Could anyone tell me what these symbols are? With sources. I’ve tried to find them myself, but can’t find the meaning

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  3. Top left is the Water Well/”Aka” sign.

    ~~Top right looks like it could possibly be a “Māras krusts”~~

    ~~Bottom left looks like it could be the “Austras koks” or “Jumis” sign with a bunch of extra stuff, but I’m unsure.~~

    On second thought, top right looks like it could be a combination of “Dieva krusts” with sideways “Jumis” at both sides

    Bottom left looks like a combination “Jumis”, “Māras zīme”, “Saules zīme”

    Bottom right is the “Auseklis” sign with some extra flair around it.

    A lot of Latvian ethnographic signs have multiple designs and tend to be extremely embellished to the point where it’s hard to figure out what the basic sign is, as is the case for top right and bottom left, so I’m not 100% sure that I’m right on those two.

    [https://latvians.com/index.php?en/CFBH/Zimes/zimes-00-sheet.ssi](https://latvians.com/index.php?en/CFBH/Zimes/zimes-00-sheet.ssi)

  4. They are called Latviešu Raksti. I have several books of them. Basically, they start fairly simple, and then you can embellish them to get more complex raksti. They represent a god from the Latvian group of pagan gods, or are meant to bring health or protection or some such. I have found several symbol and raksti books thst all claim they represent something different. My aunt is one of Latvijas leading ethnic scholars, maybe I should ask her if there is a “most trusted” meaning for them.

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