Any tips on where else to find symbol references for my comic's magic?

[DiegoPalacios]

Hi everyone!, the magic system of my comic Legends of Camelot uses different combinations of symbols for magic spells that have at least one verb and one noun to define the effect.

For example King Uther uses the symbol of creation and the symbol of fire to create fire.
Art by @unnamedbastards

for the symbol of creation i used the alchemical symbol of creation:

but don't know where to find symbols for other common verbs used for spells like "control", "transform", "become" or "move" among others.

Any references for symbols i could look into or interesting places to search?

[Stargazer31]

Maybe try viking runes or Icelandic sigils?

[DiegoPalacios]

Thanks a lot, while i haven't used viking or icelandic symbols yet....it opened my mind to search symbols in different cultures and found some for the most common verbs involved in magic.

[euphisa]

if you use clip studio paint, you can go to the assests and search up Magic Circle.

Also try searching up Magic Sigil

[noenoh]

bueno, tomando en cuenta las leyendas artúricas "sucedieron" en una época y región que aún era prevaleciente el druidismo, quizás esto te ayude https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Selection_of_carvings_from_the_Castro_de_Santa_Trega.jpg

[DiegoPalacios]

Muchísimas gracias!, investigando sobre símbolos druidas encontré varios para conceptos abstractos como la vida, el equilibrio y el conocimiento.

[noenoh]

de nada. a la orden.
Si, es que los que estabas usando arriba eran del alto medioevo de los alquimistas herméticos que ya ellos pues... mezclan un montón de cosas que na'a que ve'... Los de la fotito de la wiki por ejemplo son representaciones del agua, del viento, del sol, los puntos cardinales (para los que llevan 4 "extremos"), la unión y balance de los anteriores incluyendo las deidades trinitarias de ellos . Muchos de estos medallones de la foto eran amuletos protectores.
Me alegra que hayas podido encontrar más info para tus diseños

[indagold]

I just use random shapes and stuff for mine. Nothing really fancy, just playing around with circles and lines. Vector symbols are great.

[LadyLily]

Before using Norse symbols (they're Norse/Scandinavian that Vikings used), message me. There's a LOT of misunderstanding involved there.

For beginners, most of them are just the alphabet or symbols for ordinary words. The Vegvisir, for instance, was a simple compass but new age people try to attribute it to "magic." It isn't.

You have to be extra careful, too, because when Christianity was trying to overthrow the Norse and Scandinavian clans, they took those symbols (which they completely misunderstood) and mixed them with symbols of Christianity at the time. So what you THINK is "ancient Norse" or "Viking" may really be a Frankenstein's Monster of Christian and old Norse/Scandinavian.

For example: The triple knot Christians like to attribute to "the holy trinity" is Celtic/pagan. It is called the triquetra and symbolized Birth, Life and Death; Past, Present, and Future; Earth, Sea, and Sky; Maiden, Mother, Crone. When the Christians took it, they erased those meanings and said it was for the Father, Son, Holy Spirit.

Message anytime if you need help in these areas. This is my heritage.

[DiegoPalacios]

@LadyLily that's true. So far, i've been checking the meanings of the symbols to see if they fit what they were gonna be used for.

For example: The triple knot Christians like to attribute to "the holy trinity" is Celtic/pagan. It is called the triquetra and symbolized Birth, Life and Death; Past, Present, and Future; Earth, Sea, and Sky; Maiden, Mother, Crone. When the Christians took it, they erased those meanings and said it was for the Father, Son, Holy Spirit.

It caught me by surprise how prominent was the number 3 in Celtic symbolism. At first i thought it was a Christian thing, but i've started to notice it in many religions and cultures.

Message anytime if you need help in these areas. This is my heritage.

that's awesome!, will take that into account.

Will take the chance to ask now. Do they have any symbol that represents the soul?

[Sethstiel]

[LadyLily]

@DiegoPalacios

Mannaz means "Self". There is no reference of "soul" in these tribal alphabets. "Self" indicated an awareness of what today is referred to as the "soul" in Abrahamic religions. It's your best bet if that's what you're going for.

Specifically, it represents "M" when used for the alphabet.

The Elder Futhark is the oldest runes. There is a Younger Futhark with less letters and applied meanings combined from the Elder.

Note that there is NOTHING magical about these. They are simply another language. Like, for instance, kanji -- Japanese writing that uses Chinese letters. Nothing magical about those, right?

Also, be careful when researching Futhark. A lot of sites about them were created with the christianized version of their origin. There is misinformation promoted by sites like this that claim the Futhark came from Latin letters. Elder Futhark predates any contact with Roman societies. It's completely false.

[NickRowler]

If you are going to borrow old symbols, I would recommend looking into a symbol to make sure it doesn't have double meaning.

This is the alchemy symbol for sulfur. But it is also a symbol known as the Satan's Cross

There was a kid's movie that threw in random alchemy symbols and it was like OH-NO

[DiegoPalacios]

yeah, i deliberately avoided Satan's cross

unlike that girl from.....monster's high?

[DiegoPalacios]

Hey there!, wanted to thank all of you for your replies and help. Managed to find many symbols for my comic's magic.

Here are some examples.

Magic in Legends of Camelot works with different combination of symbols. You need at least one effect symbol and one target symbol for a spell to work.

Common effects:

Common targets: