Is There a Story Behind Your Avatar, or Does It Symbolize Something?

[Seashore]

I am intrigued by the array of avatars on Avalon. I enjoy seeing photos of members or scenes from nature. I chose mine simply because I love an ocean beach.

But there are lots of avatars that puzzle me somewhat. I'm not sure what they mean...

This thread is to share your reason for choosing your avatar.

[Jacqui D]

I am intrigued by the array of avatars on Avalon. I enjoy seeing photos of members or scenes from nature. I chose mine simply because I love an ocean beach.

But there are lots of avatars that puzzle me somewhat. I'm not sure what they mean...

This thread is to share your reason for choosing your avatar.

Hi Seashore, mine simply means freedom, set me free and let me go home!

[oldpaganfreak]

mine is pretty self explanatory. :)

[Seashore]

Hi Seashore, mine simply means freedom, set me free and let me go home!

You know, I never noticed the words on your avatar until I read your reply...

Thanks!

[fossileyesed]

Hello Seashore

mine is a picture of relections on a lake in nanaimo bc upside down.I take alot of pics like that.I really like perspective.

peace,love squared to the power of infinity to all........kent

ps can u see the whooping crane

[777 The Great Work]

As Above So Below

[Seashore]

Hello Seashore

mine is a picture of relections on a lake in nanaimo bc upside down.I take alot of pics like that.I really like perspective.

peace,love squared to the power of infinity to all........kent

ps can u see the whooping crane

I printed your avatar so I could look at it right side up!

Yours is very unique...

Yeah, I see the whooping crane, but only in the print-out. It's in the middle of the grasses, right?

(I think the grasses look like icicles upside down...)

[Antaletriangle]

Hi there,well,mine is simply "Grace under pressure",grace is the egg and pressure the G-clamp from the Rush album from the eighties-i think it speaks volumes about people who are searching truths in this world lol.

[Seashore]

Hi there,well,mine is simply "Grace under pressure",grace is the egg and pressure the G-clamp from the Rush album from the eighties-i think it speaks volumes about people who are searching truths in this world lol.

I'm so glad you answered because I was especially mystified by yours! :original:

And I agree about truth-seekers!!

[Swanny]

My aura is yellow and so is my avatar
Plus it makes you smile :original:

[Carrie1971]

A photo of a sprial galaxie the same as the one our solar system is part of one arm which we call the milkyway.
A galaxie is a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space.

It consists of planets stars comets asteroids and meteors and meteorites.
There are many types of Galaxies (copy paste)
"Historically, galaxies have been categorized according to their apparent shape (usually referred to as their visual morphology). A common form is the elliptical galaxy, which has an ellipse-shaped light profile. Spiral galaxies are disk-shaped assemblages with curving, dusty arms. Galaxies with irregular or unusual shapes are known as peculiar galaxies, and typically result from disruption by the gravitational pull of neighboring galaxies. Such interactions between nearby galaxies, which may ultimately result in galaxies merging, may induce episodes of significantly increased star formation, producing what is called a starburst galaxy. Small galaxies that lack a coherent structure could also be referred to as irregular galaxies.

There are probably more than 100 billion (1011) galaxies in the observable universe."

If you click on my profile a photo of family is seen. Mutual generations young and old souls who dwell in "Earthsuits" while we spend days weeks then years in this physical place we call planet Earth. We are all connected it is just one huge place where we find that we are spending a life time to learn lessons.

[Jacqui D]

Hi there,well,mine is simply "Grace under pressure",grace is the egg and pressure the G-clamp from the Rush album from the eighties-i think it speaks volumes about people who are searching truths in this world lol.

AARR! now i understand yours Antale lol! i think you have had us guessing for a long time hmm!:mfr_omg:

[Jacqui D]

My aura is yellow and so is my avatar
Plus it makes you smile :original:

Whenever i see yours Swanny and yes i did spell it right this time lol!! think i called you swammy once.
It makes me smile too!
Yes it certainly puts a smile on your face!::original::original:

[Seashore]

We are all connected it is just one huge place where we find that we are spending a life time to learn lessons.

Thanks, Carrie1971... :original:

I enjoyed reading your post.

[blastawaycas]

I AM ANENGINEER AND VERY HANDS ON WITH ALL MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IT IS MY LIFE I JUST LOVE MACHINARY, PLUS MY LITTLE TINY COGS ARE ALWARYS WHIRRING AWAY INSIDE MY HEAD SO IT HAS A KINDA DOUBLE MEANING, KIND OF SUMS ME UP REALLY KINDEST REGARDS DAVE CASTER :thumb_yello:

[henners]

Hey seashore, nice idea. My avatar originally was of a guy infront of a typewriter typing away. Then i received a photo of one of my passengers who took a photo of me driving my coach. I thought thats really me.
There is a great variety outthere .
Henry

[Seashore]

I AM ANENGINEER AND VERY HANDS ON WITH ALL MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IT IS MY LIFE I JUST LOVE MACHINARY, PLUS MY LITTLE TINY COGS ARE ALWARYS WHIRRING AWAY INSIDE MY HEAD SO IT HAS A KINDA DOUBLE MEANING, KIND OF SUMS ME UP REALLY KINDEST REGARDS DAVE CASTER :thumb_yello:

I'm always ruminating about something also, but mechanical I am not!! And an owner's manual makes me break out in a sweat! :sweatdrop:

[THE eXchanger]

These are my eyes -- i am into eyes !!!

