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Please feel free to discuss the Sabian Symbol in this thread, and to ask questions or, explore any aspect of the many interpretions the Symbol holds. Please add your own observations and interpretations too!! The Symbol used in this heading is by Lynda Hill.
Sun Sign: ARIES
Degree: 3
Number: 3
Symbol: A CAMEO SHOWS THE PROFILE OF A MAN THAT SUGGESTS THE OUTLINE OF HIS COUNTRY.
Dr marc Jones in the Sabian Symbols in Astrology says this symbol is about participation in tradition and sulture and the key word is exploitation...
I find people with this symbol in their astrology are often involved with politics, local and or state government, body corporate and ‘head’ different volunteer organizations. The cameo, a carving in relief to me ease in communication, face to face communication, people can 'see' clearly when you are making a statement.
I like to get this symbol in an oracle reading as I 'feel' it means heroism in some way.. in a non public way I guess...
Numerology 3....
:)
MARINA
from the 'Sabian Symbols as an Oracle' by Lynda Hill.
There are some people who find their roots ina mixture of places, or realities, and dont feel a belonging to their actual homeland.
The Country that this Symbol implies may not have national boundaries, therre is the 'Spiritual' Country; the 'ideological' country; even 'past life' countries.
Picture who you want to be and what you want out of life.
One time this Symbol came through in a reading and gave great insight into the persons past life. It described the situation the 'man' (though it could also represent a woman ;)) had been in and the time in which the past life took place - what I got from it was a deeply imbedded impression of a personality which was in exile, someone who carries their family history or generations of traditional culture dear to their heart. Some one who was possibly looking to their country for answers of why things where like they are. This also ties in with what you have described too Marina - the Government and Officials, authority, law, status and position.
This card has some of the Tarots' 'Emperor' and Pentacle/Earth qualities in some ways. It has a certain strength and determination about it. Almost like a coin has the Rulers head and profile stamped in the centre. Or a shield of some sort, or like the wax stamp seals. The individual mark of the person and their position.
I also feel that there is a great deal of information held in the profile of a persons face. The life is imprinted onto that too. A story of years, genetic and heriditary similarities passed on.
No two profiles are the same, and each profile eventually changes too. This Symbol prompts me to think about the time the Queen Elizabeth II profile was changed on our coins in Australia. She got an updated profile. She was now no longer the young Queen, and the profile needed to be changed to better represent her maturity. In some sense, this change speaks of a much larger profile of the Country, her mark on it, and her term of authority, political and monachial. Her profile or mark on each coin is on more than one Countrys currency - her boundaries and authority is represented widely.
I have included a part of the Past Life reading I did below. As I realize - all interpretations are different with the same symbol, but this is just an example. The Symbols which followed it i thought very relevant to Aries 3 - a nice flow on the explaination of what the Symbols were trying to illustrate, and also how relevant and dominating 'A Cameo shows the profile of A Man that Suggests the Outline of his Country' was throughout the reading. This Symbol - for this reading - had much presence. I think it relects something in the way of the strength of the Symbol interpretaion itself.
The Symbols for this reading were drawn prior to writing out the reading - this is shown in the persons profile details. It was what I saw on the 'Cameo'.
The book used was for the reading below was Lynda Hills "The Sabian Symbols as an Oracle".
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Some of the reading is intuitive and intertwined with the Sabian Oracle explanation.
Location: South of Harad, Ash Sharqiyan (Eastern Province) Saudi Ararbia.
Kartoum – Sudan.
Era: The time of your arrival into this land is dominated by two factors. 1) You sailed by primitive methods – one trip required a canoe or handmade boat and the other journey on land – you utilized camels. 2) It was a time of people being displaced. Movement on a large scale.
Gender: Male
Features: Tanned skin, rugged lined face, medium build, dark hair.
Personality Profile: Softly spoken, quiet, thoughtful, seer, contemplator, determined, charismatic, brave, considerate, compassionate, unrelenting, firm, solitary, wise, diplomatic.
Life Profile: Political Refugee / Community Leader / Teacher.
Release/Death Experience: Age of death around 42. Something to do with the nervous system - Natural causes – relatively painless.
