TORO BLU-SHIVA Painting

Взирая злобно на безжалостный закат, Он ждал,…держа на синих плечах, Бессчетные миры, что разрушал, Гася любовь и жизнь, как свечи. Он знал, что смерть светила, В себе таит уже рассвет. Что разрушениям нет предела, Как в созидании его нет. И ощущение вечности тоскою, Его пронзило, как всегда. Нет в бесконечности покоя, Лишь одиночество творца….. Pollin 2012 Lord Shiva Shiva is among the three main deities of Hinduism – Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. All three gods are manifestations of the one divine essence, but each is assigned a specific "scope". So, Brahma is the Creator of the world, Vishnu its preserver, Shiva — its destroyer, but he recreates it again.The worship of Shiva originated during the time of the Dravidians – the indigenous inhabitants of Ancient India, Shiva who was the head of the main Pantheon of gods was the demiurge, the ruler of the world, as a model of a yogi has attained spiritual self-realization. Trishul (Trident) in his right hand Shiva symbolizes the three gunas - sattva, rajas and Tamas. Through these three modes of Shiva controls the world. Damara (sacred drum), which is attached to a Trident, symbolizes the syllable "om", which consist of all languages. From the sounds of damaru Siva created the Sanskrit. The throat of Shiva's characteristic blue color. According to legend, Shiva swallowed the poison intended for the destruction of humanity and stopped him inside his throat and still keeps it there to prevent total destruction. The current of Ganga in the hair of Shiva represents the nectar of immortality, a Crescent in her hair denotes that Shiva full control of Your mind. Litter of tiger skin on which Shiva sits usually indicates defeated lust. The body of Lord Shiva – white color- a symbol of spiritual purity. In the middle of His forehead is a third eye - the eye of wisdom can see through space and time. On the forehead of Shiva, the three stripes Bhasma – a symbol that Shiva destroyed the three pollution: anava (egoism), karma (consequences of past deeds) and Maya (illusion), and three of the desire to possess the land, woman and gold. Snake on body of Shiva is Jiva (the personal soul), which rests on Siva. Five hoods represent the five senses or the five tattvas, namely, earth, water, fire, air and ether. Personal soul enjoys existing in a world of objects through the five tattvas. When the Jiva (the personal soul) by controlling the senses and the mind reaches knowledge, it finds its eternal safe refuge in Shiva, the Supreme Soul. The usual seat of Shiva – mountain of Kailash in the Himalayas, where He made the dive. There Shiva, the embodiment of austerity, renunciation and detachment from the world. The third eye in the middle of His forehead indicates Its penetration into the secrets of the world. It expanded the audience for the blessing of the palm indicates that It liberates the Jiva (individual soul), burning all fetters leading to enlightenment. In the cult of Shiva at the forefront of his creative – statues of the lingam in temples and home altars symbolize the life-giving potency of Shiva. In India they say: Shiva without Parvati (feminine energy) - He is Nirguna (devoid of qualities) Brahman (God). For the sake of pious devotees with Parvati He becomes Saguna-Brahman (with qualities). So manifested, dwells in the world of śiva is always accompanied by feminine energy. The Shiva Linga is always erect. Worship of śiva lingam is a phallic cult – Abhishek and Shiva-Puja. Bull bull, ox, Taurus lat. — Taurus In some mythologies (Sumerian, Egyptian, etc.) found various connections of the ox and its corresponding mythological image: the identity, the bull as the earthly incarnation of God or as his attribute, etc. the Myths of the victory of the hero over the bull could be related to the ritual the ritual contest with the bull and sacrificing the sacred bull, which was widespread in the Eastern Mediterranean. In other myths of the same area the bull is a symbol of the God of storms (Hurrian, Slavic mythology). Perhaps the connection of the bull with the God of thunder goes back to an ancient Indo-European mythology. In Egyptian mythology, the bull of heaven — the son of the Celestial cow and the calf's father, whom she gives birth. These views are comparable bliznecy myths of some African peoples. Especially wide dissemination of the cult of the sacred bull (Buffalo) had in the ancient civilizations of the Indus valley (3rd Millennium BC), what allows to judge the seals from Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa and Sumerian information about people from the country Meluhha (India). The role of the bull as symbol of God (the bull the God Shiva Nandini) or as an enemy of the mythological hero (Skanda, who kills the spirit of a Buffalo in the mahābhārata, III, 221, 66; Valine, killing the Buffalo Dundubhi in Ramayana IV 11, 7-39) are characteristic of the elements of the ancient Indian mythology that can be associated with the earliest mondorescue its origins, continuing in mythological and religious conceptions such neitherpast peoples of southern India, as TOD (TOD is known the veneration and the sacrifice of a Buffalo as a sacred animal). The symbolism of the bull as the incarnation of the cosmic beginning, continuing a similar use of the symbol of a bison in the upper Palaeolithic art, characteristic of the Neolithic culture of Chatal-Chuuka (Asia Minor, 7-6 th century BC), where early layers (IX-VIA) found sculptural image of the ox, which used real cattle horns and part skull, which resembles the technique of "natural layout" of the beast in early cave art and technique of collage in contemporary art. In layer VI was found the bench, decorated with a line of bull horns. Almost in each of the sanctuaries (VII—II layers Chatal-Chuuka) has poles on which are placed the horns of the bulls. Such columns (later osmisljena as a way to scare away evil or to be a sign of evil in the house; Ms. bull's skull at Svan) is known, and much later in Asia Minor and in Crete, where the cult of the bull in many details coincides with the corresponding cult of the Chatal-Hyouka. Archaeological traces of cult of the bull can be traced in many ancient pastoralist cultures (according to some scholars, the cult wild bull played a significant role in the process of its domestication), influenced by Persian. A clay model of a temple, decorated with bull's horns, discovered in the settlement of Trypillya culture near the river ROS that gives rise to Parallels with the iconic role of the bull, bull horns and masks of a bull in the cultures of the Balkans 5-4 th centuries BC and in Chatal-houke. Ritual of the composition of several bull skulls are also found in such geographically and chronologically remote systems, as the burial ground Sintashta (the southern Ural, near the middle of the 2nd Millennium BC), in which found, and other traits common with Indo-European mythology. Where there was local cults of the main deities in the form of a bull, the temple was kept sacred bull as his incarnation (Egyptian APIs in Memphis); the beliefs of the Svans, bull Vishu, dedicated to the God Puttu, should be the most powerful and beautiful of the bulls. The bulls have (visible or invisible) sign of their belonging to a deity (similar to the designation of the bulls as "marked by God" occurs in grinenetsky texts). The symbol has a dual meaning. The bull represents the masculine principle, solar regenerative effect on all the celestial gods, as well as fecundity, male productive force, the Royal origin. In other cases, it symbolizes the earth and the feminine force of nature. When the bull becomes lunar, there go the goddess of the moon Astarte and Europe, and it means taming the male animal and the beginning. The rider on the bull, or bulls, pulling a cart, are the attributes of solar warrior, associated with the sky, the storm and with popular deities. The roar of the bull symbolizes thunder, rain and fertility. As the embodiment of man's productive forces, associated with a fertile bull by the sun, rain, storm, thunder and lightning, therefore, as with the dry and wet elements. N obecnie deities are often in the form of a bull, a goddess portrayed him as a husband. The sacrifice of a bull and tavroboliya take place in worship to Attis and Mithras, as well as in the ancient celebrations of the New Year. Bull symbols — a common occurrence in Shu mariska and Semitic cults. Chelovekami is usually a guard that protects either the middle or treasure, or some doors. It protects against evil and is usually apotropichnym. The head of a bull (the most important part, as it contains his life principle) means sacrifice and death. Instillation of a bull on New year symbolizes the death of Winter and the birth of creating vitality. In some cultures it was believed that an ox is an earthquake, the ground hooking horns, and then all hear him roar. It also represents a victory over the savage nature of man and life, passed through death. A bull with a lion is a symbol of