What is this Symbol?

I have search through Symbols.com with no luck on finding the symbol at all. It intrigues me, and it bugs me that I can't seem to find it anywhere. I found it on a blog talking about the Celtic/Irish Goddess Brigid, but could find nothing like this related to her at all. It looks like a sheaf of wheat to me, and I tried looking up agricultural and crop symbols to no avail. Anyone here know what the symbol is called and what it means? Thank you.

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Permalink Reply by Airlia Skye on January 8, 2012 at 23:58
My Hubby says it looks like a corn stock, I've never seen it though. If I stumble across anything, I'll give you a shout. :)
Permalink Reply by Ree on January 9, 2012 at 0:18

Yeah, it looks like something agricultural to me, too. I will be looking forward to that shout if you find anything. lol

Permalink Reply by Melissa on January 9, 2012 at 11:09

Could it have been created by/for the person who runs the blog? Some people make their own symbols for special things. I'd ask the person who's blog it belongs to, in the comments on something or email (if provided).

Permalink Reply by Airlia Skye on January 9, 2012 at 12:02

SHOUT! :) Found it here, but it doesn't provide a picture. :/ http://www.everlifememorials.com/v/headstones/cemetery-symbolism.htm 

It's the best I could find. My time here is limited. :p

Wheat
Wheat, like barley, was associated with the Egyptian cult of Osiris. The death of a grain crop is followed, after a period of stillness, by the re-sowing and germination of the seeds. Though no corpses have produced new people, tombstone carvers still employ the ear of wheat as a symbol of rebirth. Convent bakers use wheat flour to make communion wafers, making it a holy plant, of sorts, fit to grace the tombstone of a priest.

Permalink Reply by Airlia Skye on January 9, 2012 at 12:31

http://symboldictionary.net/  or you could ask this site. Best of luck! :D

Permalink Reply by Ree on January 9, 2012 at 16:57

I posted a comment on the blog post, especially after I looked through the symbol dictionary that Airlia provided to no avail. :( I am hoping that the blog is active enough for the creator of it to respond to my comment, but it is moderated, so maybe s/he will see it and respond.

Melissa said:

Could it have been created by/for the person who runs the blog? Some people make their own symbols for special things. I'd ask the person who's blog it belongs to, in the comments on something or email (if provided).

Permalink Reply by Ree on January 9, 2012 at 16:59

Thank you for that. :) Sadly, I am unsure if it is actually applying to that actual symbol being as it doesn't describe it in the description. There are many symbols which look as if they could mean one thing and not mean it at all. There is a less commonly used symbol for Pluto I didn't know about that looks like a moon, but it applies to Pluto instead of the moon as I had originally thought from glancing at it, for an example. Thank you, however, for searching. It is greatly appreciated. 

Airlia Skye said:

SHOUT! :) Found it here, but it doesn't provide a picture. :/ http://www.everlifememorials.com/v/headstones/cemetery-symbolism.htm 

It's the best I could find. My time here is limited. :p

Wheat
Wheat, like barley, was associated with the Egyptian cult of Osiris. The death of a grain crop is followed, after a period of stillness, by the re-sowing and germination of the seeds. Though no corpses have produced new people, tombstone carvers still employ the ear of wheat as a symbol of rebirth. Convent bakers use wheat flour to make communion wafers, making it a holy plant, of sorts, fit to grace the tombstone of a priest.

Permalink Reply by Airlia Skye on January 9, 2012 at 18:44
Sorry it didn't contain what you were looking for. I hope it comes in handy in the future. :)
Permalink Reply by Ree on January 9, 2012 at 22:51

It is alright. I found the symbol on another site, but it didn't have any information pertaining to the symbol either. I have a feeling I am running around in circles at this point. XD

Permalink Reply by Raun A Tilson on January 10, 2012 at 21:12
It looks like it might be egyptian our maybe even native american...try looking up ancient egyptian symbols/meanings and maybe even mayan or other native american symbols/meanings
Permalink Reply by Ree on January 10, 2012 at 21:31

I have tried looking up ancient Egyptian symbols, but I came up empty when it comes to this symbol. I will try the First Nation symbols and see what it brings up, though I might have a problem being as symbols might be different from tribe to tribe. Thank you for the suggestion. On my way to do it now. :) I will update if I find or don't find anything.

Raun A Tilson said:

It looks like it might be egyptian our maybe even native american...try looking up ancient egyptian symbols/meanings and maybe even mayan or other native american symbols/meanings
Permalink Reply by Raun A Tilson on January 10, 2012 at 21:34
I'm glad I was able to help a little bit at least with giving you an idea

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