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253 - Left Hand / Right Hand Symbolism

The Symbolic World

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The Attributes of the Lily and the Sword

The image of a straight axis and something moving, a serpent, around it is one of the oldest symbols. It's that which represents the centre, below the centre. And you can see how the serpents move towards the centre and then away from the centre - but this duality in art continues on until to day.

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