What is the name of the cross-toed gargoyle?
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Dedo - why ask a question if you already know the answer?
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That notch is known as the jugular or presternal notch.  It is the superior border of the manubrium, which is the uppermost portion of the sternum.\n\nIt also happens to be my kitty's favouritest place to put her little paw and apply her entire body weight to whenever she walks on my chest.  Her skill at placing the blow is quite remarkable, and I think she may just be practicing until one day she'll use her ninja-like abilities to assassinate me.
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No one knows for certain However tradition holds that parts of it exist\nPieces of the True Cross, including the half of the INRI inscription tablet, preserved at the ancient basilica Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome. Very small pieces or particles of the True Cross are preserved in hundreds of other churches in Europe.
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KT Tunsall.  Big Black Horse and a Cherry Tree. Also did Suddenly I See. I really like that one too
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The cross represents the four quarters of the solar year. The solstices and equinoxes. The eternal cycle. It is also called the solar cross to differentiate it from the Christian cross. As with most Pagan symbols it has multiple meanings. It can also represent the four directional quarters and their associated elements. It is one of the oldest and most longstanding symbols of the ancient pagans and we can't be sure what it meant, but it may have been related to the chariot of the sun. \n\nA special type of cross Brid's Cross, of course represents the Goddess Brid or Brigid and is traditionally made during her festival in February, but she is also a Saint as well as a Goddess, so there's no telling where this came from for sure.
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a merlion statue (national symbol) an orchid (national flower) :)
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My two favorites are Coatlicue and Tlaloc.  There is a huge sculpture of Coatlicue in the Museo Nacional de Antropologia in Mexico City.  Her face is made from 2 rattlesnakes facing each other so it looks like just one face.  Her necklace is sculpted to look like alternating human hands and hearts, with a human skull hanging down at the end!  Not only is she great and scarey looking, but her history is cool as well (she is the mother of Huitzilopochtli, the "Aztec" god of war, as well as his sister Coyolxauhqui).  I would DEFINITLY pick her if I had to do a project on one.\n\nTlaloc the rain god might be my second choice.  You can usually spot him because he has rings around his eyes that look like "googles".  Children were sacrificed in his honor.  The "Aztecs" believed that the more the kids cried on their way up the pyramid to be sacrificed, the more abundant the rain would be!\n\nTry looking up those two names here on Yahoo!  There should be lots of neat sites about them.
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"NICKNAME", who are you?  That is really wrong!  Crosses are not pagan in the least!  They are not idols, they are ways of remembering the amazing thing that Christ did for us.  And Christ DID die on a cross.  Where'd you come up with stake from?  Read your Bible and do your research!  Goodness!  I've never heard such a thing before as "Jesus died on a stake"!  That's rubbish.  I'm sorry if I sound rude, I'm just in a stressful mood.  But I mean what I say.  If anyone wants to talk to me about Christianity, feel free.  My email is earthtoblondes@yahoo.com  Give me an email if you have any questions/comments!  I hope to help everyone I know to become a Christian, and I'd like to help you too!
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Seems to usually be called "the white horse of the Church Universal", but that's hardly a name, is it? There is some info here, but maybe not what you are looking for? \n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George\n\ngood luck upon thy quest!
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white cross on green background (I think)
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Not sure about the rabbits foot, but the horse shoe is because of an old belief that witches are scared of iron.  In olden days the easiest sourse of iron was a horse shoe, so people would hang one above the door.  I live about 5 miles from where the last witch in Britain was burnt (in like the 1600's), and there's still a lot of belief in witches.  My mother specifically bought a rowan tree to plant on our drive, witches are also supposed to be repelled by rowan trees.  There's a forest near me that has a series of circular clearings throughout it, which witches still go to on midsummers nights eve to dance round a fire naked (it takes all sorts I suppose)
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The Owl\n\nThere are approximately 135 species of Owl, seventeen which are found in North America.   Their secretive habits, quiet flight and various calls from whistles, screeches and hoots,  have made them objects of superstition and even fear in some parts of the world. Some native tribes see the owl as a symbol of death while other tribes believe they embody the mysteries of shamanism and sorcery.   \nIndividuals with this totem are private complex people and don't like others to know what they are really thinking. This can sometimes lead to misunderstandings especially in the area of personal relationships. \n\nOwls have many abilities which set them apart from all other birds. Their wings which are extremely soft and thick, allow them to fly silently as they can swoop down on unsuspecting prey.  They are able to slip in and out of places unnoticed and can  teach us how to do the same. \n\nTheir eyes are large and forward facing giving them a wise appearance.  They have a greater range of motion in their necks than any other animal with a spinal column. Owls turn their heads rather than their eyes, which are stationary.  Their night vision is so powerful that they can see prey when the light is the equivalent of a candle burning 2500 feet away! \n\nTheir powers of vision are matched by their almost otherworldly hearing abilities.  In studies done with owls that were placed in totally light free rooms, the owls were able to locate a mouse by sound alone. Those with this medicine are usually gifted with clairvoyant and clairaudient abilities.  Souls who are born with this totem have chosen a path which suggests a need to refine and perfect these gifts for the aid of others. They make excellent therapists, psychologists and counselors. \n\nActive at dawn and dusk owls are sometimes referred to as the night eagle, a messenger from the darkness and a guide through all the mysteries that it contains. It teaches us how to embrace our personal darkness without fear.  Owls are sometimes thought to come to those that are about to die.  This does not mean a physical death as much as it means the letting go of some part of yourself that is not serving you.  Owls with their spectral senses help guide us through the dark tunnels of fear, change and uncertainty to the brilliant  light shining at the other end.  If the owl appears in your life thank it for its willingness to guide you through its shadowy realm to the other side of promise and joy.
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It's called a Mahogany Calabash.\n\nHope this helps!\n\nAngel
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garvivonnian, hedgehunter, lord of illusion, good luck
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The two focal sculptural figures derive from an episode described by Teresa of Avila in her autobiography, The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus (1515-1582), a mystical cloistered Discalced Carmelite reformer and nun. \n\nThe chapter describes divine visions, including one where she saw an angel standing aside her body:\n\nI saw in his hand a long spear of gold, and at the iron's point there seemed to be a little fire. He appeared to me to be thrusting it at times into my heart, and to pierce my very entrails; when he drew it out, he seemed to draw them out also, and to leave me all on fire with a great love of God. The pain was so great, that it made me moan; and yet so surpassing was the sweetness of this excessive pain, that I could not wish to be rid of it. The soul is satisfied now with nothing less than God. The pain is not bodily, but spiritual; though the body has its share in it. It is a caressing of love so sweet which now takes place between the soul and God, that I pray God of His goodness to make him experience it who may think that I am lying." Chapter XXIX; Part 17, Teresa's Autobiography \n\nThis is a mystical vision not sex.\n\nMaybe the sculptor could have done a better job.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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The correct link is:\n\nhttp://bible.crosswalk.com/
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The Emblem of Bhutan is in a circular shape.\n\nThe official description is as follows:\n\n"The national emblem, contained in a circle, is composed of a double diamond-thunderbolt (dorji) placed above a lotus, surmounted by a jewel and framed be two dragons. The thunderbolt represents the harmony between secular and religious power. The lotus symbolizes purity; the jewel expresses sovereign power; and the two dragons, male and female, stand for the name of the country which they proclaim with their great voice, the thunder."