The familiar heart symbol doesn’t look much like a real human heart—and that mismatch is the whole mystery. If the shape is supposed to stand ...

Michelle Spear explores why has the heart, more than any other organ, has been imbued with such deep symbolism and power ...

Among the ancient Egyptians, the heart was considered the seat of a person’s intelligence. In the Judeo-Christian tradition, it serves as a symbol of the conscience. Since at least the Middle Ages it ...

Since ancient times, people have created art, jewelry, and even tattoos featuring powerful symbols of love. Symbols of love have served as powerful reminders of the importance of love to people in a ...

Simplacio Del Vecchio exhibits a dog with a sutured cardiac wound before the 11th International Medical Congress in Rome. National Library of Medicine. 10,000-8,000 B.C.E. The heart symbol, the ...