A present I got from my friends Stephanie & Jim Comfort from
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Monday, August 02, 2010
Crunk Gang Hexagrams
The following images were sent to me by Rhys Alton from
Two graffiti tags at the train tunnels, both downtown Olympia, Washington, USA. I'm under the assumption that the following two tags are related to the 'Gangster Disciples,' a street gang which has co-opted the Hexagram:
White Hexagram
Photographer: Rhys Alton (c) 2010
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Black Hexagram
Photographer: Rhys Alton (c) 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Medal - Info Please
Front: Star of David made from dots
with the Hebrew word Zion inside the hexagon
© Dawn Kosinski
Back: "Saint Christopher Protect Us"
© Dawn Kosinski
Dawn Kosinski sent me the following message to my readers:
When going through my father-in-law's things we found a St Christopher's (Catholic) Metal with a Star of David metal on the back. The Star of David is slightly off center, which makes me wonder if someone just glued it to the back of the St Christopher. I don't know the age but suspect that it is pretty old. Maybe from WW II.
Can you give me any ideas on this
?
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Hexagram at Bled Museum, Slovenia
Hexagram made from 6 rhombs and a circle - seems like Roman floor - exhibited at Bled Museum, Slovenia.
(c) Oded Israeli 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Double Square
Double Square - Rub el Hizb
CC picture by dewes008 (c) from Flickr
Like the hexagram, which is comprised of two equilateral triangles, the octagram (eight-pointed star) is comprised of two squares.
Possible origin: Tartessos, an ancient civilization based in Andalusia, which lasted till the 6th Century B.C.E.
Spanish name: Estrella tartésica
Arabic name: Rub el Hizb (the Quran is divided into 60 chapters each of which is called Hizb) – it marks the end of a chapter in Arabic calligraphy.
Also called: al-Quds star
Indian name: Star of Lakshmi representing the eight forms of the goddess Lakshmi.
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