WATER Mystery of creation, birth-death-resurrection, purification and redemption Fertility and growth Common symbol for the unconscious

RIVERS Death and rebirth (baptism) The flowing of time into eternity Transitional phases of the life cycle Incarnation of deities

The SEA Mother of all life Spiritual mystery and infinity Death and rebirth Timelessness and eternity The unconsious

SUN Creative energy Law in nature Consciousness (thinking, enlightenment, wisdom, spiritual vision) Father principle (the moon and earth tend to be associated with female or mother principle) Passage of time and life Rising sun-birth, creation, enlightenment Setting sun-death

COLORS RED, Blood, sacrifice, violent passion, disorder GREEN growth, sensation, hope, fertility; in negative context may be associated with death and decay BLUE usually highly positive, associated with truth, religious feeling, security, spiritual purity (the color of the Great Mother or Holy Mother) BLACK (darkness) chaos, mystery, the unknown, death, primal wisdom, the unconscious, evil, melancholy WHITE light, purity, innocent, timelessness; in negative context death, terror, the supernatural, the blinding truth of a cosmic mystery

CIRCLE wholeness, unity MANDALA Desire for spiritual unity and psychic integration EGG The mystery of life and the forces of generations YIN-YANG Chinese symbol representing the union of the opposite forces, YANG is masculine, light, activity, the conscious mind; YIN is female, darkness, passivity, unconscious OUROBOROS The ancient symbol symbolizing the eternal cycle of life, primordial unconsciousness, the unity of opposing forces

SERPENT Symbol of energy and pure force Libido Evil Corruption Sensuality Destruction Mystery Wisdom The unconscious

NUMBERS 3 Light, spiritual awareness and unity, male principle 4 Associated with the circle, lifecycle, four seasons, female principle, earth, nature, four elements (earth, air, water, fire) 5 Signifying integration, the four limbs and the head that controls them 7 Among the most potent of symbolic numbers, signifying the union of 3 and 4, the completion of a cycle, perfect order

GARDEN Paradise Innocence Unspoiled beauty fertility

TREE Life of the cosmos Consistency Growth Generative and regenerative processes Inexhaustible life Symbol of immortality

DESERT Spiritual aridity Nihilism Hopelessness

MOUNTAIN Aspiration Inspiration Meditation Spiritual elevation Goal of the pilgrimage and ascent