death. In many ancient cultures the symbol of a great force. On cave paintings of the cult caves of the Paleolithic image of a huge wild bulls — bison and tours along with the same horses is the most important motive. Primitive bull to symbolize vitality and male authority, though his interpretation of the symbolism is twofold. If the strength and savagery of it appealed to something stupid senseless cruelty of his attacks, which had to experience the man was a terror. Religious-historically, the role of the bull in the highest degree significant, which resulted in the cults of the bull, which first catches the eye of the high sexual potency of the animal; similarly, the full value of its horns resembling the Crescent moon (although in this regard the same shall be considered and a cow). On the other hand, there are countless symbolic rituals, the content of which is competition and victory over the bull and brought him to the victim. Ancient Cretan cults that probably existed in similar forms in other cultures, did object ox athletic and artistic dance pereprygivaya in which people tried to prove their superiority and to feel a sense of victory over a dumb animal nature of the beast. Related to this is the desire to tame the bull and put it at the service of man. While the oxen were prepared only to work, uncastrated bulls were venerated as sacred animals (for example, ancient Egyptian APIs, who was mummified), as an expression of the productive forces of nature. Fertility, death, and resurrection are often associated with the bull, for example, in the late antique cult of Mithras. Pyrrhic of ancient Crete, the Minotaur — half-man-polovik, first hiding in the maze, but then he is killed by the hero Theseus. Known in South-Western Europe, the bullfight is seen not only as sports performance, but also as a ritual form drevnechernomorskiy games that also ended with the sacrifice of a bull as plodorodie representative of the untamed forces of nature. Due to its strength and fertility was worshipped in ancient religions. Is associated with the symbolism of Taurus. An extremely complex way from both historical and psychological point of view. the wild bull, horns breaking the egg of chaos, once considered a symbol of the Creator, a liberating life-giving seed from the shackles of inert matter. In iconography the head of this animal was crowned generatives, which meant part of the power of the Creator in the creation of sentient beings. In ancient civilizations this symbol of fertility was associated with the deities, ruling atmospheric phenomena: storms and thunder felt the roar of the bull and the Crescent of his horns. multi-valued symbol of divinity, the royalty, elemental forces of nature, which changed its meaning at different times in different cultures. As the embodiment of many middle Eastern gods, the bull was one of the most important sacred animals. In the rites and iconography of the bull was represented as the moon and the sun, both the land and the sky, like rain and drought, power, keepers of women, and male potency, matriarchy and Patriarchy, death and rebirth. Similar to the symbolism of the bloom and vitality and was adopted in ancient Indo-Iranian myths. In early cave art bull — after the second horse, used to denote vital energy. From Northern Europe to India, the bull was the emblem of divine power, especially associated with the gods of the moon, the sun, sky and wind. In this sense, it is worth noting the Nordic gods Thor and Freyja; the Greek Zeus (in Roman mythology Jupiter), Dionysus (Bacchus),Poseidon (Neptune); the Egyptian RA, Osiris, PTA, (the sacred bull), Seth; Mesopotamian Sludge (with bull horn) and the Waal; the Indian Indra, Aditi, Agni, Rudra and Shiva (sitting on a bull named Nandi). Bull horns — sign of the incomplete moon, his huge body of support in the Islamic world, and Vedic traditions; its abundant seed is fueled by the moon in Iranian mythology; his bellowing, stamping feet, and a trembling horns everywhere associated with thunder, and with earthquake, especially in Crete, home of the terrible Minotaur chelovekami. As the most dangerous of all the animals, the bull since ancient times was the object of worship, and rivalry, his strength was measure for many legendary heroes such as Hercules, and the Minoan acrobats that did flips based on sharp bull horns. Carefully organized ritual of modern bullfighting continues a long tradition of using the bull as a partner in the game of death. In this case, the idea outright mockery