#symbolism — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #symbolism, aggregated by home.social.
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From Oculus to Orbit: The Symbolism of the Circle in Architecture
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=from-oculus-to-orbit-the-symbolism-of-the-circle-in-architecture
Key insight: <p>Throughout the history of architecture
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"Tamed," Marian Wawrzeniecki, 1910.
An archaeologist, historian, ethnographer, and only incidentally a painter, Warsaw-born Wawrzeniecki (1863-1943) was a noted eccentric and a bit of a fraud.
From an artistic viewpoint, he had a very individual style; he'd had some training in art but abandoned the formal style he'd been taught and instead embraced his own approach. While classified as a Symbolist painter, he was really more of a Modernist, painting solely to achieve his own vision.
His work reflects Slavic folklore and mythology, often depicting witches and pagan gods, and he's considered a significant figure in the rise of Slavic neopaganism. Many of his works can be taken in multiple ways; this could be an illustration of a legend, or a symbol of humanity conquering nature or evil.
He did some fairly important work as an archaeologist, but also published transcriptions of assorted ancient and medieval documents that historians have since figured out he forged. Exactly why he did that is unknown.
From the National Museum in Warsaw.
#Art #MarianWawrzeniecki #Symbolism #Modernism #SlavicPaganism #Eccentric #Art
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A Glimpse of the Soul ✨🧚♂️🌿 Un bagliore dell'anima 🌄⚡🖼️
#poetry #art #mindscapes #soulscapes #youtube #youtubeshort #multimedia #womenartists #femininepower #symbolism
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"The Lonely Man on the Cliff," Pelle Swedlund, 1928.
Swedlund (1865-1947) was a Swedish artist known for his landscapes and cityscapes, especially of the Belgian city of Bruges.
Here he's taken us to a real place, Högklint, a dramatic limestone headland on the Swedish island of Gotland. A simple scene of a single figure standing atop the headland serves as a vehicle for the rich colors of the setting sun. The single figure has a downcast head, and the loneliness of the scene, and the setting sun, give it a strong melancholy air.
Swedlund had some success early on as an artist, and later became the curator of Stockholm's Thiel Gallery until just before his death.
From a private collection.
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Free download codes:
Andy Nechaevsky - Paper Angels - Single
"Where Do Angels Live (plus Paper Angel DIY How-to)"
#instrumental #acoustic #christmas #kalimba #structuredimprovisation #impressionism #tubularbells #mbira #tankdrum #symbolism #christmasjazz #music
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https://www.donna-anna.org/en/on-the-symbolism-of-prayer-beads-and-the-sephiroth.html The Sephiroth are a system, while prayer beads are a tool. However, they reveal a fundamental similarity, which is explained in the article “On the Symbolism of Prayer Beads and the Sephiroth.” #Sephiroth #Prayerbeads #Symbolism #Kabbalah #Metaphysics
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Muses, Saints, Women Artists ✍️🖌️📜 Muse, sante, artiste
#poetry #symbolism #ancientgreece #womenartists #muses #muse #art #portraits #youtubeshorts #visualnarrative #multimedia
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The Three Lions
There are few symbols in England more instantly recognisable than three golden lions marching proudly across a field of red.
Today they adorn football shirts, cricket caps and rugby jerseys. They are painted on pub signs, stamped on passports, embroidered onto military uniforms and waved from terraces whenever England dares to dream.
Millions sing Three Lions without ever stopping to ask a simple question.
Why three?
Why lions?
And why has this particular emblem survived almost nine centuries while kings, dynasties, empires and governments have all faded into history?
Like so many ancient symbols, the answer lies somewhere between history and mythology.
The lion itself had never roamed Britain. Wolves, bears and wild boar once stalked these islands, but lions existed only in stories carried home by pilgrims, crusaders and Roman writers. To medieval Europe, the lion represented everything a king was expected to be: courageous, just, noble, watchful and fierce.
Long before heraldry became an organised system, lions appeared throughout Christian art. Medieval bestiaries claimed that lion cubs were born dead before being brought to life by the breath of their father three days later. Whether believed literally or symbolically, the tale became an obvious parallel with the Resurrection of Christ. Lions were therefore not merely dangerous beasts; they were creatures associated with kingship, divine authority and eternal life.
It is hardly surprising that Europe’s rulers eagerly adopted them.
