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Dozens of symbols relating to religion, magick, mysticism, and mythology. Click on an entry for a picture and the uses and meaning of the symbol. Some entries have multiple keywords.

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A

A.A. (Astrum Argentum)
Abraxas
Adar
Adinkra Symbols
Agnus Dei
Akua'ba (akwaba)
Alchemical salt
Alexamenos

Allah
All seeing eye
Anchor cross
Ankh
Asclepius wand
Aten
Atlantis cross
Awen
Axe

B

Ba bird
Babalon Star
Ba'gua
Bahai star, ringstone

Baphomet
Birdman of rapanui
 Black Sun
Bob Dobbs
Brighid's cross
Buddha's eyes

C

Cabletow
Caduceus
Cagliostro's Seal
calumet
Cancer
Capricorn
Capricornus
Cauldron
Celtic knots
 Celtic tree of life
Cerne Abbas Giant
Cernunnos
Chakras
Chakra tree
Chanupa
Chaos star/chaos wheel

Chi-Ro
Chiwara
 Cinquefoil
Claddagh
Cicada
Cloud mountains, Hopi
Clover
Chnoubis
Conch
Crescent moon
Cross
Cross fitchy
Cross lorraine
Crucified Donkey
Crucified snake
Crux Satanas
Cups

D

Dancing sorcerer of trois Freres
Dancing Shiva
Daruma
Death knot
Dee's Holy Table

 Digug
Diwali
Djed
Dorje
Druid symbols
Druid tree
Druze star

E

Eckankar
Eck Onkar
elemental air
Elf cross
Eleggua

Elven star
Endless knot
Enneagram
enso
Eye of Horus
Eyes of Buddha

F-G

Faravahar
Fasces
Fish with menorah
Fitchy cross
fleur de lis
Garuda

 Gemini
Ghanta
Girdle of Isis
Goat of Mendes (goat with pentacle)
Goddess figure
Golden dawn cross
Gorgon's head
Gungnir

H-J

Halo
Hamsa
Hand of Eris
Heartagram
Heartline deer
Hecate's wheel
Hexagram
Hieroglyphic monad

 Hrungnir's heart
Horns of Odin
Horned god
Hugin and Munin
Hunab ku
I ching hexagram
Infinity symbol
Irminsul
Jain hand
Jupiter

K-L

Kalachakra
kalash
Kartika
Khanda
Kolam
Kokopelli
Khanda
Knot of Inanna
Knot of Isis
Knot of the slain

Kolam
Labarum
Labrynth
Labrys
 Lauburu
lead
 lily
Lion of Judah
Lithuanian Cross
Lotus
Lotus, egyptian
Luther's seal (Luther's rose)

M

Ma'at feather
Magen David
 Mala
Mandorla
mandrake lady
Manaia
Manji
Mars
Martinist Order
masonic square and compass
Mendes Goat

Menorah
Mercury
Messianic Seal
Messianic star
Methodist
Mjolnir
Mogen David
Monad
Moon
"Moonies"
Moon Goddess
Mu
Mudra

N-O

Naga
Necronomicon
neo-nazi triskelle
neptune
Nishan Sahib

Odin's cross
Odin's horn
Om
 Om Mani Padme hum
 Omphalos
Omkar
Orphic egg
Ouroboros

P-R

Pa K'ua
Parasol
Peace pipe
Pentagram (pentacle)
Phurba
 Prayer Wheel

Pisces
 Raelian star
Right turning conch
Romany chakra
Romuva
Rose Cross
Rose of Venus

S

Sacred chao
Salt
Saturn
Scarab
Scorpion
Seax emblem
Sefer Yetzirah (order of creation)
Septagram
Shamash
Shatkona
 Shen
Shiva Dancing
Scientology cross
Sephiroth
Sheela-na-gig
Sigil

Sikh Khanda
Sleipnir
Square and compass
Snake Goddess
Solar cross/wheels
Spirals
Spirit ship
Star and crescent
Star of Auseklas
Star of David
Star of Ishtar
Star symbols
Stupa
Sufi Order
Sulfur
Swastika
Sword cross

T

Tattwas
Tanit
Taurus
Tetragrammaton
Tetraktys Theosophical emblem
Thor's hammer
Throne of Isis
Thunder cloud (Hopi)
Tibetan bell
Tilaka
Tiratana
Tomoe
Torii gate

 Tools of magick
Tree of life (Celtic)
Tree of Life (kabbalistic)
Trinacria
Triple horn
Triple moon/crescent
Triple yin yang
Triqueta
Triquetra
Triratna
Triskele
Trisula (trishula)
Troll cross
Triskele
Tyet

U-Z

Unicursal hexagram
Unitarians
Uraeus
Uranus
Unification Church
Vajra
Valknut
Venus
Venus of willendorf
 Vesica Pisces
Veve
Virgo

Winged disk
Winged Heart
Wisdom eyes
Witch's sign
World Tree
Wreath and staves
 Xnoubis
Yantra
Ygdrasil
YHVH
Yin/yang
Zia
Zodiac
 Zoroastrian
Zoso
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