tall oak
fallen oak
willow
evergreens
with wings
with mouth
with nostrils
| Example | Symbol | Meaning |
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Urn | Neoclassical symbol of Etruscan urns used to hold ashes and vital organs of the dead |
| Trees: oaks/elms | strength, dignity | |
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symbol of power over evil, Christ | |
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good lives cut down in their prime | |
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regenerative power (resurrection) |
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eternal life after death | |
| Ferns | solitude, humility | |
| Columbine | Holy Spirit | |
| Thistle | earthly sorrow, sin | |
| Garden | heaven, Garden of Eden | |
| Stream | baptismal purification, cleansing grace | |
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Skulls: with crossbones | death |
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resurrection of the spirit |
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voice of the spirit |
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breath of the spirit | |
| Angels | heaven, a better existence | |
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Cherub | death in a more romantic shape |