The Lost Language of Symbolism

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ISBN: 9781585090709 | 1585090700
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Copyright: 2/1/2000

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An Inquiry into the Origin of Certain Letters, Words, Names, Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Mythologies. Bayley spent years gathering knowledge of symbols and emblems from many different areas. He has a scholarly command over mythology, folklore, religious texts, and fairy tales from around the world that shows clearly how and why important symbols were used. Stories are often cross-referenced, showing how other diverse cultures from around the world had similar tales. A gold mine for any serious researcher, reveals knowledge that would otherwise have remained lost or misunderstood.

Introductory

Emblem-trademarks of the Middle Ages--The Huguenots and Paper-making--Working-men's Guilds--Freemasonry and Gnosticism--The Intimate Relation between Symbolism and Language--Antiquity of Place-Names

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The Parable of The Pilgrim

The Bohemian Brethren--The Sword of the Spirit--The Helmet of Salvation--The Staff of Faith--The Girdle of Righteousness--The Wings of Aspiration--The Spectacles of the Holy Ghost--The Unicorn--The Fleur de Lys--Lux lucet in tenebris--The Candle of the Lord--The ``Anointed of the Light''--The Invulnerable Shield and Buckler--The Dolphin--The Bondage of Ignorance--The Liberty of Light

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The Ways of Ascent

The Ladder of Perfection--The Pole Star--The Delectable Mountains--``Work is Prayer''--The Sail--The Dove--The Rebirth--Antiquity of the idea--The Serpent of Regeneration--The Way of Purity--The Stag--The Way of Justice--The Scales--The Number Eight--The Way of Charity--The Heart--The Way of Humility--The Ass--The Way of Hope--The Anchor--The Way of Unflagging Toil--The Ox

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The Millennium

The Globe and Cross--The Messiah--Communism of The Romance of the Rose--The Peasants' War--The ``Evangelical Christian Brotherhood''--The Siege of Munster--``By Peace Plenty and by Wisdom Peace''--The Standard of Righteousness--The Renaissance--The ``Forerunner of Pleasant Phoebus''--The Portals of the Sky--The Ibis, the Bird of Morning--The Baboon, the Hailer of the Dawn

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The Good Spirit

Monotheism of the Ancients--The Tetragrammaton--The Aleph-Tau--Alpha and Omega--The Compasses--The Sphere--The Scarabaeus--The Double-headed Eagle--The Thunder Bird--The Three Circles--The Clover Leaf--The Quadrifoil--The Figure Four--The Svastika--Solomon's Knots--The Eye of Heaven--The Watcher--The Panther's Breath--The Bullroarer--The Bad Serpent--The Mystic Tie--Jupiter's Chain--The Collar of S S--The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg--The ``Silly Sheep''--The Good Shepherd--The Sacred Kine--Honey and Milk--The Milk Pail--Orpheus-Osiris--The Sacred Bull--The Moon ``an Instrument of the Armies Above''

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The Hosts Of The Lord

The Night ``Christ's Knocking Time''--The Awakening Moon--The Stars--Thoth, the Moon-God--The Threatening Moon-face--The Zigzag of Effulgence--The Contest between Light and Darkness--Merodach, ``Troubler of the Evil Ones--Indra, the Lord of Stars--Ormuz--Apollo--Horus--The Hawk of Gold--The Great Bear, a Symbol of the Self-existent--The Horn of the Spirit--Jack the Giantkiller--The Fiery Cross and the Gathering of the Clans--The Awakening Bell--The Cock, ``the Native Bellman of the Night''--Chanticler and the Rising Sun

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King Solomon

The Fire of Life--The Spiritual Sun--``Y'' the Great Unit--The Solar Wheel--Brahma--The Oversoul--The Flower of Flame--The Mystic ``33''--Mithra, the Sunlight--The Birthday of Christ--The ``Cock of Abraxas''--Dionysos--``Children of the Sun''--Cities of the Sun--Solomon, a Solar Hero--The Song of Solomon--The Chariot of the Sun--The Vision of Adonai--The Temple of Solomon--The Palace of the Sun--The Golden Column--The Twin Columns--The Three Columns--The Nail--The Corner-Stone--The Preacher

