The ancient practice of using shapes for symbolic meaning transcends cultures. In the movie 'HIM' the subtext was highlighted through the use of shapes as symbols . Each basic shape carries specific meanings that, when combined, elevate their significance. The symbolism of the philosopher's stone reflects human experience, and the capacity to expand beyond those limits into cosmic unification.
Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian proverb
Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you. ~ Elbert Hubbard, c.1908 (Feel free to substitute woman . . . . or person . . . . for man - H. R.)
Sobriety is either the love of health, or an incapacity for debauch. ~ François VI de la Rochefoucault
Suffering is above, not below. And everyone thinks that suffering is below. And everyone wants to rise. ~ Antonio Porchia, Voces
The smoothest path is no guarantee against a broken neck. ~ James Lendall Basford, Seven Seventy Seven Sensations
Darkness, often perceived as 'anti-life' and evil, is essential for understanding the totality of creation and complexity of self. It embodies undefinable chaos and infinitesimal potentiality, engendering fear for many. True introspection can lead to self-reconciliation, yielding up revelatory insights and buried energies. Resolving inner darkness fosters personal well-being and holistic wholeness; aspects crucial for human existence.
We carry our burden on and on, until one day, suddenly, we laugh and set it down upon the ground. ~ Muriel Strode, My Little Book of Life
If, when most desperate, we examine our misery, we find it but a drop spattered from seas of trouble. ~James Lendall Basford, Seven Seventy Seven Sensations,
Bad is never good until worse happens. ~ Proverb
Ab-Sutra Wellness and Fitness 