Friday, March 18, 2005

fertility symbols

The Palm "Because of its height and radiating leaves, it was an early fertility and sun symbol"

Rabbits "rabbits in such diverse cultures as ancient Mesopotamia, India, Japan and the British Isles, were kept as treasured pets, used as aphrodisiacs, worshipped as fertility symbols, and hunted as pests, sometimes all at the same time"

Pomegranate
"its Biblical name is Rimmon, meaning 'to bear offspring'"

Cowrie Shell "In some countries, the cowrie shell represents fertility, and is given to brides to guarantee offspring and provide a safe delivery."

Pine Trees and Pine Cones
"were incredibly powerful fertility symbols to the Celtic cultures. Everything from needles to pinecones and nuts were used to bring fertility."

2 Comments:

At 12/23/2005 5:33 AM, Blogger Olson Family said...

Good luck with the baby project! You sounds so excited and so full of love! This baby is coming into a wonderful family! We also have a baby project hopefully starting in March or April. We went through IVF in 2004 and have a wonderful son. Now we are trying for baby #2, or 3, or 4. Whatever is given to us! We are scared and excited and hope it works! Good luck to you!!!! Jenny O

 
At 1/24/2007 7:18 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is just absolute rubbish

 

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