Your past life journey begins with a homeland move. This move, at the time, was due to a situation where you were not safe. You were encouraged to leave to find a safe haven, as your life may have been endangered, and where you were promised a better way of life and standard of living. You had been under duress and very hard times. Although this move offered you much opportunity for a new way of life, you were aware that it was a time to take advantage of the new situation and to leave your past behind. You were never fully released from danger, and although there was a constant impending risk for your life, you were determined to seek out opportunities and to push boundaries where necessary.
I am unable to determine if your trip required you to move from the land where Saudi Arabia is now situated – to Africa, but there is a definite move across water (Red Sea/ Blue Nile) which you took to improve your life. You were in the company of many others during this transition.
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Question: What was the most significant Past Life EXPERIENCE?
Sabian Symbol: Aries degree 3: A CAMEO SHOWS THE PROFILE OF A MAN THAT SUGGESTS THE OUTLINE OF HIS COUNTRY.
The Symbol speaks of a country, which may have lost or had no boundaries and I feel this is relevant for your reading – this seems to be the country from which you moved. Your homeland was taken from you and you lived your life in exile across the sea. The country that you moved from may no longer exist – it may have changed its borders or been renamed. The experience of this move and its impact on you changed your life forever. The experience of losing your homeland was a profound time in your life. I feel this was the catalyst for the rest of your lives work.
This Symbol reflects your strong ties with your homeland, your lineage, allegiance, tradition, and culture. You retained a strong belief in yourself and others.
I feel that where ever you roamed, within your heart your kept traditional values close to your heart and you never lost sight of the ‘vision’ of a better life, not just for yourself, but for your people. You had a keen sense of your purpose in the world and knew that your life was committed to keeping those traditions and values alive.
I feel the most significant experience, related to this past life, was one, which you had a part of shaping the way a new country or nation evolved. This would have in part, been done with others. I feel as if you weren’t alone on your quest, but you had a gift, one that inspires others to be able to see the potential of a future, which can be created, on faith and strong values.
This Symbol intuitively impresses me that wherever you left from – you could not return. All that was left of it was what you took with you in your heart. You were a keeper of many traditions and tribal or cultural ways of life. These things were very important to you.
’A mans country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyal to that principle.’ - George William Curtis.
]Question: What is most significant Past Life CHALLENGE?[/b]
Sabian Symbol: Gemini 11 – NEWLY OPENED LANDS OFFER THE PIONEER NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPERIENCE
This Symbol gives a very strong image of your determination and hope, as I feel what you were given in the way of an opportunity was little more than a barren space in which to exist to start over again. I feel that your challenge was to make something from nothing, to rebuild your life and to help others rebuild theirs in a new land, which potentially held opportunities if they were sought out. This was the place where your ‘vision’ would manifest. Your challenge was to fulfill what you were aware that your destiny required of you.
This new environment or opportunity allowed you to leave your past behind, to venture into the unknown, confronting your fears and moving forward. Your faith kept your spirit alive, yet your trusted yourself and others to succeed in the endeavor.
Intuitively, I feel this challenge also related to your ‘faith’ though I am unsure of which religious denomination you belonged to. You were a spiritual being and a spiritual teacher although I don’t think these things were separate from you, you lived your life by the rules of your faith, which at times tested you and challenged you to your limits. I also feel that you were a wise soul. I don’t get the impression that anything, which required you to force an issue, was done with violence or hate – though others around you may have acted in this way. Your wisdom and faith elevated you from such actions, and required you to find other methods to solve problems. There was a pride about you, but you were not arrogant or narcissistic.
I also feel that your ‘family’ was your tribe. I don’t get the impression that you were married or partnered, but preferred to be alone. This may have been a political move so as not to endanger the lives of the ones that you loved, but also that you could focus on your purpose single-mindedly.
I also feel that you could have achieved greatness in history, but this was not your purpose in this lifetime either. It was there for your taking but you declined. It would not have sat well on your path and would have interrupted your purpose. You were not given enough credit for what you achieved, but that was not your intention at the time and would have conflicted with your true beliefs. There was a compassion and kindness about you, which was not accepted by those in control.
’Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do or dare’. – Dale Carneige.
Question: What is the most significant LESSONthe person should know about her past life?
Sabain Symbol: Leo 25 – A LARGE CAMEL CROSSING A VAST AND FORBIDDING DESERT.