[BROOK]

I radiate lots of energy in the center of my palms when I meditate.
The crystal ball is for seeing and healing the future. :original:

[Seashore]

The crystal ball is for seeing and healing the future. :original:


What a comforting thought...

[Dantheman62]

Mine shows that I have a sense of humor!, and the bluebird of happiness does occasionally poop on your head!, or it could be a seagull I guess, LOL!

[alyscat]

Mine is my cat, Ivan
Alys

[Czymra]

I don't like representation of fixed shapes and concepts, so hey, I found a picture that doesn't really look much like anything!
See what you wish.

(Yeah alright I like the colours and how they merge but that doesn't make it a thing does it?)

[Kosams]

Mine is to show the our inner light....well actually it started as a photo from my garden of a carnation. I loaded into photoshop and played around with some filters and presto. I haven't a clue how I did it but I liked it.

Jim

[shanonatime]

good question. my current avatar... originally a cell phone picture taken in front of a hologram on the set of a vampire movie gone terribly bad. :-) a turning point in my state of awareness, to say the least.

xoxoxo
shannon

[Seashore]

good question. my current avatar... originally a cell phone picture taken in front of a hologram on the set of a vampire movie gone terribly bad. :-) a turning point in my state of awareness, to say the least.

xoxoxo
shannon

Would you like to elaborate on that a little bit?

[Seashore]

Mine is to show the our inner light....well actually it started as a photo from my garden of a carnation. I loaded into photoshop and played around with some filters and presto. I haven't a clue how I did it but I liked it.

Jim

I like it too. And I'm in the process of messing around with photoshop. It's fun to experiment.

[Luminari]

I don't like representation of fixed shapes and concepts, so hey, I found a picture that doesn't really look much like anything!
See what you wish.

(Yeah alright I like the colours and how they merge but that doesn't make it a thing does it?)

Thanks for replying I was wondering what was going on with your picture.

and what is a Czymra? is that something in Polish?


No Caste if you're still around, what is that strange black and white picture on your avatar?

Antaletriangle at last part of your mystery is revealed :thumb_yello: Still curious about the name too..


Seashore thanks for starting this thread, I have always found peoples representations of themselves to be fascinating psychologically.
Even whether you take the whole process seriously or not sheds light on aspects of a persons personality and humour level.

[rhythm]

Mine sybolises the the love
in my heart the , i have for you
for the all that is , i have not and never have had an enermy , i do not hide my love , and so i show, you and wear my heart outside myself
its velnerable its true !!I have to trust but realy only love only only loverhythmmmmxxxxx:wub2::wub2::wub2:

[Seashore]

Seashore thanks for starting this thread, I have always found peoples representations of themselves to be fascinating psychologically.
Even whether you take the whole process seriously or not sheds light on aspects of a persons personality and humour level.

You're welcome! :original:

Sometimes I feel that we're all too anonymous. Yet we're groping with very serious issues together...

I thought this might help us get to know each other somewhat...

[Czymra]

Thanks for replying I was wondering what was going on with your picture.

and what is a Czymra? is that something in Polish?


No Caste if you're still around, what is that strange black and white picture on your avatar?

Antaletriangle at last part of your mystery is revealed :thumb_yello: Still curious about the name too..


Seashore thanks for starting this thread, I have always found peoples representations of themselves to be fascinating psychologically.
Even whether you take the whole process seriously or not sheds light on aspects of a persons personality and humour level.

I second that nocaste and Antaletriangle.

As for my name, it's simply an anagram of my real last name. Go figure.
But it's the only nick that I've kept beyond space and time, so there must be more of a reason why I chose it. It's unique, you'll find only me if you google it... so eh... maybe that was a bad idea. So what...
The closest word I could find to it was Cymraeg, which is "Welsh" in Welsh. ;)

[futureyes]

five years ago when snorkeling in hawaii ... i had a profound experience with a very old green sea turtle ... my life had changed after that ... since then i have many connections with these turtles ... almost feel as if i was one once ... or in some strange way ... still am ...

and futureyes i did not choose ... it was given to me in an astral travel last summer ... i was puzzled at the time ... what was i to do with such a name ...

then when i signed on avalon ... got to the part of choosing a name and it came to me like a lightening bolt ... futureyes ... for that is who you are ... ok then ... a sea turtle named futureyes ... ok ...

