains: "The ancient art of clairvoyance achieved by concentrating upon an object-- usually one with a shiny surface-- until visions appear....The term scrying comes from the English words descry which means 'to make out dimly' or 'to reveal'."
MANDALA
The Hindu term for "circle". In Hindu and Buddhist meditations, it is used to raise consciousness. In meditation, the person fixes his or her mind on the center of the "sacred circle." Geometric designs are common. The center of some mandalas show a triangle with a bindu (dot) inside a circle. It represents the merging of male and female forces.
MASONS (Freemasons)
The Masonic symbol of the compass and the T-square represents movement toward perfection and a balance between the spiritual and physical which resembles Egyptian and oriental mysticism. The compass (used to form circles) represents spirit. The ruler (part of a square) represents the physical.
MASK
Used by pagans around the world to represent animal powers, nature spirits, or ancestral spirits. In pagan rituals, the wearer may chant, dance and enter a trance in order to contact the spirit world and be possessed by the spirit represented by the mask.
MEDICINE SHIELD
A round shield decorated with personal symbols or pictures of the animal spirit(s) contacted on a Spirit Quest, as practiced by the American Indians. Its basic image is often the form of the "medicine wheel" or "quartered circle."
OM
Sanskrit letters or symbol for the "sacred" Hindu sound om (ohm or aum) called "the mother of all mantras." The four parts symbolize four stages of consciousness: Awake, sleeping, dreaming, and a trance or transcendental state.
PEACE SYMBOL or NERO'S CROSS
A broken, upside-down cross. To Roman emperor Nero, who hated and persecuted the early Christians, it meant destruction of Christianity. Revived in the sixties as a sign for peace, it now symbolizes a utopian hope for a new age of global peace and earth-centered unity.
PENTACLE or PENTAGRAM
A standard symbol for witches, Freemasons, and many other pagan or occult groups. To witches, it represent the four basic elements (wind, water, earth and fire) plus a pantheistic spiritual being such as Gaia or Mother Earth. The pentagram is also used for protection. to banish evil energy or to draw positive energy, depending on how it's drawn."
PENTAGRAM (FIVE-POINTED STAR pointing down)
Used in occult rituals to direct forces or energies. Often represents Satanism, the horned god, or various expressions of contemporary occultism, especially when a goat-head is superimposed on the inverted pentagram.
PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
The symbol of the Alchemist's quest for transformation and spiritual illumination, it was also the British title of the first Harry Potter book (the U.S. publisher changed it to Sorcerer's Stone). The double-headed eagle in the center is also used as a Masonic seal.
PHOENIX
A universal symbol of the sun, rebirth, resurrection and immortality, this legendary red "fire bird" was believed to die in its self-made flames periodically (each hundred years, according to some sources) then rise again out of its own ashes (some say after three days). Linked to the worship of the fiery sun and sun gods such as Mexico's Quetzalcoatl, it was named "a god of Phoenicia" by the Phoenicians. To alchemists, it symbolized the destruction and creation of new forms of matter along the way to the ultimate goal: the philosopher's stone.
SCARAB
Symbol of the rising sun, the Egyptian sun god Chepri (or Khepera), and protection from evil. To ancient Egyptians, the dung beetle rolled its dung balls like Chepri rolled the sun across the sky. The "sacred" symbol adorned popular seals, amulets and magic charms (worn as protection against evil spirits or to overcome barrenness) first in Egypt, then in Phoenicia, Greece, and other Mediterranean lands. Medieval alchemists used its pattern in their magical diagrams.
SERPENT OR SNAKE
Most ancient earth-centered or pagan cultures worshipped the serpent. It represents rebirth (because of its molting), protection against evil, either male of female sexuality, rain and fertility, and is believed to act as a mediator between the physical and spiritual world. In the Bible it usually represents sin, temptation, destruction, and Satan. The circular image of the serpent biting its tail links the mythical significance of the serpent to that of the sacred "circle."
SPIDER
Linked to treachery and death in many cultures, it was seen as a "trickster" in ancient Africa, a "spinner of fate" in ancient goddess cultures and in ancient Greek myths the goddess Arachne was turned into a spider by her jealous rival Athena. Christian cultures have linked it both to an evil force that sucked blood from its victims and to good luck because of the cross on the back of some species. The Chinese have welcomed the spider descending on its thread as a bringer of joys from heaven.
SPHINX
The Sphinx was the ancient Egyptian and Babylonian guardian of sacred places—an idol with human head and a lion's body. The Greek sphinx would devour travelers who failed to answer her riddle. According to A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry (by Arthur Waite, xii) the Masonic sphinx "is the guardian of the Mysteries and is the Mysteries summarized in a symbol. Their secret is the answer to her question. The initiate must know it or lose the life of the Mysteries. If he can and does answer, the Sphinx dies for him, because in his respect the Mysteries have given up their meaning."
SPIRAL
Linked to the "circle". Ancient symbol of the goddess, the womb, fertility, feminine serpent force, continual change, and the evolution of the universe.
SQUARE
In contrast to the circle which often symbolizes the sacred and spiritual (including the sacred earth), the square represents the physical world. Like the quartered circle, it points pagans to the four compass directions: north, east, south and west. While the circle and "spiral" symbolize female sexuality in many earth-centered cultures, the square represents male qualities.