This Symbol ties in with the one before and I think justly reflects your life purpose. The challenge seemed to be to lead others to a new land. The journey itself, I feel, took many months, and maybe even years before there came a time where you were able to settle in one place. I also think that it took many years after that to build, or lay the foundations, for your ‘vision’. This would have taken some searching and mammoth decisions to be made along the way. I don’t feel there was at the outset there was a specific place to head to, but one which you needed to search out and find. You chose your new ‘homeland’ well, and it was rich and abundant. Your journeying for greatly rewarded.
Because this Symbol mentions the use of a camel, I also feel that this is quite relevant in a few ways to explain your journey and the time frame in which you’re past life was placed. I am not an expert when it comes to the history of this area – Saudi Arabia and Africa – and still today camels are used for travel in the desert and wilderness, but I do feel the time frame was many centuries ago, possibly BC. I am not sure if there is a country or tribe which uses the symbol of a camel – or once used this symbol – but I see it clearly as an emblem with colored lines behind it. Possibly a flag or a coin.
This Symbol relates to your determination, endurance and strength. This illustrates the faith, which you had in yourself to succeed, and the qualities of the self, which you had to develop to obtain your goals. It also tells of your life trials. I don’t think this life was easy by any means. It required much sacrifice and may have meant that you were reliant on others to help you through. The Symbol also tells of success though. You were successful in crossing that which divided you from your purpose.
In this life you were asked required to journey – and to do this meant that there were many difficulties to overcome, but you were well equipped to face all the challenges that confronted you, and this would have required all your skills and talents as a leader. I feel you were responsible for many people, and along your path you had to learn how to organize and prepare and map the path for others to follow. You also had to lead by example and get on with the task at hand. You were born to lead, and born to succeed. This seems as if it was a predetermined ‘life task’. Something which needed to be done to change the balance. You had chosen to be the one for this exploration (in spirit) long before you reached a physical body to achieve this goal. This required you in this lifetime to serve for the benefit of others and to put yourself in a position where you would leave a long lasting legacy for others for many generations beyond your time. A very selfless act, and a hard mission to carry out.
The words which would describe your lessons during this time are: Faith, endurance, commitment, single-minded, intent and purpose, promise, hope, determination, reliant, journey, wilderness, perseverance, trust, responsibility, stamina, selflessness and karma.
Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go’. – T. S. Elliot.
:)
It was very determined to show me the journey you undertook and the relevance it had in shaping the lives for the future for others.
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I hope that this example explains a little more of how I see this Symbol in this context :)
Many Blessings
Elven x
WOW - thanks Elven,
excellent amazing and intuitive use of the symbols
LOVE THIS!
MARINA
Hi Marina :)
Theres something about that Symbol - its not one that I initially had any feeling or insight about - I remember the reading to me a long time to do, but that was because it was about a person (specifically) and yet the 'Country' or homeland aspect was prominent.
I think that happens sometimes with the Symbols - they are dealing with one or more subject and sometimes its hard to get around to what is the main focus. But the other Symbols that went with that reading helped alot, but the main one was certainly Aries 3.
I remember as a child, my mother having a cameo necklace on a band of velvet. The color of the stone was pink/flesh and white. She had had it for many years - I think it belonged to her mother. Then there was a jewelry box which had a cameo on it too - but I think it was blue and white - like a Doulton or something. Both cameos adorned precious things ;)
I was just thinking of 'Cameo Appearances' too. I might do a search on it and see what else 'Cameos' are about :)
B;essings
Elven x
Part of Body: Cerebellum FROM SOLARFIRE
Karmic Symbol for Aries 3:
Aries 2 - A Comdian Entertaining a group of friends.
Quest Symbol for Aries 3:
Aries 4 - ATwo Lovers are strolling through a secluded walk.
The Opposite Symbol for Aries 3 is:
Libra 3 - The Dawn of a new day reveals everything changed.
Symbols in tension with Aries 3:
Cancer 3 - An Arctic explorer leads a reindeer through icy canyons.
Libra 3 -The Dawn of a new day reveals everything changed.
Capricorn 3 - The Human soul in its eagerness for new experiences, seeks embodiment.
Sabian Symbols 72 degrees apart from Aries 3: (the Five Pointed Star)
Gemini Two Dutch children talking and studying their lessons together.
Leo 27 - Daybreak - the luminescence of dawn breaks in the eastern sky.
Scorpio 9 - A dentist is hard at work.
