Symbols

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• The Book of Talismans Index

  | | The Book of Talismans, Amulets and Zodiacal Gems by William Thomas and Kate Pavitt [1922] | This is a study of the symbolism of…

• The Book of Talismans: Bibliography

  Aston, Wm. Geo., Shinto. The Ways of the Gods.

• The Book of Talismans: Contents
• The Book of Talismans: Index

  A Abracadabra, 111 Adamas, 141 Æneas, 170 — Eye, 169 — Moss, or Tree, 168 — Onyx, 169 — Rainbow or Iris, 169 — Ribbon, 148 — White, 168…

• The Book of Talismans: List of Plates
• The Book of Talismans: Page Index

  Index The Book of Talismans: Page Index page vii page viii page ix page x page xi page xii page xiii page xiv page xv page xvi page xvii…

• The Book of Talismans: Part I. Amulets and Talismans: Cha...

  The Bulla—The Tusk—Pine Cone—The Frog—Skull of an Ass—Key Talismans—Grylli, or Chimeræ—Goat—The Ox—Lion—Eagle—The Caduceus—Mercury—Health…

• The Book of Talismans: Part I. Amulets and Talismans: Cha...

  The Buckle of the Girdle of Isis—The Scarab—The Eye of Osiris—The Two Fingers—The Collar—The Hawk—The Sma—The Ladder and Steps—The Snake's…

• The Book of Talismans: Part I. Amulets and Talismans: Cha...

  Talismans of Primitive Races—The Axe—Arrow-head—The Swastika—The Serpent—The Interlaced Triangles. Amongst primitive races the Axe was the…

• The Book of Talismans: Part I. Amulets and Talismans: Cha...

  Tetragrammaton—Phylactery—Talismans against all mischiefs, the Magus—Venus Talisman—Totaphoth—Abraxas—Eye of a Cock—Bells—Gargoyles—Cramp…

• The Book of Talismans: Part I. Amulets and Talismans: Chapter I

  Introduction.—The Psychic and Magnetic Influence of Talismans and Gems. From remotest times, back even to the birth of humanity, Precious…

• The Book of Talismans: Part I. Amulets and Talismans: Chapter III

  The Tau Cross—Aum Ma Ni Pad Me Hum—Indian Talismans—Ganesa the Elephant-headed—Hangman the Monkey God—The Eight Glorious Emblems of…

• The Book of Talismans: Part I. Amulets and Talismans: Chapter IV

  Talisman for Wisdom—Buddha's Footprints—The Dorje—Knots—Chinese Talismans—The Trigrams—The Five Bats—The Goose—Stork—Pine Tree—Peach—Lucky…

• The Book of Talismans: Part I. Amulets and Talismans: Chapter V

  The Pear Charm—"Show Fu"—Jade—The Blue Gown for Longevity—Japanese—The Tiger—Wolf—Fox—The Thunder, Fire, and Echo—The Fan of Power—Hotei…

• The Book of Talismans: Part I. Amulets and Talismans: Chapter VI

  Egyptian Beliefs—Crux Ansata—The Menat—The Two Plumes—The Single Plume—The Nefer—The Cartouche—The Angles and Plummet—The God Bes—Aper—The…

• The Book of Talismans: Part I. Amulets and Talismans: Chapter VIII

  Gnosticism—Abraxas—Sacred Names—Khnoubis—The Seven Vowels—The Magic Symbols—The Archangels—Lion-headed Serpent—Aum—The Ineffable…

• The Book of Talismans: Part I. Amulets and Talismans: Chapter X

  The Orient—The Koran—Jochebed—Bead Necklaces—Mashallah—Hassan and Hussein—Hand of the Lady Fatima—Five Principal Commandments—Zufur…

• The Book of Talismans: Part I. Amulets and Talismans: Chapter XI

  The Agnus Dei—The Coventry Ring—Ananizapta—Tau Cross—Cross of St. Benedict—Byzantine Ring—Simsum Ring—Abracadabra—Pentalpha, Pentacle…

• The Book of Talismans: Pat II. The Gems of the Zodiac: Ch...

  The Constellation—Aldebaran—The Chaldeans—The Temples—Apis Bull—Aphrodite—Characteristics of Taurus—Training—Gems of Taurus—The…

• The Book of Talismans: Pat II. The Gems of the Zodiac: Chapter I. Aries—The Ram

  The Zodiac—Zodiacal and Calendar Months—The New Year—The Constellation—Hamal—The Passover—Characteristics of Aries People—Gems of Aries—The…

• The Book of Talismans: Pat II. The Gems of the Zodiac: Chapter III. Gemini—The Twins

  Period—The Twins, Castor and Pollux—The Argonauts—King Solomon's Pillars—Maia—Ovid and Wedding of Mary Queen of Scots—Gemini…

• The Book of Talismans: Pat II. The Gems of the Zodiac: Chapter IV. Cancer—The Crab

  The Dark Sign—Its Duration—Origins—Summer Solstice—Hercules and the Crab—Characteristics—Goddess Esmeralda and the Ancient Peruvians—The…

• The Book of Talismans: Pat II. The Gems of the Zodiac: Chapter IX. Sagittarius—The Archer

  Period—The Constellation—The Bow in the Cloud—Mythology—Characteristics of the Type—Appropriateness of the Symbol—Fresh Air a…

