An aquatic plant native to southern Asia and Australia, having large leaves, pinkish flowers, a broad, rounded, perforated seedpod, and fleshy rhizomes.
Purity, Resurrection, Evolution, Potential. Commonly used in ancient Egypt and in Hinduism, the flower is sacred in Buddhism. "It symbolizes the...
Signifies Victory and rejoicing. The palm has a variety of sacred and secular associations. In the Cabala, it symbolizes the righteous man (tzaddik) and was an emblem of Judea after the Exodus. One of the four plants paraded on the Sukkot to celebrate God's bounty, it represents the Jew who studies...
Used in the emblem of the Order of the Eastern Star.
End of life; sorrow. Usually symbolizes a life cut short. It also represents the eventual ruin or decomposition of us all.
Used in the emblem of the Order of the Eastern Star.
An upright four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises and cut off at the top in the form of a pyramid, symbol for the Egyptian god, Re, who held the power to recreate, hence, God, lord over all, creator.
Obelisks were a feature of the Egyptian Revival architectural style which reached its p...