Snow Flakes

What is the origin of the Star of David? - well, from the dawn of history people saw this shape in snow slakes such as the ones shown in this photo, which is courtesy of "moonbird" who published it on Flickr and made it Creative Commons so that people like me will be able to blog it.

The following paragraph is from Dr. Asher Eder’s book The Star of David, which was published in 1987 in English in Jerusalem by Rubin Mass: Ltd. The publication here is courtesy of Oren Mass

Everything takes place within the huge power field of Creation, with its infinite number of sub-fields, all expressing inherent possibilities.
An impressive example is the common snowflake. Hydrogen and water are basic agents forming matter in general and life in particular. Interestingly enough, the six-lobed pattern may show up in both of them although, to be sure, other patterns can show up, too (e.g. rings, disks, etc)... Snowflake crystals, apparently following the rudimentary regularity of the hydrogen atom's probability cloud, usually adopt the six-lobed pattern... in the form of the hexagram:
... The amazing fact that each fractal element bears a resemblance to the whole was taken into account during the development of holograms.

IMAGINE LAND

It is strange for a Jew to see the shape of OUR Star of David used by ANOTHER religion, but this is typical to this emblem, which laughs at our concepts of ownership. It was used by ALL the main religions along history. It still is in use by some religions. It tells us, as if we are already living in John Lennon's IMAGINE LAND:

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too

Picture is courtesy of "savia"  who published it on Flickr 

Memory-Wall

An army emblem inside the hexagon of a Star of David on a memory wall dedicated to Israeli soldiers who lost their lives in order to save us (that's what the Hebrew caption says). Yaniv Shapira sent me this picture.

Light in the Dark

A hexagram stands tall on its own in Washington University. It fits this symbol to be high big and bright - in this place it looks just right!
Picture is courtesy of "live pancake" who published it on Flickr.

Parisian Arcades in Budapest

Hexagram pattern in Budapest in what the Hungarians call "Parizsi udvar" which means in English "Paris Courtyard". It is a shopping-centre built in 1911 in the Art-Nouveau and the neo-gothic styles. 

Photo is courtesy of "me_maya" who published it on Flickr.

Medieval Church

It is always surprising to find another hexagram in an important Church. Munzerr found this one In Minster, York on the upper stained glass surrounding a shape called All-Seeing Eye

Minster York is the largest Medieval Church in England and the stained glass is probably from the twelfth century

Star of David on a Cross

Picture of a hexagram on a 14 century C.E. brick pavement tile from “Luxembourg House” (Piata Mica nr. 16), in Sibiu,  is courtesy of Daniel Tellman who published it on Flickr. This tile  measures about 25 x 25cm, and it is 5,5 cm thick. Pay attention also to the Lily symbol above the hexagram.