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I'm not a fan of the triple 6 number and yet, this is my triple 6 photo. Some say it's just a number, others give a lot of meaning to it. I'm in the latter camp. I'm a devotee to numerology. At times, numbers speak more than words. So what am I supposed to do with this triple 6 upload? I'm going to deconstruct it.
-Number 6 is the symbol of luck, the highest number of the dice.
-The number 6 is a reminder that you should never forget your spirituality in pursuit of material gain.
-The number 6 often deals with balance, both physically and spiritually. It’s a reminder that we should strive for balance in our lives, and not let our material pursuits overshadow our spiritual ones.
It is also the birth day of two extremely special people in my life. L3L4.
May all of you find your balance.
The three in numerology, esotericism, cabala is the perfect number even the philosophical and scientific movement Pythagorean School a century before the year 0 it was considered perfect !
His geometric expression is the triangle, symbol of the return of the multiple to unity: two separate points in space that assemble and come together in a third point located higher up.
Coincidence discovered after shooting :
In this photo (despite some disturbing elements) the number 3 appears 4 times, 3 times 4 is 12 and 1 + 2 is THREE AGAIN !
Prague, Czech Republic. Legend has it that construction began on at 5:31am on 9 July 1357 (1357 9 7 531) because the Holy Roman Emperor was a believer of numerology and in his view this precise time (a palindromic number) would give the bridge additional strength.
"If you only knew the magnificence of the 3, 6 and 9, then you would have the key to the universe." - Nicola Tesla.
In reference to the sacred geometry, that all things return in numerological degrees to 3 6 or 9. it also said that, "The numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 represent the physical world while the 3 6 9 represent the divine realm of the physical world." Which in accordance to how one receives, perceives and transmits the universe can yield the translation of the same, but numbers are in infinite and so are we!
This bridge has been a noticeable feature on many of my walkabouts in Berlin, on this particular day it on my route. I always pick a destination and head straight to it, as the crow flies so to speak, then zigzag between locations of photos toward the route back home. This bridge was one of those moments. This way I have a definitive photographic goal which is then also spliced with a "come what may" approach to my homeward direction. Thus hybridising a mental target with an open mind.
I hope everyone has a Happy Easter and all are well, so as always, thank you! :)
The number 7 is both deep and wise. It is not satisfied with simple explanations and surface-level information -- this is frivolous stuff. It knows that the real gold is buried deeper and won't stop until it finds it ... and then it'll keep digging for more. Asking questions, researching, listening, and sensing are all special skills the 7 uses in its search for awareness.
Though spirituality is especially important to the number 7 in Numerology, it takes a more intellectual approach to life than an emotional one. It is an analytical number that enjoys gathering and filtering through information to find answers. Still, it has a more powerful intuition than you might expect which it uses as a guide. This combination of conscious and subconscious thinking allows the mind of the Numerology number 7 to shine a light into the very deepest realms to access hidden truths.
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Thierry Djallo.
For my first grandchild's BD:)
.........stay safe and healthy. ❤️
Will be mainly in the countryside.
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9 in numerology has a meaning and vibration of its own.
9 aligns with Universal love, Universal Spiritual Laws, Spiritual Awakening and Enlightenment, Service to Mankind, and Humanitarianism.
9 is also a number for those who live and lead in life by positive and soulful example. Making a positive impact in the world is a priority with a sense of selflessness.
9 vibrates your desire to live a purposeful life.
9 is SOUL mission work (you have to do what is your purpose). In other words , can not not do the work your soul is yearning for you to do!
9 is living with higher perspective, and tapping into your intuition and strength of character.
"The Baptistery of St. John the Baptist was started in 1167 Next to the cathedral of the city. It is 34 meters high and has a diameter of 20.50 meters; the building has an octagonal plan, with a numerological reference to the number eight, which in Christianity symbolizes rebirth and Resurrection (it is therefore an eschatological number).
676 = ?????
Update:
I got several responses:
- """basically what is written is that 676 = (2 times (8 plus 5)) to the power of 2. Several components of this equation are stil visible if you know it :-)""" by www.flickr.com/photos/chrisvs/
- """Imagine that the roof of the building is flat (maybe you remember) and maybe it had high borders. Such roofs are dangerour in autumn, when leafs are falling and the system gets clogged: a swimming pool of water is accumulated during heavy rains and the roof can completely destroy the whole building, not constructed for carry of swimming pools. It is not easy to install an anti-clogging system, but this could be one. The leafs are falling visibly from first pipe to next pipe and can be removed by stepping up the grey seat and manually removing the leafs.""", also by www.flickr.com/photos/chrisvs/
- """Maybe en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Machine (TIM)', which is a series of video games in which players create a series of Rube Goldberg devices. They were originally designed and coded by Kevin Ryan and produced by Jeff Tunnell, the now-defunct Jeff Tunnell Productions, and published by Dynamix; the 1993 through 1995 versions had the same development team, but the later 2000–2001 games have different designers.""" by www.flickr.com/photos/lemmy_calden/
""" Rube Goldberg Machine en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg_machine""; by www.flickr.com/photos/jansgate/
- '676' is also the angel number .
read more: www.sosyncd.com/the-meaning-of-the-676-angel-number/ and www.astrology.com/numerology/angel-numbers/676-meaning... de by www.flickr.com/photos/134385668@N03/
Brushing his teeth off the hood of this Ford van, Ronald spotted a triple-A sticker that required numerological deciphering.
Tire pressure valve - The number 23 is of great importance in numerology. It is the first one composed of two consecutive numbers, 2 and 3. The sum of the two results in the number 5, also prime, which symbolizes vitality and freedom. The number 23, in numerology, represents a companion essence that expresses a personal sense of freedom.
Speaking of birds (!), months ago I had ordered this beautiful pendant *just because* I really loved it! In trying to write a review, I chose a card I had made awhile back . . . it's busy, but I enjoyed the challenge!
I always love reading the *symbolism* of certain animals and birds, so this is what I discovered from my google search:
As psychologist and intuitive Matthias Dettmann tells mindbodygreen, "Peacock symbolism communicates themes of beauty, self-expression, confidence, royalty, and spirituality."
And according to Johanna Aúgusta, numerologist and owner of the Ministry of Numerology,"Peacock symbolism has many meanings, including creativity, regrowth, and renewal."
"You will be coming to terms with your own identity this year and “who am I?” and “what is my purpose” may be two of your most frequent questions. Your sense of identity does not come from what you do in life but from the way you feel about life and your place in it. Your professional life may predominate, but there is more to you than what you do for a living. The question is, what do you do for a life?"
A complicated numerology from which the world is visually recreated. So, crazy, but very beautiful (after Simon Schama in his entry on the Kabbalah in his book "Belonging"). Fuji X-Pro3 plus Pergear fish-eye lens.
It was a privilege to arrive at the Chartres Cathedral in France and enjoy its beauty.
And it was especially exciting to "discover" its famous little labyrinth, from the beginning of the 13th century, which I had read so much about previously.
I had already visited several labyrinths in different cathedrals, such as the one in Cologne (Germany), churches and hermitages, however, the one in Chartres seemed very special to me.
The chairs were not removed, as you can see in the photo, they are only removed on certain days at certain times so that the faithful can walk this "path of faith."
Unlike the usual labyrinths, there is only one path that can be followed.
The path of the labyrinth represented a symbolic pilgrimage that the pilgrim had to walk or kneel to the central rose window.
It seems that in the central circle there was a bronze or brass plaque with the figures of Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur.
