the christian fish symbol originated when it was adopted by early christians as a secret symbol.
the christian fish symbol originated when it was adopted by early christians as a secret symbol.
where did the christian fish symbol originate?
adopted by early christians as a secret symbol
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the ichthys or ichthus (), from the greek "ikhthýs" ( 1st cent. ad koine greek , "fish") is a symbol consisting of two intersecting arcs, the ends of the right side extending beyond the meeting point so as to resemble the profile of a fish. the symbol was adopted by early christians as a secret symbol. it is now known colloquially as the "sign of the fish" or the "jesus fish".









































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aion: researches into the phenomenology of the self is part 2 of the volume 9 in "the collected works of c. g. jung", a series of books published by princeton university press in the u.s. and routledge & kegan paul in the u.k. originally published in german (1951), it is a major work of jung's later years. its central theme is the symbolic representation of the psychic totality through the concept of the self, whose traditional historical equivalent is the figure of christ. jung demonstrates his thesis by an investigation of the christian fish symbol, and of gnostic and alchemical symbolism. he regards these as phenomena of cultural assimilation. chapters on the ego, the shadow, and the anima and animus, provide a valuable summary of these elementary concepts in jungian psychology.
aion: researches into the phenomenology of the self