[Anchor]

Fun thread!

I called myself Anchor - so I found a picture of an Anchor.

Initially I saw myself as a kind of Anchor, but now the name has stuck and I dont want to use my real one.

It turns out that the picture I chose is of a "fouled anchor". Once I had been told that I looked up what that meant and why it is a common symbol - it turns out that it often is used on maritime symbols to represent challenges.

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[John aka#404]

The Prisoner (TV series), to me, was and still is an incredible representation of our society today not to mention humanity in general.

The late Patrick McGoohan was an amazing writer, actor and visionary.


* Originally I was "Number 404" as a play on the "web page not found" and The Prisoner's Village numbering system -- the prisoner that could not be found.


-John aka#404

[Machinamentum]

Currently, mine is a picture of me singing into a microphone and tweaking a knob, taken at a show I did several years back.

Kinda slapped it together real quick like.

[giovonni]

Note;
I use to change my avatars and profile page pictures like my underwear :lmfao:

But ~I do understand they're importance in expressing our being!

Right now, these symbol represent me;

my avatar ~The Aqua Aura~ quartz crystal = my minds eye
http://projectavalon.net/forum/picture.php?albumid=526&pictureid=6191

my profile page image ~ The french doors = my always ~open heart
http://projectavalon.net/forum/picture.php?albumid=526&pictureid=6192

[Seashore]

my avatar ~The Aqua Aura~ quartz crystal = my minds eye
http://projectavalon.net/forum/picture.php?albumid=526&pictureid=6191



Thanks, giovonni.

I had thought your avatar was a globe...

[TheChosen]

Already explained it in another topic. It's a favourite form of 'my people'

[Muzz]

This just made me want to sit down and join the circle and wiggle my toes!!

[Visvasa144]

When i was growing up the only person i knew that was born on Feb. 6th was Ronald Reagan. then when i was 12 i found out Bob Marley was also born on the same day.

Ride Natty Ride lyrics;
Dready got a job to do
And he's got to fulfill that mission
To see his hurt is their
Greatest ambition
But we'll survive
In this world of competition
'Cause no matter what they do
Natty keep on comin thru
And no matter what they say
Natty de deh every day

Natty Dread rides again
Thru the mystics of tomorrow
Natty Dread rides again
Having no fear, having no sorrow

All and all you see a Gwan
Is to fight against Rastaman
So they build their world
In great confusion
To force on us the devil's illusion
But the stone that the builder refuse
Shall be the head cornerstone
And no matter what games they play
There is something they could never take away
Something they could never take away
It's the fire, it's the fire, fire
Burning down everything
Feel that fire, fire, the fire, the fire
Only the birds have wings
No time to be deceived
You should know and not believe
Jah says this judgement
Could never be with water
So no water could put out this fire
This this fire, this this fire
This this fire ride Natty ride
Go deh dready, go deh dready, go de

Now the fire is burning
Out of control panic in the city
Wicked weeping for their gold
Everywhere the fire is burning
Destroying and melting their gold
Destroying and waisting their souls

Ride Natty ride
Go deh dready, go deh dready
Go deh dready go de

Now the people gather on the beach
And the leader try to make a speach
But Dread again tell them it's too late
Fire is burning
Man pull your own weight
Fire is burning
Man pull your own weight
Natty dread rides again
Go deh Dready, go deh Dready, go deh
Oh ride Natty ride
Natty dread rides again
Go deh Dready, go deh, go deh Dready, go deh
Riding thru the storm
And we riding thru the calm
Go deh, go deh
We riding thru the thick
We riding thru the thin
Ride Natty, ride Natty

[AussieG]

Its in the words the, anchor of evolution

[Seth Haniel]

My Avatars Story :-

http://grahamstuartbroughton.741.com/logo.html

[Ravens and Doves]

I am intrigued by the array of avatars on Avalon. I enjoy seeing photos of members or scenes from nature. I chose mine simply because I love an ocean beach.

But there are lots of avatars that puzzle me somewhat. I'm not sure what they mean...

This thread is to share your reason for choosing your avatar.


I'm a minor pubic official in LA who represents the area of North Hollywood which is home to the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences - "The NoHo Arts District." The goddess is holding the communication grid of the world, but I like to think of it as the rings of the stargate device Dan Burish spoke about. I have a web site for arts council hoop-dee-doo:

www.northhollywoodarts.com

http://northhollywoodarts.com

The actual statue is gigantic and can be seen at the intersection of Lankershim and Magnolia if you're ever in this part of lotusland.

I had a very vivid vision of those rings... and that actual street intersection after a contact experience. This sounds crazy, but the visitors (it seemed) were saying that on a great, world changing day, the Emmy statue will be a gather place for certain people (and I don't mean actors, but if you do that for a living, I won't hold it against you, of course).