This was removed and melted down during the French Revolution to make cannons.
The dimensions and layout of this type of labyrinth have a deep and complex numerological and philosophical symbolism that apparently has its origin in esoteric knowledge originating in the East.
The labyrinth has eleven concentric circles and has the particularity of having almost the same diameter as the western rose window and of being almost the same length from the entrance threshold as the height of the rose window. (Source: Wikipedia)
EL LABERINTO DE LA CATEDRAL DE CHARTRES, 2013
(De mis propias fotos digitales archivadas, año 2013)
Fue un privilegio llegar a la catedral de Chartres, Francia, y disfrutar de su belleza.
Y especialmente emocionante fue "descubrir" su famoso laberinto, de principios del siglo XIII, del que tanto yo había leído previamente.
Ya había visitado varios laberintos en diferentes catedrales, como la de Colonia (Alemania), iglesias y ermitas, sin embargo, el de Chartres me pareció muy especial.
No estaban retiradas las sillas, como se ve en la foto, sólo se retiran determinados días a determinadas horas para que los fieles puedan recorrer ese "camino de fe"
A diferencia de los laberintos habituales, solo hay un único camino que se puede seguir.
El sendero del laberinto representaba una peregrinación simbólica que el peregrino debía recorrer a pie o de rodillas hasta la roseta central.
Parece ser que en el círculo central existió una placa de bronce o latón con las figuras de Teseo, Ariadna y el Minotauro.
Ésta fue retirada y fundida durante la Revolución francesa para fabricar cañones.
Las medidas y trazado de este tipo de laberintos tiene un profundo y complejo simbolismo numerológico y filosófico que tiene su origen al parecer en conocimientos esotéricos con origen en Oriente.
El laberinto tiene once círculos concéntricos y tiene la particularidad de tener casi el mismo diámetro que el rosetón oeste y de distar del umbral de la entrada casi la misma longitud que la altura del rosetón. (Fuente: Wikipedia)
44 stones. (Yes, I felt compelled to count them as I sat drinking tea) aligned in a circle over two of the trees magnificent roots.
In numerology that figure becomes 8, represented by the hachi, ya) (八) in Japanese culture.
The power and strength associated with number 8 are said to be feminine energy which give strength to overcome obstacles and achieve life's goals.
Jon Kennedy ~ Flux
What's in a number? For the 100th picture in this album, a unit with a distinct road number: the four of a kind hand of SD60F No. 5555. I never got a shot of Conrail SD60M No. 5555, blowing my only opportunity, but made up with this catch of the visiting CN equivalent at Minoa NY on 5 July 1999.
2022 = 6 in numerology
6 = Symbol of Love & Romance, the symbol of luck and is the highest number of the dice!
Bible interpretation is a mammoth number representing the creation of Man - man was created on the 6th day. Symbolizing man and our human weakness
Interestingly the satanic number is the triple 6! = 666 = Mark of the Beast.
The next few years we will witness Quantum Leap forward for humanity on a scale never witnessed before.
Buckle down, be prepared for rapid changes - something most of us are not adept to coping with.
In the year 2022 it is a time for transformation from within, sometimes not of our own free will.
Remain in touch with your feelings and emotions, listen to what your body is telling you.
Whilst the world around us continues to spin out of control now is the time for each of us to draw on our own STRENGTH - to rise above the dysfunction we will witness.
It will be a time for much more awakening for humanity. More and more light will shine on humanity exposing the dark.
It will be a time when the shadow is truly exposed both on a world scale and at an individual level.
It may be a time of great upheaval for many as systems, foundations we have believed to be real suddenly become clear to us are crumbling from beneath us.
Challenging yes absolutely, and with this may come a great deal of personal grief longing for how things used to be. Hold your light it is returning like never before into the hearts and minds of humanity.
This will be a great time for Transformation from within sometimes voluntarily, sometimes we will be shaken into it and at other times we will be stirred into transformation - but TRUST, as always through these times when it is easy to focus on the dark - always there is TRANSFORMATION that takes place.
At these times nurture yourself in whatever way you can, laugh, meditate, listen to music, reach out - help is there like never before for humanity.
Grief is always a great transformer. We will witness collective grief along with personal grief. Become like water, fluid, flowing, allowing and embrace the light and the Love that will help to transform you on a quantum scale.
Collectively we are each shifting consciousness and this shift is more LOVE, more LIGHT for new and better ways of being in this world.
We will see more justice new ideas birthed forward to benefit humanity - the old is being dismantled, the corrupt, the wicked, the dysfunction, conflict and separation will no longer be sustained on our beautiful earth.
Humanity will become more united, we will feel it, we will see it clearly we will be supported spiritually, emotionally as the Christ Consciousness expands into the minds of men. We will be asked to find more patience, more compassion with others who may be resistant to change.
Focus on what you require for yourself in the new year of 2022, set your intentions and whilst it is so easy to focus on the negatives of this world. It is time now to focus on all that we are grateful for.
The year 2022 (all those 2's!) representing UNITY - it is the year when we have the opportunity to make quantum leaps in transformations individually and come truly into our inner Strength and become a stronger Light force of Love on the planet.
WOW no more powerful emotion than LOVE
If faced with Grief - please remember this - when we grieve either individually or collectively - whilst it may feel like our hearts are broken, it too shows us an insight into the great LOVE we have in our hearts. I am always amazed even in the darkest days of grief the overwhelming LOVE that is felt within and from others.
That is the gift and the blessing in GRIEF - an opening of our hearts. That may sound strange to many, but it is very real.
As Val xox posted recently in a photograph: ⳽ᖾᥲttᥱɾᥱᑯ ɠꙆᥲ⳽⳽
"I guess sometimes things don`t break, they shatter, but when you let the light in, shattered glass will glitter."
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I wish you strength, courage, Love and Light for 2022.
Happy New Year everyone
The Tower of Eben-Ezer is a self-built castle constructed in the 1960s by a single man in the isolated Jeker valley of Belgium. The builder, Robert Garcet, was fascinated with the Bible, numerology, and ancient civilizations. The entire seven-level tower is built of flint, and according to Garcet, was designed using ancient mystical measurements. On the top of the tower are four giant biblical animals, and the interior is full of Garcet’s biblical, archaeological, paleontological, and geological art.
Even more curious is that although the tower only looks ancient, it sits on top of a vast network of truly ancient tunnels. Garcet claims to have discovered over a hundred “new” fossilized creatures and a 70 million-year-old village in the labyrinth of tunnels under the tower! Unfortunately, the village was destroyed by a mining explosion before it could be studied. (www.atlasobscura.com)
HAPPY BD my Elena:D
Thanks to all...wish you a great day!
In numerology, number 22 is known as the "master builder" and is usually symbolized by a mason or some craftsman working hard and diligently on a large scale project. They seem to know exactly what’s needed to make the next big step in completing a large scale project and they aren’t afraid to spend time working on the project until it has reached its maximum potential.
A Look at the Symbolism and Personality of Twenty-two newage.suite101.com/article.cfm/numerology_number_22_the_...
If you look carefully, you can see a map of Greenland, North America, Central America, South America, and the Gulf of Mexico. That's called pareidolia.
Pareidolia is the tendency for perception to impose a meaningful interpretation on a nebulous stimulus, usually visual, so that one detects an object, pattern, or meaning where there is none. Pareidolia is a specific but common type of apophenia (the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things or ideas).
