Symbols from Around The World

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Feng Shui is an art form that has been practiced in the Far East for over five thousand years. Feng means "Wind" and Shui means "Water" and Feng Shui is the art of living in harmony with the earth. When we live our lives in balance and harmony, we live lives of happiness, contentment, and abundance. Feng Shui is a Taoist based vision of the natural world; alive and filled with "Chi", or energy. The ancient Chinese believed the land's energy (chi) could be positive or negative (yin or yang... Read Full Story

The Horse symbolizes success, freedom, travel, strength, power, nobility, wisdom and loyalty. It is also a symbol of life and death, grace and beauty. The Horse represents courage, speed and endurance. It is said that a horse can bring career success and good reputation. As a symbol of loyalty, devotion, and unquestioning love and faith in his human companion; The Horse is also your warrior spirit - the brave fighter who brings you safely home in your journeys. As a Celtic symbol the Horse... Read Full Story

Symbols can act in two ways: First, they can be used to focus and project your own personal energy. Second, a symbol can function as a magnifier and transmitter, in order to bring various energy forces into your everyday life. 1. Circle: The Circle is one of the most potent symbols. It represents Eternity, Completion, Unity, the Universe, Perfection and the Sacred Female . 2. Triangle: The Triangle relates to the combined power of the Body, Mind and Spirit; Mother, Father and Child; and of... Read Full Story

The Jade Plant or "Friendship Tree" Some people mistake the Jade Plant to be the money plant . This plant has pink and white flowers and it's succulent green leaves, signify the joy and energy between two friends. The plant is said to have the capacity to spread joy, positive energy and add happiness in any environment. It is an ideal gift to be given to a friend. Ivy is Symbolic of Connections and Friendships Ivy has a propensity to interweave in growth. Ever furrowing and intertwining, the... Read Full Story

The first ‘lecture’ I ever gave, I gave for a very private audience: a few members of the Groningen lodge of the Theosophical Society. I was about 19 and still, ostensibly, studying chemistry. One of my fellow students went along. My main point that evening was that the importance of symbols was as a starting point for reflection and meditation. That no symbol had only one meaning. That the meaning of symbols was to be felt and approached from various directions. In other words: the proces... Read Full Story

I understand regional pride. I'm from Colorado, home of the "Native" bumper sticker. We're proud of our state and we're always ready to tell anyone who'll listen about how beautiful it is or how great the Rocky Mountains are (and to laugh at anyone from east of the Mississippi who talks about "mountains" in their home state). So I get being proud of where you come from. That's why I don't fault people who are proud of their southern heritage. What I have a problem with, and I know I'm not... Read Full Story

The science of memetics, describes the notion of memes (ideas or information packets) that transfer like a virus from mind-to-mind, community-to-community. Simple examples of memes include melodies, icons, fashion statements and phrases. A more complex illustration of memes may be embedded in the attitudes, belief systems or even in the basic building blocks of our lives... Fifty years ago, Dr. Clare W. Graves, late professor of psychology at Union College in New York, introduced a... Read Full Story

There are symbols found in the human unconscious that mean similar things to all of us. By understanding these symbols, it is possible to analyze our dreams and to learn from them. Various life experiences influence the interpretation of these symbols, thus each individual's dream is unique in both context and analysis. These common images, symbols and definitions are designed to assist in your analysis. Remembering Your Dreams "A dream which is not interpreted is like a letter which is not... Read Full Story

Pre-Christian Easter Origins: Easter, a Christian festival, embodies many pre-Christian traditions. Easter is thought to originally have been named after "Eostre" , the Great Mother Goddess of the Saxon people in Northern Europe, she was the Teutonic goddess of spring and fertility, to whom April was dedicated. Her name derives from "Eastre" which is the ancient word for spring. Eostre's festival was celebrated on the day of the vernal equinox; traditions associated with the festival survive... Read Full Story