Capricorn 21 - A relay race.
Element Black Onyx
Discussion: Black Onyx is a banded variety of chalcedony (quartz). The stone is often used to objects like vases and more importantly cameos. Onyx helps with the challenges in life, controlling and eliminating excess and unnecessary energies. Black is also the colour of power and authority which resonates with the imagry in the symbol.
The Colour, Spirit, Energy and human use of the stone made it a must for this symbol.
purple_scorp
25-08-2006, 13:16
I thought it would be good to use the Orphalese software to record my daily sabian symbol readings and so set about looking for appropriate images to convey the meaning of each card.
Attached is what I came up with for this symbol.
with love
purple_scorp
huredriel
08-09-2006, 23:12
Just copying in my previous thoughts :)
Aries 3 - A Cameo shows the Profile of a Man that suggests the ouline of his country.
Couple of thoughts I jotted down for this one ...... Empress fire ..... hearth and home ..... cameos are intricate, small, detailed ..... they take time ..... a masculine title again ..... so here I feel a flow from the feminine of Aries 2 to the masculine of Aries 3 (yet the feminine is still there ..... in the heart ..... stoking the internal fire, the inner drive so as to move forwards).
Patience still advocated perhaps though? In Aries 1 we had a move from water to land ..... an embryonic evolution if you will ...... here I feel a progression ..... an integration ...... becoming one with the land ...... the soil, roots and origins .... a merging of physical identity perhaps ..... sinking the roots down into the ground, becoming more easily identified on the outside surface ..... like how the physical body shows signs of experiences through life (eg. lines and wrinkles) if you will
and
Just a thought as I was musing over Aries 3 ...... 1 + 2 = 3 ...... the singular self + the group = the whole aka country outline?
and
..... putting your mark .... or stamp upon the world around you, like the imprint of the face on a cameo?
huredriel
08-09-2006, 23:53
I find people with this symbol in their astrology are often involved with politics, local and or state government, body corporate and ‘head’ different volunteer organizations. The cameo, a carving in relief to me ease in communication, face to face communication, people can 'see' clearly when you are making a statement.
So perhaps *representatives* ...... putting on their public faces/profiles?
from the 'Sabian Symbols as an Oracle' by Lynda Hill.
There are some people who find their roots ina mixture of places, or realities, and dont feel a belonging to their actual homeland.
The Country that this Symbol implies may not have national boundaries, therre is the 'Spiritual' Country; the 'ideological' country; even 'past life' countries.
Picture who you want to be and what you want out of life
So perhaps the outline of his country is where he feels he BELONGS inside? Could also denote somewhere in the distance that he is hoping to reach one day?
Isn't there also an art of *face reading*? Wonder how that would fit in with this?
huredriel
10-10-2006, 22:11
Hmmm:
Picture who you want to be and what you want out of life.
How wonderful, I re-read this after posting in Aries 2 .....
An example here could be an athlete’s (or comedians) mind which is fixed on ahead of him, building up his skill, he ‘creatively vaults in imagination into the future’ – a climatic action.
Creative visualisation ........ channelling energy into producing the manifestation?
So the move forwards from 2 to 3 ......... from planting the seed into making it a group venture :)
huredriel
10-10-2006, 22:14
Wondering what chakra the onyx would be related to ...... with the title of this symbol, and the colour of the stone, would take this to be the root chakra ....... fundamental roots, stability, security ........ the basis from which to grown, to make your mark upon the world....... and for the inner self to eventually shine through from.
Hmmm interesting pic PS, there also feels to be a meshing between the old (dress of the cameo) and the new (modern day map) ...... possibly because they both affect each other ..... without the old, there is no new ...... everything that we go through brings us to where we stand in the here and now?
huredriel
17-10-2006, 23:27
Hmmmm wondering how this title interacts with Aries 11 ..... am thinking along the lines of karmic structure ..... suggested paths
Aries 3 - A CAMEO SHOWS THE PROFILE OF A MAN THAT SUGGESTS THE OUTLINE OF HIS COUNTRY.
since this is my natal Chiron ....... gonna have to give this some thought! Hmmm karmic imprint perhaps ..... on the soul?
Wondering what chakra the onyx would be related to ...... with the title of this symbol, and the colour of the stone, would take this to be the root chakra ....... fundamental roots, stability, security ........ the basis from which to grown, to make your mark upon the world....... and for the inner self to eventually shine through from.