Common examples include perceived images of animals, faces, or objects in cloud formations; seeing faces in inanimate objects; or lunar pareidolia like the Man in the Moon or the Moon rabbit. The concept of pareidolia may extend to include hidden messages in recorded music played in reverse or at higher- or lower-than-normal speeds, and hearing voices (mainly indistinct) or music in random noise, such as that produced by air conditioners or by fans.[3][4] Face pareidolia has also been demonstrated in rhesus macaques.[5]
Etymology
The word derives from the Greek words pará (παρά, "beside, alongside, instead [of]") and the noun eídōlon (εἴδωλον, "image, form, shape").[6]
Karl Ludwig Kahlbaum introduced the German term Pareidolie in his 1866 paper "Die Sinnesdelierien"[7] ("On Delusion of the Senses"). When Kahlbaum's paper was reviewed the following year (1867) in The Journal of Mental Science, Volume 13, Pareidolie was translated into English as "pareidolia", and noted to be synonymous with the terms "...changing hallucination, partial hallucination, [and] perception of secondary images."[8]
Link to other conditions
Pareidolia correlates with age and is frequent among patients with Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies.[9]
Explanations
Pareidolia can cause people to interpret random images, or patterns of light and shadow, as faces.[10] A 2009 magnetoencephalography study found that objects perceived as faces evoke an early (165 ms) activation of the fusiform face area at a time and location similar to that evoked by faces, whereas other common objects do not evoke such activation. This activation is similar to a slightly faster time (130 ms) that is seen for images of real faces. The authors suggest that face perception evoked by face-like objects is a relatively early process, and not a late cognitive reinterpretation phenomenon.[11]
A functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study in 2011 similarly showed that repeated presentation of novel visual shapes that were interpreted as meaningful led to decreased fMRI responses for real objects. These results indicate that the interpretation of ambiguous stimuli depends upon processes similar to those elicited by known objects.[12]
Pareidolia was found to affect brain function and brain waves. In a 2022 study, EEG records show that responses in the frontal and occipitotemporal cortexes begin prior to when one recognizes faces and later, when they are not recognized.[13] By displaying these proactive brain waves, scientists can then have a basis for data rather than relying on self-reported sightings. [clarification needed]
These studies help to explain why people generally identify a few lines and a circle as a "face" so quickly and without hesitation. Cognitive processes are activated by the "face-like" object which alerts the observer to both the emotional state and identity of the subject, even before the conscious mind begins to process or even receive the information. A "stick figure face", despite its simplicity, can convey mood information, and be drawn to indicate emotions such as happiness or anger. This robust and subtle capability is hypothesized to be the result of natural selection favoring people most able to quickly identify the mental state, for example, of threatening people, thus providing the individual an opportunity to flee or attack preemptively.[14] This ability, though highly specialized for the processing and recognition of human emotions, also functions to determine the demeanor of wildlife.[15][self-published source?]
Pareidolia and creative thinking
Pareidolia plays a significant role in creative cognition, enabling artists and viewers to perceive novel forms and meanings in ambiguous stimuli.[16] Joanne Lee highlights that this phenomenon has been harnessed in artistic practices for centuries (Da Vinci for example).[17] The phenomenon was particularly important to surrealism, where artists like Salvador Dali, influenced by André Breton, embraced pareidolic ambiguity to challenge rationalist perceptions and provoke new ways of seeing.[18]
Examples
Mimetoliths
A more detailed photograph taken in different lighting in 2001 clarifies the "face" to be a natural rock formation.
A mimetolithic pattern is a pattern created on rocks that may come to mimic recognizable forms through the random processes of formation, weathering and erosion. A well-known example is the Face on Mars, a rock formation on Mars that resembled a human face in certain satellite photos. Most mimetoliths are much larger than the subjects they resemble, such as a cliff profile that looks like a human face.
Picture jaspers exhibit combinations of patterns, such as banding from flow or depositional patterns (from water or wind), or dendritic or color variations, resulting in what appear to be miniature scenes on a cut section, which is then used for jewelry.
Chert nodules, concretions, or pebbles may in certain cases be mistakenly identified as skeletal remains, egg fossils, or other antiquities of organic origin by amateur enthusiasts.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Japanese researcher Chonosuke Okamura self-published a series of reports titled Original Report of the Okamura Fossil Laboratory, in which he described tiny inclusions in polished limestone from the Silurian period (425 mya) as being preserved fossil remains of tiny humans, gorillas, dogs, dragons, dinosaurs and other organisms, all of them only millimeters long, leading him to claim, "There have been no changes in the bodies of mankind since the Silurian period... except for a growth in stature from 3.5 mm to 1,700 mm."[19][20] Okamura's research earned him an Ig Nobel Prize (a parody of the Nobel Prize) in biodiversity in 1996.[21][22]
Some sources describe various mimetolithic features on Pluto, including a heart-shaped region.[23][24][25]
Clouds
Seeing shapes in cloud patterns is another example of this phenomenon. Rogowitz and Voss (1990) showed a relationship between seeing shapes in cloud patterns and fractal dimension.[clarification needed] They varied the fractal dimension of the boundary contour from 1.2 to 1.8, and found that the lower the fractal dimension, the more likely people were to report seeing nameable shapes of animals, faces, and fantasy creatures.[26] From above, pareidolia may be perceived in satellite imagery of tropical cyclones. Notably hurricanes Matthew and Milton gained much attention for resembling a human face or skull when viewed from the side.[27]
Mars canals
Map of Martian "canals" by Percival Lowell
Main article: Martian canals
A notable example of pareidolia occurred in 1877, when observers using telescopes to view the surface of Mars thought that they saw faint straight lines, which were then interpreted by some as canals. It was theorized that the canals were possibly created by sentient beings. This created a sensation. In the next few years better photographic techniques and stronger telescopes were developed and applied, which resulted in new images in which the faint lines disappeared, and the canal theory was debunked as an example of pareidolia.[28][29]
Lunar surface
Pareidolias in the moon
Many cultures recognize pareidolic images in the disc of the full moon, including the human face known as the Man in the Moon in many Northern Hemisphere cultures[30][31] and the Moon rabbit in East Asian and indigenous American cultures.[32][33] Other cultures see a walking figure carrying a wide burden on their back,[31] including in Germanic tradition,[34] Haida mythology,[35] and Latvian mythology.[36]
Projective tests
The Rorschach inkblot test uses pareidolia in an attempt to gain insight into a person's mental state. The Rorschach is a projective test that elicits thoughts or feelings of respondents that are "projected" onto the ambiguous inkblot images.[37] Rorschach inkblots have low-fractal-dimension boundary contours, which may elicit general shape-naming behaviors, serving as vehicles for projected meanings.[26]
Banknotes
Owing to the way designs are engraved and printed, occurrences of pareidolia have occasionally been reported in banknotes.
One example is the 1954 Canadian Landscape Canadian dollar banknote series, known among collectors as the "Devil's Head" variety of the initial print runs. The obverse of the notes features what appears to be an exaggerated grinning face, formed from patterns in the hair of Queen Elizabeth II. The phenomenon generated enough attention for revised designs to be issued in 1956, which removed the effect.[38]
Literature
Renaissance authors have shown a particular interest in pareidolia. In William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, for example, Prince Hamlet points at the sky and "demonstrates" his supposed madness in this exchange with Polonius:[39][40]
HAMLET
Do you see yonder cloud that's almost in the shape of a camel?
POLONIUS
By th'Mass and 'tis, like a camel indeed.
HAMLET
Methinks it is a weasel.
POLONIUS
It is backed like a weasel.
HAMLET
Or a whale.
POLONIUS
Very like a whale.
Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote a short story called "The Great Stone Face" in which a face seen in the side of a mountain (based on the real-life The Old Man of the Mountain) is revered by a village.[41]
Art
The Jurist by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1566. What appears to be his face is a collection of fish and poultry, while his body is a collection of books dressed in a coat.
Salem by Sydney Curnow Vosper (1908), a painting notorious for the belief that the face of the devil was hidden in the main character's shawl
See also: Hidden face
Renaissance artists often used pareidolia in paintings and drawings: Andrea Mantegna, Leonardo da Vinci, Giotto, Hans Holbein, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, and many more have shown images—often human faces—that due to pareidolia appear in objects or clouds.[42]
In his notebooks, Leonardo da Vinci wrote of pareidolia as a device for painters, writing:
If you look at any walls spotted with various stains or with a mixture of different kinds of stones, if you are about to invent some scene you will be able to see in it a resemblance to various different landscapes adorned with mountains, rivers, rocks, trees, plains, wide valleys, and various groups of hills. You will also be able to see divers combats and figures in quick movement, and strange expressions of faces, and outlandish costumes, and an infinite number of things which you can then reduce into separate and well conceived forms.[43]
Salem, a 1908 painting by Sydney Curnow Vosper, gained notoriety due to a rumour that it contained a hidden face, that of the devil. This led many commentators to visualize a demonic face depicted in the shawl of the main figure, despite the artist's denial that any faces had deliberately been painted into the shawl.[44][45]
Surrealist artists such as Salvador Dalí would intentionally use pareidolia in their works, often in the form of a hidden face.
Architecture
Illusory woman in the Niğde Alaaddin Mosque portal
Two 13th-century edifices in Turkey display architectural use of shadows of stone carvings at the entrance. Outright pictures are avoided in Islam but tessellations and calligraphic pictures were allowed, so designed "accidental" silhouettes of carved stone tessellations became a creative escape.
Niğde Alaaddin Mosque in Niğde, Turkey (1223), with its "mukarnas" art where the shadows of three-dimensional ornamentation with stone masonry around the entrance form a chiaroscuro drawing of a woman's face with a crown and long hair appearing at a specific time, at some specific days of the year.[46][47][48]
Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital in Sivas, Turkey (1229), shows shadows of the three-dimensional ornaments of both entrances of the mosque part, to cast a giant shadow of a praying man that changes pose as the sun moves, as if to illustrate what the purpose of the building is. Another detail is the difference in the impressions of the clothing of the two shadow-men indicating two different styles, possibly to tell who is to enter through which door.[49]
Religion
Further information: Perceptions of religious imagery in natural phenomena
There have been many instances of perceptions of religious imagery and themes, especially the faces of religious figures, in ordinary phenomena. Many involve images of Jesus,[37] the Virgin Mary,[50] the word Allah,[51] or other religious phenomena: in September 2007 in Singapore, for example, a callus on a tree resembled a monkey, leading believers to pay homage to the "Monkey god" (either Sun Wukong or Hanuman) in the monkey tree phenomenon.[52]
Publicity surrounding sightings of religious figures and other surprising images in ordinary objects has spawned a market for such items on online auctions like eBay. One famous instance was a grilled cheese sandwich with the face of the Virgin Mary.[53]
During the September 11 attacks, television viewers supposedly saw the face of Satan in clouds of smoke billowing out of the World Trade Center after it was struck by the airplane.[54] Another example of face recognition pareidolia originated in the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, when a few observers claimed to see Jesus in the flames.[55]
While attempting to validate the imprint of a crucified man on the Shroud of Turin as Jesus, a variety of objects have been described as being visible on the linen. These objects include a number of plant species, a coin with Roman numerals, and multiple insect species.[56] In an experimental setting using a picture of plain linen cloth, participants who had been told that there could possibly be visible words in the cloth, collectively saw 2 religious words. Those told that the cloth was of some religious importance saw 12 religious words, and those who were also told that it was of religious importance, but also given suggestions of possible religious words, saw 37 religious words.[57] The researchers posit that the reason the Shroud has been said to have so many different symbols and objects is because it was already deemed to have the imprint of Jesus prior to the search for symbols and other imprints in the cloth, and therefore it was simply pareidolia at work.[56]
Computer vision
Further information: Hallucination (artificial intelligence)
Given an image of jellyfish swimming, the DeepDream program can be encouraged to "see" dogs.
Pareidolia can occur in computer vision,[58] specifically in image recognition programs, in which vague clues can spuriously detect images or features. In the case of an artificial neural network, higher-level features correspond to more recognizable features, and enhancing these features brings out what the computer sees. These examples of pareidolia reflect the training set of images that the network has "seen" previously.
Striking visuals can be produced in this way, notably in the DeepDream software, which falsely detects and then exaggerates features such as eyes and faces in any image. The features can be further exaggerated by creating a feedback loop where the output is used as the input for the network. (The adjacent image was created by iterating the loop 50 times.) Additionally, the output can be modified such as slightly zooming in to create an animation of the images perspective flying through the surrealistic imagery.
Auditory
In 1971 Konstantīns Raudive wrote Breakthrough, detailing what he believed was the discovery of electronic voice phenomena (EVP). EVP has been described as auditory pareidolia.[37] Allegations of backmasking in popular music, in which a listener claims a message has been recorded backward onto a track meant to be played forward, have also been described as auditory pareidolia.[37][59] In 1995, the psychologist Diana Deutsch invented an algorithm for producing phantom words and phrases with the sounds coming from two stereo loudspeakers, one to the listener's left and the other to his right, producing a phase offset in time between the speakers. After listening for a while, phantom words and phrases suddenly emerge, and these often appear to reflect what is on the listener's mind.[60][61]
Deliberate practical use
Medical education, radiology images
Cross-section of nematode worm Ascaris
Medical educators sometimes teach medical students and resident physicians (doctors in training) to use pareidolia and patternicity to learn to recognize human anatomy on radiology imaging studies.
Examples include assessing radiographs (X-ray images) of the human vertebral spine. Patrick Foye, M.D., professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical School, has written that pareidolia is used to teach medical trainees to assess for spinal fractures and spinal malignancies (cancers).[62] When viewing spinal radiographs, normal bony anatomic structures resemble the face of an owl. (The spinal pedicles resemble an owl's eyes and the spinous process resembles an owl's beak.) But when cancer erodes the bony spinal pedicle, the radiographic appearance changes such that now that eye of the owl seems missing or closed, which is called the "winking owl sign". Another common pattern is a "Scottie dog sign" on a spinal X-ray.[63]
In 2021, Foye again published in the medical literature on this topic, in a medical journal article called "Baby Yoda: Pareidolia and Patternicity in Sacral MRI and CT Scans".[64] Here, he introduced a novel way of visualizing the sacrum when viewing MRI magnetic resonance imaging and CT scans (computed tomography scans). He noted that in certain image slices the human sacral anatomy resembles the face of "Baby Yoda" (also called Grogu), a fictional character from the television show The Mandalorian. Sacral openings for exiting nerves (sacral foramina) resemble Baby Yoda's eyes, while the sacral canal resembles Baby Yoda's mouth.[65]
In popular culture
See also: Among Us § Memes and mods
Many Internet memes about the online game Among Us exploit pareidolia, by showing everyday items (in this case, a trashcan) that look similar to characters from the game.
