Right now the pendant I have chosen to wear is a small sterling silver skull with hindged jaw. I have been going over the meaing of the skull and found this :
The transitoriness of life; The Vanity of worly things; death; memento mori; the moon; the shades; the dying sun; gods of the dead; Lime “The skull is, on the other hand, a symbol of the vital lice-force contained in the head. The skull with the crossbones indicates death, the thigh also symbolizing a vital force, that of the. loins; the flag carrying the skull and cross bones is an emblem of pirates. Alchemic: With the raven and the grave, the skull is a symbol of the blackening and mortification of the first stage of the Lesser Work, `earth to earth’, and signifies dying to the world; but it is also that which survives and so is used as a reminder of-life and transmutation. Buddhist: (”Tantric) The skull filled with blood symbolizes the renunciation of life. It is an emblem of Yama, god of the dead, and of Tara in her dark aspect. Christian: The sanity of’ worldly things; contemplation of’ death, hence an emblem of hermits. The skull with the cross is eternal life after Christ’s death oil Golgotha, the `place of the skull’, where Adam’s skull was said to be buried. Emblem of SS Francis of Assisi, Jerome, Mary Magdalene, Paul. Graeco-Roman: Attribute of Cronos/Saturn as Time. Hindu: The skull filled with blood dcpicts renunciation of life; it is an attribute of Kali/Durga. The skull also appears with Yams, as god of the dead, and with Suva and Kale as destroyers. Mayan: With the skeleton, the skull is a symbol of the god of death and the underworld.
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I guess there are many reason's that I identify with the skull as my personal symbol. Another reason being that people that I watch on TV use it in own way as well. Such as wwe superstars (WWF went I was growing up), and now people such as Dale Earnhardt Jr, bikers, Criss Angel , pirate of the Caribbean , just to mention a few.
I also own craved several crystal skulls that adorn the night stand and finding new and interesting skulls a fun activity. Which will be more easy now that a holiday that uses them a lot is coming up. That being Halloween next month.
Finally I found a couple more links that I would like to include in here, so you can look up the skull symbolism for yourself. Here are those links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_(symbolism) and http://www.answers.com/topic/skull-and-crossbones .
~ Mortality , I'm alive
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