Liber XXX · Symbols
Chapter IV
Religious Symbols
9 min readChi-Rho Symbol: Meaning, Origins and Constantine's SignThe Chi-Rho symbol explained: the Greek monogram of Christ, the staurogram, Constantine's vision and labarum, early Christian art and related Christograms.8 min readJung's Red Book (Liber Novus): History, Images and MeaningC. G. Jung's Red Book (Liber Novus): his 1913–1930 visionary record, its figures and mandalas, its long seclusion and the 2009 facsimile, and what it means.9 min readRamon Llull and the Lullian Art: Letters, Wheels and TruthRamon Llull (c. 1232–1316) and his combinatory Art: the Mount Randa illumination, divine dignities, letters and rotating figures, and Lullism up to Leibniz.6 min readReligious Symbols: Origins and Meanings of Sacred SignsA guide to religious symbols and their history: the cross and chi-rho, Star of David, crescent, Om, swastika, dharma wheel, taijitu, ankh and more.8 min readSwastika Symbol: Religious History from India to the NazisThe swastika's religious history: its Sanskrit meaning, prehistoric origins, sacred use in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, and its appropriation by the Nazis.
Forthcoming in this chapter
56- Ankh Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Eye of Horus Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Hexagram Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Seal of Solomon Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Star of David Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Pentacle Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Inverted Pentagram Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Sigil of Baphomet Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Leviathan Cross Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Rod of Asclepius Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Ichthys Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Rosy Cross Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Unicursal Hexagram Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Number 666 Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Triple Moon Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Triquetra Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Triskele Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Celtic Cross Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Flower of Life Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Seed of Life Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Metatron's Cube Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Sri Yantra Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Om Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Taijitu Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Lotus Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Hamsa Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Star of Ishtar Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Labrys Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Yggdrasil Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Valknut Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Vegvisir Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Helm of Awe Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Mjölnir Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Sun Cross Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Scarab Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Djed Pillar Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Was-Sceptre Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Uraeus Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Square and Compasses Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
- Tau Cross Symbol: Meaning, Origins and History
and 16 more.