England’s relationship with lions began with the Norman kings. William the Conqueror himself probably bore no official coat of arms because heraldry had not yet fully developed, but by the twelfth century shields and banners had become increasingly important on crowded battlefields. Knights hidden beneath mail and helmets required instantly recognisable devices.
The first English royal lions seem to appear during the reign of Henry I. Henry married Matilda of Scotland, linking Norman and Anglo-Saxon royal bloodlines. Some historians believe one lion may have entered the royal family’s symbolism through this marriage, while another emerged through subsequent dynastic alliances.
Heraldry during this period was fluid, with symbols evolving rather than appearing fully formed. The decisive moment arrived with Henry’s son, Richard I.
Richard Plantagenet.
Richard the Lionheart.
Few English monarchs have acquired such legendary status. Ironically, Richard spent remarkably little time in England. He spoke French, regarded his continental possessions as more important than his English kingdom, and devoted much of his reign to warfare and the Crusades. Yet he became the king most closely associated with English courage.
Richard originally used seals depicting two lions passant guardant – walking with one forepaw raised while turning their faces towards the viewer. During his reign a third lion appeared, creating the royal arms that remain instantly recognisable today.
Whether Richard consciously chose three lions or inherited an evolving design remains debated by historians, but by the end of the twelfth century England possessed one of Europe’s most distinctive coats of arms. Three gold lions with blue claws and blue tongues, marching one above another upon a crimson shield.
In heraldic language the animals are not technically “lions” at all. They are described as lions passant guardant. Passant refers to the walking pose. Guardant means the head faces directly towards the observer. To medieval eyes this posture conveyed confidence rather than aggression. A rampant lion, rearing upon its hind legs, symbolised battle. A passant lion suggested calm authority – a ruler who possessed strength but had no need to prove it.
There may also have been another layer of symbolism. Throughout medieval Europe, the number three carried profound meaning. Three represented the Holy Trinity. Birth, life and death. Past, present and future. Faith, hope and charity. The symbolism would have been immediately understood by contemporary audiences. Whether Richard deliberately chose three lions because of religious symbolism remains uncertain, but medieval rulers rarely ignored such powerful associations.
Once adopted, the badge spread rapidly.Royal seals, coinage, castles, government documents,military banners. It became the visual signature of the English Crown.
As English armies marched across France during the Hundred Years’ War, three golden lions marched with them. The emblem flew above the armies of Edward III, the Black Prince and Henry V. It fluttered above muddy battlefields at Crécy, Poitiers and Agincourt, becoming associated not simply with monarchy but with English identity itself. Ironically, the badge survived periods when the monarchy itself seemed close to collapse.
During the Wars of the Roses, rival claimants fought beneath variations of royal heraldry. Under the Tudors, dragons, roses and portcullises joined the royal display, yet the three lions remained.
When James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne in 1603, the royal arms expanded dramatically. Scotland’s rampant lion and Ireland’s golden harp joined the shield, yet England’s three lions retained their place.
Empires rose. Empires fell. The lions remained.
One reason for their remarkable survival maybe lies in what they came to represent. Originally they belonged solely to the king. Gradually they became the property of the nation.The shift happened slowly over centuries. The English Civil War challenged royal authority. The Industrial Revolution transformed society. The British Empire reshaped Britain’s place in the world. Yet somehow the ancient lions adapted, and by the nineteenth century they had become less a symbol of monarchy than of England itself.
Then came football.
In 1863, when the Football Association sought an emblem, it turned naturally towards the ancient royal arms. The modern FA crest retained the three lions while adding Tudor roses between them. Few sporting badges possess such extraordinary ancestry. Every England football shirt carries a design whose origins stretch back to the Crusades. Every chant echoes nearly nine hundred years of history. Every major tournament briefly reconnects modern England with a medieval kingdom.
Of course, symbolism rarely remains fixed. To Victorian imperialists the lions represented national destiny. During the World Wars they became symbols of resilience. For football supporters they came to embody hope, frustration and stubborn optimism in equal measure.
The song Three Lions, first released during the European Championships in 1996, captured something far older than football itself. “It’s coming home” resonated not simply because the game originated in England, but because the badge itself already felt timeless. The lions seemed to belong to history rather than any particular generation.
Yet there is another, older way of looking at them.
