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Post by vajramukti on Apr 22, 2008 22:40:49 GMT -5
Hanging prominently in the sanctuary at my church is a tapestry probably 10x15 feet, that is very unique and full of esoteric designs. I just recently discovered that the artist, wife of one of our ministers, is a student of Sacred Geometry, which was her inspiration for the tapestry.
I learned this because as I drove by the church on my way home tonight, I saw her out in the prayer garden putting the final touches on a labyrinth.
Not stuff we usually see in churches...
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Post by Frater G on Apr 23, 2008 13:56:46 GMT -5
Would it be possible to post a pic?
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Post by vajramukti on Apr 24, 2008 23:42:12 GMT -5
Would it be possible to post a pic?  |
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Post by vajramukti on Apr 24, 2008 23:43:40 GMT -5
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Post by elijah on Apr 25, 2008 9:35:02 GMT -5
what a whopper! ;D beautifully done and the stitch work is impeccable. There is a laby rinth in Chartres and a number of other medieval cathedrals. It is a matter of knowing what to look for and wereabouts also how to know you are looking at a labyrinth. Sometimes they are right under your nose and becasue you are too close you can't see it.... like standing in front of a huge picture... etc blah blah.  |
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Post by Frater G on Apr 25, 2008 11:24:27 GMT -5
What you could do next time is resize the pic with Irfanview. There seems to be a Celtic theme going on. I noticed Sun symbology and the Holy Trinity and the Lotus. Thirteen petals and Sun rays. Has anyone ever discussed the esoteric meanings?
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Post by Frater G on Apr 28, 2008 17:29:57 GMT -5
I hope it's ok if I modified the pic brother V.....the scrolling right to read thing is a pain. Speaking of labyrinths the brain is structured like a labyrinth. And the way it operated or better the way our consciousness wanderes through it is like walking a labyrinth.
From Elijah's link:
The term labyrinth is often used interchangeably with maze, but modern scholars of the subject use a stricter definition. For them, a maze is a tour puzzle in the form of a complex branching passage with choices of path and direction; while a single-path ("unicursal") labyrinth has only a single Eulerian path to the center. A labyrinth has an unambiguous through-route to the center and back and is not designed to be difficult to navigate.
Interesting the path through is labeled Unicursal.
When I was younger I used to pace my room thinking. For some reason the act of walking helped me figure things out. It's like that when one walks a labyrinth. You can find labyrinths in your local area and you can get plans or kits for the building of your own. I've considered that project. So how the mind operated manifests in external actions....labyrinths....it's so natural now that I think about it.
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Post by vajramukti on Apr 29, 2008 22:34:10 GMT -5
what a whopper! ;D beautifully done and the stitch work is impeccable. There is a laby rinth in Chartres and a number of other medieval cathedrals. It is a matter of knowing what to look for and wereabouts also how to know you are looking at a labyrinth. Sometimes they are right under your nose and becasue you are too close you can't see it.... like standing in front of a huge picture... etc blah blah. It is actually painted, and hangs at the front of the church. It is about 15 feet tall. I have been staring at it for about 2 years now, getting lost every time. Thanks for the resize, G. |
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Post by morningstar on Apr 30, 2008 5:57:05 GMT -5
Very nice. I can see how you can get lost in it.
I've always loved a "prayer garden"...how mystical and beautiful they are...peaceful is the word that comes to mind.
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