A symbol of power and light. In ancient Greece it was the symbol of thunder and Fire due to its tendency to produce sparks as it crashed loudly against armor in battle…[I]t became a symbol of blood sacrifice and later a symbol of royal blood. A double-headed axe was originally a symbol of matriarchal power, and of duality. In ancient Minoan Crete the double-bladed axe was a lunar symbol representing the waning and waxing crescent. In ancient times the double-headed axe was called a labrys.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Dawn McLaughlin, author of Everyday Reiki and the new Spirit Allies & Healing Guides.
You may be familiar with the concept of spirit guides, our allies in the spiritual realms or alternate planes...