over death, perhaps more thorough than moralistic view of Jung, who believed that with ceremonies the killing of the bull is willing to give exalted character of the basest human passions. However, the symbolism connecting the bull with death and rebirth, originating in the cult of Mithras, spread in later ancient times widely and had overshadowed the sexual symbolism; it is very noticeable in the Egyptian culture, as well as in Northern Asia, death rides on black bull. bull horns (like the horns of an ox or cow) compared a bow from which to shoot arrows of sun rays. Bull — a male and simultaneously feminine symbol, the Crescent moon, month. The bull in the legends was associated with the sea — sailed and swam, and it meant a connection with Poseidon and Hero of the goddesses, Athena, Demeter, Aphrodite, Ourania. Black bulls, as a rule, the priests brought the victim to the underground gods — in order to improve the fertility of the soil, increase germination of seeds. As the sacrificial animal, the ox was replaced by scapegoat: in primitive times in the East were caught with lasso wild buffalos were sacrificed to the gods at the vernal equinox. This ritual murder, or expiatory sacrifice, hoping to provide salvation to the people (see Goat). This ritual lies at the basis of bullfighting. Gradually the ritual sacrifice of bulls and oxen for improving the fertility of the land has changed, so there was the spectacle, which became "his" the Celts who inhabited the Iberian Peninsula during the so-called Punic wars between Rome and Carthage. In fact, the later Spanish bullfights — tauromachia were copied with this kind of athletic amusements of the youth of the island of Crete, as recorded in many ancient frescoes. These amusements were varied — from acrobatic exercises on the back of an angry bull before the bull baiting dogs. This sport was quite popular in Europe (Bull fighting — the English. that is "bull fight"). In the last century in the UK was up chasing the bull with clubs in hand, — in 1835 it was forbidden by a special parliamentary decree. Herd bulls, herd livestock since ancient times, signified wealth (lat. Pesus, i.e. "cattle", what happened Pecunia, "property", "possession", "wealth"), pride, which is supported by the gods. Key values: strength, power, fertility. The sun, fire; month; of the Earth, the underworld; rain, thunder; the patron of strength, sacrifices, death, silence; purity; patience; peace, peace; of grain, wealth, abundance; masculinity; 30 years old; living the hero (unlike the snake, which symbolizes the dead hero); animal strength, fertility, lust, male power, potency, energy, courage in battle, rage, wildness. The earth and the underworld storm, whirlwind male symbol of the Sun of menacing wildness. Grey ox, and black cow is in trouble, danger, old age, death. ox — silence, silence. The ox is also the symbol of the short memory, stupidity. Taurus, the calf signifies obedience and affection. physical work, sacrifice obedience) peace and regular hard work, renunciation and sacrifice. divine power divine power and life-giving power of Might, power, male fertility Antiquity during the Greek bufoni killed the bull, ate the sacrificial bread, and then staged ritual, the trial of perpetrators of the murder of the Greek myths about Zeus turning into a bull, the Romans sacrificed a bull to Jupiter. Among the Greeks the bull was considered an attribute of Zeus, as the God of heaven, and Dionysus, the image competed with horns, and sometimes with the head of a bull, when personified the masculine principle. Dedicated to Poseidon, the Butler who had been in Ephesus "bulls". The wet strength, the bull was an attribute of Aphrodite. In Ancient Rome, a bull was considered an attribute of Jupiter, the God of Heaven, dedicated to Mars, the attribute of Venus, and Europe, as the lunar deities. Europe, as a symbol of the dawn, was carried to Heaven solar bull. In the Minoan culture of this Great God. The ox was sacrificed to the God of earthquakes and the earth: "Bull rejoice he who shakes the Earth" (Homer). In Crete he appears to represent the reproductive power of nature. The sexual symbolism of the bull is very strong in Greek mythology, as evidenced arginine rituals involving bulls in honour of Dionysus, and Zeus appeared in front of the beautiful Europe in the image of a tame white bull to kidnap her. The Greeks offered the bull in sacrifice to some gods (Apollo, for example)" the Flock "Sun bull" in ancient mythology, the clouds that bring to Earth