The first version of the transgender symbol takes a single circle bearing both Mars and Venus symbols, along with a third symbol that combines the two. Just like the double Mars, the symbol for lesbian pride takes the Venus symbol, used to denote the female sex, and doubles it.īefore the 1970s, the interlocking female glyphs were also used by feminists to symbolize the sisterhood of women, so the lesbian pride symbol would sometimes have a third Venus symbol to distinguish it from the feminist insignia. Traditionally, the symbol is drawn in plain black, but more recent versions depict the double mars with the rainbow colors filled in to symbolize the gays’ fraternity or solidarity with other subsectors of the community. The community started using the double interlocking Mars symbol in the 1970s to represent males who are attracted to other males – sexually, romantically, or both. In astrology, science, and sociology, the Mars symbol is used to denote the male sex. The International Gay Rights Congress in Edinburgh formally adopted the symbol as an icon for gay and lesbian rights in 1974. The symbolism draws from the significance of lambda in science – a complete exchange of energy – that moment or span of time witness to absolute activity. The different groups within the LGBTQ community may have different experiences, but there are two things shared by every LGBTQ member who has ever lived: oppression, and the struggle to rise above it.Ī year after the Stonewall riots, graphic designer Tom Doerr chose the lower-case Greek letter to denote the community’s unified fight against oppression.

To increase visibility for each sub-sector and sub-culture, different flags have been designed such as the bisexual flag, a lipstick lesbian flag, a pansexual flag, and many other LGBTQ flags. Even the longer version, ‘LGBTQIA+’ is not fully representative of the diversity within the community. Note that the term ‘LGBTQ’ is a blanket name for the entire community and does not represent each part of the gender spectrum. Strewn across flags, banners, and pins, the rainbow symbolizes the diversity of gays and lesbians around the world.įirst designed by Gilbert Baker in 1978, the original version of the LGBTQ rainbow had eight colors representing different things that are necessary for liberation.įrom the original eight-color version, the LGBTQ Pride Flag has evolved to take on several different versions and iterations. The most recognizable symbol that represents the LGBTQ community today is the rainbow. These visual cues are subtle yet poignant and have been helping members of the community find their people since they were first used.Įach of these symbols has a unique meaning that holds importance within the LGBTQ community. In a world that’s still trying to evolve into a more accepting one for those identifying as LGBTQ, community members, and allies use symbols to communicate with other members that they are recognized, accepted and are in a safe space. Contemplating these natural spirals can potentially catalyze the consciousness in marvy transformations.For members of the LGBTQ community, representation is everything. Gaining more expansive awareness of the spiral meaning, we can contemplate its appearance in the natural world.

Spiral Meaning is Deeply Connected with all of Life And, as science can attest, our universe spirals out infinitely, thus reinforcing the concept of our endless skies. Speaking of the dance of the universe, in astrology, the spiral meaning sparkles with an understanding of a universe in constant motion. Find ways to express the spiral meaning with your whole being, the results should prove profound. Dance in spinning spirals, just like the Whirling Dervishes do (whose dance is symbolic of the cosmic dance of the universe). Walk a spiraling labyrinth as a conscious ritual for growth, just like some of our Native American forebears did (and still do). You can get your whole body into the spiraling creative process. The mandala or spiral symbol is a partner in creation and can launch our dreaming mind into profound realms of awareness. The idea is to get lost in the grandeur of creating.

This exercise is similar to coloring mandalas. Perhaps that’s why we see them dominate the Celtic world out of a strong desire to step outside the physical and enter a gossamer domain where dreams and intuition take hold of awareness. Indeed, I think ancient Celtic artists used the spiral symbol as a mind-altering creative process in which the act of creating a spiral in their work released their minds into a creative splendor. I particularly like this last “connectivity to the Divine” observation.

Revolutions of time, stars, planets and the way of natural progress.

Connectivity and union with divine and cosmic energies.Awareness of the one within the context of the whole.~Madame de Stael Symbolic Implications of the Spiral

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