Monstrous

Many people have something they consider "their" symbol(s), even if it's something quite common.  It can be anything from jewelry, an item you carry with you, to simply an image.  So what is it that you say represents you?  Is there something you always wear or have with you?

I have quite a few symbols that have come to represent me.  As far as physical things, I have both my moonstone necklace that is on a moonstone chain as well as my cross from confirmation.  I'll usually wear one or the other without taking it off unless absolutely necessary.  I also have a few rings that I used to wear everyday, especially my alexandrite ring, but I started to be afraid of losing them so I no longer take them out all the time.  When it comes to images, I use a Z with a cross across it and a circle at the base of the cross, a black and/or white wolf, or a silver cross.  That's quite a few, but I suppose what I use depends on the circumstances.

My image is a blood red M with a yellow background. A black triangle above it pointing down. A horizontlil line on both sides and three vertical lines going down on the bottum with the center line longer than the other two.

http://artpad.art.com/?jb0i865libk

Here's a bad picture of it on artpad. The circle inside is supposed to be yellow, but I don't want to go through the trouble to draw it and I can't use this mouse well enough to draw it right. If it says you need some sort of new Flash program hit the back button{SP?} to see it.

That site is awesome, I've never seen it before.  Here's what I was trying to describe earlier as my own, not nearly as colorful or interesting as M Sidhe's: http://artpad.art.com/gallery/?jb0jrtc8bb8

Nice drawing with a mouse, btw.  I'm lucky, I have a drawing tablet to help me out.

I've been going through different type of symbols all my life, but most were pertaining to the "organization" as it were (now known as "the Family").  My most constant personal symbol, however, would be the black rose.

A fully open bloodred rose is one of mine. For signing my art I use a combination of my initials, where my first and last combine to form the middle. For awhile I used a tengwar L, still do sometimes, but rarely.

I suppose i have 2 symbols that i like to keep near me the whole time.. The first beeing a St Christopher silver neclace from when i was christened as a babe. I hardly ever take that off, and the other symbol is the red cross od St. George, the english flag. I dont know why but it gives me a great sence of security when i see the flag flying or hanging somewhere. :lol:

As a young teen I discovered the "X-MEN" comics and identified with the concept very powerfully. So much so that I took their symbol as my own and now have it tattooed on my inner left forearm. Mine is a black circle with the 'X' inside it, and the triangular parts withing the circle colored red.

Sometime soon I hope to have the Kanji for 'Shadow' tattooed on me as well, since I also strongly identify with that concept.

I've always been found of the "chaos arrows" but wouldn't go so far as to say it is my personal symbol.

mine is Da Grim Reaperess. My display pic....

I'm extremely fond on the icons portraying both the sun and the moon (either separately or together).
 I have quite a big one I carry permanently as it is a tattoo showing both on my backbone.
To me they have a very special meaning: they do remind me of my split personality as well as of all opposites (night and day, cold and hot, dark and bright side, goodness and wickedness, extroversion and introversion, etc).

i designed a symbol a while ago it is a wolfs head in a howling at the moon angle and occasionily ill put a moon and star in it too. its really cool if i can find a scanner ill try to upload it as my avatar.

i only have the two symbols a simple silhouette if on old fashioned key and a three pronged crown other than that i usually wear lucky charms from various cultures lucky chinese coins, key of solomon, wheel of darhma  yada yada yada

I have always loved dragons, once had a necklace i wore for about 4 years straight only taking it off to shower and stuff, i even wore it under my football pads. i lost it. my luck has gone downhill since. but other than the dragon there is Thors hammer. these two are kinda less personal when it comes to my identification. i have a symbol i like to draw idk where i got it but have been drawing it for years. it is basically a cross with arms the decline in size. i then keep on drawing and adding on sometimes so that the end shape looks like some sort of bug armor. symbolically i identify with dogs the most. and seem to always have ravens or crows following me. i love rune stone symbols as well, most elder fathark.

most of all my favorite symbol is the ying  yang white and black traditional. it represents me personally in evry aspect. if i could get a tattoo i would get that probably on my back. then 1 half on each forearm, another one on my chest, and opposite of forearms on my legs. just so everything is even hahaha.

my symbol is a crescent moon with a tribal flame in the center. i made it up for one of the rp games i've gotten into, but it represents the elements that are me.

