Rebus

The term rebus also refers to the use of a pictogram to represent a syllabic sound. This adapts pictograms into phonograms. A precursor to the development of the alphabet, this process represents one of the most important developments of writing.
My sentence is the idiom “Cog in the machine”
A person who does an unimportant job in a large company or organisation is a cog in the machine.

Philosophy visual conventions

The Korean Flag is named “T’aegukki” after the symbol in the center, known as the taeguk circle. This symbol is derived from traditional oriental philosophy, with the opposing forces of yin (blue) and yang (red) that achieve perfect harmony and balance. The white background is representative of the purity and peace-loving spirit of the Korean people. The four trigrams surrounding the taeguk circle are combinations of yin and yang each with their own meaning. The long line (—) represents yang while the two small lines (- -) represent yin. The top left for example has three yang lines, symbolizing heaven. I found some interesting meaning of Korean flag below:

Yin-yin-yin (bottom right)- Earth or Fertility

Yin-yang-yin (top right) – Water or Life

Yang-yin-yang (bottom left) – Fire or Wisdom

Yang-yang-yang (top left) – Heaven or Justice

Older flags have four more combinations with a total of 8 trigrams:

Yin-yin-yang – Mountain

Yin-yang-yang – Wind

Yang-yin-yin – Thunder

Yang-yang-yin – Lake

The Swastika

The swastika is also part of the official Raelian symbol, the symbol of infinity.The star of David represents infinity in space whereas the swastika represents infinity in time i.e. there being no beginning, no end in time and everything being cyclical. I can see in this symbol, there are shapes of 2 triangles, and something like the shape of Buddhist symbol.

A Tiare Shape.
As I noticed, a tiara shape usually form into “3” with a top looks like a peak. In my opinion I think it means symbols of sovereignty or something like great achievement.

The Yin and Yang or Yin-Yang symbol essentially represents the existence of opposites  in both nature and in life.Taoist philosophy states that the Ultimate Principle is divided into two diametrically opposed forces which always represent two opposite worlds. I think it is like the good and the evil.

The Symbol on the cap of Vietnam military
The symbol of Vietnam military has the shield shape in the center. The shield means it can bring safty to Vietnam and the leaves of rice represent Vietnam is a agriculture country also are formed into a circle which means Vietnamese people are always prosperous, they dont have to hunger for food.

In Vietnam, the national chapeau is the non, or conical peasant hat. Along with the graceful silk ao dai, the NON LA has become a sort of informal Vietnamese national symbol that is recognized worldwide. The legend behind the hat is that, once upon a time, there was a very tall woman who often wore a magical kind of hat made from four round leaves knitted together with bamboo. Wherever this woman appeared, clouds passed and the weather became favorable. After teaching people to plant vegetables and trees for their living, she secretly passed and ascended to the heavens. Yet, she was honored as the Goddess of Human. When you look the hat from far distance, you can see it is like the trangle shape.

So the shape of Non La and its story means the Non La gives the protection for those who wear it. Also I found one of the famous picture in Vietnam war with the image of Non La.

95 A South Vietnamese woman mourns over the body of her husband, found with 47 others in a mass grave near Hue, Vietnam in April of 1969. (AP Photo/Horst Faas, File)

Our tribe symbol

Video for manipulation experiment (Desiree’s Dropbox)

My symbol for the Environment cause

Symbols of revolution

The revolution of Vietnam flag.
This is our official flag since 1975 after the victory of Vietnam soldiers – Viet Cong.

The red is for the victory of our Revolution  and the yellow star in the center stands for the unity of 5 classes of people in Vietnam  workers, peasants, petty bourgeoisie, patriotic capitalists and soldiers.
Before the official flag of Vietnam above, the old Vietnam flag below just for people in the South of my country. As that time, the USA came and dominated the south of Vietnam and France dominated the north of Vietnam. So, in the South where the USA army took over, they designed their own flag which represented the separation of the north and the south.

The very first flag of Vietnam when France army first came and dominate was the yellow on with 3 red lines in the center like in the picture below. This flag at that time meant Vietnam was a part of France’s unions. The three red lines meant three parts of my country: North, Middle and the South.

THICH QUANG DUC IMAGE
Thich Quang Duc act of self immolation on June 11, 1963 in Saigon, VietnamAt midday, on June 11, 1963, Duc took a ride to the corner of Phan Dinh Phung and Le Van Duyet in central Sai Gon (now Nguyen Dinh Chieu and Cach Mang Thang Tam Streets). Pouring petrol over himself, he sat in the middle of the corner, struck a match and immolated himself.  The act was seen around the world on television. After his funeral, where his remains were finally reduced to ashes, Quang Duc’s heart, which had not burned, was retrieved, enshrined, and treated as a sacred relic.

His image and his heart are the symbol for loyalty, his love for Vietnamese people and the appearance of a Buddha in real life. I and all the people in Vietnam were told about this story since we were students.

Ao dai of  Vietnam

This traditional dress of Vietnam is known world wide by its meaning: symbol of national pride.

After 1000 years being China’s colony, the Ao dai itself has represented the symbol of revolution in Vietnam.

