Taoism has the white and black yin-yang. (Red and black is for Zen Buddhists)
The two sides represent all that is good and all that is bad, they join up to show that, while you may percieve them as different, they are actually the same. The dot in each side of opposing color represents that there are no absolutes. The whole of the symbol represents the ideal that if you try to remove something from one, you damage the other as well. You cannot destroy good without damaging evil in the process, and vice versa.
2007-11-13 18:24:29 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-11-13 18:26:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I use a few symbols to represent my beliefs.
- A Thor's Hammer - An upside down hammer pendant is the hammer that Thor carries.
- A Pentacle - The Five Elements - Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit.
- A Star of David - The six cardinal directions and the two genders. Also represents perfection.
- An Iron Cross - Represents my German ancestry.
I think that about covers it.
2007-11-14 12:55:16 · answer #2 · answered by Meatwad 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Probably the most famous symbol of Judaism is the six-pointed star of David; it's said to be the shape of King David's shield. The other well-known symbol is the seven-branched menorah (as opposed to the nine-branched version used at Hanukkah); it was simply a fixture used for worship in the Temple in Jerusalem. Neither is an "official" symbol, as there's no governing body or clerical hierarchy to declare them so; they're simply strong associations.
2007-11-14 02:32:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I'm non-religious so I'm not sure what symbol this would be. I guess (for me personally) it would be an asterisk *, since I believe in God, which would be at the center where the other points join, the rest of my beliefs would be the individual lines or spokes radiating out from the middle. Very interesting question, and you got me thinking there. Star for you!
2007-11-14 02:33:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
A cross. It symbolizes salvation.
"There are no absolutes. Only fools deal with the absolutes"---- Isn't that from Star Wars?
Well..... I still don't fully get it.
It's just like Harry Potter too.......
I really am confusing.......
2007-11-16 07:53:41 · answer #5 · answered by kim 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I had to choose a symbol, I would also choose the Yin-Yang. For me it represents two things.
First it represents the concept of duality. Male and female, light and darkness, creation and destruction, birth and death, good and evil. You cannot have good without evil, one defines the other. Secondly it represents the cyclical nature of the universe. Creation bears within it the seed of destruction which bears within it the seed of creation.
It teaches us to find balance in our lives, to recognize the beautiful nature of creation, and to marvel at it as we allow it to unfold around us.
With Love,
Shane K.
2007-11-14 02:48:11 · answer #6 · answered by Shane K 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
The equal arm Cross is the sign of Divine Truth-God
2007-11-14 02:41:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Fire and wind come from the sky, from the gods of the sky. But Crom is your god, Crom and he lives in the earth. Once, giants lived in the Earth, Conan. And in the darkness of chaos, they fooled Crom, and they took from him the enigma of steel. Crom was angered. And the Earth shook. Fire and wind struck down these giants, and they threw their bodies into the waters, but in their rage, the gods forgot the secret of steel and left it on the battlefield. When we found it are just men. Not gods. Not giants. Just men. The secret of steel has always carried with it a mystery. You must learn its' riddle, Conan. You must learn its' discipline. For no one - no one in this world can you trust. Not men, not women, not beasts.
2007-11-14 02:31:55 · answer #8 · answered by Paul B 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Thor's hammer... pretty obvious. The elder futhark, the original runes of odin. And vaulknuts, Odin's symbol that we joke is a "target for odin's mischief."
2007-11-14 02:33:33 · answer #9 · answered by <Sweet-Innocence> 4 · 5⤊ 2⤋
i have a symbol which represents my belief, not my "religion"
the Ank is the symbol for eternal life which is endowed to each soul. it can neither be lost nor gained. it can only be realized.
2007-11-14 13:34:35 · answer #10 · answered by nacsez 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the most popular is Thor's Hammer. But we have a bunch
Odins horns http://altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/symbols/bldefstriplehorn.htm valknut http://altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/symbols/bldefsvalknut.htm Odin and his horse Sleipnir http://altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/symbols/bldefssleipnir.htm and gungnir http://altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/symbols/bldefsgungnir.htm
2007-11-14 12:55:29 · answer #11 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