Signs, Symbols & Omens

Signs, Symbols & Omens
Author: Raymond Buckland
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2014-05-08
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0738716618

As human beings, we live in a world of symbols. From traffic signs to the very letters that comprise these words, symbols are woven into every aspect of daily life. Since prehistoric times humans have used symbolic representation to communicate with each other and with the divine. In Signs, Symbols & Omens, leading occult authority Ray Buckland describes the form and meaning of over 800 symbols from ancient and modern religions, magical traditions, and indigenous cultures around the world: Alchemy Ancient Egypt Astrology Australian Aborigines Aztec and Mayan Buddhist Celtic Ceremonial Magic Chinese Christian Freemasonry Gnostic Greek and Roman Hindu Islamic Judaic Magical Alphabets Native American Norse Rosicrucian Runic Shinto Sikh Travelers Voudoun Witchcraft Omens Understand the symbols used throughout human history and gain a deeper appreciation for the depth of the human experience and the vast uncharted realm of the collective unconscious.

How to Read Signs and Omens in Everyday Life

How to Read Signs and Omens in Everyday Life
Author: Sarvananda Bluestone
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2001-10-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1594775923

Discover your psychic powers and learn to use the wonders of nature and the world around you as magical tools of divination. • Practical and enjoyable exercises help readers reconnect with their innate psychic sensitivity. • Includes 75 methods and practices of divination from around the world. Since the beginning of time, diviners and seers have been finding signs and omens in the world around them--in pools of water, tea leaves, delicate patterns of cracked animal bones, and the ripples of clouds in the sky. Because these observers have been able to tap into a deeper level of awareness, they have come to sense hidden truths in powerful and mysterious ways. In modern times we call those who possess these abilities "psychic," but native cultures accepted that each of us has an innate sixth sense and can learn how to read the forces of nature that appear before us. In this fascinating and enlightening guide, historian and psychic Sarvananda Bluestone shows us how our innate knowledge can be rediscovered, allowing us to become far more in tune with our surroundings than we ever dreamed possible. He teaches us to use everyday objects and the wonders of nature as magical tools that offer a window into the future--and ourselves. Whether watching birds cross the morning sky or divining the subtle energies of the earth, you will see the world in an entirely new light. Filled with practical exercises, How to Read Signs and Omens in Everyday Life demonstrates how the discovery of the power within ourselves requires nothing more than a little guidance and a willingness to see.

Supernatural Signs, Symbols, and Codes

Supernatural Signs, Symbols, and Codes
Author: Beryl Dhanjal
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2011-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1448859875

Looks at signs, symbols, and codes throughout history, including pyramids, hearts, and pentagrams.

Symbols

Symbols
Author: Carl G. Liungman
Publisher: Ionfox AB
Total Pages: 640
Release: 2004
Genre: Semiotics
ISBN: 9197270504

Contains more than 2,500 Western signs, arranged into 54 groups according to their graphic characteristics. In 1,600 articles their histories, uses, and meanings are thoroughly discussed. The signs range from ideograms carved in mammoth teeth by Cro-Magnon men, to hobo signs and subway graffiti.

Symbols Around Us

Symbols Around Us
Author: Sven Tito Achen
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1978
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

Discusses the complex history of symbols, their traditional use in almost every aspect of our lives and their meanings through history and across cultures.

The Signs and Symbols Bible

The Signs and Symbols Bible
Author: Madonna Gauding
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2009-10
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781402770043

Explains the meaning given by diverse cultures in various eras to animals, plants, patterns, man-made objects, and abstract forms.

Signs & Symbols of the World

Signs & Symbols of the World
Author: D.R. McElroy
Publisher: Wellfleet Press
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2020-04-21
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1577151860

This informative and engaging illustrated reference provides the stories behind 1,001 signs and symbols, from ancient hieroglyphs to modern-day political and subculture symbols. What in the world does Ω mean? And what about its meaning might have led my coffee date to tattoo it on his entire forearm? Where did the symbol ∞ originate, and what was its first meaning? How did the ampersand symbol & come about and how was it applied daily in book publishing? And what is the full story behind that staring eye on top of the pyramid on our American dollar bill? This comprehensive guide to signs and symbols explains. Find within: More than 1,000 illustrations An extensive collection of written and cultural symbols, including animals, instruments, stones, shapes, numbers, colors, plants, food, parts of the body, religious and astrological symbols, emojis, and gestures Historical facts culled from a wide variety of sources Learn all about the signs and symbols that surround us and their part in our rich world history.