![]() ![]() These symbols are powerful because they are archetypal- even cultures that do not share language share an innate understanding of symbols. Signs used in modern magick and Western religious traditions share a common ancestry that dates before the creation of writing. Over time, they have acquired layers of increasingly complex meaning, and this evolution of meaning tells us much about how we developed our ideas about the nature of life and the universe. ![]() Many of the symbols we take for granted today as static signs of religious or secular life were created long ago, representations of the movements of earth and heaven, symbols of the seasons, and representations of cosmic and earthly deities. Even in religious teaching, symbols are presented as emblems of belonging, mere historical artifacts one wears to identify with one’s faith. Symbols surround us in myriad forms and form an inextricable part of our daily lives, yet unlike our spoken languages, schooling in symbolism is left to the individual initiative. ![]() There is a secret language we all recognize, but few are fluent in- the language of symbols. IYT.A Guide to The Structure of Spiritual Emblems What I am attracted to may in fact be written inside of me. It makes me wonder if these symbols are embedded in our DNA. I was looking for transformation just as the Neolithic and Cretan people were. I was calling on the power of the butterfly to release me from a period of my life when I was feeling very stuck. I was wearing a butterfly ring around my finger and a necklace around my neck. Last year I started buying butterfly jewelry. All the ideals of the old religion, female, snakes, and knowledge are considered bad/works of the devil and if people continue to worship them the will be expelled from the garden like Adam and Eve. The rejection of the Goddess and the serpent for the new male God centered religion Judaism and calling this the act the original sin can be unpacked as the new religion's defamation the old religion of the Goddess, as well as, the power shift from partnership model (gylany) to dominator model (androcracy). The writers of the Old Testament decision to equate the serpent with the feminine character Eve and ancient knowledge is actually an accurate portrayal of Goddess culture. Ancient Priestesses obtained their knowledge (note it is the Tree of Knowledge in the bible) in serpent rituals. In the book there is a reinterpretation of Genesis, in which it is mentioned that it is very natural for Eve to listen to the serpent because the serpent is the Goddess symbol. In the Chalice in the Blade, serpents are connected with Goddess worship and the sacred feminine. I haven't ever felt the connection with serpents that I have with butterflies. ![]()
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