The new secret language of symbols
Subtitle: an illustrated key to unlocking their deep and hidden meanings
By: David Fontana.
Publisher: Duncan Baird Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781844839025
Subjects: Symbolism; Signs and symbols
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The symbolizing mind; title: Symbols, emblems & signs; title: Portals to divine power; title: Jung & the archetypes; title: Narratives of faith; title: Secret symbols; title: Cosmos; title: Heavenly bodies; title: Sun; title: Moon; title: Symbols in context: astrology; title: Nature; title: Land & sea; title: Trees; title: Symbols in context: Kaballah; title: Fruits; title: Flowers & plants; title: Symbols in context: rosicrucianism; title: Gardens; title: The elements; title: Metals & stones; title: Symbols in context: alchemy; title: Mammals; title: Symbols in context: Judaism; title: Water creatures; title: Sky creatures; title: Symbols in context: royalty & heraldry; title: Snakes & reptiles; title: Insects & arachnids; title: Fabulous beasts; title: Symbols in context: Daoism; title: Humankind; title: Life & destiny; title: First men & women; title: The body & mind; title: Symbols in context: the chakras; title: Sex & fertility; title: Divinity; title: Gods & goddesses; title: Divine messengers; title: Symbols in context: Buddhism; title: Patterns, shapes & qualities; title: Colors; title: Numbers; title: Symbols in context: the tarot; title: Labyrinths; title: Sacred geometry; title: Symbols in context: Islam; title: The cross; title: Symbols from everyday life; title: Tools & implements; title: Weapons; title: Symbols in context: Hinduism; title: Clothes; title: Food & drink; title: Symbols of office; title: Musical instruments; title: Buildings; title: Symbols in context: freemasonry; title: Myths; title: Creation; title: The flood; title: Sacrifice; title: Symbols in context: Christianity; title: Death & the afterlife; title: Symbols in context: ancient Egypt; title: The quest; title: The labors of Herakles; title: The end of time; title: Further reading; title: Index; title: Acknowledgments & picture credits.