From what I know of the black onyx, it is a 1st chakra stone. It is also a protection stone and is said to absorb and transform negativity. And....it is supposed to help us settle our karmic debts!!! It's greatest healing potential is of releasing.....it also protects us from others draining our energy. Black onyx is said to be a record keeper of a person's history.
tink :love:
huredriel
19-10-2006, 00:41
Thanks tink, sounds like I should possibly get some of this then!
huredriel
20-10-2006, 20:04
Hmmm karmic imprint perhaps ..... on the soul?
A thought ....... the possibility laid out before you ...... something to strive for ........ to fill the imprint so it is not merely a line, but something whole and complete?
A thought ....... the possibility laid out before you ...... something to strive for ........ to fill the imprint so it is not merely a line, but something whole and complete?
What is it that constantly drives us to do something to create something, to be something…..it’s a desire, a longing in our soul.
An imprint is how you see and understand your world.....they decribe what happened to us in different lifetimes…..they tell us what you are accustomed to, how you behave, speak, your desires, your habits and actions, your defenses and your unexplained fears!. These are all your imprints or karma. Imprints not only limit our knowledge of our past......but of the past, present future loop of time….they are also very heavy!!
Ohh I just had an idea. Let’s look at one of mooncat2’s bubbles. Where does it begin? Where does it end. Does a 3 dimensional sphere even have a beginning????? I mean seriously look at it……a sphere is up and down and side to side = birth, life, death, and immortality!
What if you took a pencil and drew a line all around the inside of this bubble. Now stand back and look what you’ve done…..you’ve just put your own limitations on a sphere that has none!!! It proves that we are stuck in an ever-ending cycle of beliefs (the outline of our country)!! That’s the best example I can think of right now that could explains an imprint.
I don’t think we’re supposed to fill our imprints, we’re supposed to transmute them. If anything, it could be all our denied experiences and emotions that need be poured into this mould and expressed out into the world. Things change when we change.
We are slowly evolving, stirring up and releasing old imprints, old belief patterns that have held us back......and these old patterns have deprived us of the natural flow of our 5 natural instincts.
tink :love:
huredriel
24-10-2006, 01:20
Hmmm so not only something to strive for ..... to attain, but also to blur the edges of ..... to surpass ..... to release, to embrace ....... which opens up even more possibilities ..... love your way of thinking tink, thanks :)
Hmmm so not only something to strive for ..... to attain, but also to blur the edges of ..... to surpass ..... to release, to embrace ....... which opens up even more possibilities ..... love your way of thinking tink, thanks :)
Ditto!!! ;)
mooncat2
25-10-2006, 08:10
:) Retracing my steps back from Aries 23 and reading these last few posts..........wow! This 3 connects so well to the 3 there.Wonderful insights, tink & huredriel
first posted by huredriel
Hmmm karmic imprint perhaps ..... on the soul?
first posted by tink27
What is it that constantly drives us to do something to create something, to be something…..it’s a desire, a longing in our soul.
Yes!! :) To fulfil our Soul Purpose. Before we can truly do that we have to burst the bubbles or transmute those limitations.
It is the process of life/death/rebirth...........a process attainable within a lifetime.
Hasn't religion taken that away from us? Kept us captive in the first of the three........life. Led us to believe that the rebirth only comes after the physical death?
A reminder now to remember to keep returning to previous symbols........as we progress they constantly evolve and reveal more.
I made my image before I even began to post in the SS...........it was purely for me. A strange image that really drew me............in just a few short weeks it's meaning has gained a whole new perspective.
Looking at it today I see the Cailleach of Aries 23.........the transition from Winter/Spring.
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Hasn't religion taken that away from us? Kept us captive in the first of the three........life. Led us to believe that the rebirth only comes after the physical death?
Oh mooncat2, you and I could talk about this for hours.
We have all died many times, just as we have all been born many times and we shall die again and again until we have mastered the spiritualization of matter. We need to move beyond the his-story of religions and reclaim the power that belongs to us.
made my image before I even began to post in the SS...........it was purely for me. A strange image that really drew me............in just a few short weeks it's meaning has gained a whole new perspective.
Looking at it today I see the Cailleach of Aries 23.........the transition from Winter/Spring.
