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29:14 · This structure has been used in alchemical contexts as a general sign for the art of alchemy. Rudolf Steiner adopted it in modern times, and now it is closely associated with Steiner's anthroposophy.
    The symbol has also been found engraved around 1000 B.C. on a rock face in Uxmal, Central America (refer to the section on "Ancient American ideograms" in Part III).
    In modern Western ideography it is used in electricity contexts for a certain type of winding of electrical motors.
    For similar structures, turn to 23:3 in Group 23 and 30:24 in Group 30. See also 27:22 in Group 27.

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