Unerring and impartial justice; the perfect figure of the circle with the central point, the source of life. With the square, the compasses define the limits and the bounds of rectitude. In sacred architecture the compasses represent transcendent knowlege; the archetype controlling all works; the navigator.
-- J.C. Cooper, An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols
Today's earrings: compasses
Bedtime reading: Iron Tears, R.A. Lafferty
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