Masonic & Occult Symbols Illustrate

To some it stands for great wisdom and immortality. To others, it is a symbol of good fortune. Still others know the dragon as a powerful, benevolent friend.” A catalog from Dancing Dragon Designs offered a “Golden Dragon Poster.” The advertisement said: “A golden winged dragon rises from the roiling sea.” Actually, the serpent and the dragon are really symbols for Satan. In connection with the dragon is the wyvern. It is a creature that is usually “represented as a 2-legged winged creature resembling a dragon.” The pegasus is another winged animal that is quite popular today. It is depicted as a flying horse or a horse with wings. Phil Phillips states: “The unicorn and the winged horse (Pegasus) are common neopagan symbols. They are derived from Greek and Roman mythology, where they were generally ridden by gods and goddesses.” “In fact, Pegasus, owned by Bellerophon, was a winged steed, unwearying of flight, which swept through the air as swift as a gale of wind. It was believed by the Greeks that Pegasus sprang from Gorgon's blood after Perseus, another mythological character, killed her. Pegasus received its powers to fly when fitted with a golden bridle. After the death of his master, which Pegasus deliberately caused, Pegasus went to live in Zeus's, god of thunder and lightning, stables. It was Pegasus’s job to bring the lightning bolts and thunder to Zeus whenever he needed them.” [Emphasis in the original]