Monday, April 29, 2013
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Flower of life
Flower of life
The Flower of Life is the name coined by New Age author Drunvalo Melchizedek for a geometrical figure composed of multiple evenly-spaced,
overlapping circles. This figure,
used as a decorative motiv since ancient times, forms a flower-like pattern with the symmetrical structure of a hexagon.
A "Flower of Life" figure consists of seven or
more overlapping circles, in which the center of each circle is on the
circumference of up to six surrounding circles of the same diameter. However,
the surrounding circles need not be clearly or completely drawn; in fact, some
ancient symbols that are claimed as examples of the Flower of Life contain only
a single circle or hexagon.
New Age followers ascribe many forms of significance to the
Flower of Life and three similar figures, called the "Egg of Life,"
the "Fruit of Life," the "Seed of Life,"and the "Tree
of Life." Melchizedek and others assert that these figures are symbols of sacred geometry, that they represent
ancient spiritual beliefs, and that they depict fundamental aspects of space
and time. They claim that Metatron's
Cube may be derived from the
Flower of Life pattern, and that the Platonic
solids within it were
"thought to act as a template from which all life springs."
The Flower of Life and the Seed of Life are linked by New
Age authors with the Biblical prophet Enoch,
the Archangel Metatron, the six
days of Creation, the Vesica Piscis religious symbol, and Borromean rings.
Mandala painting - Tribal Mandala
Mandala painting
Tribal Mandala
Acryl on paper
Blue color means balanced existence, sustaining life, eased nerve system, transmitting forces and energy. Blue thought is a thought about relaxing the nerve system to achieve the balance of the mind or a thought about surviving. Electric blue can override any other color in the Aura.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Ganesha
Ganesha
Hindu art
Ganesha also known as Pillaiyar, Ganapati and Vinayaka, is one of the best-known and most widely worshipped
deities in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India and Nepal. Hindu sects worship him regardless of affiliations.
Devotion
to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to
Jains, Buddhists, and beyond India.
Although
he is known by many other attributes, Ganesha's elephant head makes him particularly easy to
identify. Ganesha
is widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles and
more generally as Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles, patron of arts and sciences, and the deva of
intellect and wisdom. He is
honoured at the beginning of rituals and ceremonies and invoked as Patron of
Letters during writing sessions. Several
texts relatemythological anecdotes associated
with his birth and exploits and explain his distinct iconography.
Ganesha
emerged as a distinct deity in clearly recognizable form in the 4th and 5th
centuries CE, during the Gupta
Period, although he inherited traits from Vedic and pre-Vedic precursors. His popularity rose quickly, and he
was formally included among the five primary deities of Smartism (a Hindu denomination) in the 9th
century. A sect of devotees called the Ganapatya
(Sanskrit: गाणपत्य; IAST: gāṇapatya), who identified
Ganesha as the supreme deity, arose during this period. The principal scriptures dedicated to
Ganesha are the Ganesha Purana,
the Mudgala Purana, and the Ganapati Atharvashirsa.
Mandalay Palace
Mandalay Palace
The Mandalay Palace, located in Mandalay, Myanmar, is the last royal palace of the last Burmese monarchy. The palace was constructed, between 1857 and 1859 as part of King Mindon's founding of the new royal capital city of Mandalay. The plan of Mandalay Palace largely follows the traditional Burmese palace design, inside a walled fort surrounded by a moat. The palace itself is at the centre of the citadel and faces east. All buildings of the palace are of one storey in height. The number of spires above a building indicated the importance of the area below.
Mandalay
Palace was the primary royal residence of King Mindon and King Thibaw, the last two kings of the
country. The complex ceased to be a royal residence and seat of government on
28 November 1885 when, during the Third
Anglo-Burmese War, troops of the Burma Field Force entered the palace and
captured the royal family. The British turned the palace compound into Fort Dufferin, named after the then viceroy of India. Throughout the British colonial era, the palace was
seen by the Burmese as the primary symbol sovereignty and identity. Much of the
palace compound was destroyed during World
War II by allied bombing; only
the royal mint and the watch tower survived. A replica of the palace was rebuilt
in the 1990s with some modern materials.
Today,
Mandalay Palace is a primary symbol of Mandalay and a major tourist
destination.Mandalay Palace has been vividly covered in Amitav Ghosh's
historical novel The Glass Palace.
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