See you in the town square when the sky unzips,

Paul

http://ravensanddoves.com

[Ravens and Doves]

This just made me want to sit down and join the circle and wiggle my toes!!

Muzz,,

I thought your avatar was a peyote button!!!

Now I see it's kids with their feet together.

Paul

[Seashore]

Muzz,,

I thought your avatar was a peyote button!!!

Now I see it's kids with their feet together.

Paul

It's fun to decode an optical illusion! I can see why you thought that...

[Karen]

Mine is about having a heart of gold, and remembering to treat all as if they are very precious.

And also. very deeply, I've done a lot of study on the white powder gold, ORME, Ormus ... and I like the Dan Winter material that advises again consumption - it very might well be a trick to pull you into the "borg" or "hive."

When you do it naturally, through compassion ... Well, lots of neat diagrams on this page:
http://caltek.net/dan/connectivity/phibiz/heartsun/HeartofSun.html
"Inside (emotive tech) vs: outside (material tech) 2 different arc-angles: (ONE GENEPOOL USES EMOTION TO BEND THE LIGHT - FROM THE INSIDE OUT, THE OTHER USES TECHNOLOGY TO BEND THE LIGHT - FROM THE OUTSIDE IN) ..One was a candy mint, the other was a breath mint. Gold was two mints in one. Pure intention/ perfect fractal, perfect food. BUT TO EAT THAT GOLD FROM THE INSIDE OUT REQUIRED A HEART OF GOLD AND NOT JUST MANNA/ORMES/SPICE/MICROHYRIN.."

and the rest is quotes ...
http://www.asa3.org/archive/evolution/200003/0082.html
The same DNA bending EKG Phi implosive power spectra of bliss, is contained in the proper ritual turn -'sufi dance' - in those 'letters' magnetic domains folded in gold. The human rite of passage. Look for a (Phi shareable?) heart of gold before (lest) you grow old.

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia/ciencia_danwinter11.htm
short term electrostatic seeding of auric & dna implosion by external means such as:

- gold powder/ormes/spice/manna
- gold colloid
- microhydrin (gold symmetry at ANU level inside dodeca clathrate water cage)

can be useful but present hazard of addictive disempowerment to glands learning to pump magnetism internally eventually leading to borg status (chloridian turning anikin to darth vader)

solution is any ecstatic/bliss activity where glands become convinced they self generated the necessary electrical inertia. (symmetry map to ekg implosion / ’sepher yetsira’ / sufi dance...) which is the essence of critical mass in general (http://www.soulinvitation.com/critmass/critmass.html) and psychological exercises for gold usage at: (below)

[Jnana]

My avatar is T. Townsend Brown (http://www.qualight.com/) holding a very UFO shaped aluminum dish he had constructed for experiments in electrogravitics. Brown was a scientist and inventor - he noticed a phenomenon that didn't agree with any theory, investigated it, and developed practical technology from it. This was all supressed. Electrogravitics is still not recognized by "modern" science.

What we don't know about reality, the physics behind electrogravitics and the unlimited travel and sources of energy associated with this knowledge, is hurting humanity. There is no need for poverty, pollution, hunger, etc., etc. Some may say that humanity is not ready for this power. I say it is the corrupt individuals at the top of the pyramid constantly spreading lies and indoctrinating humanity to focus on base desires and "us vs. them" that make it that way.

Jnana is sanscrit for "knowledge".

[Avid]

Mine is the 'apparently snoozing' Fat Freddy's Cat. A cult figure from the 70's/early 80's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Freddy's_Cat


He is well aware of what is really going on, and has incredible adventures trying to outwit dreadful circumstances!
'Chariots of the Globs' (http://greg.pacitt.com/graphics/funny/pages/chariots%20of%20the%20globs_jpg.htm) - the moral of the story - karma will get you in the end!:thumb_yello:

[Lorien]

My favorite Sci Fi show of all time(closely followed by the new Battlestar Galactica) was Babylon 5.

When they took the story to the level of ancient beings leading us through life so we can evolve into something greater, it blew my mind. I sometimes wonder if J. Michael Straczynski was privy to info or through him we were tried to be taught a lesson. Lorien was an attempt at a digital Prophet almost. Passing knowledge to us.

That and it was a damn good show! :thumb_yello:

[Lorien]

rogue 2 (wedge antillies) was one of the unsung heros of the rebellion in the original star wars trilogy. a quiet leader personified by his dedication and training. my avatar is his snowspeader in the battle of hoth, where all the rebel pilots risked thier lives to buy time for the rebels to escape the empire who was bearing down on them.


That is awesome:lightsabre::original:

[BROOK]

I'm a minor pubic official in LA who represents the area of North Hollywood which is home to the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences - "The NoHo Arts District." The goddess is holding the communication grid of the world, but I like to think of it as the rings of the stargate device Dan Burish spoke about. I have a web site for arts council hoop-dee-doo:

www.northhollywoodarts.com

http://northhollywoodarts.com

The actual statue is gigantic and can be seen at the intersection of Lankershim and Magnolia if you're ever in this part of lotusland.

I had a very vivid vision of those rings... and that actual street intersection after a contact experience. This sounds crazy, but the visitors (it seemed) were saying that on a great, world changing day, the Emmy statue will be a gather place for certain people (and I don't mean actors, but if you do that for a living, I won't hold it against you, of course).

See you in the town square when the sky unzips,

Paul

http://ravensanddoves.com

Lankershim and Magnolia....My favorite Mexican restaurant...Ernies...They make a great Margarita too:thumb_yello:

[avyaktam]

My avatar is from a painting of an artist from Tiruvannamalai. The woman that gave it to me, Sivaji - I had been working with her as background in some movie- wrote for Al Capone on it.
This bull had to be taught to be gentle.

In the syphoning thread I actually explained already a bit what it means for me:

The garbage man :smoke:

[iainl140285]

When I was first learning RV I was practicing relaxing and letting my mind wander. As I did I seen a screen in my mind that was grey. As I looked at it I was sunddenly launched through and out to what felt like space.

The colours in my avatar are similar to what I seen.


Peace
Iain

[Seashore]

Are there any newcomers who would like to share the meaning of their avatar? :original:

[Zeddo]

My first one, the black and white "creature" thing was me messing around with a picture of my shadow against a wall. 3 years later I picked up a book on mandalas and was stunned to see that it looked just like a Sioux Rain Man. That was something of a synchronicity for me personally. The current one is the same pic before the shape was manipulated, blended with a sunset. No real set meaning but has quite a few inferences - stepping into light, seeking etc. I just felt a need to get away from the stark B&W and yet maintain my "identity" as it were.

Z

[bushycat]

I love cats and I love to draw cats. They are mostly whimsical.
This lion is a few years old.

[Traverser]

My Avatar sort of ties in with my username, to me anyway.

The username and the avatar represents what I strive to achieve; to traverse the planes of existance...

It's still a 'work in progress'. :mfr_lol:

[bushycat]

My Avatar sort of ties in with my username, to me anyway.

The username and the avatar represents what I strive to achieve; to traverse the planes of existance...

It's still a 'work in progress'. :mfr_lol:

It's a special one,very beautiful.
Aloha, bushycat

[Carmen]

The avatar I have up now represents courage, protection and nurturing.

[girlFROMvenus]

this is a really nice thread you've posted, Mary!
its really interesting to know what each member's avatar represents:)
well, i wanted to spread love through the pink/red hearts
and the picture in the middle right symbolizes the place where I call home, Venus
And the two pictures on the left part of my avatar are pictures of me taken on my laptop

[Machinamentum]

My picture was taken with me looking out a window on a normal day with no color editing or modifications other than size scaling for website. My hair was died black and red for some shows I was doing several years ago. That die job may have had an effect on the camera but only after finding Camelot and looking for a new picture for Avalon would I see it in an Indigo aura perspective. More than likely I'll change the picture in a few weeks when I get tired of it.

[Seashore]

this is a really nice thread you've posted, Mary!
its really interesting to know what each member's avatar represents:)
well, i wanted to spread love through the pink/red hearts
and the picture in the middle right symbolizes the place where I call home, Venus
And the two pictures on the left part of my avatar are pictures of me taken on my laptop

I like it! It's unique.

[Malletzky]

I choose this avatar as I guess that it represents how I feel inside...full of bursting ernergy, ready to srpead around and heal the darkness...I'm doing this already on the mental level, I'm looking forward to the times when I'll be doing it for real...I guess that this has something to do with my purpose here and now...

My name is actually my nickname since I'm 7-8 years old...it means "shorty" in my native language, it's just written a bit different here...:lmao:

with :wub2:
malletzky

[Metaphor]

I think my Avatar just looks cool. I googled "twin flame" and found it on a site. Twin flame in short means the perfect marriage of feminine and masculine, in all its aspects, just not gender per se

[burgundia]

My avatar is always my cat although the pictures occasionally change....
Why? because he is so beautiful, I love him and i want everyone to see him.

[Seashore]

Are there any newcomers who would like to share the meaning of their avatar? :original:

Any more newcomers?

Or people who have changed their avatar?

[SWIFT]

Hi,
I am new and not anyone from before and Peace to everyone,
Cheers
SWIFT

[Seashore]

Hi,
I am new and not anyone from before and Peace to everyone,
Cheers
SWIFT

Hi SWIFT :original:

What about your avatar? Any particular reason why you chose it?