In January 2017, an anonymous user placed an eBay auction of a Cheeto that looked like the gorilla Harambe. Bidding began at US$11.99, but the Cheeto was eventually sold for US$99,000.[66]
Starting from 2021, an Internet meme emerged around the online game Among Us, where users presented everyday items such as dogs, statues, garbage cans, big toes, and pictures of the Boomerang Nebula that looked like the game's "crewmate" protagonists.[67][68] In May 2021, an eBay user named Tav listed a Chicken McNugget shaped like a crewmate from Among Us for online auction. The Chicken McNugget was sold for US$99,997 to an anonymous buyer.[69]
Related phenomena
A shadow person (also known as a shadow figure, shadow being or black mass) is often attributed to pareidolia. It is the perception of a patch of shadow as a living, humanoid figure, particularly as interpreted by believers in the paranormal or supernatural as the presence of a spirit or other entity.[70]
Pareidolia is also what some skeptics believe causes people to believe that they have seen ghosts.[71]
See also
Clustering illusion – Erroneously seeing patterns in randomness
Conspiracy theory – Attributing events to improbable causes (another example of apophenia)
Eigenface – Set of eigenvectors used in the computer vision problem of human face recognition
Hitler teapot – Kettle perceived to resemble Adolf Hitler
Madonna of the Toast – 2007 book about pareidolia
Mondegreen – Misinterpretation of a spoken phrase
Musical ear syndrome – similar to auditory pareidolia, but with hearing loss
Optical illusion – Visually perceived images that differ from objective reality
Perceptions of religious imagery in natural phenomena
Signal-to-noise ratio – Ratio of the desired signal to the background noise
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A Japanese museum of rocks which look like faces
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Article in Scientific American, 25 March 2022, "Does This Look like a Face to You?"
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The Numerology of Mushrooms installation is a place for peaceful meditation and renewal, where one can sit surrounded by 33 unique glowing mushrooms, 8 of which are larger, symbolizing the dharmachakra and the eightfold path, a reminder of samadhi (a meditative state).
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Manesuv Most - Manes Bridge
It is named after Joseph Manes who painted the images on the astronomical clock in the main square
This is a reinforced concrete bridge built just before world war one
Karluv Most- Charles Bridge
Named after Charles IV who believed in numerology. He decided to give the bridge the power of numbers. He laid the first stone at 5:31 on the 9th of July 1357
Numerically this is a palindrome 1357 9 7 5:31
The original statues that used to line this bridge have now all been replaced with replicas. Some of the originals are stored at the Vysehrad, National Cultural Monument
Legii Most - Bridge of Legions
A granite bridge spanning the Vltava river & linking Shooters Island to the mainland. Opened on 1901 it was built to replace the previous chain bridge & was opened by Emperor Franz Joseph 1 The towers at either end of the bridge where originally used as toll booths for traffic
Shooter Island is where shooters would go to practice their skills with bow & arrows in the middle ages
Jiraskuv Most - Jirasek Bridge
The bridge is named after Alois Jirásek (1851 – 1930) a Czech writer and politician.
Building the bridge encountered a serious problem at the very beginning, on the Smíchov side of the Vltava river there used to stand a Baroque pavilion that was in the way. It was decided to move the pavilion 110 m up the stream but there was no insurance company willing to take the risk insuring such an adventure. The problem was however solved they demolished the building.
Palackeho Most - Palacky Bridge (only just visible in this image)
The bridge is named after the historian Frantisek Palacky
Albert Einstein used to walk over this bridge on his way to lecturing duties at the local German University between 1911 & 1912
This was the first bridge in Prague to carry trams
A new series called ‘An Illustrator’s Guide to the Universe’. Starting with Illustrations I, II and III. Map coordinates, symbols, compass points, numerology, charts, letters... combined in a classic, graphic style.
I am reposting this message and creation from my December 2019 post
Although this was written in 2019 I knew something big was going to take place on earth in the months ahead.
It is as relevant today as it was back in 2019 because it relates to today in 2021
I underestimated the severity of this message. In saying this I was extremely unsettled for many months and prayed as I knew something was going to happen but I did not know exactly what.
I had endured many months of suffering knowing. Through this process things became crystal clear to me and with that an understanding of the higher picture and ultimately a sense of surrendering to 'what is' and a sense of Peace and Calm came with this, along with so much gratitude for being guided and shown. A blessing and a curse
To add to this, many souls have sacrificed themselves - knowingly and unknowingly to wake up humanity.
We can never know the soul agreement that each of us has made when we birthed into this world.
I am eternally grateful to the many souls who have endured hell on earth, lost their lives to awaken the masses to the reality of this world.
There are many people at this time on earth who are struggling with all that is happening in our world.
I was guided with this message and design back in 2019 - it started many months before it was completed by December of that year.
I hope that this message will bring some understanding and comfort to anyone who is struggling right now.
Despite her name Black Winged Goddess, she does bring a message of Hope and Unity to humanity.
We are living in times of great destruction of the world as we know it, earth changes, fires, floods, earthquakes.
Here alone in Australia we sit in horror at the extent of the fires rampage across the country. Unprecedented fires and weather in the history of our existence (well what is on record)
Whilst horrific - the earth we live on has always been full of cyclic changes.
Ancient cities have been discovered under the sea, we are naive to think that the world as we know it will remain the same.
What continents exist now may no longer exist. What coastline exists now is slowly being swallowed up by the ocean.
Volcanic eruptions are changing the face of the planet as are earthquakes - the list is long.
We cannot stop the force of Mother Nature. We live on a planet that has always endured such destruction.
We have pole shifts taking place - all kinds of catastrophic events happening across the Globe. We are but a spit in the ocean to the wide Galaxies that we know of. Yet we think we are precious in some way.
I cannot help but wonder why I was so drawn to create this "Black Winged Goddess" let alone give her the name of Black Winged Goddess. But I was drawn, my soul was pushing me for weeks with a "slight vision" of what I needed to create. It now makes total sense to me why I was so drawn to create The Black Winged Goddess, given the state of our world and humanity.
My soul as always when I listen guides me with powerful messages and reminds me to just 'be' to accept 'what is'.
We may not like the current state of our world, but it is what it is and all we can do is stay strong within ourselves and hold the power of 'love' in our hearts despite seeing so much being played out on the planet.
Kali (Hindu) - was known as a deity of the Fearsome Demon destroying Goddess who represents death and rebirth - so her name means "Black One".
We can never truly comprehend or understand the power of mother nature - we have abused her for centuries, taken her for granted and she is a living breathing consciousness so powerful that we dare not go up against here.
In recent years we have seen the influence of the feminine energy on earth which for eons has been dominated by the male energy.
So it makes complete sense to me that we are witness to so much destruction on the planet.
We are witness to the destruction of our societies as we know it, breakdown of families, law, politics.
So much of humanity is at war with the 'system', the injustices, and the lack of balance within our society. The homeless, the abused, the forgotten souls, the mental health issues that seem to have become rampant, the rise of Corporate wealth while humanity is trapped in slavery. We have learnt nothing as a humanity over the past how many hundred years?
In order for rebirth, for new growth, a culling needs to take place - hence the energy of the Black Winged Goddess she is both the Destroyer and the Giver of New Life.
We have elected to be here at this time on the planet - despite the suffering we witness or endure - I know at a higher level it is absolutely necessary for real change to take place.
Our world is a very different place to the one we have known - and whilst we have believed we have had a safe and reasonable planet in which to live, the reality is much Evil has existed and people have been brainwashed to the point of being zombies. There has been so much suppression imposed upon humanity even to the extreme of vaccinations and fluoride to our water supply. All of these chemicals act as suppressants to our brain! It has been a deliberate agenda of the existing power on earth. Their agenda has always been to rule, control and suppress the populous.