Folklore often blurs the line between animal and guardian. Across Britain, churches possess spectral black dogs, castles harbour ghostly ravens and forests boast white stags. England’s lions occupy a similar symbolic space. Not literal creatures. Guardians. Sentinels. Beasts that exist not in the countryside but in the collective imagination of a nation.They have watched Norman knights become Tudor courtiers, Georgian soldiers become Victorian industrialists, and factory workers become football fans. They have witnessed plague, civil war, empire, Blitz, victory and defeat. Kings have died beneath them. Queens have ruled beneath them. Governments have come and gone. The lions simply continue their silent march.
Unlike flags, or borders, which shift. Unlike politicians, who disappear into history. The three lions remain reassuringly constant. Almost nine hundred years after Richard the Lionheart’s reign, children still draw them in school exercise books. Soldiers still wear them into battle. Sportsmen still carry them onto the world’s biggest stages.
Most never think about where they came from.But perhaps they should because hidden inside those three ancient beasts lies the story of England itself. And it’s a story of crusaders and kings, of heralds and holy symbolism, of battlefields and belief, of history transformed into legend.
And that is one of the greatest mysteries of all.
Not that three lions came to symbolise England.
But that, after nearly nine centuries, England still instinctively recognises them as its own.
#BritishHistory #castles #chivalry #ChristianSymbolism #coatOfArms #Crusades #England #EnglandFootball #EnglishFolklore #EnglishFootball #EnglishHistory #EnglishIdentity #EnglishMonarchy #Folklore #FootballAssociation #HenryI #HenryII #heraldicLions #heraldry #historyOfEngland #knights #lionSymbolism #medievalBestiary #medievalEngland #medievalHistory #medievalKings #medievalSymbolism #nationalSymbols #NormanEngland #passantGuardant #Plantagenets #RichardI #RichardTheLionheart #royalArms #royalHeraldry #royalHistory #StGeorge #symbolism #ThreeLions #ThreeLionsEmblem -
Modern World Needs Older Myths
People think atheists want to erase faith and leave behind a void but atheists actually want to fill that space with human connection and a deeper appreciation for the world. To reject the supernatural is to scrub the world clean of ghosts, ghouls, monsters and gods, leaving behind a landscape governed entirely by verifiable and quantifiable data. Or that's what we're told. But this is a misunderstanding. You do not need to believe in the literal existence of a village deity or a cosmic […]https://ridiculousbharath.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/modern-world-needs-older-myths/
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The Kintsugi Man
A Story Told In Tanka Form
Once I was broken,
#AndrogynousFigure #BeautyFromAshes #BeautyInBrokenness #Brokenness #ChristianReflection #ContemporaryPoetry #CyberpunkSpirituality #DigitalArt #divineMercy #Faith #FaithAndArt #FreeVersePoetry #FutureHumanity #futuristicArt #GodSGrace #GodSLove #GoldenCracks #Grace #Healing #Hope #HumanAndMachine #InspirationalPoetry #Kintsugi #KintsugiSoul #lightAndShadow #Mercy #newCreation #Redemption #restoration #resurrection #SacredScars #SacredTechnology #ScarsAndHealing #ScienceFictionArt #SoulLight #spiritualFormation #spiritualGrowth #SpiritualPoetry #Symbolism #TheGreatArtist #TheReluctantCyborg #Transformation #visualPoetry #wholeness #woundedHealer
a man of many pieces,
cracked beyond repair,
so many tiny places
scattered like leaves in the wind.
Healing was a dream.
Restoration was elusive.
Much of me was lost.
I could not find the missing,
my eyes dry from the seeking.
Then mercy found me.
The Great Artist touched my heart,
gathered me to me,
glued the pieces one by one
until I was whole again.
Why do the cracks show?
My question rose to the sky.
The scars are ugly.
Must they remain forever?
I wondered if I was healed.
Wait, you gently said.
Dipping your finger in gold,
your love traced the scars.
beauty in my brokenness.
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From Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century (1882).
Source: University of Toronto Libraries / Internet Archive
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/9e11814b-ce52-497a-a726-bc29439b1f64
#symbolism #chapbooks #skeletons #trumpets #hourglasses #spades #art #publicdomain
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Soft feather on light blue watercolor.
#feather #feathers #white #watercolor #watercolors #art #artworkj #fediart #mastoart #SharonCummingsArt #bird #birds #birdart #nature #naturelover #homedecor #homedecorating #interior #interiors #interiordecor #interiordesign #blue #symbolism #healing #healingjourney
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Soft feather on light blue watercolor.