[sammytray]

Hmmmm my avatar has alot of meanings.

Any guesses?

:)

[Seashore]

Hmmmm my avatar has alot of meanings.

Any guesses?

:)

No!

Sometimes I don't "get" jokes. (Too serious.)

[deb003]

I would love to awaken all my chakras .
At the same time, reminding me that I am an energetic being and much more than just physical matter but creative energy and also with beautiful different colors and vibrations.

[Seashore]

I would love to awaken all my chakras .
At the same time, reminding me that I am an energetic being and much more than just physical matter but creative energy and also with beautiful different colors and vibrations.

:original: Thanks so much for sharing!

[bushycat]

Sammytray: always going to new horizon?

deb003: very very beautiful and descriptive


Love always,
bushycat

[Seashore]

deb003: very very beautiful and descriptive


Love always,
bushycat

Yeah!

[lindabaker]

Ravens and Doves: So, in your vision, did the sky unzip? Tell us more!

[SWIFT]

Hi Seashore,
I chose it because the seas and rivers are free moving with the waves of time. Furthermore, love the colour green,:mfr_lol:

Cheers
SWIFT

[Seashore]

Hi Seashore,
I chose it because the seas and rivers are free moving with the waves of time. Furthermore, love the colour green,:mfr_lol:

Cheers
SWIFT

Thanks! That's pleasant to ponder. And I like green, too. :original:

[Seashore]

Would any newcomers like to share?

Also, everyone, the meaning of your user name?

[mudra]

A mudrā (Sanskrit: मुद्रा, lit. "seal") is a symbolic or ritual gesture in Hinduism and Buddhism. While some mudrās involve the entire body, most are performed with the hands and fingers. A mudrā is a spiritual gesture and an energetic seal of authenticity employed in the iconography and spiritual practice of Indian religions and traditions of Dharma and Taoism.
A brain research paper published in the National Academy of Sciences in November, 2009 demonstrated that hand gestures stimulate the same regions of the brain as language.

One hundred and eight mudras are used in regular Tantric rituals.
Mudras are also used in Indian Classical Dance. There are over 200 mudras in bharatanatyam, and over 250 in mohiniattam.

Common Buddhist mudrās

Abhaya Mudrā

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Bouddha_Abhaya-Mudra.JPG/150px-Bouddha_Abhaya-Mudra.JPG

The Abhaya mudrā ("mudrā of no-fear") represents protection, peace, benevolence, and dispelling of fear. In the Theravāda, it is usually made with the right hand raised to shoulder height, the arm bent and the palm facing outward with the fingers upright and joined and the left hand hanging down while standing. In Thailand and Laos, this mudrā is associated with the walking Buddha, often shown having both hands making a double Abhaya mudrā that is uniform. The mudrā was probably used before the onset of Buddhism as a symbol of good intentions proposing friendship when approaching strangers. In Gandhāra art, it is seen when showing the action of preaching and also seen in China during the Wei and Sui eras of the 4th and 7th centuries. The gesture was used by the Buddha when attacked by an elephant, subduing it as shown in several frescoes and scripts. In Mahāyāna, the northern schools' deities often used it with another mudrā paired with the other hand. In Japan, when the Abhaya mudrā is used with the middle finger slightly projected forward, it is a symbol of the Shingon sect. (Japanese: Semui-in; Chinese: Shiwuwei Yin)

Bhumisparsha Mudrā

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This gesture calls upon the earth to witness Shakyamuni Buddha's enlightenment at Bodh Gaya. A seated figure's right hand reaches toward the ground, palm inward.


Dharmachakra Mudrā

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The Dharmacakra mudrā represents a central moment in the life of Buddha when he preached his first sermon after his Enlightenment, in Deer Park in Sarnath. Gautama Buddha is generally only shown making this mudrā, save Maitreya as the dispenser of the Law. This mudrā position represents the turning of the wheel of the Dharma. Dharmacakra mudrā is formed when two hands close together in front of the chest in Vitarka, having the right palm forward and the left palm upward, sometimes facing the chest. There are several variants such as in the frescoes of Ajanta, India the two hands are separated, and the fingers do not touch. In the Indo-Greek style of Gandhāra the clenched fist of the right hand seemingly overlie the fingers joined to the thumb on the left hand. In pictorials of Hōryū-ji in Japan the right hand is superimposed on the left. Certain figures of Amitābha, Japan are seen using this mudrā before the 9th century. (Japanese: Tenbōrin-in, Chikichi-jō, Hoshin-seppō-in; Chinese: Juanfalun Yin)

