So we can tell that the original Celtic shield knot symbol is indicative of the four seasons or earth water, fire and sky (which help us, but have power over us). In heraldry the same knot symbol is known as a Bowen cross. In Northern Europe, even today, the shield knot symbol is used to symbolize national heritage sites. Christianity is known for changing the meaning of many formerly pagan symbols, as it spread. It came to symbolize flowing water and the continuity of life, similar to the infinity symbol. For these occultists, the solar cross or shield knot symbol stands for this.Ĭhristianity, in the Scandinavian area, eventually took the pagan symbol of the solar cross or the shield knot and termed it St. As well they display spiritual activity over each season: Spring is Raphael, summer is Uriel, fall is Michael and winter is Gabriel. They each have corresponding colors associated with magical properties. They are to guard the four quarters (as seen in a solar cross), or directions. Occultists who us a Kabbalah (the mystic aspect of Judaism) based system of ceremonial magic invoke the four main archangels as mentioned in Judaism (Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and Uriel) as guardians. Asatruar people (pagan Norse) use the solar cross as their religious emblem. The solar cross represents the movements of the sun as in the solstices (the four seasons). To the Norse it was known as Odin's cross, their chief god. It is simply a cross with equal size arms, inside of a circle and touching the sides of the circle, which forms four open spaces. The solar cross is one of the most ancient spiritual symbols in the world. Their four cornered symbol, which was also for protection, was related to the solar cross. The ancient Norse, who eventually formed the Celts, had a similar shield symbol. It is possible that Celtic shield knots represent these same substances. In essence these four gods represented sky, fire, earth and water. Enlil then carried away his mother, the Earth, from Heaven. An and Ki gave birth to their son Enlil (god of the Air). Nammu, goddess of the primeval sea, gave birth to An (Heaven) and Ki (Earth). Sumerians believed Heaven and Earth were united as a single mountain.
The fourth god was Enki, the god of water and patron of wisdom. The earth goddess was Nin-khursag (or Nintu). "lil" stood for wind in the Sumerian language. He was known as the shepherd to the people and also as the god of air. Enlil was the next greatest god and could produce raging storms in a fit or help man when calm. The sky god An was the greatest of these gods. The 4 cornered symbols stood for the four creator gods. The Mesopotamians used a similar four cornered symbol in casting protective spells and for invoking the gods of the four corners of the Earth. The symbol is always fourfold based, but within a greater unity. Anciently, it was a universally known symbol for protection from danger and warding off evil spirits. The Celtic shield knot idea comes from civilizations more ancient than the Celts. As in all Celtic knots there is no beginning or end.
They usually resemble a square but sometimes they are a square shaped emblem within a circle. Celtic shield knots can be identified as any of the Celtic knots with for distinct corner areas.
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