Signs, Symbols & Omens: An Illustrated Guide to Magical & Spiritual Symbolism

by Raymond Buckland

Paperback, 2003

Status

Available

Call number

133.3

Tags

Symbols, Magic, Magical Alphabets, Symbols of Alchemy, Runes, Norse and Germanic Studies, Europe

Genres

Collection

Gifts

Publication

Llewellyn Publications (2003), Edition: Book Club, 264 pages

Description

As human beings, we live in a world of symbols. From traffic signs to the very letters that comprise these words, symbols are woven into every aspect of daily life. Since prehistoric times humans have used symbolic representation to communicate with each other and with the divine. In Signs, Symbols & Omens, leading occult authority Ray Buckland describes the form and meaning of over 800 symbols from ancient and modern religions, magical traditions, and indigenous cultures around the world: Alchemy Ancient Egypt Astrology Australian Aborigines Aztec and Mayan Buddhist Celtic Ceremonial Magic Chinese Christian Freemasonry Gnostic Greek and Roman Hindu Islamic Judaic Magical Alphabets Native American Norse Rosicrucian Runic Shinto Sikh Travelers Voudoun Witchcraft Omens Understand the symbols used throughout human history and gain a deeper appreciation for the depth of the human experience and the vast uncharted realm of the collective unconscious.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member WilliamAllen
This book has very elementary coverage of Native American symbolism, largely over simplified (pages 157-172) and no treatment of context or dynamic sensory archaeology.
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LibraryThing member The_Reclining_Reader
To add to the previous reviewer: This book has very elementary coverage of ALL symbolism. Buckland, as in most of his books, never gets very in-depth. That's unfortunate, because there aren't really any books I can name that give you a good look at all the symbols a Wiccan or Magician would need to
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 know. Essentially, all Buckland does is name them.

A perfect example of why you should buy books at a store and not online.
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Subjects

Symbolism

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

264 p.; 6 inches

ISBN

073870234X / 9780738702346

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