Gothic Symbols #1 - ☥ Basic Semiotics & the Ankh ☥

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So I've decided to start a little series on the topic of symbols that are commonly seen in the gothic subculture. In this first episode I am starting with a brief definition of the terms sign and symbol, then I'm talking a little bit about the Ankh symbol. I hope that you are interested in this topic, please let me know what you think about in in the comments! Also, what kind of symbols should I talk about?
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4:17 - what does the Ankh mean?
watch the second episode here: • Pentagram and Pentacle...
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[@angelabenedict]

When I was in Jr. High School (3 year transition between primary and high school, I was 12 years old)-- We had a history teacher who was obsessed with Egypt, Egyptian culture and history. The entire year we learned about Egypt. We got to touch papyrus, recreate small mummies using this clay colored fluid that she said was almost identical to what was used historically-- I can still remember that smell-- And by the end of the class she wanted us to be able to read hieroglyphics. She would write sentences in hieroglyphics for tests and we had to interpret their meaning. It was VERY interesting! It was because of her that when I was approached by an offended North African couple while I was wearing my big silver ankh who asked me 'Do you even know the meaning of what you're wearing or did you buy it because it looks nice?' I gave them the full definition and history, verbatim (lol) that Mrs. Darab had given us on our key sheet. It shut them right up! I think I was 16 so the information was still fairly fresh in my brain :)

[@lilachris]

+Angela Benedict hahaha this is a good story! :D so did I get it right in my attempt to explain it?

[@angelabenedict]

lilachris Yes, absolutely! Unfortunately many years later, if you asked me about the rest of the hieroglyphics in that booklet I couldn't give an answer to save my life. Funny how the brain can eat knowledge :/

[@Munstermash1313]

Angela Benedict Mrs. Darab sounds like she was a very devoted educator 👌🏼 Were you Steiner schooled by any chance? Your experiences sound so similar to that of one of my children in regards to learning about Egyptian culture.

[@angelabenedict]

Munstermash1313 She was an amazing woman. She also did a lot of humanitarian work in Egypt and told us a story I'll never forget that she called 'The smell of blood on a hot day.' A young man was caught in the crossfire of a terrorist attack and he was in a hospital, alone and frightened. She sat with him and kept him company until his parents could be reached. She said there was no air conditioning in the hospital in the heat of the desert and this boy had an open wound-- The heat had exacerbated the smell of the blood. This caused her aversion to the smell of our copper pennies. The school was was just a regular public school. Gulf Middle School located in Cape Coral, Florida. They just lucked out by getting someone as devoted and intriguing as Mrs. Darab for a history teacher.

[@AlfredSoul]

You should make a video about that! This story needs to be told your subscibers :)

[@_helloitshaley]

Ankh explanation @ 4:20

[@renpatman]

Thanks you!!!!

[@comradenicholai2178]

Thank you.

[@PleatherGirl]

The ankh is my favourite symbol and I am gothic. I have been gothic since I was a child and I have always been fascinated by Ancient Egypt. Whenever I had to do a project about another country, I chose Ancient Egypt whether the project was for Social Studies, Visual Arts or Travel and Tourism. While I had seen ankh necklaces in a couple of shows I watched, I didn't truly become familiar with the ankh until it became an important symbol in my favourite show when I was 14. The show is called Dark Oracle and it is about a twin brother and sister who came across a comic book called Dark Oracle that actually predicted their futures and kept entering their lives with new issues. The comic features characters that are supposed to be them but the comic book characters have different names. There were some gothic characters, but the ankh was connected to a main character's (she is the furthest thing from gothic) comic book counterpart. Anyways, I love the ankh and I own some nice ankh jewelry. I want more!

[@idgaffoyer9703]

That’s so cool 😎

[@NocturnalBlaze]

I find the idea of explaining all about the various gothic symbols really cool, I can't wait to hear what you will tell next! This first episode was really good, well done ❤

[@lilachris]

Thank you so much! :)

[@lilachris]

+Nocturnal Blaze the second one is up now and it's about the pentagram 😊⛤⛧

[@mushroom_doesnt_exist8053]

Since I'm from Egypt, I studied in history class that the Ankh was mainly a symbol of life due to its ties to the river nile, we didn't even call it "Ankh" we called it "key of life" or "key of the Nile" so you are correct about its meaning being mainly about life 😊

[@AdrienneLaVey]

I live people who do their research! This was very informative and educational! ❤

[@lilachris]

+LigeiaResurrected thank you 😊♡

[@parisnoel5855]

It's a hieroglyphic Egyptian symbol. Meaning life.

