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Revision as of 07:25, 22 June 2021
Contents
Description
This symbol appeared in the card Zodiac sent to Paul Avery on Oct 27, 1970. It also appeared on the envelope the card came in.
Interpretations and comparisons
Wide Flange Beam
- From Robert Graysmith's book "Zodiac":
As for the new Zodiac symbol, readers as far away as Detroit wrote to say it represented a Wide Flange Beam, a structural steel shape used in building construction. Some felt that Zodiac was some sort of civil engineer.
Chemical compound 1-Pentene
- Details (scroll down a bit to see the section about pentenes)
Image:
Red Ryder ranch cattle brand symbol ("flying V F bar")
- Image (the brand appears on the cow in the upper right corner):
- Example of that brand on a live cow:
Maps / Geography
- Intersection in Vallejo
- Map overlay
- A silhouette of Mount Diablo
- "An abstraction of the Zodiac's eyes and car headlights emerging from the Diablo mountain range." (source)
Norse symbology
Mike Rodelli proposes the symbol is a combination of the Norse runes Ansuz and Laguz.
- Ansuz: ᚨ
- Laguz: ᛚ
Writing systems / early alphabets
- Bat Creek inscription
- Details
- Excerpted symbol from the full image:
