Masonic & Occult Symbols Illustrate

A gay and lesbian organization proudly uses the labrys. They brag: “The Labyris (sic) comes from the time when women lived equal and free. It symbolized power and strength, transformation and the Goddess. Labyris (sic) takes its name from labia and gives its name to labyrinth, place of initiation. Lesbians are self-initiated women who have transformed and empowered ourselves. The double-axe is our symbol, wear it with pride!”

Marduk, a pagan god, was known as the Lord of the double-headed axe and a Masonic book tells us that the double-headed axe was the chief symbol of Sandan and that it was also “associated with the Syrian god of fertility....” A Dictionary of Symbols gives some revealing information about the axe:

“A symbol of the power of light.... But much more important and complex is the significance of the twin-bladed axe, related to the sign tau.... According to Luc Benoist, this twin-bladed axe is the same as the Hindu vajra and Jove’s thunderbolt, becoming, therefore, a symbol of celestial illumination. Nowadays, the double-bladed axe (the labrys) is associated with the