Knife/Sword
Knife ~ It is a tool with loaded symbolic meaning; the knife
signifies severance, death, sacrifice, division, or liberation. In Buddhism, cutting
with a knife represents deliverance, as in cutting the bonds of ignorance. In
Christianity, it represents martyrdom. Information taken from:
Online Symbolism
Dictionary
Sword ~ The sword symbolizes power, protection,
authority, strength, and courage; metaphysically, it represents discrimination and the
penetrating power of the intellect. The sword is phallic, with the sheath being
yonic. It
is a symbol of knighthood and chivalry. The flaming sword of the Christian ethos separates
man from Eden. Many swords have magical properties and are given to heroes for the
advancement of justice; Excalibur was given to Arthur by the lady of the lake, The Greek
gods gave Perseus a sword that could cleave stone to defeat Medusa. Information
taken from: Online Symbolism
Dictionary
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