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Seahorses
View post: SeahorsesSeahorses are extraordinary creatures. The only animal in the world whose male counterpart gives birth. They have always been associated with good fortune, and even sailors since immemorial times have used their symbol as a lucky charm to wear or decorate their vessels. The Greeks called this creature Hippocampus (horse-sea-monster). They were the companions of…
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A moment lost in time
View post: A moment lost in timePhoto by me in Angkor Wat Almost five years later, I’m standing in the same spot, taking the same picture. Everything here is still the same; the past frozen in the eternal present. But life has changed many times. I have changed. Did I change? Isn’t there a part of me, just like these stones,…
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Shiva Nataraja
View post: Shiva NatarajaNataraja or Shiva as Lord of the Dance is a very popular representation of Shiva in Hinduism. Personally, my favourite representation of life between all the symbols I’ve ever encountered. Shiva appears mainly in two forms, two different dances; Lasya and Tandava. Lasya is the gentle form associated with the creation of the Universe, while…
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Luna Llena en Tauro 3-4/11/17
View post: Luna Llena en Tauro 3-4/11/17Mañana cruzamos el umbral de la Luna Llena, esta vez en Tauro. Es una luna terrenal, su energía es estable, nos trae a lo que podemos tocar, oler, sentir. Una luna corpórea, física, que trae de nuevo nuestra atención a los pequeños detalles de nuestras vidas cotidianas. Este ciclo comenzó con la Luna Nueva en…
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Snakes
View post: SnakesSnakes represent in many myths, religions and stories, death, rebirth and transformation, due to the casting of its skin. It is continually renewed, shifting a layer of its physical self in order to adapt. The Ouroboros, the snake or dragon eating its own tail, is one of the oldest ancient symbols. It represents many things,…