Style1½ inches thick (3.75 cm) Product Details Artist grade canvas, archival inks, wooden stretcher bars, and UVB protective coating
AvailablityUsually ships within five business days. ArtistGina Marlena CollectionFractals
Description The WaterBearer ArchetypeFor over two thousand years, the archetype of the LightBearer has been foremost in human spiritual life. Certainly, at any rate, this is true in our western world. The Greeks told the story of the mortal Prometheus, who stole fire from the gods and brought it back to humankind. There was Christ, who brought Light into a dark world, and Moses, who brought the light of law. Buddha brought the hope of enlightenment. The light symbol is also present in the Prophet of Islam. Each can be seen as an embodiment of the LightBearer archetype. These examples are, notably, all male. The absence of a powerful feminine archetype over the last few millenniums may well be one cause of the present imbalance in both our worldly and spiritual livesan imbalance that threatens the world and all its living populations.I am certain that we live in a time when a feminine archetype is rising back into human consciousness, one that has been active and brooding deep in the worlds cosmic subconscious for eons. She is emerging and taking her place beside the male LightBearers not for the purpose of domination but, rather, balance. By adding her strong heart energy and compassionate waters to the light-giving wisdom of the male LightBearers, she restores to our spiritual lives a potent and missing metaphor. I call this archetype the WaterBearer.This archetypal WaterBearer truly is rising! We are now in the astrological Age of Aquarius, and the traditional symbol of this age is the WaterBearer. This metaphorical Being is usually represented as a feminine archetype. No historical or even mythical characters leap to my mind as embodiments of her in western mythology or religion.Since the 5th century in China, however, the goddess Kwan Yin, powerful and beloved archetype of Compassion in Buddhism, is representative of the WaterBearer. She is often pictured pouring water from a small jar, symbolizing the pouring out of compassion and mercy on all beings. Kwan Yins im
Gina Marlena, Monterey Member Since August 2009 Artist Statement Creator of random fractals...
A fractal is a natural phenomenon or a mathematical set that exhibits a repeating pattern that displays at every scale. It is also known as expanding symmetry or evolving symmetry.
A fractal to me is like a Journey to Love...creations of movement and motion.
Thank you for supporting my fractals...Adding them to a canvas makes a nice compliment of a creative spirit.
I live on the beautiful Monterey Peninsula and take photos along my journey in life. I also love cities and architecture (BA Urban Studies) and will have photos in the future.
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