THE GREAT EQUALIZER

What follows are the explanations for the surrounding symbols on the outer layer.  Balance is important to the cannibals, this is why many of the symbols have their opposite represented directly across on the outer layer...
The Three Yellow Flies:
Egyptian culture thought flies to protect them from disease, and misfortune. At a point in time, there was a military decoration called the "Fly of Valor" or "The Golden Fly". This may have been because of the flies persistence in the face of opposition.

These three flies came in a dream. After the death of a cannibal, the Three Yellow Flies are the first to land on the body. They carry the spirit of the cannibal to the collective, and guide them through their after life until they are connected with the rest of their tribe.

Sour Apple
Apples symbolize a mysterious, forbidden fruit in many religious traditions.

The sour apples represents Kuru to the cannibals. Kuru is a disease called "the laughing sickness". Cannibals contracted kuru by eating the brains of their victims. It affects the brain, and causes the cannibal to burst into unprovoked laughter.

Tentacles of Cthulhu
"Here, the tentacles of Cthulhu, symbolised as the twin towers of Tutulu, are closed together; they await the influx of that magickal energy which will polarise them into activity and release the horizontal bar which seals the pylon of the deep, enabling the star-spawn from the sepulchres of R’lyeh to come into waking manifestation. In combination with the other elements of the Mantra of Release,-the completed sigil becomes the embodiment and celebration of this event."

After the Apocalyptical event that sets the world for the cannibal tribe, history is dependent on what text a given tribe finds, and how rationally they interpret/understand the stories. The Streifte Geist tribe has happen across some of the works of H.P. Lovecraft.


H.P. LOVECRAFT

Skull
The skull is the symbol of death. It's repetition in The Great Equalizer's patterns symbolizes pending death of the cannibals. The cannibals know, and respect that anyone can die at anytime, and that death is always a threat/conclusion. They find it important to accomplish as much as possible before they meet Death. Those who are threatened by death have not done what they wanted yet in their live and realize all the time they wasted. The cannibals try to live their lives with death as a conclusion to their story. If death were to strike at any moment the cannibal would likely say "I have used my time well."

The Sundial
The sundial represents time to the cannibals. They respect time's ability to case growth and change. Time is a valued essence in the lives of the cannibals.

Snake/Dragon/Beast/monsteR Eating Self
Also known as "The Devourer." This symbolizes life to the cannibals, and in certain cannibal rituals one of the cannibals will wear a mask known as "The Mouth of The Devourer".

The Five Pointed Star
Symbolizes both the pagan (top point = spirit, top left point = air, bottom left = earth, bottom right = fire, top right = water), the idea that every cannibal is a star, and the idea that "The simplest star - the pentagram- requires five lines to draw and it is unicursal; it is a continuous loop." Looping and continuing patterns are important to the cannibals, and the five points are important because at least five cannibals need to be present for most important rituals.





The Goat of Mendes
also know to the cannibals as the Baphomet. This symbolizes the idea that that when the cannibals bring their elements together (in the five pointed star) they can become a strong and powerful deity, know to some as evil, and to some good.



Saftey + [sic]
Symbolizes sobriety, health, conservatism, and cleanliness. The balance of the "Shock" is important because it represents the idea of regulation and control.

Shock
Represents intoxication, danger/sickness, obsceneness, and filth. See "Saftey".

The Camel Spider
More accurately, The Solifugae. In latin it's name means "those who flee from the sun". The fastest can run up to about 10 mile per hour, symbolizing the idea of living fast. Some of the text that the cannibals find about the Solifgae report them leaving jagged wounds prone to infection, leaping into the air, disemboweling creatures over 100 times their size, injecting venom into their prey, screaming, feasting on the flesh of sleeping humans, and running along side moving motor vehicles. The Cannibals respect the Solifugae, and admire it's ability to use so many appendages so effectively. They view them as an aggressive force to be reckoned with, like themselves.