[@willsnephew7389]

It's a christian cross symbolizing Christs promise of everlasting life

[@Jacori905]

wills nephew the ankh existed centuries before christianity.

[@ivanaj.28]

no shit lmao

[@moonshade3730]

@Oceana Lakes? She said exactly that in the video, what are you talking about?

[@barvicbirx]

Thumbs up for wanting to educate people on your beautiful subculture. If you want to make the videos longer, you could give examples of how they were used and how they are used now and maybe show some images of how the symbol or sign has changed over time and use

[@lilachris]

thank you for this input! I try to keep the videos about 10min long though, because I think that this is a length most people can endure watching one video haha xD but with the next video, I will have more time to speak about the actual symbol, now the introduction to the topic is made!

[@lilachris]

+Barbara Victoria Birks so my second video is up now and I've tried to go more with the time aspect that you mentioned. Unfortunately, my editing program makes it difficult to insert images, so that's still something I'll be working on.

[@barvicbirx]

Wow! Ok, I'll check it out. You havr to try other programs or just play around with the one you have til you get the hang of it. Hope everything's going well

[@juless3568]

Strongly agree with you Barbara Victoria Birks, the gothic subculture is beauty in darkness and vast and when you embrace a part of it evenually we will discover which type of Gothic subculture is part of our life that we lost or were denied.

[@Skiamakhos]

Love this video! Semiotics takes me back to my university study - I did French & Communication Arts at Huddersfield University, and much of the first year was devoted to semiotics as well as stuff about perception. Later on we did some basic linguistics too.

[@lilachris]

So cool! So you and I have studied similar things :D

[@mistyghosts9941]

I really think goths wear the ankh a lot because of its connection to ancient Egypt and ancient Egypt's connection to the occult. Just a theory, though. The symbol has a really beautiful and personal meaning to me.

[@lilachris]

Misty Ghosts yes of course, the ancient Egyptian mythology is very intriguing to anyone who is interested in the occult! I agree!

[@peterkarargiris4110]

The sandal strap is the most popular theory Lila and is probably correct. Before the Roman period the ancient Egyptians didn't use keys - (another theory I've heard says its a key - the 'Key of Life') If you look at old carvings of the hieroglyph for 'ankh' it does look like a sandal strap - you put your foot through the loop with the long stem between your big toe and your second toe. The end of the long stem attaches to the front of the sole of the sandal and the side stems attach to the sides of the sole. Great video.

[@lilachris]

thank you for the extra input! I've heard this theory multiple times myself now, so I assumed it must be the most plausible.

[@Skiamakhos]

The sandal strap thing made me think of a series of pictures my parents have on the wall in their hall, which they bought while in Egypt. It depicts a wedding ceremony, in the ancient Egyptian style, with hieroglyphs and so on. The bride and groom each wear one sandal from the same pair, indicating that they are now one. If as you say the ankh and the sandal are related then this has a deeper significance than them being each half of a pair of sandals - it shows that their lives are both part of a paired life together. I think that's beautiful. :-)

[@lilachris]

That sounds beautiful indeed! I've never heard of this before :D

[@botternot]

This is a really great video. I cannot wait for the next one. It is not a subject that is widely covered in schools in South Africa and it is truly very interesting. Your way of explaining it is also lovely. Thank you so much :)

[@lilachris]

Thank you very much! I can hopefully record the next episode soon, I'm still in the research phase though.

[@lilachris]

Have you seen the second episode yet? It's up on my channel now :)

[@marcofilingeri9249]

No video is old enough to not be cited with merit because of being an attempt to introduce depth and precision in the discussion about the subculture. Great Iliachris, Hope you the best

[@carolinysouza5185]

Okay but your makeup looks flawless

[@indarklove6850]

So nice to have found your channel, Chris! You are absolutely right, symbolism is everywhere. I am currently studying not only symbolism but also sigils.