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The Fair Shulamite

King Solomon's Bride--``Wisdom''--Isis--Egyptian Mystery or Passion-plays--The Invocation of Osiris--The ``Little Sister'' of The Song of Solomon--The Shulamite's Incongruous Qualities--``Wisdom'' one alone yet manifold--The Wedding Song of Wisdom--The Virgin Sophia--Ishtar--Her Descent into Hell--The Descent of the Sun--Solomon once a Scullion--Cinderella--Cupid and Psyche--Cinderella ``garbed like the Light''--The Princess in the Cave--The ``Maid with the Hair of Gold''--Sudolisu--The Names of Cinderella--``A Heifer of the Dawn''--Cinderella the Christina

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Cinderella

Magna Mater--The ``Lady of the Great Abyss''--The Good and Perfect Serpent--The Water-Mother--Symbolism of Blue--Symbolism of Black--``Sooty Face''--The Maid of the Mist--The Ancient of Days--The Hymn of the Robe of Glory--The Pearl of Price--Cinderella's Robes--Apollo the Mouse--The Hearth Cat--The Crystal Shoe--The Salt of Wisdom--``Princess Woodencloak''

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The Star of The Sea

Ave Maria--Lady Day--The Star of the Sea--The Mirror of Perfection--The Letter M--``Mem'' the Waters--The Fountain of Wisdom--The Well of True Water--The Dew of the Holy Spirit--The Cup of Salvation--The Chalice of Everlasting Glory--The Delectable Liquor of Wisdom--The Divine Nucleus--``Bethel,'' the House of God--The ``Health of the Sick''--Solomon's Seal--The Gate of Heaven--St Catherine Wheels--The Keys of Heaven--The Diamond of Day--The Holy Goose

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One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes

The Five Virtues--The Four Children of Wisdom--Origin of the Figure Eight--The Twin Circles--The All-pure Fount--One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes--Symbolism of the Face--The One-Eyed Arimaspians--The Gold-Guarding Griffins--Polyphemus--Ulysses--Ishtar--Esther--The Root of Jesse--The Seven Rishis--The Children of Israel--Meaning of the Name ``Cinderella''

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The Eye Of the Universe

The Eye of Light--The Perfect Circle--The E at Delphi--The Letter T--The Letter D--The Letter Z--The Letter X--Axie Taure!--Hoch! Hoch!--The Greek Eleleu! The Semitic Alleluia! or Hallelujah!--Hurray!--Selah--Vive!--Laws!--The Name John--Jove, Jehovah-Santa Claus--Apollo and ``Apple''--Op, the Eye, Hocp and Hope, Europe--The Letter P, originally a Shepherd's Crook--Symbol of Pa, the Feeder and All-Father--Pater, Jupiter, and St Patrick--The Ox-eye Daisy--The Ox or yak--Iakchos, Bacchus--The Eagle Hawk or Bird of Fire--The Sun-God Perun--Bear and pere--Brahma and the Goose--Bravo!--The Hedgehog--The Sea-Urchin--The Burr--Liber or Bacchus and liberty--The Scandinavian Fro--Fire, fair, phare, and Pharaoh--Fairies, peris, pixies, and ferouers

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The President Of The Mountains

The Creative Bull--The Beetle or Chafer--Heol, the Celtic Sun-God--The Letter R, also a Shepherd's Crook--The Greek rho--The Deity Radegost--Pan, the God of Shepherds and President of the Mountains--Pan, the Origin of pen and ben--Pan termed Min--Min, meaning a Hill-top--Symbolism of the Miniver or Ermine--The Saxon Irmin--Pan probably Tammuz--Tambourines--Tom-toms--Timbrels and Tambours--Tammuz and St George--Tammuz and the River Tamise or Thames--The Helston ``Furry Dance''--The Rose of St George--Hot Cross-Buns--Symbolism of Ram and Goat--``I am the Letter A''--A originally the Sign of a Mountain-Peak--Alpha, Aleph, and Elephant--Elephanta--The White Elephant--The words heat and hot--The Backbone of Osiris--The Ashera or Maypole--The Mighty Ash-Tree--The Ear of Wheat--The Camel--Mount Carmel--The Pillar of Fire--The Laburnum-Tree--The Acacia-Tree--The Thorn Bush--The Golden Spur--The Sceptre--The Solar Lion--The Lion of Judah--The Trident--The Penguin or Great Auk--Christ the Piper--The Pipes of Pan

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