and the triple Roman Fortunae. The triangle symbolizes
body, mind, and spirit, and therefore represents the
Triple Goddess.
TRUMPET Fame and glory; warning; elements of Fire and
Air.
VASE An ancient symbol of repose, life, and fertility, vases
with breasts have been dated back to the sixth
millennium BCE. During rituals, these breast-vases were
filled with a liquid that was sprinkled through the
nipples onto the offering and worshippers. The Chinese
goddess Kuan Yin often holds a vase in one hand.
WATER Primal matter, universal possibilities.
WHEEL The wheel differs from the circle in that it has
spokes that divide it. To the Romans, the wheel was an
emblem of the goddess Fortuna, who ruled the fate or
changing fortunes of humans. The wheel of the Hindu
goddess Kali is the wheel of karma. The Buddhists call
the wheel the Holy Wheel of Life, while the Celts used
an eight-spoked wheel to represent their sacred year
with its eight sacred festivals. Today, the wheel is
commonly seen as one of the Major Arcana cards in
tarot decks, where it represents the changing cycles of
fortune. Frequently, the wheel is a solar symbol and
connected with sun gods. It signifies spiritual
advancement or regression, and the progression of
karma, which is payment of good and evil done in a life.
WINGS In many ancient carvings and drawings, wings
denoted the divine and were added to figures of deities
or sacred objects. Wings represent ideas, thoughts,
spirituality, imagination, mobility, and enlightenment.