[@lilachris]

IndarkLove Oh I'm happy you like it! 😊

[@RacheldeNugent]

This is a fabulous video! Thank you for making this :D I have heard that the Ankh can also symbolize union (one part of the symbol representing female and one representing male), also it can illustrate the sun on the horizon line. I think a lot of Goths wear the symbol since it can represent eternal life, and that links us to our interest in vampires, too. Those are just some ideas I dug up in research before I started wearing Ankhs. I'm not sure how much of it actually is attached to the Egyptian meaning.

[@lilachris]

thank you :) I heard about the meaning of it as female symbol before, the loop representing the womb, but I did not know about the "union-meaning"!

[@RacheldeNugent]

I think it's really cool that there is so much tied up into such a simple symbol :D

[@shadowcop75]

Not to be glib, but as an old ex-goth, often the symbols we used, actually meant "hey I'm a goth, and I hope other goths identify me as one of them". Yes there are many signifieds for given signifiers but in the context of the subculture I strongly suspect that it is part or a game of signs where we could build and experiment with identity. The signs gain new and powerful meanings within the specific social context and despite that we were probably not aware of it then, we loaded them with our own meaning and significance particular to us.

[@lilachris]

shadowcop75 yes of course! I don't remember if I say this in this or in the second episode, but of course we also want attention with our symbols! And most of all to be recognised as goth/alternative or whatever we want to be.

[@shadowcop75]

I am new to your channel so I might have missed out out in some of your material. Just saying that (ooh this sounds so academic) a signifier can work on many levels.

[@lilachris]

+shadowcop75 no, I agree! And it's of course important to be aware of that.

[@scarlettschwarz1331]

Personally the ankh is one of my favorite symbols relating to goth culture for several reasons: 1) ancient Egyptian culture had a much more holistic understanding of the symbiotic relationship between life and death than the culture I am most familiar with (modern American), which tries instead to hide and run from death. 2) the use of the symbol on a dagger in the classic vampire movie The Hunger 3) Death in the Sandman series 4) The Sisters of Mercy and other early goth bands using ancient Egyptian symbols like the eye of Horus on album covers and such (cleopatra records in general too)

[@lilachris]

Some very good reasons to like the symbol! 😊

[@MsSoneapl]

You didn't mention a famous character from Sandman comics. She was called Death and she wore Ankh symbol on her neck all the time. Her look is very iconic for goths as well and had quite big influence on the subculture itself I think.

[@lilachris]

Thank you for adding this! Although I never actually read or watched anything with her, I have a picture in my mind! It's super interesting to see all the different ways things made their way into the subculture!

[@hafsahm8401]

this is really cool! I'm excited for the rest of this series and as far as I know the ankh definition is pretty accurate it may have been associated with one of the ancient Egyptian gods too (Osiris maybe) but I'm not sure. (your pronouciation is really good too!)

[@lilachris]

Thank you :D I'm looking forward to making these videos too! And yes, it is indeed mostly associated with Osiris, although it can be found pictured with many of the gods and goddesses!

[@lilachris]

Sorry, with Osiris' son Horus mostly

[@rafaelcoelho3080]

Watchin this in 2023. Love your dedication, you tried so hard to explain this to us. Personaly I did not knew the meaning of all gothic symbols, hands why I was doing this research, but you explained it in a very good way. Love the series, good job.

[@lilachris]

Thank you very much!

[@sachadcx]

Oh gosh I'm currently studying linguistics and Peirce's semiotics, and Saussure as well! I think we're at the same uni Thanks for this quick refresh because I already forgot it :s

[@lilachris]

haha, thats so cool! where do you study and what subject is your major exactly then? I studied English as a Major and German as a Minor at University of Hamburg

[@sachadcx]

I'm studying French and English in Freiburg! (auf Lehramt...) We have a course called "Einführung in die französische/englische Sprachwissenschaft" for both english and french (4 ects....) where we are learning phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantic with Saussure, Peirce and Tesnière, so when I heard you saying the exact same stuff we are currently learning I found that quite funny :$

[@wherehaveallthetacosgone3780]

Very interesting and informative! I'm looking forward to more of this series!

[@lilachris]

thank you, I'm glad you like it!