Dhyāna Mudrā

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The Dhyāna mudrā ("meditation mudrā") is the gesture of meditation, of the concentration of the Good Law and the saṅgha. The two hands are placed on the lap, right hand on left with fingers fully stretched and the palms facing upwards, forming a triangle, symbolic of the spiritual fire or the Triratna, the three jewels. This mudrā is used in representations of the Śākyamuni Buddha and Amitābha Buddha. Sometimes the Dhyāna mudrā is used in certain representations of Bhaiṣajyaguru as the Medicine Buddha, with a medicine bowl placed on the hands. It originated in India most likely in the Gandhāra and in China during the Wei period. This mudrā was used long before the Buddha as yogis have used it during their concentration, healing, and meditation exercises. It is heavily used in Southeast Asia in Theravāda Buddhism; however, the thumbs are placed against the palms. (Dhyāna mudrā is also known as Samādhi mudrā or Yoga mudrā; Japanese: Jō-in, Jōkai Jō-in; Chinese: Ding Yin.)

Varada Mudrā

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The Varada mudrā ("favourable mudrā") signifies offering, welcome, charity, giving, compassion and sincerity. It is nearly always used with the left hand for those whom devote oneself to human salvation. It can be made with the arm crooked the palm offered slightly turned up or in the case of the arm facing down the palm presented with the fingers upright or slightly bent. The Varada mudrā is rarely seen without using another mudrā used by the right hand, typically with the Abhaya mudrā. It is often confused with the Vitarka mudrā, which it closely resembles. In China and Japan during the Wei and Asuka periods respectively the fingers are stiff and then gradually begin to loosen as it developed through time, eventually leading to the Tang Dynasty were the fingers are naturally curved. In India the mudrā is used in images of Avalokiteśvara from the Gupta Period of the 4th and 5th centuries. The Varada mudrā is extensively used in the statues of Southeast Asia. (Japanese: Yogan-in, Segan-in, Seyo-in; Chinese: Shiynan Yin.)


Vajra Mudrā

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The Vajra mudrā ("thunder mudrā") is the gesture of knowledge. It is made making a fist with the right hand, index extending upward, and the left hand also making a fist and enclosing the index.[clarification needed] A good example of the application of the Vajra mudrā is the seventh technique (out of nine) of the Nine Syllable Seals, using the mudrā with mantras in a ritual application. Here[citation needed] is a video of a Sanskrit prayer to set the mind in a sacred state, followed by a quick version of the kuji-in ritual, using the Japanese kanji pronunciation (Sanskrit mantras are usually offered to the serious seeker).


Vitarka Mudrā

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Vitarka mudrā, Tarim Basin, 9th century

The Vitarka mudrā ("mudrā of discussion") is the gesture of discussion and transmission of Buddhist teaching. It is done by joining the tips of the thumb and the index together, and keeping the other fingers straight very much like Abhaya and Varada mudrās but with the thumbs touching the index fingers. This mudrā has a great number of variants in Mahāyāna Buddhism in East Asia. In Tibet it is the mystic gesture of Tārās and Bodhisattvas with some differences by the deities in Yab-yum. (Vitarka mudrā is also known as Prajñāliṅganabhinaya, Vyākhyāna mudrā ("mudrā of explanation"); Japanese: Seppō-in, An-i-in; Chinese: Anwei Yin.)


Jnana Mudrā

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The Jñana mudrā ("mudrā of knowledge") is done by touching the tips of the thumb and the index together, forming a circle, and the hand is held with the palm inward toward the heart.


Karana Mudrā

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The Karana mudrā is the mudrā which expels demons and removes obstacles such as sickness or negative thoughts. It is made by raising the index and the little finger, and folding the other fingers. It is the same as the rude gesture known as corna in many western countries. (This mudrā is also known as Tarjanī mudrā; Japanese: Funnu-in, Fudō-in). This mudra is made with the hand that holds a phurba in some rites of exorcism where the nails of the index and little finger are not visible to the outer orientation of the rite. The mudra and tool together form a simulacrum of a scorpion where the index and little fingers are the pincers and the phurba blade is the transfixing tail and sting the adamant tip.

Love Always
mudra

[Seashore]

A mudrā (Sanskrit: मुद्रा, lit. "seal") is a symbolic or ritual gesture in Hinduism and Buddhism...

Thanks!

[Gibiforever]

Hi Seashore!

Well... Mine is a photo I took one day when I was in Ethiopia.
That morning, the weather looked threatening. A funeral took place that day and, at the end of the street, there was a long procession of people paying respect for the deceased, walking to the burial ground. I thought it was the beginning of a gloomy day.
I was following the crowd at distance and suddenly I stopped, for no reason. I looked on my right and there was a opening between the buildings and the leafy trees where I could see the sky. I saw the light of the sun piercing the clouds. It was beautiful. I tooked the picture. Few seconds later, it disappeared. It seemed I was the only one who saw that brief appearance. I could missed it if I stopped few meters before or if I didn't stop. At that moment, my perception of that day was different. I saw in the funeral all the love people had for the deceased. I saw the grey sky as the everlasting changing nature of the earth. In the evening, a tourist guide invited me to have dinner with his family and I shared some magical moments.
For me, this picture is a reminder: Life is rich and beautiful. If you turn your attention on bad thoughts, you could miss it.

