Saturday, July 4, 2009

A Peek Down Memory Lane

The Message Is In The Candle



The candle symbolizes light in the darkness of life especially individual life. Once the illumination comes to life, it is the symbol of holy illumination of the spirit of truth.

Lighting a single candle it brings Peace, Love and Friendship - only the evils will fear.

The hidden powers of the candle will seek and set the truth free.

Wax - pure flesh or humanity
Wick - soul
Light - love, divinity
Flame -godhead
Fire -obedience
Heat -humility

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The Colours of Candles

White represents purity, spirituality and peace.

Red symbolizes health, energy, strength, sexual virility, courage and the masculine principle in Nature.

Pink is associated with romantic love, affection and friendship.

Yellow is the colour of the intellect, the powers of the creative imagination, memory, communication and mental agility.

Green equals abundance, fertility, good luck and harmony.


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Blue is the color of healing, truth, inspiration, higher wisdom, occult power and psychic protection, understanding, good health and the feminine principle in Nature.

Purple symbolizes success in financial affairs, psychic ability of a highly-developed form, idealism and spiritual power.

Gold attracts positive influences and it's connected with justice and career matters.

Silver represents clairvoyance, astral energies and channeling, also the faculty of far memory and remembering past lives.

Traditional Japanese Kimono



Japanese clothing and traditional Japanese clothes is worn to compliment the seasons. There are various types of kimono and worn according to the person’s age or event.

Young unmarried women wear kimono with long sleeves of vibrant, colourful and rich in patterns.

Older or married women wear kimono with short sleeves where designs and colours are more subdued.

Today, kimono producers and designers have modernized the kimono to meet the consumers’ everyday demands, economics and life style. New kimono patterns, designs, colours and fabrics are made to compliment the person’s age or marital status, thus being much more versatile.