Georgia

15 Most Powerful Spiritual Symbols - Their Meanings and How to Use Them

AJ on Instagram: "You use it in every email — but in some countries, this symbol is called… a snail. 🐌📧 The @ symbol has ancient roots. Medieval merchants used it to mean “at the rate of” — like “7 apples @ 1 coin each.” But when email arrived, it needed a symbol that wasn’t part of names. Programmer Ray Tomlinson chose @ to separate user from domain — like user@place.com. Then came the nicknames. In Italy, it’s called a “snail” (chiocciola) because of its spiral shape. In Israel, it’s a “stru