symbolism

This text explores the history and origins of widely recognizable religious symbols, like the Christian cross and the Star of David, and also introduces readers to more obscure symbols from religious traditions around the world -- even defunct ones like those of the ancient Aztec and Mayan societies. In addition, it discusses some of the religious secrets found in major religions, including secret societies of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism.

Contains more than 700 entries that provide a range of interpretations for symbols that appear in dreams and explain what they can mean about a person's ideas, beliefs, and fears.

In this book you will find the definitive A-Z guide to the ancient meanings of signs and symbols, some of which have been lost for thousands of years. From different cultures and religions across the world, here are signs of magic and mystery, secret alphabets, scripts, and numerology. Find out why Masonic temples have black-and-white checkered floors, where in the natural world the Golden Mean can be found, why the pentagram is considered a magical symbol of power, and more.

"Looks at the genesis and adoption of the world's most recognizable symbols"--.

In a time of pandemic, two children try to navigate social distancing, distance learning, and the other challenges of 2020, with the help of family, friends, and the rainbow that unites them.

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces the bald eagle to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.

Presents two key writings by twentieth-century Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, in which he shares his thoughts on the relation between the individual and mass society, argues that self-awareness is the key to the survival of civilization, and describes how dreams offer insight into the unconscious.

"Arguably, no symbol more firmly represents our country's independence than the bald eagle. But why this particular bird? Through factual, accessible text and crisp, colorful photos, young report writers will learn how the United States came to embrace this feathered American icon"--Provided by publisher.

Explains the origins of familiar Halloween symbols and relates stories associated with them.

Provides Freudian and Jungian analyses of 1001 symbols found in dreams, arranged in sections that include inner lives, transactions, and environments.