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The term Undine first appears in the alchemical writings of Paracelsus, [1] a Renaissance alchemist and physician. It derives from the Latin word unda, meaning "wave", and first appears in Paracelsus' A Book on Nymphs, Sylphs, Pygmies, and Salamanders, and on the Other Spirits, published posthumously in 1566. [2]
Also known as Akua, he was the (god) of war, politics, farming and fishing. As the husband of the goddess Hina, [3] it's [who?] been supposedly suggested a form of complementary dualism exists, as the word kū in the Hawaiian language means "to stand" while one meaning of hina is "to fall". [4]
Love, especially young love; undying bond between lovers. [6] Cicada: Cicada motifs were used as early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties to decorate bronze; both realistic and stylized cicada motif were used during these periods.
Friendship, joy, gladness; [4] apology, intense emotion, undying love; extreme betrayal, a broken heart, infidelity, jealousy; [5] [7] Aromanticism [30] white: I am worthy of you; [5] secrecy [8] dried white rose: Sorrow; death is preferable to loss of virtue; [4] transient impressions [5] red and white together: Unity [5] [4] red and yellow ...
A totem (from Ojibwe: ᑑᑌᒼ or ᑑᑌᒻ doodem) is a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people, such as a family, clan, lineage, or tribe, such as in the Anishinaabe clan system.
In Totem and Taboo, published in 1913, Freud analyzes the tendency of primitive tribes to promulgate rules against incest within groups named for totem animal and objects, and to create taboos regarding actions, people and things. He notes that taboos (such as that regarding incest) still play a significant role in modern society but that ...
In Zimbabwe the mitupo (translated as totems by colonial missionaries and anthropologists, a term which neglects the organizational system) are a system of identifying clans and sub-clans, which are named after and signified by emblems, commonly indigenous animals or animal body parts.
Tōrei Enji (東嶺円慈) (8 May 1721 - 10 April 1792) was an eminent Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, painter and calligrapher. He was the chief disciple and heir of famed Japanese Rinzai master Hakuin Ekaku (1685–1786).