The reason is in China, they have their traditional dress which looks alike Ao dai called Cheongsam.

But for thousand years, Vietnamese people have developed and created their own dress which can be told apart from Cheongsam and we are proud of it because we have our own national dress with its own name: Ao Dai.

I also want to tell you the intersting thing of Ao Dai. Like the Japanese kimono, the colour, style, and fabric of an Ao Dai have different meanings which are communicated when a person wears it.  An unmarried young woman will wear an Ao Dai in pastel shades, to tell others of her marital status.  An older teenager or very young adult will wear a white Ao Dai to show her youthfulness and her purity. Not only just for women, there is also a version for men. I remember once on APEC SUMMIT CONFERENCE in Vietnam, Ao dai was chosen for the leaders of other countries who came to visit.

  

Iran Coat of Arms

The Iran Coat of Arms: The coat of arms of Iran since 1980 Iranian Revolution features a stylized Arabic script of the word Allah, God.
The symbol consists of four crescents and a sword. The four crescents are meant to stand for the word Allah. The five parts of the emblem symbolize the Principles of the Religion.In recent years it is considered as the symbol of martyrdom.

The all-seeing eye of Illuminati
This singular “eye” is called the “third eye” of clairvoyance in the Hindu religion, the eye of Osiris in Egypt, and the All-Seeing Eye in Freemasonry.

The Hijab of Muslim women

Muslim women cover themselves in front of men who are not direct relatives (brothers, fathers, and uncles) to prevent indecent acts or thoughts.

The Tunisia Symbol of revolution in Egypt

The Eagle symbol of America

One American legend provides another reason for the bald eagle as national bird. It states that during an early morning battle in the beginning stages of the Revolutionary War, the loud fighting awoke sleeping eagles from their nests nearby. The eagles then flew to the battlefield and circled it, screeching all the while. The fighting men believed the eagles’ shrieks sounded as if they were yelling for freedom from the British.

Pixel face (PSD file available upon request)

Road sign

Humpty Dumpty homework

Symbols have changed their meanings so far.

 

The symbols *&$#!@%^

 

This is what I just find out myself!  Now people use these symbols !@#$%^&* to indicate rude words when they are not good to show the exact word.

The red scarf in Vietnam

This scarf before 1975 in Vietnam stood for the Vietnamese Youth group of socialist republic when Vietnam was in war. Nowadays, students from 10-15 in primary school and secondary school have to wear it everyday when they are at school to show not only they are the New generation of Vietnamese Youth but also to remember the sacrifices of Vietnam’s soldiers who used to fight for peace.

Celtic Knot

The interlacing lines of the Celtic Knot stands for “no beginning, no ending, the continuity of everlasting love and binding together or intertwining of two soul or spirits.” Christianity has embraced much of the ancient Celtic symbolism and had adapted many Celtic Knots into high crosses and illuminated manuscripts. Celtic knots date back to the 5th century and were used extensively by ancient monks in illuminated manuscripts such as the Book of Kells and Book of Durrows. The Celts did not record the meanings behind the designs they recreated  but scholarly speculation is that the symbols represented basic tenants of life, mankind and spirituality.  Two of more knots laced together symbolized lovers, God and man, and so on. Some ancient Celtic symbols have changed in meaning over time, having been influenced by the introduction of Christianity and the influence of other cultures.

Circle knot represent eternity or the eternal cycle of life, death and rebirth. Triangles represent the threefold dominion of earth, sea, and sky or God, Son, and Holy Spirit. Square knots are shield knots, symbols of protection. Interlaced animals and men represent relationship, or emphasize the interdependence of mankind and nature.

Alchemical Wedding Talisman

Symbol of Unity. Made once a month according to Sun and Moon Location

“The marriage of Sulphur and Quicksilver, Sun and Moon, King and Queen, is the central symbol of alchemy.”
The Alchemical wedding talisman is a combination of astrological, alchemical and magical concepts and symbolism coming from the arcane world of the ancients, the roots of which are extensive and profound in their uses and meanings. The sacred and spiritual marriage of the sun and the moon was considered the symbol of the union of the most fundamental and archetypal polarities in the nature of the cosmos and the nature of the soul.

Nowadays, people use it on making jewels to have the balance the opposites of our nature, purify and unify our souls.

The cross

It also appears that Christians are not the first people to use a cross to depict their ideology. In fact, the cross has been used for thousands of years before Christ was supposedly born. And early Christians may have actually despised the cross because it symbolized executions. Instead of using the cross, Christians used the fish symbol to depict Jesus (many still do).

It wasn’t until around the fourth century AD that Christians started using the cross to symbolize

The pentagram

The first thing that probably comes to mind when you think about the pentagram is a Satanic cult. However, only in the last hundred years or so have the Satanic cults used the pentagram. And the pentagram has to be inverted in order to symbolize Satan.

In the past, the pentagram has belonged to many other religions. Some of these include Judaism, Paganism, and even early Christianity. Note earlier how it was mentioned that the cross has to be inverted to symbolize Satan? Well it was also supposedly used by early Christians in the same way; the pentagram symbolized the five wounds of Christ for medieval Christians, and it is also symbolic of the five senses.