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What is the Spiritual Meaning of the American Flag?
First for those who have forgotten of who have not yet learned, here is the synbolism of the American Flag:
Flag Colors – Red, White and Blue
These three colors have long been associated with the United States and its respective flag, yet few people know the symbolism and meaning behind them.
What do the American flag’s colors symbolize?
RED symbolizes strength and valor
WHITE symbolizes purity and innocence
BLUE symbolizes vigilance, perseverance and justice
Of course, these characteristics are aligned closely with the values of America, which is why they are represented in the colors of the American flag.
Stripes
The modern-day American flag possesses 13 stripes of alternating red and white color. Like every other element on the American flag, there’s deep meaning behind these stripes.
When America gained its independence from Great Britain, it had 13 colonies: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantation. The 13 stripes found in the American flag represent each of these 13 colonies.
Stars
As you may already know, the 50 stars on the American flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America.
This hasn’t always been the case, though. The American flag had fewer stars more than a century ago, during which it had fewer states.
In 1912, the number of stars on the American flag grew to 48, thanks to the addition of New Mexico and Arizona. This remained the country’s official flag for the next 47 years, making it the country’s longest running flag in its history.
It wasn’t until August 21, 1959 when President Eisenhower ordered the American flag to be updated with 50 stars. Since then, the American flag has remained with 50 bold stars neatly arranged in the upper left-hand corner, with one star for each of its 50 states. - https://starspangledflags.com/symbolism-of-the-american-flag-defined/
That said:
Some believe there can be mystical connections between symbols and what they symbolize for example, that one can write something on a piece of paper and burn it to influence what was symbolized by the words. In truth, though, destroying a symbol does not affect what is symbolized except when the symbol creates what is symbolized. When a popes ring is destroyed, the ability to authorize decisions or proclamations under that popes authority is also destroyed. If you burn a person in effigy, you do not also burn the actual person. If you destroy a Christian cross, Christianity itself is unaffected. If a wedding ring is lost, this doesnt mean that a marriage is broken. So why do people get upset when symbols are mishandled, treated disrespectfully, or damaged? Because symbols are not just isolated objects: symbols mean something to the people who understand and use them. If you burn a person in effigy, you do not also burn the actual person. If you destroy a Christian cross, Christianity itself is unaffected. If a wedding ring is lost, this doesnt mean that a marriage is broken. So why do people get upset when symbols are mishandled, treated disrespectfully, or damaged? Because symbols are not just isolated objects: symbols mean something to the people who understand and use them. https://www.thoughtco.com/the-american-flag-as-symbol-24998
Metaphysical meaning:
In addition to representing the 50 states, the 50 stars on the American flag also represents a “divine goal.” In 1977, the House of Representatives published a book in which it described the American flag’s stars as being a “symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to which man has aspired from time immemorial; the stripe is symbolic of the rays of light emanating from the sun.” - https://starspangledflags.com/symbolism-of-the-american-flag-defined/
Colors, stripes and stars:
Red is the color of the life-blood that runs through humanity and through all warm-blooded creatures, and it was, is, and always shall be America’s destiny to be a funnel or vehicle for bringing light and energy from the higher realms to the earth for the purpose of benefiting the realms of life amidst the physical. In this sense, America functions as the heart of the planetary body, and her purpose serves the purposes of all.
In relation to the white stripes that accompany the red, just as the red signifies the life of the earth, the white signifies the higher realms of light joining and intermingling with the life of the earth, a constant companion to the spiritual evolution of mankind and of all beings.
The number of stars in the original pattern were shaped in the form of a hexagon, with invisible lines of light joining the thirteen stars. These lines crisscrossed from one star to another. Though they could not be seen outwardly, they represented the developing national identity that was being given energy and light by the forces that supported the birth of a nation and the principles upon which she stood. The patterning of light related to the stars reflects the condition of things on a spiritual level as well as on a physical. At this time in her history, America is in need of a kind of joining on the level of the heart and mind that will eradicate the divisions that are presently undermining her national integrity.
The patterning of light related to the stars reflects the condition of things on a spiritual level as well as on a physical. At this time in her history, America is in need of a kind of joining on the level of the heart and mind that will eradicate the divisions that are presently undermining her national integrity. - https://www.helpsaveamerica.com/meaning-of-our-flag.htm
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