Bishop Chess Pieces: Upward Flow Symbols and Spindle Wands

Dr. Steven B Halls | September 2026

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The Bishop chess piece, it's an upward flow symbol on the top of the heads of image A, B and C. Those pointed ears represent side flow also exiting the horizontal plane of the head-torus of those birds and then connecting up. (Just like Anubis). The main neck curve becoming the curved beak, is a "loop-back".

Energy-flow symbolism reading: The Bishop chess piece, it's an upward flow symbol on the

Image D also has an upward flow symbol on top of the snake head, and the beard is also an upward flow symbol into the head. The other snake has headgear with a round portal and marked by horns and feathers also marking downward flow. The Up and Down pattern.

The "spindle wand" (my name for it) held at the bottom of image E, F and also G, is an upward flow. The rest of those curved menorah lines are showing a portal, and the seven fires are also a portal marker.

I find it neat that image E's wand goes up to Sol portal and image F has the word "Sol" on it. Image E's key ought to be bidirectional, but maybe it's downward aspect is coded into the distal end.

Distal key ends are confusing. https://ca.pinterest.com/stevenbhalls/key/ Often they resemble letter "E" https://ca.pinterest.com/stevenbhalls/e-and-f/ and the little lines of "Toes" https://ca.pinterest.com/stevenbhalls/toes/ which are generic portals ambiguous about flow direction.

When a spindle wand is held halfway, then it becomes a bidirectional flow symbol, like image H, J and K. Image I is awesome for showing the horizontal flow (equivalent to arms) that then some goes up, some goes down. They are not literal weapons or magic wands, it should go without saying. Happy trivia about Chess.