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Posted by rayww on January 2, 2003, at 17:01:37
I think it would be interesting to share symbolisms that have spiritual meaning to us. My office is full of them: a wolf, an eagle, a hawk feather, a covered wagon, an evergreen, a tipi, a fence, a bullet, a river, a magnificent Clydesdale stomping out flowers.
What is the most powerful? - a fence (values) or a flood (emotion)?
In what ways can a fire (adversity) give off light (understanding)?
Posted by rayww on January 2, 2003, at 17:33:33
In reply to and this means?, posted by rayww on January 2, 2003, at 17:01:37
> I think it would be interesting to share symbolisms that have spiritual meaning to us. My office is full of them: a wolf, an eagle, a hawk feather, a covered wagon, an evergreen, a tipi, a fence, a bullet, a river, a magnificent Clydesdale stomping out flowers.
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> What is the most powerful? - a fence (values) or a flood (emotion)?
> In what ways can a fire (adversity) give off light (understanding)?I hate seeing this ray rayrayrayrayray thing, but just writing those words brings tears of full emotion to my soul, so I am adding one more ray:
I see my whole life in those few words. If I could come up with a new symbol for the future I think I would choose one of yours, so please share. Somehow I fear it will be a calculator and a stapler if I don't get caught up on the books, so I'm checking out for a few days now to catch up.
Posted by Noa on January 8, 2003, at 17:24:46
In reply to Re: and this means?, posted by rayww on January 2, 2003, at 17:33:33
This reminded me for some reason of what must have been my first (up close and personal) interfaith encounter ( I mean aside from seeing Christmas decorations and deparment store Santa Clauses, and Christmas/Easter tv shows, etc).
I was just a small child, maybe 5 or 6 at the most, and over at the next door neighbor's house, with my friend, who was a couple of years older. They were Catholic. She showed me a "picture of God". It was an image of a large eagle, wings spread. Well, this was a shocker to me, because I was taught to believe that God could not be seen--had no physical manifestation. I don't know if I said something to her or not, but I remember being rather flabbergasted by the idea.
Anyway, the shock probably didn't last long--we probably went on playing.
As it happens, her grandmother, who lived with them, had a shrine in the back yard. It was an enclosed wooden shelter, with doors that opened and closed, containing what I think must have been a stature of the Virgin Mary. We used to play in and around the shrine, although I am quite sure we weren't supposed to!
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