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AskOxford: Symbols
Is there a name for the dot above the i?
What is the name for the # symbol?
What is the origin of the '@' sign?
And others.
www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutsymbols/?view=uk
Chakra Kundalini Art
In 1971, after six months of riding on horseback through the mountains and deserts of Arizona and New Mexico,
artist Ralph Adamson rode down into the Rio Grande backyard of New Mexico artist Bill Rane.
"Bill's paintings had a vitality and humor that was irresistible."
Six months later Ralph had rented a cabin on Panther Creek in the wilds of Idaho and was painting his first painting in oil color.
www.lycaeum.org/altered/kundalin/kundart.htm
Early human marks are symbols
A series of parallel lines engraved in an animal bone between 1.4 and 1.2 million years ago may be the
earliest example of human symbolic behaviour.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3512470.stm
Illustrations and meanings of some popular symbols
Yin-Yang, Peace Symbol, Shamrock, Four-Leaf Clover, The Unicorn, Donkey, Elephant, Cat.
Playing Cards: The Club, The Diamond, The Heart, The Spade. Adinkra Symbols:
Akoma (the heart), Osram ne nsromma(the moon and the star),
Gye nyame (accept God), Nyame dua (an altar to the sky God or "God's tree").
www.fleurdelis.com/symbols.htm
Greek, Indian, and Chinese Elements
Symbols for the elements with descriptions.
www.friesian.com/elements.htm
Language of Flowers
As every flower lover knows, flowers have a language of their own. Every sentiment is
expressed in one form or another by these fragile blooms and as a
leading psychologist states... "Flowers are a perfect replica of human life".
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/publications/flowers/flowers.html
Lotus: Flower of Symbolism
Bilingual web site (English, French) bringing different spiritual traditions together
to highlight various symbols and approach their common source.
users.skynet.be/lotus/home.htm
Magical Mystical Symbols
An assortment from cultures and traditions around the world.
Gods, Goddesses, scenes, and astrological symbols.
Celtic, North and South American, Egyptian, African & many other cultures' traditional decorative art.
European Art from the 14th to the 18th centuries.
www.feri.com/mms/
Origins of the Happy Human Symbol
Where did the Humanist icon--The Happy Human--come from?
www.humanistsofutah.org/1996/artfeb96.htm
Picto Poker
You need to arrange the cards in the following order to win the game:
picture card, pictograph card, then purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red, according to the rainbow.
www.pictobabble.com/poker/
Picto Solitaire
Symbolism - Light of the night
Symbols may help us to understand that we are all interrelated and part of the Whole at the origin of everything.
It is less a question of changing the world and more of changing our vision of that world, which may help to really alter it.
By clicking one of the proposed themes, you will enter into a never ending world and, perhaps, without any return.
users.belgacom.net/symbolisme/home.htm
Symbols and the Search for Meaning
Although we hold a symbol language in common, we don't always interpret individual symbols
in the same way. Symbols point to deeper truths that
we usually experience as individuals or as members of a particular culture.
www.lyricalworks.com/symbols/aboutsymbols.htm
Time-Law Symbols
Introducing Scandinavian symbols in rock-carvings.
With boats, circles, snakes, feet they symbolised seasons
of year and all the ritual times. Rituals
were preparation for labour for short
or long times. Normally they regulated only the summer season.
freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~catshaman/16Scanher/06ShanhII.htm
VML Draw Page
Web-based application allows a user to make simple, colorful drawings, then convert them to Vector Markup Language (VML)
for displaying on webpages.
www.symbols.net/draw/
World Treasures of the Library of Congress: Beginnings
Views of the Earth:
Jaina World View, Sacred Cows, Medieval Islamic Map of the World, Islamic World Map, T-O Map of the World,
Rescuing the Earth, Wheel of Life, The Burmese Buddhist World, Celestial View of Earth, and more.
www.loc.gov/exhibits/world/earth.html
Rangeley Maine
Key to Web Site Symbols.
www.rangeleyvacations.com/symbols_key.htm
Care Label Symbols - Ohio State University
Most consumers consider care labels on clothing a desirable government
regulation. The Care Labeling Rule was enacted in 1972 and amended in
1984. It required manufacturers to provide permanently attached,
written care instructions on apparel sold in the United States.
ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5556.html
Laundry Guide to Common Care Symbols
Care Labels: Your Guide to Easy Care
Care labels provide helpful information that can save you time and money.
www.textileaffairs.com/lguide.htm
Oriental Rug Symbols
Offers online shopping facility for ordering handmade turkish rugs and kilims and general information about oriental rugs and kilims.
A commercial site, but you can view the symbols for free.
www.turkishrugsandkilims.com/rugguide/orientalrugsymbols.htm
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