The Symbol on the Gravestones
Some time ago it was noted in an article that the graves of Ronald White (d. 1998) and George Winter (d. 1983) are marked by gravestones bearing the same unusual symbol. The author of the article engaged in some ill-informed speculation as to the symbol’s meaning. Here it is as it appears on the two gravestones: to the left, on Ronald White’s gravestone and to the right (photographed slightly at an angle) on George Winter’s stone:
The symbol is one that Ron White used as his potter’s mark, in slightly varying forms, and it is incised or painted on many of his ceramic pieces:
The symbol represents the Goddess, with her arms raised in blessing.
This small ceramic statuette of the Goddess, also made by Ron White, gives a visual clue to its development:
The Goddess is at the heart of everything that Ronald White believed in and revered.
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