Humanity is awakening and with this will be uproar, dis - ease, a culling if you like. It is time for humanity to step out of fear and into their true power which is within each and every one of us.
New growth, new beginnings but not before the dismantling of the old - it has to be this way.
These times we are living through were written in history.
So I have created "The Black Winged Goddess" she is available in different styles, inside a Dome with beautiful etched glass or stand alone. She will rotate or can be static.
She is available on MP in the Stand Alone version (rotating) or can be seen in world at my store.
****This POST IS NOT to promote my MP. I will not put my MP link here for this reason. If anyone does not have the money and would like a version of her please send me a notecard in world with your full name and I will happily send one to you. This is NOT about promoting my MP it is about assisting humanity at this time***.
I hope you enjoy and embrace 'The "Black Winged Goddess' and rather be in fear of her - understand she brings 'New Life" but first the old has to die for the new to be born.
How appropriate for a New Year of 2020 fast approaching.
Interestingly and unconsciously I created 4 of these Black Winged Goddesses.
The year 2020 equates to the number 4 in Numerology.
The #4 represents a Universal energy. (see below for a deeper understanding of the #4)
The # 2 - Is the most feminine and often underestimated when it comes to power and strength. She is always gentle, tactful, diplomatic, forgiving and understanding. She likes to keep peace and likes to avoid confrontation. # 2 is the survivor and extremely resilient force. Her shape looks as though she is bent back on a knee with head bowed in humility and service. However when enough pressure is applied to the # 2 energy. Some would perceive her as weak and powerless due to this servitude shape. However never underestimate the power behind #2 because she represents the power (double) #1 who is the all powerful warrior who will shake and destroy no matter what. So #2 brings the balance but never underestimate the power of 2 Energy.
The #4 Energy in more detail
The 4 is without a doubt masculine, reflecting strength and stability. His chief characteristics are dependability, productivity, punctuality and obedience. He is trustworthy, patient, conventional and a traditionalist.
Tend to be rule followers. 4 is the area of sciences, upholding the law (such as Government and the military). The #4 represents Disciplined, systematic, Dependable, Strong. Loyal
Four is the basis of all solid objects. Four points are used in constructing the simplest solid and thus four is the number symbolizing the way of construction. In many religions, four is seen as the number for earth, and representing the four elements, Air Earth, Water and Fire.
At its extreme 4's can tend to overreact to violence.
So 2020 seems to have more challenges ahead and I suspect we will be seeing more uprising across the planet (#2 energy) with totalitarianism (#4 energy) being played out like never before. Perhaps more of what the world has witnessed in Hong Kong this year.
It is as if the two energies Masculine & Feminine are battling against one another. But at the same time, I cannot help but feel and acknowledge UNITY - and this is what I will remain focused upon during the year ahead. We must stand united. We are after all 'one humanity'
We are without doubt living in very challenging times.
May peace be with you!
Copyright December 2019 Chant Lyric
Please share with anyone who you believe may take some comfort during these days - not because I want awards, in fact I do not want awards. This is for humanity and was given to me through the Grace of God
This post is NOT about promoting my MP - she is available there for anyone who wants to purchase her. For anyone who truly feels drawn to her and the strength and comfort she brings to me, and do not have the money to purchase her. Please contact me in world with a notecard, give me your full name and I will happily send her free of charge to you.
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I was this close *holds fingers excitingly close together* to rotating it upside down and calling it "I Got 99 Shadows But a Bitch Ain't One". But it felt sell-outy. Also almost got hit by a car crossing the street when I saw this.
Italian artist Tobia Rava, mystic, numerologist and cabbalist.
His personal creation he performs, respectively - through the possibilities of numerical and alphabetic combinations. Two things concern him at the same time: first - how to put painting on the service for human mind, and not just for the eyes, and the second - how to force the viewer to pass the rite of initiation by art.
Tobia Rava carefully covers all his works by numbers and letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Thus, he calls for a review of the relationship between a person and his environment through a visual conversion of gematria. Otherwise, Jewish numerology. Namely, a method that allows you to find secret matches between words using the numerical value of the letters.
The artists of the Italian Renaissance, who were interested in Kabbalah, still believed that the world was created with the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Therefore, this world can be read, they argued, moreover - with the help of letters on it can be influenced. He considered Hebrew to be the language of creation, the original language.
Итальянский художник Тобиа Рава, мистик, нумеролог и каббалист. Свое личное творение он совершает соответственно – через бесконечные возможности числовых и буквенных комбинаций. Заботят его при этом две вещи: первая – как поставить живопись на службу разуму, а не просто оку плоти, и вторая – как заставить зрителя пройти обряд инициации искусством.
Тобиа Рава заботливо покрывает все свои работы цифрами и буквами еврейского алфавита. Тем самым он призывает пересмотреть связь между человеком и его окружением через визуальную конверсию гематрии. Иначе – еврейской нумерологии. А именно, метода, который позволяет найти тайные соответствия между словами с помощью численного значения букв, их составляющих. Художники итальянского Возрождения, интересовавшиеся Каббалой, еще во времена оны считали, что мир был создан при помощи букв ивритского алфавита. Следовательно, этот мир может быть прочитан, утверждали они, более того – с помощью букв на него можно повлиять. Сам иврит они считали языком творения.
Today is considered to be one of the luckiest days of the year. Others might argue that "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."
This quote, attributed to Roman philosopher Seneca, reminds us that we make our own luck. The difference between lucky and unlucky people, we've seen before, is all in our perspective. Luck isn't just about being at the right place at the right time, but also about being open to and ready for new opportunities. As Richard Wiseman's ten-year study has shown: Lucky people generate their own good fortune via four basic principles. They are skilled at creating and noticing chance opportunities, make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition, create self-fulfilling prophesies via positive expectations, and adopt a resilient attitude that transforms bad luck into good. All that being said This "Lion's Gate Portal" is still a very special time of the year, if anything to stop your busy day ..take a moment for YOU, And dream big!
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Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese art of using placement to harmonize energy and create good luck. It can be applied to virtually anything, from cities, buildings and parks, right down to where you place the couch in your living room. I used to scoff at such notions, but as with many things, I've come to take it more seriously as time goes by. For ancient rituals to persists so long into the modern era, I can't help but wonder if there isn't some kernel of truth in the old wisdom. I find this the case with ancient health remedies and even astrology and numerology. I don't live by these things but I also don't discount them. Anyway Feng Shui is really something worth reading up on, and perhaps even reviewing the layout of your house (and the objects contained therein) just to see if there are any problem areas. For me it's not so much about creating good luck rather eliminating sources of bad luck or misfortune. Could be you just need to rearrange a few things or change the color of your front door. Other times the fix may not be quite as easy. One tenet of Feng Shui that has stayed with me all these years is the conflicts that a when a house sits astride a T intersection as in the case of this photo. Here the intersecting road faces directly toward the house. The presents a continuous flow of bad energy toward the house and its occupants. Take note of this as you drive around; you may find that such house (or other buildings) are problematic. Sometimes they have a high turnover rate, continually attract hard luck dwellers, or house businesses that tend to be unsuccessful. It's not an automatic out; I'm sure other forces are at play, and perhaps some people have personalities that magnify the problem will others minimize it. Certainly the bad energy can be mitigated. Sometimes simply hanging a crystal in the front-facing window can deflect the bad energy. Not sure abut any of that. But I do watch for buildings located at the top of T intersections, and pretty sure I would not purchase one. This shadowy and moody house seems to be badly in need of a window crystal. I captured this from a moving vehicle as part of my rural "drive-by shooting" series. As I've noted in prior posts, these completely random compositions sometimes turn up very dark places. Perhaps they are channeling the bad Shui.
