what does Celtic entwined serpents necklace mean?
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Celtic symbol of healing, and perhaps relating to resurrection and rebirth
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Hi Dotti! I got your message, thanks for contacting me. \nIf you're interested here are some other bits of info I've gathered. The stone of scone is also known as the lia fail which is Irish for the stone of destiny, it's believed that Jeremiah brought it with him to Ireland from Israel before the Irish monks took it to the Scottish island of Iona etc.\nOllamh Foladh was the Irish name given to Jeremiah and is mentioned in several places in the annals of Ireland. Now there are two Scotias mentioned in the Irish annals - one of them was the daughter of the pharoh Hectonibus/Nectonibus so that's just something to watch out for when you're researching. You mentioned the flag, another interesting thing is that in Northern Ireland, okay... how to explain this... Ireland is made up of four provinces, three of them are in the republic of Ireland and one of them, Ulster is ruled from Westminster and is part of the United Kindom. The symbol for the province of ulster is a red hand - remember Zarah and Pharez and the midwife tieing a red thread on the hand of one of the babies? The symbol of Ireland is the harp of David which is also on the queen of Englands coat of arms, at one point the king of England was also the king of Ireland which is why the harp is on their coat of arms. And of course the lion of Judah, symbol of Scotland. One last thing, Scotia is the ancient name for Ireland. In the time of Jeremiah Scotland was a province of Ireland and ruled by the Irish high king in much the same way as Northern Ireland is now ruled from England.The Scots retained the name Scotia when the Romans renamed Ireland as Hiberia. The romans often referred to the Irish as the Scotti. Scotland was also mainly populated by Irish migrants. The native language of both the Irish and Scots is Gaelic, the Scots speak an older version of the language but there are still amazing similarities right up to the present day. Scotland also had a native people called the Picts. I hope you find this helpful and I'll try to dig up some of my old notes and web sites over the next few weeks and I'll get back to you if you like. Gb Esther.
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The dragon is a sign of peace and prosperity in ancient China. A belief of Christianity is to spread peace, so yes get it.
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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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It means good luck. The Orientals way back when used to keep them in special gilded aquarians. True. Not kidding.\nSo are spiders. Not the biting or poisonous kinds, of course. Daddy long legs and mantis I used to keep. (I didn't kill them in other words.)
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Narrow roads zigzag in serpentine fashion through the rugged, sometimes treacherous passes of the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia.\n\nDefinition of "serpentine":\n \nResembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous; zigzag; as, serpentine braid.
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Try a search for "turtle jewelry" and you'll come up with these web sites and more:\nhttp://www.seawear.com/jewelry/turtles.html\nhttp://www.thefictionwritersjourney.com/Turtle_as_symbol_of_creativity.htm\nhttp://www.deejewelry.com/turtlese.htm\nhttp://www.zulumoon.com/results_subCollection.asp?tCatID=EA&tCollectionID=118
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According to the book "The Crystal Bible", "Jade is a symbol of purity and serenity. Much prized in the East, it signifies wisdom gathered in tranquility. Jade is associated with the heart chakra and increases love and nurturing. It is a protective stone, which keeps the wearer from harm and brings harmony. It is believed to attract good luck and friendship."\n\nThe book goes on to discuss psychological, emotional, spiritual and physical attributes for the stone. There are also different significant symbolisms depending on the color of the Jade. Jade doesn't only come in green. There are also blue, brown, lavendar, orange, red, white and yellow jade.\n\nDragons, while widely believed to be violent and dangerous, once lived in peace with humans. During the age when the old earth based religions were commonly and openly practiced, humans offered their cattle or horses as sacrifices to dragons in return for their protection from rogue dragons. From all that I have read, dragons symbolize protection.\n\nMost importantly, if you are to be the one to wear the pendant, you would take your personal energy and what you want out of the pendant based on the symbols and attributes of the crystal. Once your personal desires for the pendant's protection or blessings are determined, pray, meditate or whatever you do over the pendant and ask your God, Goddess or whatever to infuse your energies and wishes into the pendant. It wouldn't help to leave it outside under the full moon to multiply those energies.\n\nBlessings and good luck with your pendant!
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The Trinity Knot is the symbol of the pagan unity among the Celtic tribes that is the knots in it. And the three points of it is the mother, maiden, and crone.
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There's no "meaning" as such.  It represents a sword--in the original Tarot deck the suits were wands (clubs), cups (hearts), pentacles (diamonds) and swords (spades).\n\nWhen playing cards were simplified and had their "occult" symbolism stripped away, we were left with the modern day suits.
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A necklace: a cross or a heart.
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go to the link below it will tell you everything you want to know about entwined snakes
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I wouldn't worry about it, plenty of Pagan, neo-pagan, and Wiccans I know wear crosses.  Crosses have been used by tons of non-Christian peoples, gods, goddesses, and sects over time (Assyrians, Celts, Yorumbas, etc); the cross is not inherantly a Christian thing.  The Christians just co-oped the symbol from the pagans around them and made it popular.  My ex-roommate used to wear the cross his grandmother gave him for his Roman Catholic confirmation to circle all the time.  It's not a big deal.\n\nWhen someone asks you about your cross, tell them that you are not Christian and that neither is wearing a cross necklace.  Tell them that plenty of other cultures wore cross jewelry.
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As one member wrote, all tribes have different meanings but maybe I can give you a few pointers. I am Navajo, my husband is Chirachua Apache. The medicine wheel is red, yellow, white, and black. White is North or the path of wisdom, red is south and is the spirit, the earth. Yellow is east and represents the sun. Black is south and represents night or a look within yourself. Eagle feathers are used to send your prayers to the Creator. I don't know anything about cuts in the feathers.
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The coptic cross is worn by Ethiopian Christians as a symbol of faith.  The coptic cross designs are specific to towns or provinces.  The coptic cross reflects a number of historic influences including Greek, Latin, Egyptian, and Celtic design elements.  The coptic cross is either cast using the lost wax method or cut from silver coins. We have a collection of silver coptic cross pendants to be worn as coptic cross jewelry. The coptic cross pendant can also be used to adorn an altar. Our coptic cross collection includes several differnet coptic cross styles.
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It's Pentacle and Triquetra.\n\nThe pentacle has many meanings, but the most basic is the elements. Earth, Air, Fire, Water and spirit. These are the five points. The circle around it represents the circle of life and death, the seasons, etc.\n\nThe Triquetra is a Celtic symbol, representing triads, such as Maiden, Mother and Crone, which are the three stages of a woman's life. It also represents the moon, Waxing, full, and waning, which represent the stages of the Goddess. The Triquetra was popularized by the TV series Charmed.\n\nPagan symbology is very rich, and it's nigh impossible to talk about all of it in even a single volume. Below are a couple sites to get you started.
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Now there's a thought that took guts to put out there.  I've always felt that way.  It just seems logical that the ancient serpent always has been society as a whole.  Any loose or even general translation refers to the great serpent as having dominion over the earth.  It would seem to me that the serpent/satan are in fact one and the same, thus, the earth/society.  Just my opinion.