[@lilachris]

+wherehaveallthetacosgone the second video is up now! Go check it out :)

[@macabremom7790]

I love this video and the whole concept for the series! Just like you said, occult imagery and symbols are such a big part of the gothic culture especially at the moment. I personally don't feel comfortable wearing a symbol if I don't know what it means or if it holds a significant meaning to a group of people and I'm not a member of that group. I feel like I'm appropriating their beliefs. Maybe I'm over thinking it?

[@lilachris]

thank you! well, sometimes I think we should all relax a little bit more around symbols. that is why I introduced this series with the definition of signs and symbols. we should always bear in mind that these meanings are man-made and depend on the culture and context they are used in. As long as you yourself can give a satisfactory answer as to what this symbol that you are wearing means, can mean and means to you personally, I see no harm at all.

[@AceVonS]

This is brilliant! One learns something new everyday, so thank you. :)

[@lilachris]

+Ace Von S I'm so happy you like it 😊

[@irisprado6307]

My boyfriend is actually studying archeology and he has a whole dictionary of the old Egypt and it mentions that an Ankh could mean a sandal's strap, such as many other things! I am also studying linguistics and semiotics, therefore it was so very interesting to watch this video! Can't wait for the other ones on similar themes :D

[@lilachris]

+Íris Prado That's so cool! If I had enough money I'd probably go back to university and study something like archeology or art history, because this is so fascinating! We're looking on signs of communication that were left behind so many years ago! Thank you 😊

[@lilachris]

Have you seen the second episode yet? It's online now :D check it out!

[@irisprado6307]

+lilachris I've seen it and loved it! Already knew some things about the pentacle, but not that much! Thank you! I'm subscribed to your channel, so I don't miss a thing :D

[@lilachris]

thank you! so cool! :D if you have further suggestions to other symbols that I should cover, please let me know!

[@tabzywabzy]

I am going to love this series!!!!

[@lilachris]

thank you :D I hope you will!

[@lilachris]

+tabzywabzy check out the second video, which is up on the channel now! :)

[@TrevorParkerTheKiltedGoth]

Very Interesting love learning 😊😊😊

[@lilachris]

I'm glad you like it!

[@parisnoel5855]

This symbol ankh means life. You should not use it if you worship Satan he is in the dead category.

[@juless3568]

Your accent is beautiful lilachis and I understand you very well. If people cannot understand you, if they can hear, they should listen extremely carefully if the like the topic you are talking about.

[@theoretically09]

I love this! great content :) maybe you could do a similar video about the pentagram/pentacle?

[@lilachris]

thank you! yes! I will probably do that in the next episode, especially because there are funny stories I can tell in connection with it haha xD

[@taweria8821]

theoretically09 pentacle is a wiccan symbol, it's a symbol of a religion

[@babygothix5371]

lilachris Hey, You are actually, really pretty. If you were ever picked on, You SHUT DEM HATERS OUT! You be who you want, Okay!? If you wanna be goth, be goth, emo,be emo, Kawaii Goth,Be A Kawaii Goth. Don't let anyone bring you down. You are a inspiration, to MANY PEOPLE, so keep rocking your looks, and everything, NEVER GIVE UP! Labels or Not xx ❤👍👌💪

[@lilachris]

...most symbols do not only mean one thing ;)

[@babygothix5371]

lilachris Wait, Me? :)

[@BahMee1]

Thank you for the informative videos :D

[@lilachris]

BahMee1 you're welcome! I'm happy you like it!

[@ainojurva1569]

This was really educational. Thank you.

[@lilachris]

aino jurva I'm happy you like it 😊

[@autogoy]

This is gonna be a very interesting series. I'm excited! :D

[@lilachris]

thanks :D I hope I can fulfill everyone's expectations now

[@Munstermash1313]

Great video.I love how you speak with your hands.

[@lilachris]

+Munstermash1313 thank you ♡ I can't control my hands while explaining things 😅

[@occasionalotaku23]

Very interesting! Thanks for uploading this. ✌

[@lilachris]

+occasional otaku you're very welcome!

[@chrissenzatimore3769]

I recently discovered your channel - great video. As a suggestion for another symbols video, I would be very interested to learn about the differences in pentacles and pentagrams. Also; some pentacles/pentagrams have one of the five points facing directly upwards, while others have one of the five points facing directly downwards. A video explaining these would be much appreciated. - Chris - FL - U.S.