SUN FACE
The sun face is a symbol that has been central to most major spiritual systems throughout history. Since the sun god usually reigned over a pantheon of lesser gods. his symbol played a vital part in pagan worship (and in the rituals of occult secret societies) around the world. In Inca myths, the sun was worshipped as the divine ancestor of the nation.
SUN & MOON JOINED AS ONE
A universal pagan expression of the merging of opposites. Like the "Yin Yang" (below), the marriage of the male sun and the female moon represents unity in diversity, compromise instead of conflict, and conformity to a new consciousness where all is one.
SUN and SUN SIGN
The sun was worshipped as a personified, life-giving deity in Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and other major civilizations of history. The more common symbol is the familiar face in the center of the sun's rays. A dot or point in the center of a circle symbolizes the blending of male and female forces. Hindus call the midpoint in a circle the bindu - the spark of masculine life within the cosmic womb.
SUN WHEEL or RING CROSS
A universal symbol found on ancient slabs in Nordic countries, in pre-Columbian America and in Mediterranean countries. Like the swastika and other sun symbols, it represents power and supremacy. It serves as a logo for the Swedish national socialist party, Nordiska Rikspartiets, and for the French Jeune Nation.
SWASTIKA
Ancient occult symbol of the sun and the four winds or directions and their corresponding spirits. Revived by Hitler, today it represents racism and the "white supremacy" of neo-Nazis. Like other occult symbols, it is often placed inside a "circle". Centuries ago it was a "fire and sun symbol occurring initially in Asia and later among the Germanic tribes," according to The Herder Symbol Dictionary. "The cross inscribed in a circle mediates between the square and the circle," emphasizing the "joining of heaven and earth...and "the perfected human being."
THEOSOPHY
To members of the Theosophical Society, as well as to countless non-members, the Theosophical Seal with its motto, "There is no Religion Higher than Truth", is everywhere evidence of the Society's existence. It is a distinguishing badge, representative of the character of the Theosophical Society. More than just a distinguishing mark, the Seal symbolizes the truths of the Ancient Wisdom which the Theosophical Movement was designed to promulgate in the modern world, and something of the mission and high destiny of the Society in the pure transmission of those truths.
TOAD
Linked to witchcraft and other occult practices.
TONGUE (protruding)
Linked to flame, fire, fertility, sexual power and spiritual power. In nations around the world, images of deities or masks with protruding tongues have indicated active and occupying spiritual forces, often a union of masculine and feminine spirits. Such images were vital to pagan rituals invoking spirits. The sexual/spiritual forces represented by gargoyles with protruding tongues which adorned Gothic cathedrals were believed to protect the buildings from other spiritual powers.
TOTEM
Carved, painted representation of power animals or animal-human ancestors. To American Indians in the Northwest, who believe that all of nature has spiritual life, the animals in their totems poles represent the spiritual powers of animal protectors or ancestors.
TRIANGLE
Associated with the number three. Pointing upwards, it symbolizes fire, male power and God. To Christians, it often represents the Trinity. Pointing down, it symbolizes water, female sexuality, goddess religions, and homosexuality.
UNICORN
To many New Agers, it means power, purification, healing, wisdom, self-knowledge, renewal and eternal life. Origin: In the 4th century BC, Greek historian Ctesias told about a wild animal with healing powers and a spiral horn on its forehead. Medieval myths suggested it could only be caught with help from a virgin who would befriend it.
UROBORUS
The "circular" serpent biting its own tail represents eternity and the cycles or "circle of life." Medieval alchemists linked it to the cyclical processes in nature.
WHEEL
A universal symbol of cosmic unity, astrology, "the circle of life," evolution, etc. The pagan sacred circle plus any number of radiating spokes or petals form the wheel - a Wheel of Life to Buddhists, a Medicine Wheel to Native Americans, a Mandala to Hindus. It symbolizes unity, movement, the sun, the zodiac, reincarnation, and earth's cycles of renewal. Pagans use it in astrology, magic, and many kinds of rituals.
WHEEL OF DHARMA
Buddhist wheel of life and reincarnation.
WISHBONE
Civilizations dating back to the 4th Century (Etruscans, Rome, Britain, America) have held turkey or chicken wishbone contests. Pulling the dry turkey or chicken bone until it snapped ("lucky break"), they believing the winner's wish or dream would come true. Today, many believe that this symbol will "catch" their dreams, bring good luck, and make their wishes come true. As in contemporary witchcraft or magic, the object becomes a channel of "good" energy. Astrology and horoscopes link it to Sagittarius. It might also be confused with the Lambda (looks like a lower case, upside-down "y"), the Greek letter adopted by the International Gay Rights Congress in 1974 as the global symbol of homosexual "pride".
WORLD TRIAD
Originally an oriental symbol, it was "adopted by western Gnostics as an emblem of cosmic creativity, the threefold nature of reality or fate, and the eternally spiraling cycles of time. In Japan it was maga-tama or mitsu tomoe, the world soul. In Bhutan and Tibet, it is still known as the Cosmic Mandal, a sign of the Trimurti." This is also the symbol for U.S. Department of Transportation.
YIN YANG
A Chinese Tao picture of universal harmony and the unity between all opposites: light/dark, male/female, etc. Yin is the dark, passive, negative female principle. Yang is the light, active, positive principle.
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