A magic circle is circle or sphere of space marked out by practitioners of many branches of ritual magic, either to contain energy and form a sacred space, or as a form of magical protection, or both. It may be marked physically, drawn in salt or chalk, for example, or merely visualised. Its spiritual significance is similar to [...]
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december 28, 2008
circle divided by a horizontal line
30:1 · The circle divided by a horizontal line is a structure often found on rock carvings. In early Chinese calligraphy it represented the sun(the earliest sun sign was , though). In the Greek alphabet the structure is used to signify the letter theta. The sign is used in at least ten different ideographic systems of natural science, and in the [...]
december 28, 2008
circle divided by a vertical line
30:3 · The circle divided by a vertical line is an ancient sign of the alphabets used in antiquity in the Near East. The alchemists used it to signify nitrogen, or saltpeter. Among the Hittites and were closely associated with the idea of lightning.
In his nineteenth-century system for the chemical elements John Dalton used for nitrogen.
Some meteorological sign systems used for solar halo.
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december 15, 2008
Circled dot
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The circled dot, circumpunct, or circle with a point at its centre is an ancient symbol. It can symbolize:
The sun: See also Solar symbol
The sun / Ra (Egyptian).
The sun / a day (an ancient Chinese character, now written as 日 (rì) )
A vector directed out of and orthogonal to the two-dimensional surface on which it is drawn (as opposed to indicating a vector which is orthogonal and directed inwards with [...]
december 3, 2008
Ouroboros
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The Ouroboros (Greek Ουροβόρος, from ουροβόρος όφις ”tail-devouring snake”, also spelled Ourorboros, Oroborus, Uroboros or Uroborus, in English pronounced /ʊˈrɒbɔrɔs/ or /ˌjʊəroʊˈbɒrəs/), is an ancientsymbol depicting a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail and forming a circle.
The Ouroboros often represents self-reflexivity or cyclicality, especially in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself, the eternal return, and other things perceived as cycles that begin anew as soon as they end (See Phoenix (mythology)). It can also represent the idea [...]
