Contents:
- The symbols of eternal love
- Gemstones - symbols of love
- Symbols of love of Feng Shui
Love - one of the most mysterious and unfathomable mysteries of the universe. Explain what it is, can neither scholars nor artists nor historians or psychologists or doctors. The sacrament of true love inaccessible to human understanding. It will always be significant and deeper than we can express in some familiar forms of intelligence. Yes, and whether they are necessary to us, these crude forms?
For centuries, mankind has created a symbol of love and happiness and takes it unearthly feeling with these characters. They exist in many on our planet, people. Moreover, each person has their own idea of love symbolism. However, there are common symbols of love.
The symbols of eternal love
Well, who among us does not know about the most common symbol of eternal love - the image of the heart? It is said that he owes his origin pair of swans, which are rocking on the water surface at sunset, gently joined the head and chest. Swan couple, once met, never parted, so the swans - it is also a symbol of love and loyalty for life. About a commitment to each other people can only dream! It is this desire in man, and the impetus for the creation of symbols in a heart displaying the eternal union of loving couples.
However, there are other versions of why the heart has become a symbol of love. For example, some researchers are of the opinion that the issue that the origin of his rather prosaic, and it is associated with the shape of female buttocks, which is sung by the ancient Greeks as the most beautiful part of the female body.
Another common symbol of eternal love - rose. With this magnificent flower is associated more. Rose - a sign of perfection, beauty, heavenly bliss, eternal mysteries of life, but it can symbolize rebirth, death and resurrection, and virginity and divine light of the universe ... And only red rose is the image of love and passion. It is the Egyptian symbol of eternal love, beauty, memory.
Why it was precisely the Egyptian symbol of love? Because in ancient Egypt, these amazing flowers were dedicated to the goddess Isis, personifying fidelity, tenderness, feminine beauty, fertility, motherhood. On one of the pedestal of the monument to Isis were carved the words: "I am - all that was, what is and what will be." But it is love that is' what was, what is and what will be ... "So what else may be its character, if not red, designed to Isis, a rose?
Generally, colors, symbolizing love, there is quite a lot. This red carnations and red tulips, and jasmine, and daisies, and forget-me, and marks amorous passion peonies and lilacs image of romantic love. Finally, we all know the modest daisy.
Many there are trees, symbolizing love and happiness. This maple, birch, willow, vine, poplar, ash, myrtle, and even spruce. They all mean the depth and the inviolability of life, based on the principles of love. Chinese character - tangerine tree, which is the way undying passion. His sweet, slightly sour fruit awaken in people the passion and ability to make even the already aging man to experience a sense of force which is possible only in a early age.
Another symbol of fidelity and love - a pair of cooing pigeons. This couple represents the enduring affection, harmony, understanding and devotion to each other. Love birds are considered to be living in Africa and the Red Parrot, who, gathering in pairs, have a seat as close as possible to each other. And the swallows, meaning affection, happiness and comfort. And nightingales singing of pure love. And even with Utitsa drake, symbolizing the attraction of girls and boys.
Gemstones - symbols of love
Precious and semiprecious stones even in ancient times were attributed magical properties, one of which - the ability to protect from the anguish of unrequited love and the attraction of that love. For example, symbols of love among the ancient Egyptians - turquoise, emerald and rock crystal, as symbols of love among the ancient Romans - a diamond and sapphire. They have not lost their value today, but not everyone knows as evidenced decoration with one or another stone. So ...
- Aquamarine - a stone in love, guarding the family fortune;
- Diamond - a stone of innocence and happiness;
- Amethyst - stone, symbolizing the true and faithful love;
- Beryl - a symbol of family love and fidelity;
- Turquoise - a stone of happiness and abiding love;
- Rock crystal - symbol of mutual love, providing a happy relationship with the opposite sex for many years;
- Pearls - stone, guarding the pangs of unrequited love;
- Emerald - stone of happiness and everlasting joy;
- Moonstone or village - a mineral, which is considered a symbol of divided love and love to overcome obstacles;
- Sapphire - stone, a symbol of family love and fidelity;
- Carnelian - a mineral keeping family peace and happiness and be protected from evil spells;
- Pink tourmaline - a stone, a symbol of love, attracting delicate, clean and reliable.
The stones are used as talismans of love for a long time. The age-old experience of the minerals to achieve happiness has allowed people to create rules for the use of a mineral on the signs of the zodiac. Therefore, if we want to buy jewelery with a stone, a symbol, it is necessary to ask which one is more suited to us. Otherwise, a guardian will be useless.
Symbols of love of Feng Shui
And now look at what encourages us to use as a symbol of love is so popular today, the art of creating your own comfort and happiness called "feng shui". Its symbols and mascots allowed to come into contact with the world of eternity, and to call for help the good forces that can solve all of our problems of love.
Especially powerful talisman and a symbol to attract love in Feng Shui is considered to be a painting of peonies. Single women or unmarried girls need to hang a picture at the entrance to the bedroom. In the same case, when the favorite has a number, a picture with peonies, placed in the bedroom together, make him thirsty.
The symbol of love and happiness are both crystals, placed or hung in the bedroom, in the southwest corner of it. Before you put the crystals in the proper place, they will have to hold for seven days in salt water.
Another very powerful talisman and a symbol appear paired images and figures, signifying the unity of masculine and feminine. It can be exposed in the flat figurines pair of swans, doves, mandarin ducks frolicking fish, human couple, men and women - all of which demonstrates the close community of two heterosexual beings.
In general, the symbols and signs of love a lot, and they are sometimes unexpected things. For example, how many of us know that our usual gloves - this is a real symbol of love? Nevertheless, it is. Previously, if a male aristocrat wanted to marry some woman, he asked for her hand. As a result, gloved female hand, and with it the glove, became a symbol of love and marriage.
This symbol is and lace. Many years ago, the noble women, going into society, be sure to take a lace handkerchief. As soon as the lady drop a handkerchief, as being close to a man immediately he raised him. Women often dropped handkerchief specifically, wanting to get to know this man. As a result, lace shawls, lace and later became associated with romantic relationships.
In short, the symbol of love could be anyone associated with this awesome feeling, thing. The main thing - to believe in it with all my heart. Love surrounds us everywhere and accompanies, and if we call her my heart, she will answer and give happiness.