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SYMBOLS OF THE GODDESS -- F...

Her Sacred Symbols
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FEATHER
ostrich feather (Egyptian) -- symbol of Maat. The heart, at death, is weighed against the feather, and they must balance equally. [True action and thought make one "light of heart"].
FIVE
5-pointed star (Christian > Syria) -- sacred to Anne.
5-pointed star (Greek) -- sacred to Hesperides.
5-pointed-leafed trees (Sparta) -- sacred to Helene.
FLAIL
flail (Syria) -- sacred to Anath, with which She beats Mot.
FLOWERS
flowers, [anthers] (Crete) -- sacred to Antheia.
flowers, especially when sent to weddings (Crete) -- sacred to Antheia.
flowers, [pollen] (Crete) -- sacred to Antheia.
FLY see also WEB, fly caught in
A common archaic symbol of the human soul even tought to be the actual embodiment of the soul in passage from one life to the next. WEMS/54.
FOOD see also HONEY
food (Hindustani) -- sacred to Annapurna Anna means food. Sustenance in a mystical sense. It is the lowest form in which the supreme essence is manifested.
FOREHEAD
forehead (Hindustani) -- sacred to Ambika, She gave birth to Kali from Her head. The forehead is believed to be the seat of the emotions especially of wrath.
FOUR-CORNERS of the world
one corner is sacred to Alom, qv Alaghom-naom.
one corner is sacred to Qaholom, qv Alaghom-Naom.
FLAX
flax (Egyptian) -- sacred to Isis.
FISH
lake of sacred fish -- sacred to Derceto.
FRESH WATER
fresh water -- sacred to Zarpanit.
FROG
frog (Egyptian) -- sacred to Heket.


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