Anubis - protection and guidance.
Bast - psychic abilities and psychic protection
Buckle of Isis - fertility in ones endeavors.
Cartouche - Sign for Encircling Protection In the form of a knotted rope it was used to enclose the royal name of the pharaoh. As with the Shen hieroglyph (see below), the cartouche signified the concept of encircling protection. The cartouche may also have symbolised the universe being circled by the sun. Even the sarcophagus of some of the 18-19th dynasty pharaohs take on this shape and some tombs are also cartouche shaped, eg Tuthmoses III, affording the king that extra protection.
Crook & Flail - taking back our own authority. Helps to connect with the path that was chosen before birth. When we release our wills to the Will of God and surrender to our own path rather than try to recreate someone else's or force things to happen our way, then life takes off! Things happen! We meet the right people! The right opportunities come our way!
Djed Pillar - Symbol of Osiris, god of the Dead. In the book of the dead it is described as Osiris' backbone. It seems to have come to represent stability. Other gods that have been associated with it are Sokar and Ptah. It was at Memphis that probably the ceremory known as, Raising the djed pillar was first carried out by Pharaoh, which represented the stability of the monarchy and the resurrection of Osiris. The best depiction of this act is in the Osiris Hall at Abydos.
Feather of Maat - Represents truth, justice, morality and balance. It was pharaoh's job to uphold Maat. When a pharaoh died, Maat was lost and the world was flung into chaos, only the coronation of a new pharaoh could restore Maat.
Frog - Symbol of Fertility and Regeneration. The frog had several Egyptian names but the most commonly used was kerer which represented the sound of a frog. The life cycle of the frog, which of course included the tadpole (hefner) stage, became the hieroglyph for 100,000, and it often decorated the shen ring (see below) thereby wishing Pharaoh a 100,000 year reign. Heket, the goddess of childbirth, particularly in the final stages of labour, was the diety most closely associated with the frog. Plus four of the eight gods connected with the creation legend were said to have frog faces. These were Heh, Kek, Nun and Amun. As such, the frog was also thought of as 'the emblem of chaos', of primal matter, wet and unformed - the symbol of unformed man. Frogs were carried as talismans and were often placed within the wrappings of mummies as magical amulets to ensure rebirth for the deceased.
Hathor - patron of women and beauty.
Horus - healing of the physical eyes as well as the third eye.
Isis - the nurturing mother, earth magic, earth power, earth divination
Lotus - peace of mind and Sign for Rebirth. The emblem of Upper Egypt. Temple pillars often have lotus carved capitals. The lotus was symbolic of rebirth, since one of the creation myths describes how the newborn sun god rose out of a floating lotus. To celebrate this occurrence there was a hymn sung in the temple on festival days, the Lotus Offering, especially at the cult centre of Edfu. The blue lotus was also the emblem of the god Nefertem; 'The Lord of Perfume'. The lotus also appears to have been strongly connected with enjoyment and sensuality.
Maat - Represents truth, justice, morality and balance. Deities are often seen standing on this symbol, as if standing on a foundation of Maat.
Nephthys - hidden knowledge
Osiris - the good father, teacher, consoler, the warrior who protects.
Ouroboros – Sign of Totality. The snake swallowing its own tail represents; rebirth, immortality, the round of existence, evolution, continuity, and perpetual movement of the universe. It symbolises unity and infinity, with no beginning and no end. The cycle of day and night, life and death, heaven and earth, good and evil are all represented by the endless turning on itself. A symbol in both Egyptian and Greek mythology.
Ptah - architect, builder, patron of men
Pyramid - Ascension. As a certain amount of astronomical observation was involved in the building of the pyramids, in particular the precise alignment with the cardinal points, it is believed the pyramid was a representation of the world's axis, with the body of the structure symbolising man's ascent to the heavenly skies - in particular, Pharaoh's ascension to Heaven and the Afterlife. It has also been proposed that the pyramid may have symoblised the sloping rays of the sun as a source of eternal strength and energy. Or it could have been designed to represent the Primeval Mound of Creation on which the sun-god was said to have been born.
Scarab – transformation. The scarab was a favourite charm / amulet becoming associated with renewal and regeneration. It personified the god, Khepri, a sun god associated with resurrection. From the middle kingdom, they was often used by pharaoh as a royal seal and would also be produced to celebrate certain events during his reign. There are various funerary types, for example, the large winged scarab and the heart scarab which would be included within the linen wrapping of the mummy.
Sema - This is a rendering of the lungs attached to the windpipe. As a hieroglyph this symbol represents the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. Other symbols are often added to further illustrate unification.
Shen - Sign for the Eternity of the Universe. Circle of rope denoting infinity, often associated with the god, Horus. It was commonly used decoratively in pendants, earrings, rings and necklaces. The cartouche is the elongated form of the shen symbol.
Sirius - connection to the star people.
Sphinx - animal medicine and the connectedness between the animals, ourselves and Mother Earth. With a human head, body of a beast, the sphinx had access to all wisdom and strength and symbolised the riddle of human existence.
Thoth - lord or karma, lord of time, healer and magician
Twins - connection to the twin flame, our guardian angel, who watches out for us from the world of spirit. It is our twin flame, who holds the other 2/3 masculine (or feminine) and 1/3 feminine (or masculine) balance of who we are.
Uraeus - The cobra is an emblem of Lower Egypt. It is associated with the king, and kingdom of Lower Egypt. It is also associated with the sun and with many deities. The cobra represented the "fiery eye of Re", in which two uraei can be seen on either side of a winged solar disk. Starting in Middle Kingdom The uraeus appears as a symbol worn on the crown or headdress of royalty. It is used as a protective symbol, the Egyptians believed that the cobra would spit fire at any approaching enemies.
Winged Disk - success
