The triskelle can be thought to represent motion as all three arms are positioned to make it appear as if it is moving outwards from its center. Movement, or motion, is believed to signify energies, in particular within this Celtic Symbol the motion of action, cycles, progress, revolution and competition. It can also represent the Holy Trinity in the same...
This pendant is based on an ancient statue found in Germany, and made more that 25,000 years ago. It is the oldest religious image in the western world. The Venus of Willendorf is a mother-boddess. She symbolizes the nurturing and support that motherhood creates. She is fat, showing her abundant life-energy. To many, she is the symbol of life itself,...
The Viking Ship was the most powerful and advanced vessel in Viking Age Europe. They were characterized as being slender and flexible boats, with symmetrical ends with true keel. They were clinker built, which is the overlapping of planks riveted together and had a shallow draft hull designed for speed and navigation in shallow waters which permitted beach landings. Some...
The Pentacle is a symbol of a five pointed star encased in a circle. Each point represents an element, Earth, Air, Fire, Water & Spirit. It is a symbol that can be used within a great variety of magical practice. A besom broom is one of the tools commonly used in Traditional Witchcraft and the practice of modern Wicca to...
The Witches' Broom represents their ability to travel between the worlds. To fly on the broomstick means out-of-body travel, or the act of sending one's perception away from one's self as happens in remote viewing and so many other kinds of psychic work. The Witch is a kind of Shaman, or spirit guide. Her role as traveler between the worlds...
Zeus, the Greek god of the sky and thunder, was knows as Jupiter to the Romans. The son of Cronus and Rhea, and the husband of Hera, Zeus was a father figure to the Greek gods of Mt Olympus. His symbols are the thunderbolt, the eagle, the bull and the oak. Zeus is frequently depicted in one of two poses:...
