Site map
- Home : on symbolism.
- Introduction : the discovery of an age-old symbol.
- René Guénon : an outstanding being.
- Links : to other sites and directories.
- Questions & Answers : on various subjects.
- Just for a smile : about each of us.
- Who am I ? : who are we ?
- Just a few words : about spring.
- Key symbols : from various traditions.
- Lotus : flower of symbolism.
- Heart : world and being's centre.
- Unity et polarity
- Androgyne : the being's unified state.
- Double spiral : the true meaning of the yin-yang symbol.
- Triskele : the ternary meaning.
- Trigram arrangements : around the yin-yang symbol.
- Labyrinth : in search of the hidden centre.
- Rainbow : the meaning of the true colours of the rainbow.
- Compasses and (Mason's) square : circle and square.
- Space and time : nature of space and time.
- Simplicity et complexity : unity and complements.
- Tree
- World Tree : unity and duality.
- Tree of Life : Biblical world tree.
- Tree and Serpent : the serpent wound round the tree.
- Sefirotic Tree : Hebraic world tree.
- Universal Tree : Islamic world tree.
- Bodhi Tree : Buddhist world tree.
- Kien-Mu or Jian-Mu : Chinese world tree.
- Yggdrasil : Nordic world tree.
- Sacred Trees : Celdic world trees.
- Cross & crescent
- Cross : the crossroads.
- Celtic cross : the symbolism of the Centre.
- Crescent : the waxing and waning moon.
- Sacred architecture
- Goseck et Nebra : two cosmic representations.
- Stonehenge : cosmic temple.
- Great Pyramid : Khufu's pyramid.
- Ming-Tang : temple of Light.
- Tower of Babel : from Earth to Heaven.
- Temple : the Temple columns.
- Romanesque Basilica : the Basilica columns.
- Gothic Cathedral : the Cathedral stained-glass.
- Description of the celestial sphere : celestial and terrestrial views.
- Position on the celestial sphere : solstices and equinoxes.
- Orientation & traditions
- Orientation : according to the sun and the stars.
- Chinese tradition : the yin-yang symbol.
- Celtic tradition : the four Celtic festivals.
- Islamic tradition : the dancing dervish.
- Arts : symbolism in art.
- Freedom
- Notion : the being's freedom.
- Auguste Bartholdi : a breath of freedom.
- Eugène Delacroix : the liberator.
- Kahlil Gibran : the Prophet and freedom.
- Light
- Insight : into light.
- El Greco : elevation towards light.
- Vincent Van Gogh : a trip from north to south.
- Rembrandt van Rijn : light and dark.
- Rabindranath Tagore : the enlightened poetry.
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : the magic flute.
- Five senses and a sixth one
- Iconography : the six tapestries of the Lady with the unicorn.
- Touch & Sight : touch and sight senses.
- Taste, Smell & Hearing : taste, smell and hearing senses.
- My sole desire : the being's soul.
- Symbolist movement
- Foreword: to the Symbolist movement.
- Stéphane Mallarmé : the canticle of Saint John.
- Gustave Moreau : the being between two worlds.
- Pierre Puvis de Chavannes : at the edge of Symbolism.
- Odilon Redon : from darkness to light.
- Influences of the Symbolist movement
- Edward Burne-Jones : the symbolist spirit.
- James Ensor : a non standard artist.
- Paul Gauguin : a life's quest.
- Fernand Khnopff : the Oedipus myth.
- Gustav Klimt : the cantor of the dreamed woman.
- Edvard Munch : a scream of despair.
- Freedom
- Nature : outer and inner.
- Spirit & body : being and environment nature.
- Whole & parts : the Whole contains more than its parts.
- Unity & diversity : nature manifestation and transformation.
- Panorama : going back to the source to quench one's thirst.
- Sustainable development
- Games : images of the world.
- Chess : union of white and black.
- Hopscotch : between Earth and Heaven.
- Game of the goose : an initiation journey.
- Feasts : life cycle rhythms.
- Carnival : an upside-down world image.
- Easter : the World Egg.
- Two saints John : Summer and Winter solstice fires.
- Halloween : the lost origins.
- Christmas
- Christmas & Epiphany : passage from darkness to clarity.
- Santa Claus & Father Christmas : religious and secular worlds.
- Christmas carols : silent night, holy night.
- Flags : gathering banners.
- America
- Barbados : the trident's powers.
- Brazil : the being and the Cosmos.
- Canada : the maple leaf.
- Province of Quebec : the lily flower.
- Mexico : the eagle and the serpent.
- United States : the number thirteen.
- Asia
- Bhutan : the dragon's powers.
- China : Earth and Heaven.
- Hong Kong : the flower and the stars.
- India : the Wheel of the Law.
- Mongolia : return towards Unity.
- Népal : the sun and the crescent moon.
- South Korea : yin and yang.
- Sri Lanka : the lion and the sword.
- Taiwan : the twelve-branched star.
- Tibet : the Buddha's path.
- Europe
- Middle East
- Israel : the seal of Solomon and the menorah.
- Lebanon : the cedar tree.
- Palestinian Authority : the colours made in the image of the Prophet.
- Cross & crescent
- The cross : an emblem of Christian country flags.
- The crescent : a symbol common to a fair number of flags.
- Transnational
- European Union : the numbers twelve and five.
- Olympic : the five Olympic rings
- America
- Currencies : and their signs.
- Dollar & Euro : the hidden side of banknotes.
- Celtic stater : the celestial horse.
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