The challenge contained in the 9 energy is what you need to overcome in order to create the destiny of your choice. Failing to learn these lessons acts as a barrier to your happiness and success. In other words, this can be your downfall, if you allow it to be. What makes the challenge so difficult to overcome is that you will tend to deny that it exists. And the more you deny it, the more it will stand between you and your marvelous potential.
9 is the number of GIVING and, as your challenge number, it can make you extremely generous --or -- very selfish indeed. Sometimes you can give of yourself without any thought of what you may receive in return. But at other times, you give because you want something. Sometimes, those involved may not be in a position to return the favor. You tend to give people the impression that you can solve their problems. Then, they become dependent on you to do so. Inevitably, you become overwhelmed by problems that were never yours to begin with. That is when resentment sets in and you abruptly withdraw your support, leaving the other person hurt and confused. You do not intend to offend others but, unfortunately, you often do.
In order to meet this challenge and turn it into a talent, you must admit that you become afraid when your own needs are not being met. You must admit that you tend to rush in to “save” people, without considering the responsibility involved in being a philanthropist. And you must admit that you NEED to feel needed. You must understand that the welfare of others does not fall solely on your shoulders and you must give to others only in a way that is comfortable and manageable for you. You must give because you truly WANT to and not because guilt or fear are telling you to over-exert yourself on someone else’s behalf.
An understanding of this challenge will enable you to find a secure balance which allows you the freedom to be and do what you really want in life while also satisfying your giving nature. This is a difficult challenge because 9 and 0 contain a little of all the other challenges. This is the challenge of an “old soul” who has lived many many lifetimes. When you accept that you are such an evolved human being, you will “remember” that you cannot love someone else if you do not love yourself first. You will remember that you cannot fulfill the needs of others if your own needs are not being fulfilled. Reconnect with these memories, and then see how this tough challenge balances itself.
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The number seven has numerous symbolic meanings to various cultures. Perhaps the two most well-known instances of this are the number seven representing perfection and rest, seemingly based on the biblical creation story. In this photo, a resting anhinga keen on numerology positions its body to symbolize its diving-swimming-flying bird quintessence.
I got to shoot with the new canon eos 5d mark II today! it's not even out on the market yet! we have one of only 7 prototypes in all of europe at work. and it's awesome!
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Shichi-Go-San (七五三 [Age] seven-five-three) is a traditional rite of passage and festival day in Japan for three and seven year-old girls and three and five year-old boys, held annually on November 15.
Shichi-Go-San is said to have originated in the Heian Period amongst court nobles who would celebrate the passage of their children into middle childhood. The ages three, five and seven are consistent with Japanese numerology, which dictates that odd numbers are lucky. The practice was set to the fifteenth of the month during the Kamakura Period.
We are living in times of great destruction of the world as we know it, earth changes, fires, floods, earthquakes.
Here alone in Australia we sit in horror at the extent of the fires rampage across the country. Unprecedented fires and weather in the history of our existence (well what is on record)
Whilst horrific - the earth we live on has always been full of cyclic changes.
Ancient cities have been discovered under the sea, we are naive to think that the world as we know it will remain the same.
What continents exist now may no longer exist. What coast line exists now is slowly being swallowed up by the ocean.
Volcanic eruptions are changing the face of the planet as are earthquakes - the list is long.
We cannot stop the force of Mother Nature. We live on a planet that has always endured such destruction.
We have pole shifts taking place - all kinds of catastrophic events happening across the Globe. We are but a spit in the ocean to the wide Galaxies that we know of. Yet we think we are precious in some way.
I cannot help but wonder why I was so drawn to create this "Black Winged Goddess" let alone give her the name of Black Winged Goddess. But I was drawn, my soul was pushing me for weeks with a "slight vision" of what I needed to create. It now makes total sense to me why I was so drawn to create The Black Winged Goddess, given the state of our world and humanity.
My soul as always when I listen guides me with powerful messages and reminds me to just 'be' to accept 'what is'.
We may not like the current state of our world but it is what it is and all we can do is stay strong within ourselves and hold the power of 'love' in our hearts despite seeing so much being played out on the planet.
Kali (Hindu) - was known as a deity of the Fearsome Demon destroying Goddess who represents death and rebirth - so her name means "Black One".
We can never truly comprehend or understand the power of mother nature - we have abused her for centuries, taken her for granted and she is a living breathing consciousness so powerful that we dare not go up against here.
In recent years we have seen the influence of the feminine energy on earth which for eons has been dominated by the male energy.
So it makes complete sense to me that we are witness to so much destruction on the planet.
We are witness to the destruction of our societies as we know it, breakdown of families, law, politics.
So much of humanity is at war with the 'system', the injustices, and the lack of balance within our society. The homeless, the abused, the forgotten souls, the mental health issues that seem to have become rampant, the rise of Corporate wealth while humanity is trapped in slavery. We have learnt nothing as a humanity over the past how many hundred years?
In order for rebirth, for new growth, a culling needs to take place - hence the energy of the Black Winged Goddess she is both the Destroyer and the Giver of New Life.
We have elected to be here at this time on the planet - despite the suffering we witness or endure - I know at a higher level it is absolutely necessary for real change to take place.
Our world is a very different place to the one we have known - and whilst we have believed we have had a safe and reasonable planet in which to live, the reality is much Evil has existed and people have been brainwashed to the point of being zombies. There has been so much suppression imposed upon humanity even to the extreme of vaccinations and fluoride to our water supply. All of these chemicals act as suppressants to our brain! It has been a deliberate agenda of the existing power on earth. Their agenda has always been to rule, control and suppress the populous.
Humanity is awakening and with this will be uproar, dis - ease, a culling if you like. It is time for humanity to step out of fear and into their true power which is within each and every one of us.
New growth, new beginnings but not before the dismantling of the old - it has to be this way.
These times we are living through were written in history.
So I have created "The Black Winged Goddess" she is available in different styles, inside a Dome with beautiful etched glass or stand alone. She will rotate or can be static.
She is available on MP in the Stand Alone version (rotating) or can be seen in world at my store.
I hope you enjoy and embrace 'The "Black Winged Goddess' and rather be in fear of her - understand she brings 'New Life" but first the old has to die for the new to be born.
How appropriate for a New Year of 2020 fast approaching.
Interestingly and unconsciously I created 4 of these Black Winged Goddesses.
The year 2020 equates to the number 4 in Numerology.
The #4 represents a Universal energy. (see below for a deeper understanding of the #4)
The # 2 - Is the most feminine and often underestimated when it comes to power and strength. She is always gentle, tactful, diplomatic, forgiving and understanding. She likes to keep peace and likes to avoid confrontation. # 2 is the survivor and extremely resilient force. Her shape looks as though she is bent back on a knee with head bowed in humility and service. However when enough pressure is applied to the # 2 energy. Some would perceive her as weak and powerless due to this servitude shape. However never underestimate the power behind #2 because she represents the power (double) #1 who is the all powerful warrior who will shake and destroy no matter what. So #2 brings the balance but never underestimate the power of 2 Energy.
The #4 Energy in more detail
The 4 is without a doubt masculine, reflecting strength and stability. His chief characteristics are dependability, productivity, punctuality and obedience. He is trustworthy, patient, conventional and a traditionalist.
