InfinityRose

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InfinityRose

Thru the All Forever We are SoaRing
~Rick Allen~http://www.greenphoenixproductions.com/bard.html

A request from an inspired friend ultimately led to this creation. Allthough not exactly as she had 'sketched' her inspiRAtion 2 mee, this was the image that began to form in my mind, and which consequently fell into place, as usual.





Is inspiRAtion contagious? From whence does it come? Is it a Communion for which wee R but a Channel 4 the translations of the Melodic River that flows aRound & Thru us? She was pleased with the image, but requested some tweaKing 4 witch she got 2 tweaks.




This is the Star Veil photae from witch the Fabric of the Universe was Formed, a shot of an actual piece of fabric that was metallic Silver on Black, but witch had the metallic Gold from a metal box reflecting in2it.


The Rose photae came from a Magical Day when the Muse said Let's go take pictures of those Roses wee saw the Other Day!


And the Jaguar photae was taken by my friend Rose, who 'just happened' to have it with her on a visit here, 4 witch i 'just happened' to need a Jaguar photae for an image i was worKing on 4 Michelle's JKOB, and from whom this inpiRAtional request came from!
Thanx 4 Beeing inspiRed SpiritBear!

On this day, 10112007, "Rose had the first of her reconstructive shoulder surgeries today. The surgeon said it was successful. She’s recuperating at home. We’ll know about physical therapy next week after her check up. Thank you for your love and concern."~David
i have been thinking of Rose all day and 'accidentally' came across these words when i googled for healing messages today. SpiderwOMan strikes again!
Think Pink! In love & light, ShaRi

JaguarRose

We want you to know that your world is spinning much faster in its evolutionary scale.
However, nothing moves at a faster speed than the Beating Heart of Love.
And always remember that our Hearts are perfectly synchronized in beautiful rhythm, now and forever.~The Angelic Realm via Doreen Virtue (sea http://www.angeltherapy.com/article6.php)
And 2day 07292008, my friend and yoga teacher, Gail, is having a lumpectomy 4 breast cancer. i send her this message 2day as her world is beeing brought back InSynk.


JaguarRoseGreen

2 Blessed 2 Bee Stressed :)
2 anointed 2 Bee Disappointed :)


InfinityRoseCross


JaguarRoseEvolve

SweepinGatha

http://zmyztickleonion.blogspot.com/2006/10/sweepinggatha.html



From the bottom up:
Az wee CareFully Sweep
the Ground
of
innLight1OMint
a Tree
of
UnderStanding
Springs Up
from
the Earth

They let me stay in their beautiful mountain home whilst they were away. My first SOLitude in years. SOLitude from city convenience, sounds, lights as well as people and duty. It was only 24 hours, but it was enough. The drive up was blessed by RAin, as were the first hours after my arrival. It was a softvelvetymelodicsweetsmelling RAin. You know the kind, the kind that soothes a drought-stRICKen Soul. That night, i walked out onto the deck, and there was the tWINKling Ursa Major walking along the ridge, the same ridge that is behind the tree, in the crispcleanair. It took my breathe away, and was so enigmatic that the image remained with me until i was able to put it down on paper upon my return. i did not want to break the spell by turning on the lights that Knight. The next morn, i spotted a calender with this Sweeping Gatha (http://members.toast.net/m_goodman33/Quotes.htm). i was so enamoRED of it, that i wrote it down. Then as i roamed with my cameRA, i spotted the tree. WOW, i thought, that's the perfect tree to go with that Gatha! DuRING Jill's salon (http://abearnamedhope.blogspot.com/-SALON XI) was when the photo taken came to Light, and the Sweeping Gatha seemed to have some relevance 2 the subject. Az i began to to compose the words, i 'accidentally' came across this font (LARiat) that had stars as dots 4 the i's and a Spring shape 4 the capital E! when i Googled 4 handmade brooms, the number 2 site rendered this gorgeous wedding broom.
(http://www.friendswoodbrooms.com/)Perfect is it Knot? Then it occurRED to me that the SWAN comet serendipitously found 4 AnOther image would bee purrfect for the innLight10ed Tree! i just needed to rotate it 'till it was vertical.
(http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061004.html for 2006 October 4) Everything had fALLEN in2 Place Thanx 2 ALL my WonderFull SpiritBears EveryWhere!

