The Lost Language of Symbolism, Vol. 1: An Inquiry Into the Origin of Certain Letters, Words, Names, Fairy-Tales, Folklore, and Mythologies (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Lost Language of Symbolism, Vol. 1: An Inquiry Into the Origin of Certain Letters, Words, Names, Fairy-Tales, Folklore, and Mythologies

The Globe and Cross- The Messiah- Communism of The Romance of the Rose- The Peasants' War- The "Evangelical Christian Brotherhood"- The Siege of Miinster- "By Peace Plenty and by Wisdom Peace"- The Standard of Righteousness- The Renaissance- The "Forerunner of Pleasant Phoebus"- The Portals of the Sky- The Ibis, the Bird of Morning- The Baboon, the Hailer of the Dawn.

Monotheism of the Ancients- The Tetragrammaton- The AlephTau- Alpha and Omega- The Compasses- The Sphere- The Scarabseus- The Double-headed Eagle- The Thunder Bird- The Three Circles- The Clover Leaf- The Quadrifoil- The Figure Four- The Svastika- Solomon's Knots- The Eye of Heaven- The Watcher- The Panther's Breath- The BuUroarer- The Bad Serpent- The Mystic Tie- Jupiter's Chain- The Collar of Ss- The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg- The "Silly Sheep"- The Good Shepherd- The Sacred Kine- Honey and Milk- The Milk Pail- Orpheus- Osiris- The Sacred Bull- The Moon "an Instrument of the Armies Above"

The Night "Christ's Knocking Time"- The Awakening Moon- The Stars- Thoth, the Moon-God- The Threatening Moonface- The Zigzag of Effulgence- The Contest between Light and Darkness- Merodach, "Troubier of the Evil Ones- Indra, the Lord of Stars- Ormuz- ApOLLO- Horus- The Hawk of Gold- The Great Bear, a Symbol of the Selfexistent- The Horn of the Spirit- Jack the Giantkiller- The Fiery Cross and the Gathering of the Clans- The Awakening Bell- The Cock, "the Native Bellman of the Night"- Chanticler and the Rising Sun.

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