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Learn about the lore of the raven - bird of mystery, magic and omens both good and bad. Raven symbolism is rich and plentiful, with a plethora of raven mythology, raven lore and raven superstitions available from a wealth of cultures.
The raven often has a bad press, for being a carrion bird it is ultimately associated with death, and consequently considered a bad omen by many, or a forewarning of war.
But there is much more to this enigmatic and intelligent bird than death, darkness and destruction. Raven is a trickster, a protector, a teacher. and a bringer of great magic.
Originally posted by ajay59
reply to post by boymonkey74
C'mon admit it, you know where he he he. You try to play so coy you silly boy!
Originally posted by mars1
Just seen this on another site.
Just look at the Queen's nurses belt buckle.
Link.www.dailymail.co.uk...
They are not hiding it anymore now so what do you think
Freemason symbol and a pentagram like i said whats your thoughts on this.
Edit to add image.
Sorry dude how am I supposed to understand what you mean after a post like this. Why didn't you just say what you meant in the first place eh?
The pentagram was used in ancient times as a Christian symbol for the five senses.[22] Medieval Christians believed that the "pentalpha" symbolizes the five wounds of Christ. The pentagram was believed to protect against demons.
The pentagram figured in a heavily symbolic Arthurian romance: it appears on the shield of Sir Gawain in the 14th century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. As the poet explains, the five points of the star each have five meanings: they represent the five senses, the five fingers, the five wounds of Christ, the five joys that Mary had of Jesus (the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Resurrection, the Ascension, and the Assumption), and the five virtues of knighthood which Gawain hopes to embody: noble generosity, fellowship, purity, courtesy, and compassion.
Originally posted by AugustusMasonicus
Originally posted by HelenConway
...she probably trained somewhere like the Royal Masonic Hospital In north London - now closed.
Found it. You are exactly right. Here is a link to an image of the Royal Masonic Hospital's Nursing Buckle which is in the London Museum.
The Early Roots The earliest known use of the pentagram can be found around 3500 BC at Ur of the Chaldees in Ancient Mesopotamia. It was found here on fragments of broken pottery with some of the earliest findings of written language. In later periods of Mesopotamian art, the pentagram was used in royal inscriptions as a symbol of imperial power extending out to "the four corners of the world".
Celtic Druids, saw the pentagram as a symbol of the Godhead.
It's also important to note that these Celtic traditions provide the foundation for much of modern Paganism practiced today.
Originally posted by thePharaoh
i dont get your argument here...
is it a masonic symbol or not... i guess it is
Originally posted by ajay59
Celtic Druids, saw the pentagram as a symbol of the Godhead.
It's also important to note that these Celtic traditions provide the foundation for much of modern Paganism practiced today.
Seems there's a lot of info out there on the web. I've seen plenty telling me it is not always as it seems!
edit on 4-3-2013 by ajay59 because: (no reason given)
The truth is that the cross has been used both as a religious symbol and as an ornament from the dawn of man's civilization. Various objects dating from periods long before the Christian era, have been found through archaeological discoveries, marked with crosses of different designs in almost every part of the old world. The cross symbol was found in Scandanavia: The Tau cross symbolized the hammer of the God Thor. In Hinduism, the vertical shaft represents the higher, celestial states of being; the horizontal bar represents the lower, earthly states.
Originally posted by yourmaker
Originally posted by rickymouse
They are just symbols like the symbol of the eye of Horus/Ra on the dollar
Like the Nazi's intention to brand themselves with the Swastika,
perhaps the symbols are used as a way to brand "our" western society.