SuCasa

http://zmyztickleonion.blogspot.com/2006/10/sucasa.html


may all thy walls resonate with Joy
may every room resound with Laughter
thru every window & door may Love & Light enter
thus may Bliss abide in thy abode both inside & out

The inspiRAtion came from these words by Mary Ann RAdmacher (http://www.maryanneradmacher.com/index.php)
"may your walls know joy; may every room hold laughter and every window open to great possibility" serendipitously discovered when the photaes from my 24 respite in the Jemez came to light and the collage was in progress just before Jill's salon was published. (sea SweepingGatha-October 2006) The Doorway, why photograph this? The Way of the Diamond path came to me in 2003. 'AllWays Lead Home Thru the Diamond Path' Can you sea the larger diamond composed of the 4 smaller ones? • SaRED GeoMeTree • 2 mee, the Diamond represents the Union (a la The DaVinci Code) v 4 Chalice ^ 4 Phalice • The Veil, the lace curtains, the Ritual Scarf, the Archetype, has AllWays facinated me. i have danced with them, used them in Ritual & Ceremony, coveRED windows with them because wee can sea thru them and yet hide behind them simultaneously • AnOther Union • and WOW! i just Googled 4 the Veil Archetype and BINGO the very 1st one! • http://www.bisbeemarquee.com/www/0716/003_1.php • Very Evocative & Very InSynk! "That which is seen veils that which is not seen-a complex and whirling energy dance-for every veil we lift, a new one forms simultaneously. "Material" comes from the Latin work "mater," the Mother. And what might she be, this Mater? You could say she is a veiled woman dancing to a music which issues from her own heart. Or you could say she's subatomic particles configuring and reconfiguring. Or you could say she's Shiva Nataraja whirling in a circle of flames-or you could say many things — and everything you say will fling forth a metaphorical veil. The veil as an archetype travels a horseshoe-shaped energy path from very light to very dark and as such can evoke amazingly positive reactions as well as equally amazing negative ones. And it can evoke much in between. Beneath the veil one is Kumari, a virgin belonging to herself — not necessarily a physical virgin but a psychological one — like that special form of Kali Ma the Hindu goddess." Patricia J. Catto, or Shakinah, is an Associate Professor of Liberal Arts at the Kansas City Art Institute • and then there's the Trees, the Outer Guardians of the Inner Sanctum, with SOL in transition on the Ridge • and finally there is the Crystal Lotus, an image that arrived on a Knight of photographic play with a Veil! In SuCasa, it symbolizes the HeArt of Infinity that is at the Center of All Things on the Diamond Path.

The Phoenix House: When our house burned down to the ground five days before Christmas, we were devastated. However we knew we needed to count our blessings instead of looking at the negative. 1.) We has insurance. 2.) Neither one of us were hurt. 3.) We got all of our animals out safely. 4.) We sure got to find out who our REAL friends were.
Then instead of rebuilding our house the way it was............we rebuilt in the same spot, but built a Victorian Doll House. So, that's what we built! It has been used by the studios for commercials and TV shows. So, if that's not turning a bad thing into something great, I don't know what is.

