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Create a symbolic wool heart infused with color, texture, and meaning
❤️ The Core Symbolism of the Heart
1. Life Force
Historically, the heart was believed to be the center of life itself.
Before modern science, people understood that when the heart stopped, life ended.
Symbolizes:
Vitality • existence • the pulse of being alive
2. Love & Connection
This is the most familiar meaning, but it runs deeper than romance.
Symbolizes:
Love • attachment • bonding • empathy • care • compassion
Across cultures, the heart represents our ability to connect to others.
3. Emotion & Inner Truth
The heart is seen as the place where feelings live — especially the ones we can’t rationalize.
Symbolizes:
Emotion • intuition • vulnerability • sincerity • authenticity
To “follow your heart” means to follow what feels true, not what is logical.
4. Courage & Will
The word courage comes from the Latin cor — meaning heart.
Symbolizes:
Bravery • strength • endurance • moral resolve
A strong heart isn’t one that never breaks — it’s one that keeps going.
5. Wounding & Healing
A broken heart is a universal image of loss, grief, or trauma.
But broken hearts are also deeply symbolic of transformation.
Symbolizes:
Grief • loss • heartbreak • resilience • survival • healing
In many traditions, a broken heart is the place where wisdom enters.
6. The Soul or Spirit Center
In spiritual and symbolic traditions, the heart is the meeting place between body and soul.
Symbolizes:
Spirit • essence • consciousness • the seat of the self
It is where meaning is felt rather than understood.
🖤 What a Hand-Made Heart Adds
When a heart is made by hand, its symbolism deepens:
It becomes personal, not generic
It carries the maker’s intention
It reflects the time, care, and repetition used to create it
It embodies imperfection — like real hearts do
A handmade heart often symbolizes:
memory, intention, resilience, and transformation
