Simply, the present moment - St George and the Dragon
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Gaele Arnott
Aug 15, 2007, 2:30:01 AM8/15/07
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Simply, the present
moment
Ni Di Dzi Di Le = to manifest that which you most need
for your Highest Good
Battles are part of our everyday life.
They may be big or small and we all deal with them according
to our abilities at that time.
In some way or another we are all soldiers coping with the
demands life places upon us.
Each of us carry a part of St George within us - just as we
each carry a part of the dragon.
It is how we act that allows us to notice the difference
within ourselves.
it is not necessary to kill the dragon just understand that
part which carries the trait either within ourself or within others.
Understanding the other point of view quite frequently changes the perception of
the moment.
We have been taught to live in the moment. To accept each
moment as a precious gift.
Dragons represent the magic and the mystery of life. They can
be fun if we allow them to be so. The are able carry the energy of the
child within us, if that's how we want to see them.
The lyrics for "Puff, the Magic Dragon" were based
on a 1959 poem by Leonard Lipton, a
nineteen-year-old Cornell student. Lipton
was inspired by an Ogden
Nash poem titled "Custard the Dragon,"
about a "Really-O, Truly-O, little pet dragon." Lipton passed his poem on to
friend and fellow Cornell student
Peter
Yarrow, who created music and more
lyrics to make the poem into the song. In 1961, Yarrow joined Paul Stookey and
Mary
Travers to form Peter, Paul and Mary. The
group incorporated the song into their live performances before recording it in
1962.
The lyrics tell a bittersweet story of the ageless
dragon Puff and his playmate Jackie Paper, a little boy who grows up and loses
interest in the imaginary adventures of childhood and leaves Puff alone and
depressed. The story of the song takes place "by the sea" in the fantasy land of
Hanalei (also the name of a real town on the island of Kauai in Hawaii). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puff,_the_Magic_Dragon
At some time in your life I'm sure you've heard the song being played.
Banned in Singapore because of an assumption made that it referred to taking
drugs. Singapore also banned the Beatles song Yellow Submarine. They became
dragons which needed to be 'killed'. Would you have placed this perception on
the simplicity of the words. Perceptions and how we view them are often the
dragons themselves.
In these days where governments allow and even encourage the media to
instil fear into our everyday lives how do you tackle the fear for yourself and
your family. Are the dragons that which you fear? What is your perception of
your own personal fear?
Are you able to allow yourself to be St George and the Dragon?
Transform the mystery into magic and the moment becomes Simply the present
which you gift to yourself.
it is in love from my heart and soul to your heart and
soul
Gaele Arnott , from here in Brisbane, Australia
on Wednesday the 15th August , 2007
Woo Oh Ni
Ai (I love
You)
The
Legends
The legends surrounding Saint
George are very varied. One concerns the famous dragon with which he is
invariably portrayed. According to legend, a pagan town in Libya was being
terrorised by a dragon. The locals kept throwing sheep to it to placate it, and
when it still remained unsatisfied, they started sacrificing their
citizens. Finally the local Princess was to be sacrificed to
the beast, but Saint George came along, slaughtered the dragon and rescued
the fair princess. At this the townsfolk converted to
Christianity.
The origin of this well-known legend
came originally from the way in which the Greek Church honoured George. They
venerated him as a soldier-saint and told many stories of his bravery and
protection in battle. The western Christians,
joining with the Byzantine
Christians in the Crusades, elaborated and misinterpreted the Greek traditions
and devised their own version. The story we know today of Saint George and the
dragon dates from the Troubadours of the 14th century.
The reason for his being adopted as the
Saint of Battles was partly because he was a soldier, but also because he is
said to have appeared to the Christian army before the Battle of Antioch. It is
also said that he appeared to our English King Richard I (Richard the Lionheart)
during his Crusade against the Saracens, which served as a great encouragement
to the troops.
The Meaning
of the Symbols
The symbols are explained thus;
the Dragon represented satan and the Princess represented the Christian Church.
Saint George rescued the pagans from evil by vanquishing it and saved the Church
from being devoured by the insatiable forces of darkness.
The Real
St. George
The life of St George in shrouded in so
much legend that it is difficult to unravel the facts. It appears that he
was born of noble, Christian parents in Cappadocia. On the death of his
father, he accompanied his mother to Palestine where she and George ran an
estate.
George joined the Roman Army and rose to
the rank of Tribune (similar to the modern-day colonel).
In about 302AD, the Emperor Diacletian
(245-313AD) began the persecution of Christians, and George complained to him
personally about the severity and harshness of his purges against the
Christians. He was thrown into prison, and although he was tortured, he
would not recant his faith. On the 23rd April, 303AD, he was dragged
through the streets and then beheaded. It is said that the Emperor’s wife,
Alexandra, was so impressed with George’s courage that she converted to
Christianity. She too was later put to
death. Around 1000 years later, St. George became England's
patron saint replacing Edward the Confessor. In 1415, April 23 became a national
feast day.
Patron
Saint
St George is also patron
saint of soldiers, archers, cavalry and chivalry, farmers and field workers,
riders and saddlers, and he helps those suffering from leprosy, plague and
syphilis.
The Cross
of St George
Whilst fighting in the
Crusades, the soldiers of Richard I adopted the red cross on a white background,
which they wore on their tabbards. Later on, Richard II adopted it for all
his troops to replace the many symbols then in use. Over time, it then
developed into the national flag of England.
SOURCES - Most of the material for this
page was obtained from the webpage of Woodland’s Junior School, Kent www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk
N.B - Our thanks
go to Andy Hoggarth for researching this legend. A true patriot.
Another link for useful information on St
George is: http://www.royalsocietyofstgeorge.com
Today's graphic was created by Gaele in PAP
IX
the image in
the centre of the Mandala is of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
England
The Mandala
was created by me
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The midi
playing is: Puff the Magic
Dragon
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The Peace CandleI ask that you join me, each day at your dinner hour (evening meal) in lighting a candle together, so that we as One People may join voices together for Peace On Earth.
Peace will come when we are all free to love with
compassion each other, as One family, without the constrictions of past beliefs.
Together we can create a reality free of fear, greed and manipulation, where all
people in all lands may have the freedom to move freely in joyful
harmony.
***********************************************************spelling used in this article is Australian English and is checked with the Australian Macquarie Dictionary
© Gaele Arnott August 2007Permission is given to share this post. Please leave all credits intact.***********************************************************
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