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It is said that in ancient times, there was a pair of immortals in heaven who fell in love with each other. They sprinkled chrysanthemum which fell in Liuyang river and over time, turned into today's chrysanthemum stone. [8] There is another saying that a pair of lovers fell in love, one of them turned into a stone, the other into a chrysanthemum.
14th century Goryeo painting of Ksitigarbha holding a cintamani Mani stone In Buddhism, the wish fulfilling jewel (Skt. maṇi , cintā-maṇi , cintāmaṇi-ratna ) is an important mythic symbol indicating a magical jewel that manifests one's wishes, including the curing of disease, purification of water, granting clothing, food, treasure etc.
[14] [15] The alleged medicinal properties of precious stones, as well as other powers they were believed to hold, were collected in texts known as lapidaries, which remained popular in Medieval and Early Modern Europe until the 17th century. Across cultures, different stones can symbolize or provide aide for different things.
A Christmas tree. A family tradition. The same tree for 60 years. The year, 1963. A photo documents we purchased an aluminum tree. We were not part of a new wave of modernism and artistic innovation.
Over the years, Chimayo has morphed from an unincorporated collection of close-knit neighborhoods into a major tourist attraction and a destination for spiritual seekers. Newcomers are moving in.
In Chinese art, the Four Gentlemen or Four Noble Ones (Chinese: 四君子; pinyin: Sì Jūnzǐ), is a collective term referring to four plants: the plum blossom, the orchid, the bamboo, and the chrysanthemum. [1] [2] The term compares the four plants to Confucian junzi, or "gentlemen".
A 17th century English lapidary text. The etymological root of the word lapidary is the Latin word lapis, meaning "stone". [5] In the 14th century, the term evolved from lapidarius, meaning 'stonecutter' or 'working with stone', into the Old French word lapidaire, meaning 'one skilled in working with precious stones'.
The solstice is an excellent time to embrace your green thumb. While you work with plants — whether planting flowers or rearranging a bouquet — meditation on what you hope to come to fruition ...