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A R T S & W I T C H C R A F T S
Symbolism and the Occult Aesthetic.
T h e A N I M A L K i n g d o m
continued
Fig. 1.
The Kingfisher.
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Fig. 2
The strange, nocturnal Luna moth.
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Fig. 3.
The mare; prehistoric.
Fig. 4.
A mantid.
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Fig. 5.
Magpies.
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Fig. 6.
Owls.
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Fig. 7.
A partridge; no pear tree.
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Fig. 8.
The oceanic petrel.
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Fig. 9.
The ubiquitous pigeon.
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Fig. 10.
Pooka; symbol for the
Second Coming of the Savior. |
Fig. 11.
Ravens; harbingers of death.
Fig. 12.
A robin.
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Fig. 13.
A sacred calf.
The halo is indicative of a blessed event or sacrifice. |
Fig. 14.
The amphibious salamander.
Lords of both water and land. Metamorphosis. |
fig. 15.
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Fig. 16.
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Fig. 17.
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The Realm of Ophidians; Snakes and Serpents.
Fig. 18.
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Fig. 19.
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Fig. 20.
Caduceus; Sumerian.
The healing serpents. |
Fig. 21.
Moneta; Roman.
Goddess Juno. Housing of the blessed mint. |
Fig. 22.
Ocean; Earth-girdling deity of the Swift Queen.
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Fig. 23.
Thunderbird; Navajo. Fire from heaven.
Bringer of rain and enlightenment. |
Fig. 24.
Ouroboros; the world serpent.
The one, the all, the life-cycle of nature. |
Fig. 25.
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The twin sagas of birth and rebirth, death and resurrection. Left:
Uraeus; An asp. Egypt. The third eye. The cobra goddess as creator. Symbol of the Pharaohs' power over life and death. Right: The vulture; counterpart to the life spirit. |
Fig. 26.
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Fig. 27.
The stork; legends and newborns.
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Fig. 28.
A swallow; creatures of habit.
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Fig. 29.
The swan; metamorphosis.
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Fig. 30.
A wren.
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Fig. 31.
Wyverns; symbols of the mind's eye.
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Fig. 32.
Wolf and moon; lycanthropy.
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Fig. 33.
Wyverns; subjective reality.
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