Symbols and Stories

HARMONY OF THE SPHERES : Musica Universalis

From Pythagoras' Ancient Greece to Byzantium's Orthodox faith: The interconnectedness of the physical and divine realms — a belief that celestial bodies create divine music as they move in their...

HARMONY OF THE SPHERES : Musica Universalis

From Pythagoras' Ancient Greece to Byzantium's Orthodox faith: The interconnectedness of the physical and divine realms — a belief that celestial bodies create divine music as they move in their...

POMEGRANATE BLOSSOM

In Anatolian culture, pomegranate symbolises beauty, fertility, abundance, and prosperity. It is often associated with life and renewal. In some traditions, the fruit is used in rituals and celebrations to...

POMEGRANATE BLOSSOM

In Anatolian culture, pomegranate symbolises beauty, fertility, abundance, and prosperity. It is often associated with life and renewal. In some traditions, the fruit is used in rituals and celebrations to...

HAC : CROSS

  Haç is a motif commonly found on Anatolian rugs. In Anatolian belief, it is believed that the cross diminishes the power of the evil glance by dividing it into...

HAC : CROSS

  Haç is a motif commonly found on Anatolian rugs. In Anatolian belief, it is believed that the cross diminishes the power of the evil glance by dividing it into...

AL RUHU (Red Spirit)

In ancient Turkic shamanic belief, the colour red was considered sacred because it symbolised fire and had the power of transformation. It was believed that fire had a spirit, and...

AL RUHU (Red Spirit)

In ancient Turkic shamanic belief, the colour red was considered sacred because it symbolised fire and had the power of transformation. It was believed that fire had a spirit, and...