[@lilachris]

+Chris Senzatimore thank you very much! Such a video is already in planning :)

[@chrissenzatimore3769]

Thanks for getting back to me so soon. I'm glad to hear you are working on a pentacle/pentagram video. Awesome channel and videos - C.S. - U.S.

[@lilachris]

+Chris Senzatimore ...aaand there is the pentagram video up on the channel! Go check it out :)

[@fatcat1399]

This is a great idea!! You're very well spoken and lovely!!💜🤘💀

[@lilachris]

thank you very much :)

[@Arielapetraglia]

I loved the video! Great and useful content :D keep it!

[@lilachris]

Arielapetraglia thanks ♡

[@expeditoneto4748]

amazing video!!!

[@dgraveley34]

I have heard that it’s an upside down egg to represent life. But the T is another mystery however it does sort of wrap almost like a knot possibly meaning eternity with the sign for life an egg.

[@PhantomMelody1876]

where can i find a ankh necklace like that ive been trhying ages to find one

[@parisnoel5855]

You can't just take it and make it yours. You make your own

[@johnphantom1344]

nice video got here from trying to find the goth tribe symbols

[@bellafantasia3769]

Gerne mehr Videos über Symbole :)

[@lilachris]

sind in Planung! :D

[@bellafantasia3769]

Super, ich freu mich drauf ^^

[@lilachris]

+Bella Fantasia das zweite video ist jetzt online :)

[@travispadilla3972]

This was cool and I wear the ankh symbol and few other symbol but it think this cool on what your doing 💀🖤🤘🏼thanks

[@flair4crafts894]

What does it mean to see a black pentagram floating in the air in broad daylight.?

[@sname774]

Is ankh associated with religion? does it matter if I’m Christian or Jewish if I want to wear it?

[@predtech1210]

Watched your video, despite the fact that I already knew everything about this symbol) It's all your dark beauty) Perfectly

[@lilachris]

Thank you for watching then ;)

[@EtoThe1toTheV]

It seems that all our ancient symbols originate from the observation of nature, I’ve always thought the Ankh was the symbol for uterus

[@lilachris]

sure that makes sense, as a symbol of life and eternal life!

[@himikoshinonome2705]

i see ankh every where XD, cuz i am Egyptian. ohh and i really love your videos

[@lilachris]

himiko shinonome thank you ♡ so cool! so was I telling the truth? do you know more about the ankh?

[@himikoshinonome2705]

well, i have never heard about the sandal strap reference, it might be true though. but usually pharos"kings" used to have this symbol as an accessory or jewelry, because kings or high class people were worshiped as gods and there for symbolized as a key of life, and it was an easy way to notice them among the society i guess, the ankh symbol among other things. Jewelry and make up were used by male and female of higher states, it could mean different things.

[@lilachris]

I guess that it's still a mystery, most of it really. makes it even more appealing I think :D

[@status4useries511]

Hello I have a question how to draw ankh symbol starting and end and which color use

[@lilachris]

I don't think there is a specific place to start to draw it or a special colour that you have to use

[@status4useries511]

This symbol use in reiki

[@status4useries511]

Thanks for information 🙂

[@CC-oe4gc]

"Don't wear symbols you don't know" - proceeds to not know what the ankh symbolizes . There's absolutely no mention about it being a key to the afterlife on this video. Smh who thinks this is actual research and reasons why goths use it..

[@nicholasvermeulen779]

Bro who cares? Even if it is appropriation it’s not hurting anyone.

[@peregrinusproteus9905]

They are all symbols of reincarnation aka eternal life. As you said, there is no light without the darkness. I could go into depth with you about it all, but I'll keep watching the videos.

[@xXNekou]

Please make more of these :D

[@lilachris]

+Nox Nekori I will! 😄

[@lilachris]

+Nox Nekori the second video is now up on the channel 😊

[@bbolts9677]

wow! smart and the best eye's ive ever seen. I'm in LOVE!

[@lilachris]

Tuna Bolts 😊😚

[@m0rla_]

aaah, endlich weiß ich mehr. yay. ^^ danke!

