These crosses have biblical designs incorporating Celtic patterns that include spirals and knot work, as well as key patterns along with animal patterns at times. What Do Celtic Knots Look Like? There are actually many different styles of Celtic knots, each with its own meaning. The patterns are...
Celtic Step Pattern Meanings & Symbolism Steps are very common Celtic symbols and are dominant patterns in Celtic art starting around 450 AD. Eventually they made their way into Christian art as well. There is little written on the subject of their value. What we do know is that geometric ...
they recognized that a child born within a certain season would develop certain qualities. Further, the druids observedpatterns in the color and shapeof a person’s life according to the motions of the moon (their calendar being based on a lunar year) and the season in which we are born....
Beyond the Dara Knot, another symbol resonating with strength in Celtic lore is the Triskele or Triskelion. This triple spiral motif carries multifaceted meanings, encompassing personal growth, resilience, and the cyclical nature of existence—embracing the past, present, and future. Both the Dara Kn...
A Celtic Tree Knot design is a beautiful representation of life, growth, and Celtic wisdom. The design combines the symbol of a tree—representing life and growth—with the intricate patterns of a Celtic knot, signifying the eternal cycle of life and nature’s interconnectedness. ...
The interwoven, endless patterns compel all who gaze upon them to ascribe Celtic knotwork meaning and purpose. The Celtic knot is not only beautiful...For many, it symbolizes eternity: the eternity of life, the eternity of nature, and the eternity of love. The...
The simple leaf shape and its symmetry makes the form of mistletoe easy to embed within two-dimensional patterns. What is less certain to determine, as with the common motif of “hidden faces”, is whether the artist and the contemporary viewer recognised those combinations of shapes in the sa...
“All the traditional designs are from the original Ritchie patterns,” she shares. “Their inspiration came from The Book of Kells – the complex patterns of interlacements and foliage and animals.” The Ritchies were also inspired by the medieval stone carvings on Iona, and other aspects of...
The Eternity Knot – could be any of the Celtic knot design patterns that have a closed path. It means that such Celtic knots neither have a beginning nor an end. George Bain, a Celtic art teacher from Scotland, attributed this meaning to the eternity knot. ...
Knot patterns are even older than the Celts. They date back to the late Roman Empire but also show up in Islamic, Byzantine, Coptic, and Ethiopian art. The Celts began using knot pattern designs as a pagan symbol around 450 CE. Knots became common as Christianity arrived in Celtic culture...