Thrall revolutionaries after liberating Ubets. The graffiti on the statue podium is one of several revolutionary army symbols, the snake and daggers. This sign was in common use for most of the Revolt, representing victory against extreme odds, and also used almost as a prayer for good luck. In tattoos it's still possible to see the original form: the curved line replaced by a snake wending it's way between three daggers.
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So I don't know if anyone has done this but I wanted to go into depth about the flower symbology seen in the trailer for Silent Hill F. I noticed that many of the flowers that is infecting the girl are flowers with some interesting symbolism and history.
First there are the Chrysanthemums.
White chrysanthemums are used in Japanese funerals and symbolize Grief.
Yellow chrysanthemums are often associated with longing and slighted love. But in Japan they are the imperial families crest flower and are associated with Light and the sun.(I wonder how they will be used in the game.)
While red Chrysanthemums Symbolize love in Japanese culture.
Next we have the Tsubaki flowers
White Camellias are considered a symbol of purity like many white flowers but White is considered a grief color in Japan so they are also a common funeral flower, though they are also associated with waiting, while yellow Camellia(not pictured) are associated with longing . Red Camellia are now commonly associated with an honorable death, the reason being that Tsubaki flowers(the Japanese name) fall of the bush while still in full bloom, giving them an association with beheading.
Now we have the cherry blossoms.
Cherry blossoms, due to their signature pink color, Did and still do have a story that they become pink because of corpses buried under their branches. In modern times they are associated with new beginnings, while on Buddhist teachings, they also represent transcience and ephemerality of life due to their short blooming period.
Next I could also be seeing Japanese Ume flower.
These have been considered protective flowers that ward off evil. They are also the old flower that was primarily associated with spring and good fortune.
Next that we see in the trailer itself but not specifically on the girl is of course the Red spider lily or Higanbana.(My personal favorite flower.)
They have many names for this flower in Japan but Higanbana is the most well-known one. In Buddhist teachings, this flower is what grows on the other shore, the afterlife, and symbolize final partings, death, and lost memories as well. Their bulbs are extremely poisonous and in Japan they are grown around graves and fields to discourage vermin. Their counterpart, the White Spider lily, is given the name Manjushage, and said to grow in heaven.
These are just some of my thoughts and knowledge I wanted to share as an amateur flower symbology enthusiast.
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The hexafoil is a common symbol found in various cultures of Europe and Asia. It's also found very commonly in the Pyrenee mountains of Catalonia.
Though we call it names that mean the six petal flower, there are hypothesis that it could originate as a solar symbol or as representing a wheel. The symbol appears already in Protohistoric and Ancient cultures and remained part of Christian art until the Middle Ages. After that moment, its popularity declined in many urban contexts, but it remained common in folk art and the work of artisans from shepherding communities like the Pyrenees of Catalonia, Navarre, the Alps, Galicia, Portugal and the Russian North, among other European rural areas. It was used as a protective symbol as well as for decoration.
It's very common in the Catalan Pyrenees, and for this reason since 2003 it's the logo of the High Pyrenees Natural Park. In one image, it brings together nature and culture.
The images in this post are some examples of hexafoils in Catalonia and Andorra: reliefs in a Medieval church in the High Pyrenees Natural Park (photo: Parc Natural de l'Alt Pirineu) and in Isavarre (Joan Antoni Baron); in the ceiling of a conjuratory in Encamp, Andorra (Robert Lizarte); in the lower part of a tool for making cheese from la Seu d'Urgell (Museu Espai Ermengol); in cowbell collars in Andorra (Bon Dia Andorra) and near Ripoll (Jordi Iparraguirre); in a pre-Romanesque baptismal font in Llorenç del Penedès (Angela Llop); traditional salt keepers, one from Casa Gassia Ecomuseum in Esterri d'Àneu (Sortides amb gràcia), and the other one drawn copying an original in the early 20th century in Andorra (Sergi Mas); possible Adam and Eve relief in Sant Llíser church, Alós d'Isil (Ramon Oromí); and the logo of the High Pyrenees Natural Park.
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Just added to my portfolio, The @publishinggoblin's Oracle Dice: 24 entirely custom dice (150 individual symbols) including my guest design, six phases of the monarch butterfly life cycle symbolizing aspects of the creative process.
Do you need symbology or game piece design for your project? Hit me up. More photos and symbols here:
https://wormdark.com/oracle-dice
Learn more about the crowdfunded dice project here, and see gorgeous character illustrations that go with each die by czarfunkle:
https://publishinggoblin.com/products/divination/oracle-dice-2nd-ed/
Mariner's Die by @charminglyantiquated. Alchemist's Die by @normal-horoscopes/@cryptotheism.
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- Cinnabar Moth -
'Frequent in open grassy habitats including waste ground, railway banks, gardens and woodland rides but perhaps most frequent on well drained rabbit-grazed grassland, mature sand-dunes and heathland.'
A moth with bright colours that act as warning signs displaying their toxicity. They are seldom eaten by predators. And can afford to live life as a day-flying moth, living life in the sunshine, because of this.
In symbology - 'This creature is seen as a symbol of hope during difficult times. The cinnabar moth has the power to help us let go of our old ways and embrace the new.'
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