| Knowledge is something that is very hard to come | | | | The term literally means "spider's web" in traditional |
| by in today's society. We are so consumed by our | | | | dialect. |
| consumer-driven existence that we take very little | | | | Another big symbol for wisdom is the salmon, which |
| time to just stop and think - think about the world, | | | | is especially prominent in Celtic cultures. It is |
| think about our lives, and think about what we really | | | | considered to be the most ancient and wise of all the |
| want from our existence. | | | | creatures in existence, and their knowledge comes |
| That is the defining characteristic of wisdom, which | | | | from an abundance of pine nuts they once ate from |
| has been praised in almost every culture as a trait | | | | an overhanging hazel tree. These nuts contained bits |
| that is both desired and hard to attain. Knowing the | | | | of poetic wisdom - or so the myth says. These |
| many wisdom symbols of different cultures could | | | | usually appear as a light green border with varied |
| allow you to open your mind and discover what | | | | details on the inside. |
| you're truly capable of - and if you will ever be able | | | | Another prominent symbol of wisdom is the three |
| to attain eternal wisdom in the future. | | | | wise monkeys, which are prominent in Japanese |
| In West Africa, the universal symbol for wisdom is | | | | cultures are are depicted in sculptures across the |
| the spider's web, or the ANANSE NTONTAN in | | | | country. They embody the principles of seeing no |
| traditional terms. It depicts a black web with seven | | | | evil, hearing no evil and speaking no evil, and the |
| different edges. This symbol literally means wisdom | | | | overall message of the monkeys is to preach peace |
| and the overall complexities of life - focusing | | | | and nonviolence in society. People look to them for |
| specifically on creativity you need in order to attain it. | | | | guidance because their mission statement is so |
| It is named after the character of Ananese, a spider | | | | moving and empowering. |
| who is a popular character is West African literature. | | | | |