Tend to be rule followers. 4 is the area of sciences, upholding the law (such as Government and the military). The #4 represents Disciplined, systematic, Dependable, Strong. Loyal
Four is the basis of all solid objects. Four points are used in constructing the simplest solid and thus four is the number symbolizing the way of construction. In many religions, four is seen as the number for earth, and representing the four elements, Air Earth, Water and Fire.
At its extreme 4's can tend to overreact to violence.
So 2020 seems to have more challenges ahead and I suspect we will be seeing more uprising across the planet (#2 energy) with totalitarianism (#4 energy) being played out like never before. Perhaps more of what the world has witnessed in Hong Kong this year.
It is as if the two energies Masculine & Feminine are battling against one another. But at the same time I cannot help but feel and acknowledge UNITY - and this is what I will remain focused upon during the year ahead. We must stand united. We are after all 'one humanity'
We are without doubt living in very challenging times.
May peace be with you!
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Here’s What the Date 2/22/22 Means & Why Seeing 222 is a Powerful Sign
Esto es lo que significa la fecha 22/2/22 y por qué ver 222 es una señal poderosa
February is set to be nothing short of a prolific month! The month kicked off with a New Moon in Aquarius ushering in the energy of new beginnings and change, and just one day later, we got to experience what some called the first of the last three 222 days of the century, which occur on February 2, 2022, February 20, 2022 and February 22, 2022. Yep, you read that correctly. This is the end of a 222 sequence that started back in 2000, with other key years of 2002, 2020 and 2022. We won’t see this sequence again until 2/2/2222—but what’s the significance, anyway?
In numerology, the 222 sequence of numbers are often referred to as Angel Numbers. Also, the number 2 in numerology references the energy of duality, partnership, relationship and balance. The key lessons when dealing with the number 2 are generally centered around compromise, acceptance, compassion, cooperation and harmony.
When 2 is in sequence like it is in 222, this energy is super-charged. There is a call to approach life with more compassion, to seek better balance, to work cooperatively with others, to seek partnership when you can and strive for harmony.
When you think about the last almost 22 years, don’t so many of these themes ring true? This is especially profound when you think about 2020! There is no way we could have made it through the last two years without compassion and cooperation. So much of our world has changed, especially the ways in which we interact with others.
What’s more, the United States has it’s very first Pluto Return on 2/20/2022 coinciding with the second 222 day of the month. Since America is a relatively young country, it has never experienced the return of Pluto or the start of a new Pluto cycle. For your reference, when Pluto—the lord of destruction, transformation and power—makes a return (which takes approximately 247 years) that entity (in this case, the US) has an opportunity to let go of archaic systems and structures that no longer benefit the masses, so that every individual associated with that entity gets to maximize the potential of their soul.
¡Febrero está destinado a ser nada menos que un mes prolífico! El mes comenzó con una Luna Nueva en Acuario que introdujo la energía de nuevos comienzos y cambios, y solo un día después, pudimos experimentar lo que algunos llamaron el primero de los últimos tres 222 días del siglo, que ocurren el 2 de febrero. , 2022, 20 de febrero de 2022 y 22 de febrero de 2022. Sí, has leído bien. Este es el final de una secuencia 222 que comenzó en 2000, con otros años clave de 2002, 2020 y 2022. No volveremos a ver esta secuencia hasta el 2/2/2222, pero ¿cuál es el significado de todos modos?
En numerología, la secuencia de números 222 a menudo se conoce como números de ángeles. Además, el número 2 en numerología hace referencia a la energía de la dualidad, la asociación, la relación y el equilibrio. Las lecciones clave cuando se trata con el número 2 generalmente se centran en el compromiso, la aceptación, la compasión, la cooperación y la armonía.
Cuando 2 está en secuencia como lo está en 222, esta energía está sobrecargada. Hay un llamado a abordar la vida con más compasión, a buscar un mejor equilibrio, a trabajar en cooperación con los demás, a buscar la asociación cuando se pueda y luchar por la armonía.
Cuando piensas en los últimos casi 22 años, ¿no te parecen ciertos muchos de estos temas? ¡Esto es especialmente profundo cuando piensas en 2020! No hay forma de que hubiéramos podido superar los últimos dos años sin compasión y cooperación. Gran parte de nuestro mundo ha cambiado, especialmente las formas en que interactuamos con los demás.
Además, Estados Unidos tiene su primer retorno de Plutón el 20/02/2022 coincidiendo con el segundo día 222 del mes. Dado que Estados Unidos es un país relativamente joven, nunca ha experimentado el regreso de Plutón o el comienzo de un nuevo ciclo de Plutón. Para su referencia, cuando Plutón, el señor de la destrucción, la transformación y el poder, regrese (lo que demora aproximadamente 247 años), esa entidad
The Catherine Park is a park, located in the town of Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), 25 km south-east of central St. Petersburg. It is an integral part of the royal residence in Tsarskoye Selo.
The Catherine Park is made up of two parts: the Regular Park – Old Garden – and the Landscape (English) Park. The Old or Dutch Garden is said to have been begun by Peter I himself.
Whatever the truth of that, it was the Dutch master gardeners Jan Roosen and Johann Vocht who laid out the Old Garden in the 1720s on three terraces in front of the imperial palace. At that same time the Mirror Ponds were created on the third terrace and on the stream called Vangaza that flowed down the hill two more ponds: the Upper (Great) Pond and the Mill Pond (later incorporated into the system of Cascade or Lower Ponds).
In the middle of the eighteenth century the garden was enlarged, remodelled and decorated with sculpture by Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, who designed the Hermitage and Grotto, and also a Coasting Hill. The great pond with a Lusthaus (amusement pavilion) on an island within it was given a hexagonal shape and surrounded by paths. Finally in the 1770s Vasily Neyelov and his son Ilya constructed in the garden the Admiralty complex, the Hermitage Kitchen, the Upper and Lower Bathhouses. The Longitudinal (Cascade) Canal extended along the boundary of the garden right to the Lower Ponds, incorporating twelve weirs.
At that same time an English landscape park was laid out in the area to the south of the palace around the Great Pond. The work begun under the supervision of Vasily Neyelov and was completed by the English master gardener John Bush. Now part of the new park, the Great Pond was reshaped and turned into a lake; the rectangular lines of the Lower Ponds were also softened. The Crescent Ponds appeared on the third terrace, where they remained right up to the reconstruction of that part of the park in the 1960s. Portrait of Catherine II near the Kagul Obelisk in the park it was at this time that the bodies of water, which occupy a fifth of the area of the Catherine Park became an important element in its appearance. The natural slope of the terrain towards the north-east made it possible to link all the bodies of water into a single gravity-driven system and include some small, but boisterous waterfalls.
Catherine Park is the fine taste of the Empress – enlightener and legislator – was demonstrated by the Cold Bath pavilion with the Agate Rooms, the Cameron Gallery, the Concert Hall and other Classical structures. The construction of the cast-iron Gothic Gate and a large number of metal bridges testified to the high level that Russian industry had attained. In turn the varied design and artistic treatment of the park pavilions and summer houses were a reminder that the garden was made for pleasure and relaxation.
In the early nineteenth century the number of monuments to martial glory increased with the To-my-Dear-Comrades-in-Arms Gate dedicated to the victory over Napoleon and in the middle of the century the Catherine Park ensemble was completed with the Turkish Bath pavilion. Finally, in 1865, on the lawn in front of the south façade of the Zubov Wing the Private Garden was laid out with a marble fountain and a pergola-veranda in the Italian style.