[Seashore]

Hi Seashore!

Well... Mine is a photo I took one day when I was in Ethiopia.
That morning, the weather looked threatening. A funeral took place that day and, at the end of the street, there was a long procession of people paying respect for the deceased, walking to the burial ground. I thought it was the beginning of a gloomy day.
I was following the crowd at distance and suddenly I stopped, for no reason. I looked on my right and there was a opening between the buildings and the leafy trees where I could see the sky. I saw the light of the sun piercing the clouds. It was beautiful. I tooked the picture. Few seconds later, it disappeared. It seemed I was the only one who saw that brief appearance. I could missed it if I stopped few meters before or if I didn't stop. At that moment, my perception of that day was different. I saw in the funeral all the love people had for the deceased. I saw the grey sky as the everlasting changing nature of the earth. In the evening, a tourist guide invited me to have dinner with his family and I shared some magical moments.
For me, this picture is a reminder: Life is rich and beautiful. If you turn your attention on bad thoughts, you could miss it.

I LOVE looking at it, and this is a beautiful story!

Thanks! :original:

[mudra]

Wonderfull picture Gibiforever .
Your story reminds me of a scene I have been witness to at the funeral of a friend of mine.
At the moment the coffin was buried into the ground we were all there paying our last
thoughts to him . Suddenly the sky opened up and a wonderfull shining sun appeared
to embrace us.
We all noticed it and realized that this was our friend saying good bye to us in spirit
and showing us that everything was allright .

Love Always
mudra

[artvision]

Mine represent with a vision of the place for where the spiritual rebirth of the world will commence. Is the New Jerusalem, the place of Kingdom of God on Earth a future saint pilgrimage place for all the Terra inhabitants. It will irradiate the pure love of God toward all of its creature and nothing impure or evil will exist on that place.

As been prophesied for thousands of years and 100 years ago by Sadhu Singar Singh:

http://www.setras.ro/eng_sundarsing.htm

The cross is the representation of Jesus Christ sacrifice for us the people, the pivotal center of the world were recent rebirth work begun in 1955!

[Seashore]

Mine represent with a vision of the place for where the spiritual rebirth of the world will commence....The cross is the representation of Jesus Christ sacrifice for us the people, the pivotal center of the world were recent rebirth work begun in 1955!

Thanks, artvision.

I had not noticed the cross before...

[MONITOR]

Well i used this symbol as my avatar, hoping that someone might regognise it....it was the light that I experienced during an abduction experience...look closey can anyone see a GREY... the shape of the eyes..the light seemed to come from the third eye of a GREY...together with a buzzing sound...the being was able to contol me with this light that appered in front of it's face. the strongest point of the light was were the three point converge...

[THEWATCHER]

Mine often speaks for itself

[Seashore]

Well i used this symbol as my avatar, hoping that someone might regognise it....it was the light that I experienced during an abduction experience...

:mfr_omg:

look closey can anyone see a GREY... the shape of the eyes....

I kept looking at it, but to be honest, not really...

But thanks for sharing!! :original:

[Seashore]

Mine often speaks for itself

I like it a lot!! It sends a clear message.

[Kari Lynn]

Ladyfreedom has been my username and avatar for about the past 5 years.
It was a hard avatar for me to come up with, as I felt Lady freedom was a way of life, and way of surviving, not just a statue in a harbor.
At the time, I volunteered often in old civil war re-enactments. Wearing the dress/costume of the ladies of the civil war. Learning how they not only survived, but thrived. Many pioneer ladies were strong, curageous, women who stood for truth, honor and fought to protect their children, homes, and way of life.
With help from many of my friends, and soldiers that I know and work with here on base, they found her for me, as well as a banner that went with it.


Most recent I started using Kari Lynn Petre.
It is a nic name recieve from my best friend in school, + my ancestoral name before it was changed when they migrated from Wales to the US in the 1600s.

[Seashore]

Ladyfreedom has been my username and avatar for about the past 5 years...

Interesting!

Thanks. :original:

[Angel in Disguise]

I could give a long lengthy explanation but I think mine speaks for itself... I'm a do gooder bad ass that loves love, the moon, sun, stars and knowledge. I know that one day we can all live like I always imagined... in peace love and harmony...The only reason I am still here is to witness THAT!
Goodtimes for all :wub2::thumb_yello:

[Seashore]

I could give ...

Thanks! :original:

[MONITOR]

I kept looking at it, but to be honest, not really...


How about now....?

[Seashore]

How about now....?

I don't see it but it has to be that I'm not focusing my attention the same way you are. And I haven't had your experience...