The purple, unpronouncable symbol ("Love Symbol") means 777.
The "Love Symbol" represents the 7th trumpet (arms) sounded by the 7th angel (full symbol) as well as the arrow (other part of the symbol) of the angel to defeat the unpronouncable number.
This will bring purple (the 7th color) reign on earth: a world of love, harmony and peace, with respect for each other and for all that lives.
It is the message that transpires through all the wonderful music and wonderful lyrics Prince gifted the world with. Please help Prince accomplishing this final goal. Please don't let his heroic and monumental work for reaching that goal be in vain. Please also play your part.
Signed, TD
PS. @DN: I only feel huge LOVE for you, please talk to me, please.

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I remember in late 1992,right before the album was released,there was speculation that Prince would make videos for all the songs on the album....and that the final video would reveal exactly what the "symbol" really means.There was also rumors that the symbol means "Victor".

Psalm234 said:

The purple, unpronouncable symbol ("Love Symbol") means 777.
The "Love Symbol" represents the 7th trumpet (arms) sounded by the 7th angel (full symbol) as well as the arrow (other part of the symbol) of the angel to defeat the unpronouncable number.
This will bring purple (the 7th color) reign on earth: a world of love, harmony and peace, with respect for each other and for all that lives.
It is the message that transpires through all the wonderful music and wonderful lyrics Prince gifted the world with. Please help Prince accomplishing this final goal. Please don't let his heroic and monumental work for reaching that goal be in vain. Please also play your part.
Signed, TD
PS. @DN: I only feel huge LOVE for you, please talk to me, please.

What unpronouncable number?

i always assumed it was 'violet'...you can kinda see hot it all separates into those letters...

and, you know...'i am violet, the organ grinder. i'll die but i won't go away....'?

other clues:
- http://pagesix.com/2016/0...ce-symbol/
- "Love Symbol Album" track 14 = "7"
- Prince changed his artist name into the "Love Symbol" for ~7 years

I always assumed it meant, according to Arrogance, we're 50/50 male/female as we come from both. And further, male and female are of one soul. I understand why it is the 'love symbol'. As Christopher Tracy put it, if two souls are one, then the flesh is nothing. We live in a parade, dig?

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I still suspect that it was supposed to be 'Victor' at some point - it just seems like there's too many hints scatter through the album...

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The conversation Prince has with 'Vanessa' regarding his name, in Segue II:

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Vanessa: "So why are you giving me an interview?“

Prince: "Because I want U... 2 tell the truth.”

Vanessa: "Oh - well, I will if you will. For example, the first song of your opera... why don't you tell me your real name?”

Prince: "My name... is Victor."

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The symmetry of having "My Name Is Prince" being the first line of the first song & "My Name Is Victor" being the last line of the last song.

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The Sacrifice of Victor

I've got 2 keep on walkin' down this road

When I reach my destination

My name will be Victor

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The clincher for me is the way the symbol glyph can be split into stylised letters that spell

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Once upon a time, twenty years ago, I came across this symbol on a book dedicated to the iconography of alchemy. It is supposed to represent the element of "soapstone".

I scanned it for all at the the PPML, and it created quite a stir among the then-small online Prince community... Surely there is a connection, even if just formal.

This is the book where it comes from: Signs Symbols and Signets

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the sac of victor book explains what the symbol means

spelling out Victor that way. The symbol for soapstone. Making love and music. What an interesting thread. I love it!

I always assumed that Prince was planning his exodus from playing by corporate rules. So it was important to establish an alternate name, the symbol, as the title of this album. My Name is Prince started it off, to clearly establish the relationship between the symbol on the album and the artist. Then on his next album, Exodus, he's not even listed in the credits. He's painted on the cover wearing a mask and the symbol on a necklace.

The Sacrifice was his name, which Warners owned, in order that he could ultimately be the Victor. Not the name, but the Winner.

I always saw the symbol as love if you're being romantic, or sex if you're being a little less romantic. And it was also brilliant in the sense that he actually changed his name to a sex symbol.

Whatever. Haha. That's a poorly worded version of how I always saw it, anway.

In addition:

"Prince was deeply religious, friend Graham says":
http://www.parispi.net/news/state_national_world/national/article_b9feb9f0-114e-11e6-bcfe-b722f83ae2ee.html

In relation to the "Victor" interpretation, you may want to check out "New Testament Theology: Exploring Diversity and Unity" in Google Books.
Then type "victory" on the left side and click the Go button.

geetee71 said:

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I still suspect that it was supposed to be 'Victor' at some point - it just seems like there's too many hints scatter through the album...

.

The conversation Prince has with 'Vanessa' regarding his name, in Segue II:

.

Vanessa: "So why are you giving me an interview?“

Prince: "Because I want U... 2 tell the truth.”

Vanessa: "Oh - well, I will if you will. For example, the first song of your opera... why don't you tell me your real name?”

Prince: "My name... is Victor."

.

The symmetry of having "My Name Is Prince" being the first line of the first song & "My Name Is Victor" being the last line of the last song.

.

The Sacrifice of Victor

I've got 2 keep on walkin' down this road

When I reach my destination

My name will be Victor

.

The clincher for me is the way the symbol glyph can be split into stylised letters that spell

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