Tula, you are a fountain of knowledge! I had heard some of these ideas about the symbol back in the 70's as a kid. To me it is a peace symbol...I liked it even more because this one has all the flowers on it, so it's even more hippie-ish. Maybe I should've used a photo of someone flashing the hand sign instead...If we were anywhere else I'd simply use my photo, but you'll understand if here I prefer to remain "Anonymous".
Symbols are the language of the "mysteries"