Symbols have been used since the beginning of time, from hieroglyphics and ancient Egypt to the walls of churches, ancient scripts, to bumper stickers on cars, symbols are and always will be a massive part of our world. So it's no wonder why spirit will use symbols and symbolism in order to connect with us and relay a message. You know whether you are aware of it or not, you probably come into contact with some type of symbol at least once a day and we're going to touch more on that in this lecture. But for now, I want to talk briefly about how symbols have been used throughout time because this is going to give you a much better understanding of the subject and how you will be able to decipher the symbols you receive from spirit. So, you know, it's pretty crazy if we think about it that before man learned about words and letters, and the alphabet and numbers.

He used drawings and pictures to communicate stories and narratives to other people. Certain drawings or pictures were commonly used to connote particular things. Thus, symbols were born. So through the years, people all over the world have used symbols to mean many different things. They have become a very easy way to point out an idea allow an ideology or religion, or to express an abstract thought or to denote a group or community who share the same goals and beliefs. So let's go through some of the well known symbols in the spiritual community and what exactly they mean.

So the first symbol I want to touch on is the flower of life. And this flower of Life contains patterns of creation and it denotes perfect form and harmony and balance and architects and artists and philosophers have have known about the flower of life and what it denotes. You know, pagans actually consider it to be a form of sacred geometry that the site depicts, sorry, depicts the basic form of time and space and what sacred geometry is it refers to the geometric patterns and laws that basically create everything in our universe. They believe that the flower of life symbol is a visual represent a representation of the interconnectedness of all life and things. So when we talk about especially in the spiritual community, that we are all one, the flower of life is basically the symbol to that. So The meaning of the flower of life is that it is believed to represent the cycle of creation.

It depicts how all life from one singular source represented by the circle, in the middle of the pattern is connected to each and everything else. There is believed to be actually a secret symbol within the flower of life symbol, which is said to have the most significant and sacred pattern of the universe, which is pretty cool. If you ask me. It is believed to be a blueprint for all life for everything from every atom to every speck of energy to every heartbeat. So it's, it's pretty intense. So really, when we see the flower of life we want to see balance and harmony and how we are all connected and we are all one That's really the symbolism of the flower of life.

So another symbol that you might have known about or come in contact with is the symbol of ohm. Now, ohm is a symbol and a sound and it really has a very rich meaning and depth. And this is very common in the yoga community. It's the vibrations of ohm sound, the old sound okay, create the thought to energize the chakras throughout the body, especially the third eye and crown chakra which those two chakras which are also called the Brow Chakra, and yeah, so the third eye chakra is the Brow Chakra. Those two chakras are basically our spiritual connection. So, this ohm symbol really helps us connect to our divine selves and to the universe.

The meaning of the ohm symbol, in its visual form comes from the state of consciousness that Ohm represents. So in the symbol the waking state is represented by the bottom curve. So we can see that over here, the dream state and the middle curve, which is over here, okay. Let's see. Sorry, guys. The middle curve represents a deep sleep, or a deep state of sleep.

And the crescent shape above the curves denotes Maya or illusion, which is the obstacle that sits in the way of reaching the highest state of bliss which is also called enlightenment. the.at, the top of the symbol right over here. represent the absolute state which is the fourth state of consciousness and is absolute peace and bliss. The fourth state is believed to be the state in which someone could truly connect to the divine. So, own the and the history of all is the vibration in which when you chant Ohm is bringing in lifeforce energy as well as helping you connect to the spirit of the universe as well as opening up your chakras. So, oma is a very, very powerful symbol.

This is why it is so powerful and so popular in the yoga community. So another symbol I want to talk about is the ying yang symbol. So as you can see, this is such a popular popular symbol and it's probably my favorite symbol and the Yang right Yang represents the belief that everything in creation consists of two forces, which are opposing but complimentary. In other words, you know, light cannot exist without dark, cold can't exist without heat and good cannot exist without bad. This is really this shows us the duality of the universal law that we abide by, of the law of duality. So the relationship concept and Chinese culture that has developed over thousands of years, basically shows that light and dark create a beautiful harmony within each other.

And this is a this is really like one of my this is probably my favorite symbol and this is going to help you understand that with light you're going to have to deal with Dark and with good you're gonna have to deal with bad it's the law of balance and the law of duality which we can't. We can't not live by because it's a universal law. Another symbol is the hands the hand, and the hand. The hand is an ancient Middle Eastern amulet symbolizing the hand of God. This is really, this is a really awesome symbol because this is recognized in all religions, and it's recognized as a protective symbol which is believed to protect from harm against the evil eye. More importantly, this symbol brings abundance and wealth and good fortune and prosperity.

So the Hamsa hand sometimes includes an evil eye within the symbol, like I said, which is thought to protect against the evil eye and it is often worn in a pendant or in a necklace or On a ring or have as a house decoration, it was also in baby carriages for a long period of time. It's a very, very powerful symbol because it is respected in all religions. Okay, so the last symbol I want to talk about is the Christian fish. And the Christian fish represents the phrase Jesus Christ, God's son, his Savior, and some readers. Some researchers has suggested that the fish emerged in the first century or even before Jesus passed on the cross, but nothing has been confirmed as to when the symbol and its meaning first began. You know, during the times of persecution by the Romans in the first centuries, the fish symbol was used among Christians in hiding to disappear Lay meeting places for everyone to meet and worship.

They could be spotted on trees or doorways or even tombs and at the same time, the fish symbol was also used in several pagan religions, so they wouldn't bring about suspicion from anyone about what it could be. So really, the Christian fish is a symbol of Christianity, and it's still very common. You see a lot of cars with this on and it's a simple way of identifying oneself as a Christian.