[@lilachris]

+Double Anarchy bitte ;)

[@justame333]

I love the ankh I have one I wear it alot

[@twistmistt8825]

It's stands for life but mainly also Anubis the guardian of the dead after Seth died

[@lucythedoll1446]

Interessantes Video

[@lilachris]

Dankeschön :)

[@jonmcintire9067]

It goes beyond that , if a symbol looks good , then its attractive and it has a universal relevance, its a god symbol , ankh , because you're one 😀😀😀😈😈😈😍😘

[@santanalikesbanana6304]

Ich liebe deine Videos ❤️ Und du bist sooo wunderschön 😍

[@lilachris]

Dankeschön :)

[@NadiaNasedo]

Great video, would you mind if I try to creat greek subtitles for it?!

[@lilachris]

thank you :D I would be super happy if you did that! I just changed my settings so you can hand in subtitles :)

[@NadiaNasedo]

thanks, they will be ready tommorrow!

[@NadiaNasedo]

It say I can not contribute with translation... dunno why, you have the settings on?

[@NadiaNasedo]

Subtitles are ready ^-^

[@lilachris]

can you put them in now? I changed the settings, so it should work!

[@yanadre9154]

I studied the same as you.

[@stephanobarbosa5805]

Yasas !

[@jacobfarrar1708]

look at moon goddess it would be a little weird but same meaning

[@lilachris]

Attention Greek people! You can now choose to watch this video with Greek subtitles thanks to lovely Nadia from Dreaming Spirits (kzbin.info)

[@marinas7297]

lilachris yeahh 🙌

[@ΜαριάνναΓεωργοπούλου]

lilachris Please make and other videos about symbols with hellenic subtitles!♡

[@samlontheboy369]

Yo! Is University the same thing as American College?!?

[@lilachris]

Samuel Smith that's a good question, as I have never studied in the US, I can't really be sure. I understand that Americans call all kinds of further studies after school "college" but then there are also both colleges and universities in the US. But I don't really know the exact differences. Can you get an M.A. or M.Sc. degree at every college in the US?

[@DoktorWoron]

I lost litle anch 2 cm on cemetery near my home. Want to by bigger than 5cm

[@Christian-jg1se]

Are you following me?😁

[@grumba9949]

She also forgot about...sulfur,upside down cross, Lucifer symbol and more. Unless that’s not what goths like

[@grumba9949]

@Brandon Krause oh nvm i was thinking of something else

[@DREADHOT187]

ANKH UDJA SENEB

[@jonmcintire9067]

Symbols are only relevant to people understand them 😀😀😈😈😈😉😈

[@MelancholyAsh]

I have a question what is your Religion...

[@lilachris]

Ebony The Doll I believe in some kind of magic, but I'm not part of any religious group

[@MelancholyAsh]

lilachris oh ok btw the way your very beautiful

[@valeriedowns5850]

Can obese girls wear an ankh even though it represents life ?

[@krakenlordagtqguh-sinkcyan9622]

Egyptian girl Cam wh...,i`m she`s Hatshepsut Bastet (to inverted pentagram i am)but she`s just Hatshe and Baet . Lol

[@kaylastamps6196]

Delete this🤦🏾‍♀️. Nothing about the ankh is gothic

[@juusotura1920]

I have never fully understood why but ankh used to be pretty common among goths at some point. The sign itself is not really gothic but it has been hijacked/adopted into the subculture. You occasionally see goth stores sell ankh jewellery, t-shirts or patches, etc. Been a while since i saw ankh last time but it definitely has a assosiation with gothic subculture. Even band 69 eyes mentioned ankh in their song gothic girl that more or less plays on the stereotypical description of goth girl: "stigmata from crucifixion on her pale white skin tribal pagan art she loves her tattood egyptian mark" Egyptian mark referring to ankh as shown in the respective music video. It's just one example but it's build on stereotype and those come from nothing even if they are not stone carved truths. Some reason why i personally think ankh got into gothsubculture(not facts but speculations): Similarly pentagrams, crosses, ouija boards, tarot cards or astrological signs has absolutely nothing to do with goth originally but fascination with mysticism and otherworldy led them to be part of it. Also whole look of the subculture has been build on many things but it draws heavy influence from victorian horror and since mummy joined the cast of classic 19th century movie monster cast alongside with Dracula and Frankensteins monster etc it's not totally far fetched that anything related to Egyptian lore would be adopted into the subculture. Continuing with popculture in Anne Rice's vimpire cronicles vampires originate from ancient eqypt or somewhere close i i remember right. Not sure if she was the first author to play with the idea of eqyptian vampires but it has been done few times afterwards. And you know goths love their vampires and undead in general.