#feather #feathers #white #watercolor #watercolors #art #artworkj #fediart #mastoart #SharonCummingsArt #bird #birds #birdart #nature #naturelover #homedecor #homedecorating #interior #interiors #interiordecor #interiordesign #blue #symbolism #healing #healingjourney
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Soft feather on light blue watercolor.
#feather #feathers #white #watercolor #watercolors #art #artworkj #fediart #mastoart #SharonCummingsArt #bird #birds #birdart #nature #naturelover #homedecor #homedecorating #interior #interiors #interiordecor #interiordesign #blue #symbolism #healing #healingjourney
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Soft feather on light blue watercolor.
#feather #feathers #white #watercolor #watercolors #art #artworkj #fediart #mastoart #SharonCummingsArt #bird #birds #birdart #nature #naturelover #homedecor #homedecorating #interior #interiors #interiordecor #interiordesign #blue #symbolism #healing #healingjourney
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Soft feather on light blue watercolor.
#feather #feathers #white #watercolor #watercolors #art #artworkj #fediart #mastoart #SharonCummingsArt #bird #birds #birdart #nature #naturelover #homedecor #homedecorating #interior #interiors #interiordecor #interiordesign #blue #symbolism #healing #healingjourney
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Andy Nechaevsky - Paper Angels - Single
"Where Do Angels Live (plus Paper Angel DIY How-to)"
#instrumental #acoustic #christmas #kalimba #structuredimprovisation #impressionism #tubularbells #mbira #tankdrum #symbolism #christmasjazz #music
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Barriers
Central Ohio
©2008 WickedLizzie#WickedLizzie #Art #DisabledPhotographer ©2008 WickedLizzie #ArchitecturalPhotography #UrbanGeometry #NightPhotography #LowAngleShot #ModernArchitecture #Skyscraper #Monolithic #LightAndShadow #LinesAndPatterns #Cityscape #HostileArchitecture #AccessibilityFail #UrbanObservation #RedDoors #ChurchArchitecture #StreetPhotography #FoundArt #Symbolism #StructuralExclusion #VisualIrony #OhioPhotographer #VintageDress #WeddingDress #DressShop
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Sacred Lotus in Glass Vase Minimalist Floral Still Life.
#ayearforart #buyintoart #wallartdecor #homedecorart #giftideas #artprints #flowerphotography #luxuryinteriors #artforinteriors #interiordesignart #naturefineart #symbolism #mastoart #fediart #fedigiftshop
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Free download codes:
Andy Nechaevsky - Paper Angels - Single
"Where Do Angels Live (plus Paper Angel DIY How-to)"
#instrumental #acoustic #christmas #kalimba #structuredimprovisation #impressionism #tubularbells #mbira #tankdrum #symbolism #christmasjazz #music
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i tweaked the design some and tried some alternate palettes. see alt text for credit
#2bit #pixelart #ドット絵 #픽셀아트 #像素 #graphicdesign #symbolism #collectathon #shadowbox
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my 4 color style is a lot like my two color style. i was trying to channel my inner
@pamwishbow.bsky.social
with this shadow box collection.#2bit #pixelart #ドット絵 #픽셀아트 #像素 #graphicdesign #symbolism #pixel_dailies #collectathon #shadowbox @pixel_dailies
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Recognizing oneself in a dream. Tribute to "The Color of Pomegranates."
#dreamscapes #pomegranates #symbolism #symbolicart #symbolicjourney #film
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Table d’Émeraude
Une relecture de la Tabula Smaragdina, entre iconographie populaire et gravure alchimique issue de l’Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae (XVIe–XVIIe s.).https://fumiferus.etsy.com/listing/4424173335
#pyrography #woodburning #art #craft #alchemy #hermeticism #symbolism
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Symbols move when people move them. Does the meaning of the Caduceus depend on history or on how we use it today? #Caduceus #Hermes #Mythology #AncientSymbols #CulturalMemory #TradeAndTravel #Symbolism #History
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Free download codes:
Andy Nechaevsky - Paper Angels - Single
"Where Do Angels Live (plus Paper Angel DIY How-to)"
#instrumental #acoustic #christmas #kalimba #structuredimprovisation #impressionism #tubularbells #mbira #tankdrum #symbolism #christmasjazz #music
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Victor Borisov Musatov
Slumber Divine (Sketch for a Panel)
1904
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#agriculture #animism #apocrypha #astrology #bible #collectivism #civilization #christianity #culture #cosmology #cosmos #earthmother #esotericism #individualism #judaism #knowledge #materialism #monism #monotheism #motherearth #mothergoddess #nephilim #neuroscience #neuropsychology #pantheism #philosophy #poetry #polytheism #psychology #religion #secretsociety #spiritualism #spirituality #symbolism #theism #theology #society
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From Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century (1882).
