Moon Symbols P - S - T
Source: Moon Magic by DJ Conway
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Pomegranate: Becaus of its blood-red juice, its many chambers and seeds, the pomegranate is symbolic of blood, the Dark Moon deities, and the land of the dead.
Pillar, Cone: The earliest representation of hte Moon; sometimes this stone was a meteorite. Often this was grouped with a circular stone which represented the Full Moon. Some pyramids fall into this category.
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Raven: A black bird associated with the Dark Moon goddesses, such as the Morrigu and Rhiannon.
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Semicircle: The semicircle represents the crescent Moon in symbology.
Shell: A symbol fo the Great Mother and related to the Moon.
Silver: This metal has long been regarded as the Moon's metal. Silver was used for divinatory cups.
Snake: The snake, a Goddess symbol, is the same as the spiral when it is coiled. Sometimes each turn of the coil marks a day in the lunar calendar. Zigzag lines represent snakes. Serpents were associated with the Dark Moon because they were considered related to the Underworld. Some Dark Moon goddesses were depicted with snakes as hair. There are pictures showing Cybele offering a cup to a snake. In the mythology of Mexico are tales of the woman serpent (Moon) who is devoured by the Sun, a description of an eclipse or the phase of hte Moon.
Soma: A sacred liquid connected with the Moon. IN India it was called soma; teh Persians knew it as haoma, and the Celts as red claret. See Blood. The Chinese goddess Ch'and-O drank this sacred liquid, then fled to live on the Moon.
Sow: The white sow has been associated with Moon deities from the Celtic lands to the Mediterranean. It was connected with Astarte, Cerridwen, Demeter, Freyja, the Buddist Marici.
Spiral: The spiral, whichever way it turned, represented an aspect of the Great Goddess, and also the Moon. The upward and downward spiraling, or in and out, can be compared to the waxing and waning of the Moon. The Greek Crane Dance, probably performed originally on Crete by the bull-dancers, was danced around a horned altar which was part of the labyrinth. Spirals appear on some ancient Goddess statues, primarily replacing what would be eyes. |
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