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A serpent or dragon consuming its own tail, it is a symbol of infinity, unity, and the cycle of death and rebirth. Pentacle: Mesopotamia: An ancient symbol of a unicursal five-pointed star circumscribed by a circle with many meanings, including but not limited to, the five wounds of Christ and the five elements (earth, fire, water, air, and soul).
Collection of various symbols used for or by modern pagan religions or groups. The symbols are identified by the uploader as (from left to right): 1st Row Slavic Rodnovery ("Slavic Cross") Celtic Neopaganism (or general triskele / triple spiral) Germanic Heathenism ("Thor's Hammer") Latvian Dievturi ("Cross of crosses or Cross of Māra") 2nd ...
Dianic Wicca, also known as Dianic Witchcraft, [1] is a modern pagan goddess tradition focused on female experience and empowerment. Leadership is by women, who may be ordained as priestesses, or in less formal groups that function as collectives.
In his 3rd century AD work On Images, Porphyry wrote: "the moon is Hekate, the symbol of her varying phases and of her power dependent on the phases. Wherefore her power appears in three forms, having as symbol of the new moon the figure in the white robe and golden sandals, and torches lighted: the basket, which she bears when she has mounted ...
Wiccan views of divinity are generally theistic, and revolve around a Goddess and a Horned God, thereby being generally dualistic.In traditional Wicca, as expressed in the writings of Gerald Gardner and Doreen Valiente, the emphasis is on the theme of divine gender polarity, and the God and Goddess are regarded as equal and opposite divine cosmic forces.
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Description: Various neopagan religious symbols (from left to right): 1st Row Slavic Neopaganism ("Hands of God"); Celtic Neopaganism (or general spiral triskele / triple spiral)
The ghost of Barbara Radziwiłł, oil on canvas, 281 x 189 cm. National Museum in Poznań, Date 1886.. In German folklore, the Weiße Frauen (German: [ˈvaɪsə ˈfʁaʊən], meaning White Women) are elf-like spirits which may derive from Germanic paganism in the form of legends of light elves (Old Norse: Ljósálfar).