There is so much to see in this picture.......
When we begin our journey within we discover that we are a combination of several different archetypal energies that exist within the basement of our souls.
When we 'truly' look inside we will see a play of archetypes playing opposite values.....such as sinners and saints, the divine and the wicked witch, the sacred and the profane, the dark night of the soul, forbidden lust and the ecstasy of unconditional love.
All these opposite values co-exist together and as we begin travelling through the secret passages of our life, we will go through dark alleys and ghost filled attics.
I copied what I wrote in Gemini 7 AN OLD-FASHIONED WELL WITH THE PUREST OF COLDEST OF WATERS. So you can see mooncat2, the well continues through the symbols.
This is from my Reiki I manuscript.
Reiki I will create subtle yet profound changes in your unconscious. Your unconscious mind will propel you to look at your habits, beliefs, fears, expectations, and behaviour patterns and begin consciously reshaping your life from the inside out. We each work toward it individually. Visualize if you can a well connected to an underground stream. We are each engaged in entering that well which is the well of our life, and in reaching as deeply into its sources as we can. We each go down individually into the well of our own life which is separate and unique from every other. Each of us must therefore go down our own well, and not the well of someone else’s life. We find, however that when, as individuals we have gone very far down into the well of our life, we come to an underground stream that is the source of all the wells. So, though we may think that the wells of our personal existence are separate from every other, there are in fact no separations here. There are no walls or dividers in the underground stream. We are connected here in the unitary continuum of “being”. A continuum of life energy, wisdom, universal truth and power. Those waters have the effect of renewing our energies and giving us access to abundant resources. We draw upon these deep waters and carry them back with us to the surface, where quench our thirst as we incorporate our new found connections consciously into our lives. In the course of this quest, the inner person emerges and grows like a seed in ‘dry’ soil waiting to be watered. It is this inner person that is the essence and the meaning of life. It is the true you that is germinating to become the beautiful flower kept in the seed.
Yes!! To fulfil our Soul Purpose. Before we can truly do that we have to burst the bubbles or transmute those limitations.
I just love those bubbles!!!
tink :love:
mooncat2
25-10-2006, 11:41
Oh mooncat2, you and I could talk about this for hours.
Indeed we could...........and probably will before this journey ends. I can see it taking a very long time. :D
Thank you for the Reiki piece........that is lovely and I've copied it out. It goes very well :D with my image.
:love:
Indeed we could...........and probably will before this journey ends. I can see it taking a very long time. :D
Thank you for the Reiki piece........that is lovely and I've copied it out. It goes very well :D with my image.
:love:
Oh gosh! I wrote this back in 1998!! Do me a favor and fix those run on sentences!! :P
tink :love:
huredriel
25-10-2006, 23:19
That picture still freaks me out a bit Mooncat ....... and draws me at the same time ;) ...... but now it's the green background that calls ...... and I got a thought in my head of being *out there in the ether* ....... does that make sense to anyone?
That picture still freaks me out a bit Mooncat ....... and draws me at the same time ;) ...... but now it's the green background that calls ...... and I got a thought in my head of being *out there in the ether* ....... does that make sense to anyone?
Hi huredriel,
Hmm, this is the best way I can think of answering this.
ether is a dimension which is 'orthogonal' to that of time, or is
'a kind of shadow substance', wherein patterns of probability affect material
events.
I didn't write this and not sure who did....it was in my notes...if I find out who, I'll post it later.
So-o-o, Ether could very well be another name for magic! This is a 3 number....magic....and magic does affect our external world. When we direct out emotional energy, 'cast a spell' it initiates and resonates through the ethers, creating around and within changes in our lives.
It's not that you're out there.....you are in fact very grounded.....and through that groundedness have accessed and attracted other dimensions that are beyond the realm of our physical world.
tink :love:
huredriel
27-10-2006, 23:38
Hmm the swirls and sands of time .......... the energy that surrounds us that we can't see ........ I love that bit about shadow substance ........ not only does it make me think about what we can't see around us ........ but also all those shadows within us ....... the karmic baggage that we drag along ...... that imprint again ;)
And looking at the picture again ...... I'm sure I read this somewhere, but can't remember where ........
*Within the nothingness there is the knowingness*
It just feels as if this is outside *of time* ....... a concoction of molten silver ....... just before the imprint is going to be set.