InMemoria09112006

Perhaps the stars in the sky are but openings
where those that have gone before
into the great unknown
shine down upon us
to let us know that they are



The first of my 24 respite images whose photaes came to Light just before this date with the trees that looked 2 mee a bit like the twin towers. InSynk with this, i came across this by an unidentified author, and from which i derived my rearRAngement; "Perhaps they are not stars in the sky, but RAther openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy."
04142007-As i continued my search for stories following my first pursuit earlier in the day 4 Swans (sea I Did Not Die-April 2007), i was very distinctly 'told' to type in DragonFly Lore and not Myths as i had done earlier for Swans. This came up 1st: Dragon=DNA. Fly=Ascension of Consciousness

Wednesday, September 10, 2003

Tomorrow we celebrate the second anniversary of 9/11.

Today I did a reading with a Chinese businessman who lives and works in Chinatown, which is not far from Ground Zero. He witnessed the terrorists attacks on the Twin Towers and spoke about the shock, fear and panic that ensued during and in the aftermath of the events. As we spoke I noticed a small fluffy feather fly by and sort of swoop back and forth in front of my sliding glass doors. I said nothing about it.

This was followed by a red dragonfly with two sets of translucent wings. It landed on the railing of my terrace just in front of us. In the 13 years I have been living here, I have never seen a dragonfly in this area. As I am familiar with the manifestation of some of the souls who died on 9/11 in forms of birds, butterflies and other flying objects. I knew this was linked to the events of 9/11. I ran to get my digital camera as my client watched the dragonfly. By the time I got back to the sliding glass doors it flew away, never to be seen again!

On Sunday two orange and black butterflies landed on my railing then flew off towards Manhattan.
(http://www.crystalinks.com/dragonfly.html)
Hence, the reVisions to InMemoria09112006. (sea StarClouDragonfly 4 the beautyFull blew dragonFly oriGinal-April 2007)
and, i did not sea the blew DragonFly photo at the bottom of the page until AFTER i had made revisions to InMemoria!
i also added the window Miche's photae from the church at Iona, which is the medallion hanging from the necklace of stars. (Perhaps i can get another story comment from her!) i noticed that this window reflected the triquetra used in ProfundaPazRAflower of March 2007. It should also bee noted that the 2 orange & black butterflies at the top of the trees were sent 2 mee from Miche when my mom crossed over (she loves butterflies)

The Fabric of the Universe was derived from this photae of a 'Star Veil' that used to hang on my bedroom DoorWay in CorraLess. and the syncronicities continue as i just Googled for Brian Greene's book which i thought was called The Fabric of the Universe (it's actually titled The Fabric of the Cosmos) and found this instead; The Soul and the Fabric of the Universe by R. A. Elschlager! (http://www.lulu.com/content/139267)

Sea SuCasa for the Lotus' story-October 2006.

TaRA Strands

In every ending there is a beginning.
These are the images used in the creation of Tara.
The beauty of digital is that images can continue to evolve & change as we move thru time & space.

