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Gods/Goddesses/Demigods * Iao Hebdomai - the mystery god. associated with the 7 pointed star. (WDS.70) (culture?) * Sokar - Egyptian Hawk god. In the underworld, Sokar is the lord of the mysterious region. His head emerged from a sand mound over which the sun god passed (gesture of resurrection) (ME.110) Symbols and Objects * Keys - often meant unlocking of occult mysteries, To the 'door of the inner shrine representing enlightenment.' (some were verbal keys) (WDS.140,141) * Lunar Swastica - likened to the moon's retrograde path = a symbol viewed as female, lunar, mysterious and sacred. ~suggests certain Cretan labyrinth patterns. (WDS.55) (see moon) * Nandyavarta - Hindu labyrinth - follow free end to center - 3 choices to go outward direction - symbol points to the "penetration of inner mysteries."A revelation to be found in a holy temple, womb, or the unconcious mind. (WDS.57) * number chart square - (816/357/492) - before dwindling down to tic-tac-toe, this chart was known as the "square of saturn" - mysterious/ magical - numbers arranged in a way based on 5 at the center, all adding to 15 in any direction. Used in medieval numerology, thought to 'conceal mystic rebelations about the natural world' (source? WDS.57?) * Mystic star - the star of Iao Hebdomai - the mystery god. Interlaces at 7 points. Also points to the mystic number 7 and its connotations. (WDS.70) MYSTERY POPCULTURE! - Movie: the 7 faces of Dr. Lao - (may refer to Lao Hebdomai, the mystery god, and his mystic 7 pointed star) |