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In Rome the event takes place in Autumn, where worshippers would form a
luminous parade of torches & candles around the sacred dark waters of Lake Nemi, Diana's Mirror.
Dig if you will the picture...
It's the August Full Moon & a long procession of twinkling lights
wind down what is now called Via Diana.
Hundred's of travellers between the north and south banks of the lake
are carried in small boats lit by lanterns.
Ferrying festive crowds back and forth across the lake, traveling to & from Diana's temple.
Now, it's known as the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
La Luna, rising high overhead, gazed down on the wayfaring people with the lights of their candles joining the light of the moon, dancing in reflection upon the surface of the water.
According to Plutarch, part of the ritual (before the procession)
is the washing of hair and dressing it with wreath's of flowers.
Today's festival is held in the Greek fashion, It is a day of rest & healing for women and slaves.
Requests and offerings to Diana may include: small written messages on ribbons tied to an altar or to trees; small baked clay or bread statuettes of body parts in need of healing; clay images of mother and child; sculptures of stags/ horses; dance and song; and fruit such as apples, all a common practice in Italy & Greece.
The Festival of Torches has evolved to become one of the most sacred times of blessing's
that continually extend's a truce between humankind and the natural world.
As such, this competition is about nurturing what is good
... & right about OUR world.
Enjoy the strength of your connections & present an olive branch to someone !
Here are some of 's finest stock art to press upon your imagination,
Please enjoy this experience & Welcome to NEMORALIA !
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THE CONTEST THEME:
•••••••••• NEMORALIA: A SHIMMERING PROCESSION</strong> ••••••••••
AEGEAN PRINCE: ENTRIES PEACE OF ART: ENTRIES
NEMORALIA RULES & PRIZES
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... At The Stroke Of 12
AS THE END OF 2O11 APPROACHES & WE SAY GOODBYE TO ALL THAT HAS PAST
HOLD IN YOUR HEART ALL THAT IS DEAR TO YOU & TAKE A MOMENT
AT THE STROKE OF 12 TO REMEMBER THE WONDERFUL FAMILY & FANTASTIC FRIENDS
YOU HAVE THAT STAND BY YOU & MAKE EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE WORTHWHILE.
REMEMBER YOUR BLESSINGS & THE SIMPLE EARTHLY GIFTS THAT ARE IN YOUR HANDS.
KNOW YOUR DREAMS & TAKE A STEP INTO 2O12 WITH LOVE & KINDNESS.
NEVER FORGETTING THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US
... & WITH SWEET CURIOSITY OF THOSE WE HAVE YET TO MEET.
AT THE STROKE OF 12
WITH A CANDLE IN MY HAND & MY EYES CLOSED
I WILL BE THINKING OF YOU.
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE !
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I'm Coming With The Clouds
GOOD MORNING
NOVELIST, MARCEL PROUST ONCE COMPOSED A THESIS WHERE HE MADE A FAVORABLE MENTION TO REALIZING THAT IN THE SMALLEST DETAIL THAT'S THROWN YOUR WAY, IT CAN BE DISCOUNTED TO FALL BETWEEN THE CRACKS. SHOWING US THE IGNORANCE WE SOMETIMES HAVE.
EVERYONE HAS GONE THROUGH SOME SORT OF OBSTACLE, TRIPPED OVER A VINE IN THE GARDEN
... THINKING THEY'RE GOING TO DROWN IN LIFE ITSELF. (& THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING-LIFE)
WHAT A DRAG IT WOULD BE IF PEOPLE ALWAYS LOOKED UP TO THE SKY TO FIND THE TALLEST BUILDING & NOT THE SUNSET. TRIPPING ON THAT VINE ON THE PATH IS LIFE'S WAY OF REMINDING YOU TO SEE WITH DIFFERENT EYES, SO (MAYBE) Y
My Progress/ Photos Of My House/ Get To Know Me
° GABRIEL'S PROGRESS ° PHOTO'S OF MY HOME ° GETTING TO KNOW ME
HELLO
HOW IS EVERYTHING ON YOUR SIDE OF THE SUN ?
JUST AS IT SHOULD BE, I HOPE.
I'M HOME NOW & AFTER 2 WEEKS AWAY FROM YOU & SEVERAL HOURS OF
UNPACKING ALMOST 1OO BOXES
... THIS PLACE STILL LOOKS AS DISHEVELED AS AN ALLEY AT A MOROCCAN BIZARRE.
IT'S CLOSING IN ON 9AM ON THIS FOGGY WEDNESDAY MORNING
& IN THESE SMALL HOURS OF MY NEW DAY
ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO IS LOG ON TO DEVIANT ART TO SEE WHAT'S IN MY MAIL SECTOR.
PLEASE BARE WITH ME, I WILL ANSWER ALL COMMENTS, RESPONDE TO NOTES & LOOK AT
THE LATEST RESOURCES.
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Amazing. -dies-