[@oliver123-uy2vv]

It's not a goth symbol... It's an Egyptian symbol

[@lilachris]

You would not have commented this, had you seen the video

[@semicolone]

sorry lilachris. its egyptian symbol. not goth. the symbol meant "life" in egypt

[@lilachris]

ThatRandom - Dude you didn't even watch the video right? maybe you should, because I explain the symbols origin in it.

[@semicolone]

oops. yep.

[@semicolone]

btw can you explain why goth dress,make up, and all is black? why not rainbow? or DARK BLOOD 🔪🌡

[@lilachris]

+ThatRandom - Dude well it's the darkest colour available 😉 but it really seems to stem from Victorian mourning dresses as far as I know. The 18th and 19th century saw a great popularity for gothic novels and then Queen Victoria never stopped wearing her black mourning outfits, read up on that if you're interested, it's fascinating!

[@lilachris]

+ThatRandom - Dude also, many Goths do dress in blood red or incorporate it in their outfits!

[@ladyyflame]

The ankh is not gothic tf

[@dollyscarz8295]

Lol 😅 they really dont know what it means just thought it was cool 🤣. They didnt talk about jow the Egyptians had electricity through the ankh they didnt talk about the womb nothing smh

[@ladyyflame]

@Brandon Krause I don't care the ankh is not gothic it represents life I'm not finna sit here and let her yt ass comment on something she don't know about

[@rickidawyatt3865]

Now I see why there is so little understanding on the ankh. This symbol is the symbol of life like she said but it is not a gothic symbol. Most people who wear it follow kemetic principles. It's really like telling people a cross is a symbol of satan. This is why everyone is so afraid of african spirituality. If you really want a clear understanding of the ankh go to the source (people of color), or look up Kemit cause this is very disturbing how they are using this symbol.

[@ForestJoe]

Beautiful girl.

[@lilachris]

Thank you!

[@ForestJoe]

@@lilachris It's just the truth!!

[@misfit1-3]

i want a goth girl

[@coreyt.rogers9376]

SWITCH THE TITLE THE ANKH IS Not A GOTHIC SYMBOL! It is an ancient Egyptian symbol. Period. You are not qualified to educate people on this symbol.

[@lilachris]

You need to watch the video before you are qualified to comment.

[@coreyt.rogers9376]

lilachris no you need to think for yourself and stop that gothic bullshit. Where'd you get that idea to be "goth"? Be YOURSELF. And most importantly love yourself.

[@theCoffinSeller]

COREY T. ROGERS You should really watch the video before you comment. And by the way: If you think an individual choice of identifying to a subculture is "bullshit" I bid you farewell. Being yourself can of course include a gothic lifestyle.

[@coreyt.rogers9376]

theCoffinSeller I did watch the video. I wear that symbol around my neck everyday. You shouldn't speak on things that you don't KNOW about. That's my point. "The lips of wisdom are closed except to the ears of UNDERSTANDING."

[@theCoffinSeller]

COREY T. ROGERS I got the symbol tattooed on my arm. Did I win? She's still got a point though even if you drop fancy quotes you could wear on a shirt. Symbols are driven by the same schizmogenetic variables you'll find in any other traditional variety.

[@nyclatesttrailers4065]

coptic ankh people's are fake 🤥👺 the word of God is more power

[@abigailevans1528]

You talk a lot and say nothing.......

[@carlosfalu861]

Sorry to disagree but the Ankh it's not Gothic it's Egyptian

[@lilachris]

Carlos Falu You also didn't watch the video. Why does everybody comment before watching and hearing what I have to say about the symbol?

[@ParanormalBusters]

WHY ARE YOU A GOTH PLEASE WATCH THIS IS FOR YOUR DARK SOUL @ YOU CAN ACTUALLY VISIT THAT PLACE MANY KZbinRS DO ITS THE MOST GOTHIC PLACE TO VISIT FEELINGS WISE .

[@mogwest9016]

I didn't bother watching this, since you decided you call an Egyptian symbol of life 'gothic'.

[@lilachris]

Well, that's a pity, because I explain all about its origins in the video.

[@DREADHOT187]

She knows nothing about the ANKH.