Daily Meditation: Tuesday, December 21, 1999

The sceptre and the globe are emblems of royalty and, more …

12/21/1999

The sceptre and the globe are emblems of royalty and, more generally, of power. Each time someone is depicted holding a sceptre in the right hand and a globe in the left we know that the person must be royal. However, what do we know of the deep meaning of these two objects ? And do monarchs themselves really know what these objects represent ? The sceptre is usually considered to be the symbol of authority, and the globe the symbol of the territory over which this authority reigns. In reality these symbols have an even deeper meaning. The sceptre and globe represent the two principles of masculine and feminine. The masculine principle is always represented by a straight line – a sceptre, a caduceus, a lance, a sword, a pillar, a tree, etc., and the right hand. The feminine principle is represented by a curved line – all hollow, rounded objects, a sphere, a vase, a dish, as well as a chasm, a cave, and the left hand. When a person holds the sceptre and the globe, this signifies that he understands the two principles and knows how to work with them.