This image was taken on Mother's Day, in the same year that it coinsided with Miche's birthday. This is the same goddess used in the poem 'She', but here She is Yang beeing of the month of May and of the Day. The Other is Yin, beeing of the month of December and of the Night. His Voice said 'Let's go take photaes of the InfiniteRose'. Along Rio Grande Blvd., there was a Rose Parade of blossoms and buds. Many photaes were snapped, the reults of which were & are beeing used in the creation of imagery; HeSheRose, RoseBud, BuddingPotential, Blodeuwedd, VehickleLight, LightSeeking & ClimbHigh thus far, with more to come. The InfiniteRose InDeed! My sojourn contined as i headed to my mom's house for a Mother's Day visit. His Voice said 'Swing by the Queen of Heaven'. i did, & lo & beehold, there was a Rose growing amonst the Stars! Upon viewing the 'Tara' images, a friend of mine said that She looked like the goddess from his Queen of Heaven elementary school, & yep, U got it, She was! Tara is truly a RAinBow goddess, & it is my beeleaf that the poem 'Tara' was written 4 2 of them, the White & the Green. The Sanskrit root târ-means "to traverse" or "cross over" as in using a bridge to ford a stream (Bifrost). As a Târîni, she carries you across; she serves as a bridge (Bifrost) for you to get to immortality. But the root tar-can also mean "tree" (Rick-in-Tree). In Sanskrit, the name Tara means Star, but she was also called She Who Brings Forth Life, The Great Compassionate Mother, and The Embodiment of Wisdom, and the Great Protectress. She is indeed the Soul's Remembered Guiding Star.
This image represents the White Tara, the peaceful, compassionate White Tara, who protects and brings health, long life, peace & serenity. Her body is white, as an autumn moon; clear as a stainless crystal gem, radiating light. Her whiteness is as RAdiant as the eternal snows (from the Land of Summer Snow) in all their glory & is indicative of the selflessness -- the purity -- of compassion. White Tara seems to help more with longer-term problems, particularly problems of physical or mental health. It sometimes seems as if she is more distant, harder to contact at first. Then it is as if she sends us healing energies and mystical power and understandings. Every morning before she had taken food, she introduced and fixed innumerable beings in the state of acceptance; every evening she did the same, and so she became known as Tara the Saviour. She sees beyond the mortal veil into eternity & gently reminds us that all things pass & that each moment is perfect. OM TARE TUTTARE TURE, MAMA AYUR JANA PUNTIN KURU SOHA (Ohm, Tahray Tootahray tooray, mahmah ahyoor poonyay jnyana pushtim kuru[-ye], So-hah)Inside the white Tara is an image of Christ, the one most people think of when one thinks of when one says the word Saviour.

The White and Green Taras, with their contrasting symbols of the full-blown and closed lotus, together represent a union of opposites that symbolize the unending compassion that labors both day and night to relieve suffering. Tara is an archetype of our own inner wisdom, a transformation of consciousness, a journey to freedom, a reminder that all living things are of one seamless body. Go into the quiet, go into the calm & discover within yourself the wisdom, compassion and glory that is Tara. You will return stronger & more capable of dancing with life. OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SVHA (aum tarray toot-tarray turay so-ha)

SpyderWoman

http://zmyztickleonion.blogspot.com/2006/01/spyderwoman.html


SpyderWoman

SpyderWoman is ThoughtWoman or CreationThinkerWoman. She created everything there is by thinking, dreaming, or naming. SpyderWoman is a metaphor for one who creates from a central source. She teaches how to plant seeds. She brings the sun, fire and light. She teaches pottery, weaving, and how to make ceremonial blessings. She has the power to give and take life. As a weaver, SpyderWoman spun two glittering strands of silver, with which she connected the four corners of the earth; the East to the West and the North to the South, creating an equal-armed cross, symbol for the Road of Life. As a potter, SpyderWoman used the red, yellow, white, and black clay of the earth to create the 4 peoples of the earth. To each, She attached a thread of her Webb which came from the doorway (sea Dorje beelow) at the top of Her Head. This thread was the gift of creative wisdom. She bestows limitless wisdom and the divine gifts of magic and prophecy. SpyderWoman is known to appear as both young and old, and manifests as a sacred guardian, overseeing the welfare of all those in need. She weaves the Web of Life and Protection, pulling things together, letting us know that we are a part of everything else. During our dream time, we remove part of our consciousness from physical reality and venture off through Her Webb - Her Matrix - Her Maze - to explore that which we cannot understand while in a physical body. In the creation of the four peoples, SpyderWoman teaches us that we are all created from the same matter. SpyderWoman's Webb links us to everything and everybody. What happens on one part of the Webb influences all parts of the Webb. We eminate from the center of the Webb, where we are all of one Spirit, and that Spirit is all -- it flows in and out of everything and everyone -- it embraces the earth -- it encompasses the universe. It is the earth. It is the universe. We are universal in Spirit, and SpyderWoman encourages us to continue weaving our dreams, even in times of despair and unknowing.