the life-giving rains. can be called ancient Greek mythical gods and heroes of the "solar number": Zeus and Europe, of Helios, of Apollo and of Geryon with herds of sacred cattle; Minos with Pasiphae; the bull of Poseidon and the Minotaur; the Cretan bull, conquered by Heracles, and Odysseus with the bulls of Helios (Odyssey of Homer); it is possible to remember IO, which is to trick Zeus, into a white heifer. In Ancient Rome during tavroboliya, sacrificial rituals of the bull, bullish dedicate poured blood, symbolizing the flow of Life. Hinduism a Hindu is a symbol of strength, speed, fertility, and reproductive forces of nature. Shiva travels to the bull Nandini, the warden of the West. The bull is also an attribute of Agni as "Bull power" and a form of Indra in his fertile aspect. The bull also symbolizes the life breath of seobythesea Aditi. The power attached to the soma, often equated to the power of the bull. Rudra is connected to the cow-goddess. In India, the bull and cow as symbols of male and female, of generation and nourishment of divine power. Siva seated on the bull Nandi, symbolizing justice, power and law (Dharma). Vrisabha, Vedic bull, meets Soma, the Father of abundance, the Supreme dappled bull, in all its diversity of manifestations. Each leg of an ox serves as a symbol of the era (the South) full cycle (Maha-Yana), and every age he loses one leg. In India, the main Saint of the sect of Jaina ascetics appears as a Golden bull. In Hindu mythology, the cow symbolizes fertility. Holy cow, domestic animals in India, which, according to the Hindu cult, can neither be cut nor milk, but it is possible to plough and to use the manure for fertilizing fields. In a figurative sense, a person that is forbidden to criticize. In the laws of Manu ox — the divine embodiment of justice; violator of the laws of the gods called Ursula — "kill the bull". Astronomy/logy In astrological symbolism the zodiac (see the Stars) bull (Taurus) — the second sign of the zodiac, "the sign of the Earth", and giving birth-remaining under his protection are associated with properties such as heaviness, founder-ness, relationship with land and soil strength (stability) and the vitally power. The sign dominates in the period between April 21 and may 21, and Venus is its "night house" that allows you to think of mythological inter-connection of the goddess of love with God-would-com. Greek legends about the stars seen in the heavenly bull Minota-RA, but also the wild-bull, which once devastated the fields around the Marathon and was defeated by the hero Theseus. On the back of the heavenly bull is a nebulous constellation of the Pleiades, the seven daughters of Atlas, which are pursued by the hunter Orion (see Scorpion) as long as they first turn into a go-Luba, and then into the stars. The bright eye of the celestial bull — the constellation Aldebaran. Zodiacal significance bull — Taurus is the symbol of the sun and the creative power of spring. In astrological symbolism the zodiac bull (Taurus) — the second sign of the zodiac, "the sign of the Earth", and those born under its auspices are associated with properties such as heaviness, solidity, and connection to the land and soil strength (stability) and life force. The sign dominates in the period between April 21 and may 21, and Venus is its "night house" that allows you to think about the relationship of the mythological goddess of love with the God-bull. Greek legends about the stars seen in the heavenly bull of the Minotaur, but also the wild-bull, which once devastated the fields around the Marathon and was defeated by the hero Theseus. On the back of the heavenly bull is a nebulous constellation of the Pleiades, the seven daughters of Atlas, are pursued by the hunter Orion (see Scorpion) until then, until they have turned into doves and then into stars. The bright eye of the celestial bull — the constellation of Aldebaran (see Horn). the constellation that is seen in Eastern Europe in autumn and winter. This sign is a symbol of femininity, cold, dryness. At the intersection of the path of the planet Venus — the symbol of creative potency, sensuality, pursuit of pleasure, bliss; inherent in this symbol color — red and Golden, a color that is one of the four elements — fire. Symbolic image — the forehead of the bull; schematically a triangle with horns, or oval with a Crescent Crescent.

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Size:47.2 W x 39.4 H x 0.6 D in

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