2007-10-03 09:06:55 · 6 answers · asked by Rita 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
"directly"...
tough to call. most symbols have been run through a human and societal litmus test to detirmine and fine tune their meaning.
without giving any meaning to them...some things that can easily become symbols through a mystical, religious, philosophical experience...can be called out...
pyramids, cubes, spheres, (hedrons in general)
numbers
magic numbers
animal totems
colors
geometrical shapes (circles, lines, squares, etc, triangles, etc.
elements (water, wood, earth, rock, wind, rain, air, water, etc.)
astrological events or patterns...
there are many books on them...but to differentiate how "direct" they come from the divine is very difficult.
2007-10-03 13:41:51 · answer #1 · answered by Sopwith 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would think that the common symbols that arise from the Universal Mind is the Star. This is just my thought because stars have so many important meanings to different persons. It symbolizes and plays an important part in the mind.
Tough question!
2007-10-03 11:08:48 · answer #2 · answered by Third P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Rena,
There are so so many symbols representing different things and it all depends on culture too, even though you speak of the Universal mind. So symbols that mean one thing to one person should mean the same for everyone. When doing my Reiki training I had to learn symbols and these symbols are used during healing but personally I believe just like in dreams, symbols mean different things to different people and are just used in such practices to focus the mind. This can be done too without the use of symbols.
Pollyanna
2007-10-03 11:13:26 · answer #3 · answered by pollyanna 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
AUM or Om would be a start
AUM stands for the total effulgence of the Supreme Being. Its substance is eternal knowledge and bliss.
Is there a symbol for Love Eternal?
Bhakti is sanskrit for divine love.
Tapah is first message from God to residents of this material existence. "Tapah" means Austerity or Penance or Sacrifice. It is through austerity, penance and sacrifice that we get what we want and also they way to reawaken our eternal self.
2007-10-03 11:27:57 · answer #4 · answered by devotionalservice 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of my sculptures are probably from there because they are non figurative, yet seem to strike a chord with most people.
2007-10-03 11:58:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bed knobs and broomsticks?
2007-10-03 14:14:05 · answer #6 · answered by Uncle Remus 54 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