N’s birthday today. Symbols. Why do I use them? And what do they do for me, if anything? Why do I think they are so important? A good logo, a good symbol is something you can stand behind, something you can believe in, something that can be drawn or carved or scrawled onto any surface. It is primal and has roots in secret societies, traveller’s marks, wayward markings, and pilgrim’s carvings in the rock face to guide others. When man didn’t have tools he wrote in the sand or earth. A tree becomes a cross, probably one of the most recognised powerful symbols on the planet. You see it, you feel safe, though maybe not if you’re a Satanist. Or maybe it equally turns you off.
Does wearing the LW runes make me feel more powerful? It makes me feel more like myself, which in a way is the same. I see unadorned or plain clothing the way I see ready salted crisps, fucking boring and just waiting for a bit of flavour. Why would you want your crisps to be like this, the most ordinary you can get, when there is a ton of flavours available? So I adorn my clothing and myself with symbols that I find appealing visually and makes me feel good. And no, a cross isn’t really one.