The Symbologist Blog
The Symbologist Michelle Snyder is a Bestselling Author and a world authority on symbolism, both visual and literary. Her books are illustrated beautifully and enlightening to read.
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Blog Posts
Give Thanks
The Cornucopia is a common decoration at Thanksgiving time. In our house, we celebrate the abundance of the universe and give thanks for all we have...
Auric Medicine
Medical science is always at odds with believers of divine healing, yet modern medicine is in itself miraculous. There are recorded cases of...
Once Upon A Time
“Once Upon A Time” stories are among the greatest love stories ever told; layered with history, culture, and ancient ethics, these fascinating tales...
Magical Mysterious Cats
Cats have become symbols of life and death, day and night, sun and moon, good luck and bad, deity and devil. They are a constant source of...
The Cultural Flow of Symbols
My Study of the Sri Lanka Mandala Symbols flow like rivers through cultures: They migrate with people, and as they are used, adopted, and adapted...
Two Mysterious Cities
Cappadocia and Catalhöyük The world is full of mysteries and wonders from ages that have faded into the mists of once upon a time. Remnants of those...
Independence Day
Independence Day in the United States is the annual celebration of our country’s birthday. It is when our Founders declared independence from Great...
Three Mythical Women
Three women of mythology at the Tree of Life: The matriarch indicated by the skull, the mother indicated by her gravid condition, and the maiden...
Kabbalah, Cabala, Qabalah
Long before there were religious concepts of good and evil there was magic. In this magic pool arose an occult philosophy called the cabala. The...
Father’s Day Thoughts
Mother and child is a powerful archetype. Since the first birth, through millennia of human existence mothers and children were seen, and hailed as...
The Grail
One of the most popular legends that grew out of mystical Christianity was The Holy Grail. As the story is told, when Archangel Michael and his...
Memorial Day – sacred memory
Memorial Day is about remembering. It’s about appreciating the sacrifice of others who had a vision of freedom for a whole nation. This vision was...
Astrology of the Zodiac
The mythologies of the Zodiac are the oldest stories ever told. They were laid into the tapestry of stars before recorded history, and the symbolism...
Celtic Knots Talk
The origin of the intricate Celtic knot begins thousands of years ago when our ancestors watched the skies, measured the movement of the sun, moon,...
The Firebird Legends
The legend of the Russian Firebird is the ancestor of the Phoenix. The Firebird is a large bird with majestic plumage that glows with red, orange,...
Revelation From The Past
For decades I have followed the trail left by symbol-makers who practiced their craft in what we call prehistory. Here it is that a language of...
The Color of Mystery
Color became part of the mystery traditions in the early stages of civilization. Color was associated with light, and light was the greatest of all...