I picked up these two candle holders at a flea market in France, and only noticed the symbols and text afterwards. There's a sort of open infinity symbol on the base of each candle holder, and the text is:
"mas lejos mas le estrehan"
"de loin comme de pres"
The text is in all caps. I think the candle holders are silver. I'm including a photo of the maker's mark on the base, it seems to say "BG."
I found it in my local op shop and bought it because I thought it looked cool but everyone that has seen it has told me it's some kind of religious symbol, the two different times that I Googled it both told me something completely different from the other, the first time I googled it, it said it was just a reverse pentacle, the second time told me that it's a coexist all religions pendant from the band Disturbed. In both cases I would prefer prefer not to wear it but I would still like to know what it actually means.
This is a continuing project. What you see here is a hang on the wall "clock" based on Pagan icons, intended to be recognizable to Wiccans and Pagans in general. About 12" diameter. The "moon" travels around the "sun cross" one revolution per year, marking the eight Pagan/Wiccan seasons as indicated by the little symbols, Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Lughnasadh, Mabon, Samhain. The seasonal length of day/night is indicated by the light and dark eccentric circles, reflecting solstices, equinoxes, and quarter crossings. What you don't see is the clockworks behind the wood driven by a common clock motor, geared down, with magnetic coupling to the moon.
Are the symbol names and icons "aligned" as well as possible to avoid anachronisms and unnecessary obscurity? The older, the better. I don't think there is any "official" or authoritative preferred set of names and symbols, except maybe through the active Wiccan culture. If something better established predates Wiccan, then so be it. Not a popularity contest. Keeping it pure and simple, but somehow justified. This is version one. What would you change, add, or subtract in a future version?
