Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Signs and Symbols

Signs and Symbols: Where do we begin? They’ve been around since mankind first walked the Earth. They’re on flags and banners and T-shorts. They herald something people can flock to, associate themselves with, and form an alliance. 

At it's core, signs and symbols simply stands for something, anything, and can represent religions, nations, cultures, armies, factions, and causes. They can illicit emotion that cause people to draw a line in the sand and take sides. Even fight, kill, and die for. 

Here in the U.S. there are signs and symbols in abundance that the builders of our country have attached to our society and culture. Just do a Google search on the dollar bill sometime. They way cities are laid out. Architecture. Dan Brown made a pretty darn good career out of signs and symbolism.

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Tomorrow: T is for Telepathy 

Question: How many of the signs and symbols below can you identify?



















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32 comments:

  1. SuzanneApril 22, 2015 at 12:11 AM

    Only 2 I'm struggling with. The two keys maybe something to do with the Knights Templar? And the lion, maybe the British lion? x
    Love signs and symbols!x

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  2. Tasha Duncan-DrakeApril 22, 2015 at 1:48 AM

    I know most of the symbols, but not all of them :). Dan Brown has done rather well out of signs and symbols hasn't he :;g::
    Tasha
    Tasha's Thinkings | Wittegen Press | FB3X (AC)

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  3. Sundari VenkatramanApril 22, 2015 at 2:00 AM

    whoa! that's a lot of symbols. I know Swastika, the yin and yang, peace, cancer ribbon, star of david... I think that's it :)
    My A-Z posts: http://sundarivenkatraman.blogspot.in

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  4. nashvillecats2April 22, 2015 at 2:21 AM

    WOW Stephen you have certainly given us some homework on this one,
    I can only reconise one. will keep going back to it during the day.
    Excellent post but baffling.
    Yvonne.

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  5. Elizabeth Spann CraigApril 22, 2015 at 4:59 AM

    Couldn't come up with 2 of them. Amazing how important symbols are! This is probably a good takeaway for writers who are interested in developing logos for their brand.

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  6. UnknownApril 22, 2015 at 5:00 AM

    Only one I didn't know--guess that means I've been properly indoctrinated, doesn't it?

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  7. Jeremy [Retro]April 22, 2015 at 5:23 AM

    I know most or I am just saying I do..

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  8. SuzanneApril 22, 2015 at 5:36 AM

    Okay, came back because I didn't want to be defeated - the cross keys now cross with myself I should have know that (least I was on the right track!) but the Lion - never in a million years would have got that! x

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  9. Alex J. CavanaughApril 22, 2015 at 6:31 AM

    All of them, although the second one is the only one that really matters.

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  10. T. Powell ColtrinApril 22, 2015 at 7:35 AM

    Wow that's a lot of signs and symbols. Once for the fun of it, I took a test to see if I could identify the car logo to the car name. I did pretty darn good. So true on symbols of society and their impact on us.

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  11. Chrys FeyApril 22, 2015 at 7:44 AM

    Some signs and symbols are full of hate, others are beautiful. And some...like the pentagram are misunderstood.

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  12. cleemckenzieApril 22, 2015 at 8:21 AM

    Signs do pack a wallop. You can't see some of these without having a physical reaction.

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  13. bettyApril 22, 2015 at 9:23 AM

    I think I got most of the signs and symbols right; I'm going to have my hubby take this "quiz" when he comes home from work; he'll confirm if I got them right :)

    betty

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  14. Nick WilfordApril 22, 2015 at 9:35 AM

    The lion is the lion rampant, the symbol of Scotland! I wouldn't be allowed to get that one wrong.

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  15. Susan Gourley/KelleyApril 22, 2015 at 10:00 AM

    I really enjoyed the use of symbolism in Dan Brown's novels and in The National Treasure movies.

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  16. i b aroraApril 22, 2015 at 10:18 AM

    there is lot hidden in ancient signs and symbols that we have yet not deciphered

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  17. Dr. ThedaApril 22, 2015 at 10:54 AM

    Very good choice of topis and a great collection of images to accompany this post ....
    Keep up the Great work...
    and "i b arora"... is right ... (some of those "Symbols" are best "forgotten")

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  18. Tanya MirandaApril 22, 2015 at 2:37 PM

    This was a fun. I couldn't figure out the lion on the red background, the crown with the two crossing keys, and the crop circle design. Had to look them up.

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  19. Haneen IbrahimApril 22, 2015 at 2:54 PM

    lousy internet so I can't see any pics, but I like what you said in the post, and yes, funny Brown made his career from it :)
    "Haneen/I Will Never Give you Up (302)"

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  20. AnonymousApril 22, 2015 at 3:32 PM

    Only a couple I didn't recognize.

    ~Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
    Member of C. Lee's Muffin Commando Squad
    Story Dam
    Patricia Lynne, Indie Author

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  21. JoApril 22, 2015 at 5:34 PM

    I don't know if you are aware, the Nazi sign is actually a backwards version of a religious sign which is very old. Yin and Yang are on some of my shirts because I practise T'ai Chi.

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  22. pamlovesbooksApril 22, 2015 at 6:11 PM

    great. now i'm looking at everything and seeing a symbol. only danger can come from my using my brain and thinking.

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  23. Cathrina ConstantineApril 22, 2015 at 7:27 PM

    All but one, and I agree with Alex.

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  24. Liz A.April 22, 2015 at 8:31 PM

    Wow, lots of signs.

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  25. Yvonne VentrescaApril 22, 2015 at 8:39 PM

    I recognize some but not all. I knew radioactive!

    Yvonne

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  26. aFieldtriplife.comApril 22, 2015 at 11:09 PM

    Such an interesting post. I knew all but one.

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  27. Heather R. HoldenApril 22, 2015 at 11:40 PM

    I can recognize quite a few of those symbols, but a few of them do stump me, I must admit!

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  28. Hilary Melton-ButcherApril 23, 2015 at 4:51 AM

    Hi Stephen - it's amazing how many signs and symbols are still being found or being recognised ... but I know most of those - though not all .. I hope you'll enlighten us .. cheers Hilary

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  29. LD MastersonApril 23, 2015 at 5:03 AM

    I know all but two and one of them I think I can guess. And I agree with Alex on the importance of the second one.

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  30. djinniaApril 25, 2015 at 4:19 PM

    I talked about the sigil of baphomet. The swastika was taken from a more ancient source and corrupted by the Germans. The yin yang is balance of both feminine and masculine.

    Sweet post.

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  31. Michele at Angels Bark May 6, 2015 at 6:49 PM

    Great collection of signs and symbols!
    Michele at Angels Bark

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  32. Michele at Angels Bark May 6, 2015 at 7:12 PM

    Great collection of signs and symbols!
    Michele at Angels Bark

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