Invocation for Protection:
Eagle of the East, Protect where we meet, both inside and out.
Lion of the South, Protect this house, both inside and out.
Serpent of the West, Do what's best, both inside and out.
Ancestors of the North, Bring justice forth, both inside and out.
Ladies Above, Bring forth the Dove, both inside and out.
Lords Below, End this woe, both inside and out.
From All these Directions,
plus Southeast to Northwest and Northeast to Southwest,
O GreatGrandmotherSpyderWoman,
SpreadThyGoldenCrystalineWebb,
ToCatchTheMoscasIfMoscasTheyBee,
OtherwiseLetThemFlyFree.~ShaRi

This image began life as a Samhain card. The spyder is a scan of a halloween spyder from the local drugstore.
The webb is a shot of a Samhain cape that hangs in a bedroom window.
The background is a shot into the back window of my RAV4. At the center of the webbs is a single DoorJay and in the Spyder's 'hands' is a Doubled DoorJay. (from http://www.fpmt-osel.org/meditate/white_tara.htm) Dorje is the Tibetan word for vajra. Do-rje means noble stone > Do = stone and rJe = noble or prince. It embodies not only the brilliance of refracted or reflected illumination, but it also symbolizes the impervious and fixed solidity of the point of power around which all else turns -- the axis mundi or hub of the world. 2 mee, the doubled DoorJay represents the Union of Heaven & earth. How many times have you seen a Spyder drop down 2 the earth from the heavens Upon her glitteRing strand? (sea http://www.khandro.net/ritual_vajra.htm) In the center circle of the DoorJay 'hub' is the crystal lotus. (Sea SuCasa for the Lotus' story-October 2006.) i had always wanted to add an 8-armed goddess to this image, and i searched & searched when this image first beegan, but found nothing suitable, until last night-05312007. Buddhist Goddess: Indonesia, Sumatra; Shrivijayan style (c. 7th - 14th century), 9th century, Copper alloy, H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm) Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of Asian Art 1979.084
The identification of this eight-armed goddess remains uncertain because with the exception of the vajra in her upper right hand, the rest of the attributes she once held are missing or damaged. The depiction of this figure's hair as a series of diagonal lines and the corkscrew curls running along the sides of her topknot and falling over her shoulders suggest that the piece may have come from Sumatra. The representation of the diadem as a thin band with triangular shapes and her high and extremely thin waist also point to a Sumatran provenance. The island of Sumatra was the site of the city of Palembang, generally accepted to be the capital of the kingdom of Shrivijaya, one of the greatest powers on Southeast Asia from the 7th through the 9th centuries. Very little is known about the religion of Shrivijaya, but we do know that Sumatra was once a major center for the study of Vajrayana Buddhism, the tradition noted for its worship of female deities. (sea http://www.askasia.org/teachers/images/image.php?no=539)


WebMaster
(sea RAinBowEnds-June 2007-for info on the 'pinwheel')

TaRA

A Dream, A Vision & A Hope, The Soul's Remembered Guiding Star


(from TaRA on Inconstant Bard — The Poetry of Rick Allen=Green Phoenix Productions=http://www.greenphoenixproductions.com/index.html)


OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SVHA
(aum tarray toot-tarray turay so-ha)
TaRA, Goddess of the Month for September 2002. Diamonds are Her Sacred Stone. Her animals are the sow, mare, owl and raven.
TaRA is the goddess of divine compassion and offers protection to all who turn to her. It is thought that she was born when the bodhisattva Avalokiteswara cried the first tears of compassion as he witnessed the suffering of humankind. From these first tears of compassion, a lake was formed from which a lotus grew. When the lotus bloomed, TaRA was born. TaRA rose on a white lotus. Her body was diaphanous and its translucent green seemed to hover between Reality and Non-Reality, quivering with an energy that could be seen, heard, and felt. Born from compassion, TaRA is the very essence of compassion. As a bodhisattva, she has vowed to always reincarnate in a female form and hence represents the liberated female principle of enlightenment. TaRA's vow to know and share love recognizes the oneness and inter-connectedness of all beings. She is known to help all those who call upon her in times of need. She helps find clear direction, respite, stillness and personal strength. TaRA sees beyond the mortal veil into eternity, gently reminding us that all things pass, and each moment is perfect.
TaRA means star. One of TaRA's ancient names was Dhruva, also the name of Polaris, the Pole, or North Star.
In the 108 Names of the Holy TaRA, She is the Leader of the caravans who shows the way to those who are lost. She is the protectress of navigation and earthly travel, as well as of spiritual travel along the path to Enlightenment.
TaRA is the guiding star showing us the way to the other shore.