 Mine seems to be stones, bones, and wood.... earthly things. To explain.. I once found a branch in the shape of a cross... I had to have it/keep it. HAD to. Same with the moss agate stone I wear on a necklace. I was just drawn to both of these. I've picked up various rocks, stones, & crystals since I was a small child. And bones because I'm facinated by them. They represent a puzzle that needs figuring out. As far as symbols go... I believe mine is bear tracks. Set slightly apart, like the bear is walking & just the front feet. I'm going to have them tattooed on me.... somewhere. lol. I've finally setteled on a tatt and it turns out it was nothing I ever thought of.

mine has to be pentacles, especially the wiccan pentacle

I have always been drawn to skulls, I have a collection of skulls, including a bleeding skull fountain, a cold vapor lighted color changing skull as well as numerous other items. I have 3 skulls tattood on me as well. :-D

 <^> That one works, but also Dragons and anything celtic, like celtic knots and of course pentacle pentagram whatever you want to call it, not the inverted one. Would love a cool design that integrates them all

Mine is a three headed lion     :-D :-D:D

I think mine would have to be this silver cross with a saphire stone in the middle that my mom bought me for x-mas one year. It makes me feel protected.

Another symbol I feel represented by is the star or heart. I never noticed it until one day I was looking at my bed and room and they are everywhere.

The last symbol I associate with is the hachetman   *<:)   %&$   I got mad clown love and juggalo family for life.

I'd have to agree with you on the hatchetman, Rave. MMFCL

I have two symbols a mountain lion and a bloodstained seashell

My symbol is a cross. It has a green stone in the middle that turnes red in the hands of a vampire or evil person.  I have it around my neck :)

I am just fascinated by the Ankh, maybe I'll get it tattooed one day... (google it)

i also like the aquarian sign.

Btw, cool cross cursed one. where did u get it?

  Mine are the 4 dragons of creation and the chaos dragon to join them all while separating them. It represents the balance of order and chaos, light and dark, good and evil, ect. that resides in me.

Dude.... pillars = dragon?


Mind
Conflict
Dimension
Energy
States
Time
Life/death
nature
Balance?

well of course I like those raz! Im getting them tatted on me soon Im also getting the reaver imbument symbols

It is not wise to tell other people what your symbol is.... could be very dangerous

 I posted that in this thread, but I've been thinking.... how, exactly, do you know what your symbol is? What if I just had indigestion that day and it made the bear tracks feel right? Do I follow my gut/intuition? Or is it a deeper meaning that can't be explained? Or is there a posting somewhere that says "this is your symbol"? lol

True, its hard to say what is your symbol just cause you like something. Usually, it takes a lot of work (spiritual and both mental) to find out what ones personal symbol is. Symbols that belong to one person come in visions and dreams, in state of trance and deep pray.... just cause one person likes svastika for example, doesnt mean that is the right symbol for them, the symbol of their oversoul. Symbol is just like a name that you have, only it is stuck with your soul and not body.... some people here are too young maybe to know what Im talking about.

If you are talking only about symbols that you like and maybe feel some connection with, it would be better to check "Whats your tatoo" topic or something like that.

so.... we can post more than once?

Very true and don't worry I'm not going to tell you guys my  personal symbol I don't like you that much  :wink: Just kidding

 But if it's the symbol of your soul.. shouldn't you have a connection with it? As I was saying, I have a connection with the earth... nature, animals, rocks, and some wood. But that isn't really a symbol... now I'm correcting myself. Great. I just get crazier with each post. Sheesh! ... Hmm... It appears that I don't have one like I thought....

mAke a Sigil!

A Sigil?? WTH is that??

sig·il [síjjəl]
(plural sig·ils)
noun
1.  seal: a seal or signet
2.  magical sign: a sign or image that is supposed to have magical power


[15th century. < late Latin sigillum "sign, trace, (in medieval Latin) seal," singular < Latin sigilla "small images" < signum "mark, sign"]


-sig·il·la·ry [si jílləree], adjective
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the clipboard bandit has struck again! oh noo!  :lol:

But magical items only have the power you give them. So if I have something that I feel a connection with, I could have it 'blessed' as it were. And it would become mine alone.

Thats why i said, "make you own sigil!"

OOOh.... forgot that part I guess. LOL!  *<:)......... Hmm.. but how do I do that?

draw? focus? imagine? and blank out? :roll:

my symbol is the white tiger which to Antlanteans+Summarians is a sleek and effiecent warrior