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The spirit of medicine, as imagined by Salomon Trismosin, 1582. The Caduceus became a symbol of alchemy and pharmacy in medieval Europe. Its first appearance as a medical symbol can be traced back to 1st−4th century CE in oculists' stamps that were found mostly in Celtic areas, such as Gaul, Germany and Britain, which had an engraving of the name of the physician, the name of the special ...
Maggie Wilson, author of the forthcoming book Metaphysical AF, has extensively researched animal symbolism across spiritual traditions. She notes that spotting a hawk is widely considered a ...
The serpent, or snake, is one of the oldest and most widespread mythological symbols.The word is derived from Latin serpens, a crawling animal or snake.Snakes have been associated with some of the oldest rituals known to humankind [1] [2] and represent dual expression [3] of good and evil.
The Manitous: the spiritual world of the Ojibway. HarperCollins Publishers (New York: 1995). Johnston, Basil. The bear-walker and other stories. Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto: 1995). Johnston, Basil. The star man and other tales. Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto: 1997). Johnston, Basil. Mermaids and Medicine Women. Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto ...
The horizontal line in the Kongo cosmogram represents the boundary between the physical world (the realm of the living) and the spiritual world (the realm of the ancestors). The vertical line of the cosmogram is the path of spiritual power from God at the top, traveling to the realm of the dead below, where the ancestors reside.
Aja, spirit of the forest, the animals within it and herbal healers; Babalú-Ayé, spirit of illness and disease; Erinlẹ, spirit of abundance, the healer, and Physician to the Orisha; Loco, patron of healers and plants; Mami Wata, a pantheon of water deities associated with healing and fertility; Ọsanyìn, spirit of herbalism; Sopona, god ...
The Horses of Neptune, illustration by Walter Crane, 1893.. Horse symbolism is the study of the representation of the horse in mythology, religion, folklore, art, literature and psychoanalysis as a symbol, in its capacity to designate, to signify an abstract concept, beyond the physical reality of the quadruped animal.
Power animal, a neoshamanic belief of a tutelary spirit Spirit guide , an entity that remains as a discarnate spirit to act as a guide or protector to a living incarnated individual Totem , a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people, such as a family, clan, lineage, or tribe