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New Flower Of Life T-Shirt
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Monday, 20 April 2009
by Administrator
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This is Nathan Parkers new signature shirt. The description of the shirt is below the pictures if you would like to read about how nathan chose this design.    How Nathan chose this design: As far as the expereinces the initial one which led me to finding the FoL was just something that happened when i was hanging out at home. I wasnt trying to meditate or anything like that. My mind just enters that state. Thats kind of what ive been trying to communicate to you. Im in that state of mind most of the time while also being awake and actively doing other things. I guess to describe it, its like day dreaming all the time but while still zoned in on waht your doing. It would seem benign until you start to look into the things that your seeing hearing etc.
 those immages are of the five platonic solids and the first is the metatrons cube. as it is labeled they all display a basi start to the FoL pattern in the background. Revered for its harmony, its perfect form and porportion, The flower of life has been the subject of contemplation following back to ancient times. Many times through my life I have found myself thinking about the fundamental geometric shapes that seem to form our entire existance. I didnt really know the background of the flower of life when I first came upon the symbol. One afternoon a few years ago, I was at home hanging arround. As I milled about I entered what i call a waking meditation. I had a vision of a figure holding out to me what I could only describe as a 3 dimensional Star of David. This figure is also known as a star tetrahedron or in some traditions the Merkaba. It was through this experience that i was introduced to the Flower of Life. One of the first things i became aware of when looking at the symbol, was that if I relaxed my eyes it looked as though it was transforming. As some of the lines brighten or dim, as my vision blurs or comes into or out of focus; I began seeing several other known geometric shapes. As well as other symbols I recognized such as the Trinity symbol or Borromean Rings. The other Geometric shapes I was seeing are known as the Five Platonic solids. These five geometric shapes are noted for their perfect form as well, and thought to be building blocks on an elemental level. As I watched the shapes come into and out of view, I felt a surge in my body. For me the Tree of life represents both a perfect structure, and transformation. This balance to me appears to be a tool to aid in understandig fundamental truths. Personally I feel that it is also symbol representing the connection between all things. I have learned that many many traditions both spiritual and non have shared these ideas and feelings towards the Flower of Life, as well as other geometric shapes and symbols. Such as fractals. If nothing else this figure is a vehicle for contemplation if you care to do so. If not, well it looks cool.
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