The Octopus
The cannibals have found text that supports the idea that the octopus represents evil. They admire it's ability to kill creatures that are seemingly more dangerous, like sharks, and like the Camel Spider, they admire it's use of all 8 legs.

The EagleThe Eagle was a simple that represented freedom, and justice to the ancestors of the cannibals.  They understand that the eagle is majestic and proud, and admire it's ability to fly and hunt.
The OwlThe owl, in some culture, is a symbol of evil.  To the cannibals, the owl sometimes represents oppression, and corruption.  The ability to see day or night, and rotate their heads reminds the cannibal of a time when the people were watched and lied to by those who were supposed to watch over them.
CannabisThe cannabis plant represents life, and new experiences.  Marijuana is thought of as a "mind expanding" substance, and represents the idea of growth and higher consciousness. 
The OrchidBefore the time of the cannibals, the orchid plant was used at human funerals.  This plant symbolizes death to the cannibals, and the conclusion of the cannibals story.  Where cannabis represents life and new experiences, the orchid represents the end of earthly experiences.
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The Planetary Symbols
The SunSymbolizes the act of creation, and the pure spirit with a dot of consciousness in the center.
The MoonRepresents the pure spirit, without the cross of matter present.
Earth
The Earth is the planet on which our lives become manifest, and the cross of matter is placed in the centre, surrounded by the circle of Spirit, within which all life is contained.

Mars and VenusThe symbol for Mars represents the cross (later turned into an arrow) of matter above the spirit (circle), this symbolizes the manifestation of the male.  The symbol for venus as the cross of matter below the spirit, representing the manifestation of the female.  These two symbols compliment each other.
Mercury
Mercury contains all the symbols, signifying the potential integration of spirit, soul and matter and the synthesis of all the other planets, as well as the relationships between them. Soul - the mediating and connecting principle - is in the most elevated position, above the Spirit, with Matter at the base.
Jupiter and Saturn
The symbols for the next pair of planets, Jupiter and Saturn, concern the relationship between the soul and body. With Jupiter, the soul is elevated over the cross of matter, signifying the importance of finding a meaningful connection (soul), ‘something to live for’ in the manifest world. Jupiter frees the soul from the dominance of matter. With Saturn, the cross of matter is elevated over the soul, signifying that the soul’s yearnings must be given shape and form within the limitations of existence in time and space.  Saturn is also thought to represent Satan.
Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto

Uranus shows the cross of matter bracketed by two vertical lines of mind, over a small circle of spirit indicating the power of the mind to harness natural forces. Neptune is the crescent of soul impaled upon the cross of matter. Soul reaches upwards but is penetrated, or trapped, by matter. The symbol for Neptune, therefore, could be said to portray the soul’s suffering while it is encased in matter, and its longing to return to its source - the spirit. Pluto is a composite of all three symbols - the crescent of the soul enclosing a small circle of spirit, with the cross of matter below. Spirit could be said to dominate matter through the medium of the soul.
Symbols of UnityThe connected planetary symbols show the different forms of unity that make people happy.  The Venus Venus symbol for female female unity, the Venus Mars for male and female unity, and the Mars Mars for male male unity.  The Cannibals understand and respect their rights to be with whoever makes them happy.
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The Never Ending SpiralThe never ending spiral in the center of the symbol represents the continuation of the spirits, thoughts, and rituals of the Streifte Geist tribe even after the deaths of all the members of the tribe.  The three spirals also represent what each of the three flies carry upon death, the heart, the mind, and the soul/spirit.
The CirclesThe circles represent layers and levels.  Starting on the outer layer the spirit moves towards the center stepping closer and closer to the never ending spiral with each advancement.  The Great Equalizer is inverted and repeated behind the never ending spiral to represent the continuation of patterns and cycles.
XBefore the times of the cannibals, a rule to the english language was that every word required a vowel.  X is used at time to break this rule, replacing the vowels and breaking the rules.  X represents many things to the Cannibals, including (but not limited to)  death, life, balance, exceptions, and the ability to break rules.  Each cannibal from the tribe leaves a X upon the headstone of a lost member.