• The Book of Talismans: Pat II. The Gems of the Zodiac: Chapter V. Leo—The Lion

  Period—Constellation—The Fiery Sign—Hercules and the Lion—Characteristics—Personal Magnetism of the…

• The Book of Talismans: Pat II. The Gems of the Zodiac: Chapter VI. Virgo—The Virgin

  Period—Constellation—Mythology—Symbols—Paris under Virgo—Reflecting Qualities of the…

• The Book of Talismans: Pat II. The Gems of the Zodiac: Chapter VII. Libra—The Balance

  Period—Constellation—Origin of, the Sign—The Yoke—The Altar—Characteristics of the Type—Influence of Saturn—Inclination for…

• The Book of Talismans: Pat II. The Gems of the Zodiac: Chapter VIII. Scorpio—The Scorpion

  Period—Ruling Planet—Mythology—Symbology—Characteristics of the Type—Effect of the Malefic Aspects—Health…

• The Book of Talismans: Pat II. The Gems of the Zodiac: Chapter X. Capricorn—The Goat

  Constellation—Period—Ruling Planet Saturn—Mythology—The Symbol of the Goat—Characteristics—Constitution and Health Defects—India under the…

• The Book of Talismans: Pat II. The Gems of the Zodiac: Chapter XI. Aquarius—The Water-Bearer

  Constellation—Period—Symbol—Early Religious Teachings—The Glyph—Rulers of the House—Saturn and Uranus—Characteristics of the…

• The Book of Talismans: Pat II. The Gems of the Zodiac: Chapter XII. Pisces—The Fishes

  Period—Constellation—Precession of the Equinoxes—Icthyes, the Fishes—Mythology—Symbol—The Rulers of the House—Characteristics—Ailments of…

• The Book of Talismans: Preface

  The subject of Talismans and Gems of the Zodiac covers a wide area, and the difficulty of arriving at a definite conclusion is increase…

• The Book of Talismans: Real and Artificial Gems and How to Test and Select Them

  The following notes are written in the hope that they may put readers upon their guard against some common deceptions and prevent…

• The Book of Talismans: Title Page

  Scanned, proofed and formatted, September 2008 by John Bruno Hare. This text is in the public domain in the US because it was published…

• The Migration of Symbols Index

  | | The Migration of Symbols by Goblet d'Alviella [1894] | This is a study of the migration and mutation of symbols by a late 19th century…

• The Migration of Symbols: Addenda

  Chap. II. § 1.—The slab found at Huy on the Meuse representing a priest whose vestments are adorned with gammadions has an equivalent in…

• The Migration of Symbols: Chapter I. On Symbols Common to Different Races

  Identity of certain images in the symbolism of different races.—On spontaneous coincidences in the applications of the symbolical…

• The Migration of Symbols: Chapter II. On the Gammadion or Swastika: III. Probable Meaning of the Gammadion

  We have seen that most nations represented the sun by a circle. Some, also, have depicted it by a cruciform sign, more particularly the…

• The Migration of Symbols: Chapter II. On the Gammadion or Swastika: IV. The Birth-Place of the Gammadion

  Can we determine the cradle of the gammadion, or, at least, the region whence it sprang, to be transported to the four corners of the Old…

• The Migration of Symbols: Chapter II. On the Gammadion or...

  I. Geographical distribution of the gammadion.—Different patterns of the gammadion.—Its common occurrence amongst all the nations of the…

• The Migration of Symbols: Chapter II. On the Gammadion or...

  That a great number of gammadions have been mere ornaments, monetary signs, or trade-marks, is a fact which it would be idle to dispute…

• The Migration of Symbols: Chapter III. On the Causes of A...

  Causes which may alter the primary interpretation of symbolical types.—Loss of the primitive signification.—New meanings attached to…

• The Migration of Symbols: Chapter IV. Symbolism and Mytho...

  We have just seen that the adoption of a complex symbol, such as the Assyrian image of the Sacred Tree, does not necessarily imply the…

• The Migration of Symbols: Chapter IV. Symbolism and Mytho...

  I. The Sacred Tree and its acolytes.—The Tree in the art and symbolism of Mesopotamia.—The Tree between two animals, or two monsters…

• The Migration of Symbols: Chapter IV. Symbolism and Mythology of the Tree: III. The Paradisaic Trees of the Aryans

  Not only do the different species of mythical trees which we have just met with amongst the Semites occur amongst the Indo-Europeans, and…

• The Migration of Symbols: Chapter V. On the Transmutation...

  Theory of the blending of symbolic forms.—Fusion of equivalent symbols.—Production of intermediate types.—Axe and Drum.—Wheel and…

• The Migration of Symbols: Chapter VI. The Winged Globe, t...

  I have already referred to the importance of the Trident in the symbolism of Hinduism where, under the name trisula (tri three, and sula…

• The Migration of Symbols: Chapter VI. The Winged Globe, t...

  The Caduceus is one of the symbolic figures which have tried in the highest degree the patience of scholars. Its classic appearance of a…

• The Migration of Symbols: Chapter VI. The Winged Globe, t...

  I. The Winged Globe outside Egypt.—The Winged Globe of the Egyptians; a combination of the Disk, the sparrow-hawk, the goat, and the…

• The Migration of Symbols: Chapter VI. The Winged Globe, the Caduceus, and the Trisula: Conclusion

  In most of the instances which I have here quoted it is easy to discover through what ways the specified symbol was transmitted from one…

• The Migration of Symbols: Contents

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