In every ending there is a beginning.
These are the images used in the creation of TaRA.
The beauty of digital is that images can continue to evolve & change as we move thru time & space.
This image was taken on Mother's Day, in the same year that it coinsided with Miche's birthday. This is the same goddess used in the poem 'She', but here She is Yang beeing of the month of May and of the Day. The Other is Yin, beeing of the month of December and of the Night. His Voice said 'Let's go take photaes of the InfiniteRose'. Along Rio Grande Blvd., there was a Rose Parade of blossoms and buds. Many photaes were snapped, the reults of which were & are beeing used in the creation of imagery; HeSheRose, RoseBud, BuddingPotential, Blodeuwedd, VehickleLight, LightSeeking & ClimbHigh thus far, with more to come. The InfiniteRose InDeed! (sea http://www.greenphoenixproductions.com/brooks.html) My sojourn contined as i headed to my mom's house for a Mother's Day visit. His Voice said 'Swing by the Queen of Heaven'. i did, & lo & beehold, there was a Rose growing amonst the Stars! Upon viewing the 'TaRA' images, a friend of mine said that She looked like the goddess from his Queen of Heaven elementary school, & yep, U got it, She was! TaRA is truly a RAinBow goddess, & it is my beeleaf that the poem 'TaRA' was written 4 2 of them, the White & the Green. The Sanskrit root târ-means "to traverse" or "cross over" as in using a bridge to ford a stream (Bifrost). As a Târîni, she carries you across; she serves as a bridge (Bifrost) for you to get to immortality. But the root tar-can also mean "tree" (Rick-in-Tree). In Sanskrit, the name TaAR means Star, but she was also called She Who Brings Forth Life, The Great Compassionate Mother, and The Embodiment of Wisdom, and the Great Protectress. She is indeed the Soul's Remembered Guiding Star.
This image represents the White TaRA, the peaceful, compassionate White TaRA, who protects and brings health, long life, peace & serenity. Her body is white, as an autumn moon; clear as a stainless crystal gem, radiating light. Her whiteness is as RAdiant as the eternal snows (from the Land of Summer Snow) in all their glory & is indicative of the selflessness -- the purity -- of compassion. White TaRA seems to help more with longer-term problems, particularly problems of physical or mental health. It sometimes seems as if she is more distant, harder to contact at first. Then it is as if she sends us healing energies and mystical power and understandings. Every morning before she had taken food, she introduced and fixed innumerable beings in the state of acceptance; every evening she did the same, and so she became known as TaRA the Saviour. She sees beyond the mortal veil into eternity & gently reminds us that all things pass & that each moment is perfect. OM TARE TUTTARE TURE, MAMA AYUR JANA PUNTIN KURU SOHA (Ohm, Tahray Tootahray tooray, mahmah ahyoor poonyay jnyana pushtim kuru[-ye], So-hah) Inside the white TaAR is an image of Christ, the one most people think of when one thinks of when one says the word Saviour. This Christ is on a fountain whose base is formed by 3 seahorses, an animal whose main claim to fame is the ability of the male to give birth. The seahorse has allways been one of my favorite creatures. The photae was taken on CorraLess Road somewhere in the vicinity of the post office. The Chinese TaRA, Kwan Yin, was regarded by the Chinese as the goddess of mercy, she was originally male until the early part of the 12th century and has evolved since that time from her prototype, Avalokiteshvara, "the merciful lord of utter enlightment," an Indian bodhisattva who chose to remain on earth to bring relief to the suffering rather than enjoy for himself the ecstasies of Nirvana. In addition she is often referred to as the Goddess of the Southern Sea -- or Indian Archipelago -- and has been compared to the Virgin Mary. She is one of the San Ta Shih, or the Three Great Beings, renowned for their power over the animal kingdom or the forces of nature. One of the deities most frequently seen on altars in China's temples is Quan Yin (also spelled Kwan Yin, Kuanyin; in pinyin, Guanyin). In Sanskrit, her name is Padma-pâni, or "Born of the Lotus." One of the several stories surrounding Quan Yin is that she was a Buddhist who through great love and sacrifice during life, had earned the right to enter Nirvana after death. However, like Avlokiteshvara, while standing before the gates of Paradise she heard a cry of anguish from the earth below. Turning back to earth, she renounced her reward of bliss eternal but in its place found immortality in the hearts of the suffering. (Brunhilda) One legend of Kwan Yin is that the son of the dragon king had taken the form of a carp and was caught by a fisherman and displayed for sale in the market place. Kwan Yin sent her servant to buy the fish and released it. Kwan Yin carvings often were described to European purchasers as "white Santa Marias," so as to make them more desirable to a Christian market!!! (from http://www.holymtn.com/gods/kuanyin.htm)
Plants sacred to Kwan Yin include jasmine, lily, water lily, and lotus. The willow is her sacred tree. Jade and pearls are her jewels. Carp, dragons, and dolphins are associated with Kwan Yin. Her symbols include rosary, willow branch, and lotus. January 30 or 31(my parents wedding anniversary), and February 8 are Kwan Yin's feast days. Her nativity is celebrated on March 28. To invoke Kwan Yin, simply keep repeating her name. She is said to hear every call, and to answer every prayer. (from http://www.open-sesame.com/KwanYin.html) From this same photae is the 5-pointed star seen behind the lotus bell. (sea SuCasa-October 2006-4 the crystal lotus story) The ringing of a bell is often used as an invocation to prayer. The bird feeding seed bell is also a part of the photoae used to form the background for TaRA. It was taken from the back porch in CorraLess. Smoke seems to rise from the sagebrush like incense from a temple.