Source: University of Toronto Libraries / Internet Archive
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/9e11814b-ce52-497a-a726-bc29439b1f64
#symbolism #chapbooks #skeletons #trumpets #hourglasses #spades #art #publicdomain
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"Fulfillment (Lovers)," Gustav Klimt, 1910-11.
Klimt (1862-1918) was one of the guiding lights of the Vienna Secession movement, which gave birth to what we know today as Art Nouveau.
This work is actually a pattern for a mosaic. From 1905-11 he was involved in installing a mosaic frieze in the dining room of the Stoclet Palace in Brussels, Belgium. The central motif was the Tree of Life, which forms a backdrop for several figures, including the embracing couple we see here.
Klimt's works could often be frankly erotic; not smutty, to be sure, but openly depicting romantic and sexual passion in ways that some found almost pornographic at the time. Today, they're tame, but still evocative.
Mosaic work also fitted Klimt's style; quite a few of his paintings look like mosaics in two dimensions. While there are aspects of this that are frankly traditional, the overall execution, with flat areas of pattern with no attempt to make them seem three-dimensional, marks the beginning of the transition to modernism.
From the MAK - Museum für angewandte Kunst (Museum of Applied Arts), Vienna.
#Art #GustavKlimt #ArtNouveau #Symbolism #ViennaSecession #Mosaic #Eroticism
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Skull & rose in Romantic Goth 2 of 2:
This pairing is a fundamental element of the Romantic Goth aesthetic. Romantic Goth, as an artistic and cultural style, deeply appreciates:
* Poignant Beauty: It finds profound allure in sadness, age, and deeper emotions
* Historical Echoes: Often draws from Victorian era customs, ancient mysticism, and classic narratives
* Rich Experience: Values lush textures, profound colors, and striking contrasts
* Awe & Wonder: A fascination with powerful, sometimes unsettling, natural and emotional encounters
* Contrasts: Life and passing, brightness and shadow, love and sorrow, purity and complexityThe skull and roses border perfectly captures these ideas, serving as a visual narrative around Crissy’s image. It enhances the portrait, placing it within a story that celebrates depth, enigma, and a lasting appreciation for the intricate beauty of existence.
#symbolism #MementoMori #SkullandRoses #GothicRomance #RomanticGoth #ArtisticPortrait
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Sand Mandala | Created & DestroyedFor anyone who has never witnessed the #cosmic #ritual #art of the #Tibetan #Buddhist #Sand #Mandala, here is a very nice 2-min #documentary #video. From Laticia Fan.
🔗 https://vimeo.com/212060461 2017 Apr 06
🔗 https://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_mandala#Time #Timelessness #TimeTravel #Buddhism #monks #Jungian #symbolism #visual #spiritual #meditation #Kronodon
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#shownotes for @gamesatwork_biz #podcast e478 are done and publication set for tomorrow, Monday 26 August on https://www.gamesatwork.biz , YouTube and all your favorite podcast feeds! This episode has stories on #AI, chatting with novels, #symbolism (like ✨, ⁂ and ∴), https://Narrativ.ai, #AudioLikeness, games such as #Tramsterdam, #CollageAtlas, #CivVII and more! Be sure to subscribe on https://www.gamesatwork.biz so you don’t miss an episode!
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[5/5] For my final post of this thread, I bring you my favourite Father Time image. This is Father Time (with a scythe and hourglass) greeting Santa Claus (with a sack of toys) and a small child representing the New Year (1894).
[Source: BANQ, Le Monde illustre, December 1893, Artist unknown to me]
#CanadianArt #Quebec
#symbols #symbolism #scythe #hourglass #GrimReaper
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If you are worried about #symbols while there is a #securityState and #billionaireClass creating extreme #inequality and using #violence, and/or a #threatOfViolence to continue its #dominance and #hegemony...
Please take a step back.
Thank you.
#symbolism #idolatry #distraction #breadAndCircuses #programming #memes #restrictTheFrame #resistTheFrame #baitAndSwitch #engineeringOfConsent #theMedia #forcedNews
