These four creatures are also referred to by a variety of other names, including "Four Guardians", "Four Gods", and "Four Auspicious Beasts". They are the Azure DragonSeiryu, Seiryū, or Seiryuu may refer to: Azure Dragon, a Chinese constellation symbol. Seiryu (YuYu Hakusho), a character in YuYu Hakusho anime. Seiryū (Fushigi Yūgi), a character in Fushigi Yūgi anime. Seiryu, a cultivar of the Japanese maple.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SeiryuWhite TigerThe White Tiger (Chinese: 白虎, Pinyin: Báihǔ), known in Chinese as Baihu, is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎; Xīfāng Báihǔ). It represents the west in terms of direction and the autumn season.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › White_Tiger_(mythology)
In New Age spirituality, the four animals most commonly represented as f spirit keepers for the medicine wheel are the Bear, the Buffalo, the Eagle, and the Mouse.
They are fundamental in semantic and Feng Shui tradition. The five creatures are: Black warrior of the North (Turtle with snake), azure dragon of the East, vermilion bird of the South, white tiger of the West and yellow dragon of the Center. Black and white renditions of Chinese, heavenly creatures.
The Vermilion Bird (Chinese: 朱雀; pinyin: Zhūquè) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. According to Wu Xing, the Taoist five elemental system, it represents the Fire element, the direction south, and the season summer correspondingly.
Chinese mythology (simplified Chinese: 中国神话; traditional Chinese: 中國神話; pinyin: Zhōngguó shénhuà) is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature in the geographic area now known as Greater China. Chinese mythology includes many varied myths from regional and cultural traditions.
Tianzhu (Chinese: 天主), meaning "Heavenly Master" or "Lord of Heaven", was the Chinese word used by the Jesuit China missions to designate God.
Shangdi, (Chinese: “Lord-on-High”) Wade-Giles romanization Shang-ti, also called Di, ancient Chinese deity, the greatest ancestor and deity who controlled victory in battle, harvest, the fate of the capital, and the weather.
The ivory-billed woodpecker is sometimes called the Lord God bird, a nickname it earned because that's what people cried out the first time they ever saw one: “Lord God, what a bird.” Even though the last confirmed sighting was in the 1930s, birders have been claiming they have seen the Lord God bird throughout the ...
Cranes are ubiquitous in the earliest legends of the world's peoples, where they often figure as harbingers of heaven and omens of longevity and good fortune.
There is an old folklore saying that, “When a cardinal appears in your yard, it's a visitor from heaven.” People often wonder what it means when God sends a cardinal to their yard.
The White Tiger, also known as the White Tiger of the West, is a mythological creature representing the Metal element and the autumn season.
The Azure Dragon represents the east and the spring season. It is also sometimes referred to as the Blue-green Dragon, Green Dragon, or the Blue Dragon (蒼龍 Cānglóng).
Metal represents the direction West, the planet is Venus, and is symbolized by the White Tiger.
The authors identify five cognitive and social psychological core phenomena as the "animal spirits" (a term coined by Keynes): Confidence, corruption, money illusion, fairness, and stories.
There are 12 Chinese zodiac signs, in the following order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.
Ever since, the European goldfinch has been associated with the Passion of Christ. It appears in many religious Italian Renaissance paintings and symbolizes Christ's crucifixion, resurrection and redemption.
Matthew 3:16 (Mark 1:10; Luke 3:22; John 1:32) And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him. In Hebrew, Jonah (יוֹנָה) means dove.
If you're lucky enough to live in an area with cardinals, then you've probably heard someone mention cardinals and angels. The link between cardinals and angels is so common that you'll often hear someone remark, “when cardinals appear, angels are near.” We're going to explore the origin of this phrase.
He took clay and then said, “Shall I make a bird for you from this clay? “ They said, “Can you do that? ' He replied, “Yes, by leave of my Lord.” Then he prepared it and when he had made it in the form of a bird he blew into it. Then he said, “Become a bird by leave of my Lord.”
The Eagle of Zeus (Ancient Greek: ἀετός Διός, romanized: aetos Dios) was one of the chief attributes and personifications of Zeus, the head of the Olympian pantheon.
Amaterasu, in full Amaterasu Ōmikami, (Japanese: “Great Divinity Illuminating Heaven”), the celestial sun goddess from whom the Japanese imperial family claims descent, and an important Shintō deity.
There were twelve principal deities in the Greek pantheon. Foremost was Zeus, the sky god and father of the gods, to whom the ox and the oak tree were sacred; his two brothers, Hades and Poseidon, reigned over the Underworld and the sea, respectively.
The God of the Korean people, whom we call “Hananim” (the Supreme One), is fundamentally different from the god of the Jewish people, whom they call Jehovah.