Good omen or evil omen, depending on colour.

Loyal guardian, affection and faithfulness.

The conveyance of the gods and heroes.

The Anima.

Nurturing or destructive.

Primal origin of all things, potentiality, removes contaminants, maintains life. Also, deluge – destruction and resurrection. Symbolic of the unconscious (deep water).

Fantasy, freedom, infinity, immortality, spirit and masculine – contrasted to earth which is material and feminine.

Dual aspect: dangerous power; sex or fury. Also, light of consciousness, keeps unconscious fears at bay.

Fundamental reality, permanence, fertility, birth, regeneration and finality (entrance to underworld).

Imagination, cycles of nature, tides, floods, menstruation, passive, reflective, Mother archetype.

Will, royalty, splendor, majesty, warmth, light, healing, goodness, everlasting life (symbols for the sun include; disc, circle, wheel, eye, swastika, chariot, solar gods, solar animals).

Lorem Ipsum.

Centre of self.

For Carl Jung, Hermes's role as messenger between realms and as guide to the underworld, made him the god of the unconscious, the mediator between the conscious and unconscious parts of the mind, and the guide for inner journeys.

Represents the Self archetype.

Dynamic regeneration.

Determines the shape and structure – represents the collective unconscious.

Self-concept.

Life’s journey in a social context.

One’s sense of security. Quest for meaning, ordeal to demonstrate strength or worthiness.

Womb, nurturance, Mother archetype, represents the Self archetype.