FLOWER Flowers are usually connected with spring and
rebirth or renewal. For a more complete explanation of
flowers, read the Flowers chart on this page.
FOUNTAIN The main portion of the fountain is associated
in a minor way with the World Tree, while the flowing
water represents the life force within all things. The
fountain symbolizes blessings, wisdom, purification,
renewal, and comfort arising from the Divine Center.
GEODE A womb symbol similar to the cave.
GLOBE, SPHERE Representing the world soul and the human
soul, the globe or sphere symbolizes wholeness. If it is
depicted with wings, it represents spiritual evolution.
GOBLET The same as the chalice and cauldron.
GRAIN, WHEAT, CORN This emblem represents life and the
sustaining of it, and the harvest.GRAPES Associated with such gods as Dionysus, grapes
represent fertility and sacrifice.
HAND Handprints are among the first symbols found in
ancient, sacred Paleolithic caves. There, red marks of
individual hands are found among wavy lines for water
and crescent-shaped horns of fertility. In the shrines of
matriarchal Catal Huyuk in seventh-millennium
Anatolia, handprints, along with butterflies, bees, and
the heads of bulls, decorate the walls. In Catal Huyuk,
the hand probably represented the hand of the Goddess
and action or manifestation, while in ancient Egypt,
when combined with an eye, it signified clairvoyant