The White and Green TaRAs, with their contrasting symbols of the full-blown and closed lotus, together represent a union of opposites that symbolize the unending compassion that labors both day and night to relieve suffering. TaRA is an archetype of our own inner wisdom, a transformation of consciousness, a journey to freedom, a reminder that all living things are of one seamless body. Go into the quiet, go into the calm & discover within yourself the wisdom, compassion and glory that is TaRA. You will return stronger & more capable of dancing with life. OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SVHA (aum tarray toot-tarray turay so-ha)
Inside the 'bodran pool' of the Green TaRA 'prayer flags' is a golden carp or koi, often associated with Kwan Yin, the TaRA of China. The photae was taken by my friend Swari Hhan of a Koi pool at a restaurant in Taiwan. Attached to the 'bodran pool' are 2 red berry 'beaters'. The berries are actually rose hips from the back porch rose bushes in CorraLess. The berries and goldfish are InSynk with a day spent with Miche. She spoke of a dream of red berries and i flashed on this recently developed photae. She spoke of goldfish, and we encountered them in a outdoor pond at our friend Wendy's place where we had gone to create a custom IrishMist scent (http://www.zianet.com/sweeth2o/default.html) sense we had both been 2 Ireland, where there is a Hill of TaRA. The Hill of TaRA, known as Temair in gaeilge, was the sacred place of dwelling for the gods, and was the entrance to the otherworld. (from http://www.mythicalireland.com/ancientsites/tara/)