1/11/2012

An Essential Look At Oriental Animal Symbols

By Steve Chung


The utility of animal symbols has been part of many cultures throughout the history of the world. The place that animal symbols have in the Chinese culture is perhaps considered to be unparalleled than what we find to be true regarding other cultures.

These Chinese animal symbols were products of philosophical inner meaning and it has been passed on in generations. Chinese people are well-known for their amazing power of observation and philosophical conceptualization. They utilized their skills to observe animals and their behaviors and that resulted in finding out their characteristics. This knowledge was then used to connect the animal traits with the humans.

However the great collection of Chinese animal symbols is of a different rare value completely. For some, they serve as remembrance whereas some take it as omens and charms. Another important aspect of these animal symbols is that their visual representation is very artistic.

The fact that you will be able to get these Chinese animal symbols in a wide variety of mediums adds diversity to the way they are represented. Hence we find that whereas the way a particular animal is physically represented may vary but the meaning and individuality associated with that animal remain constant.

You may possibly of find Chinese animal symbols in a wide variety of mediums like drawings, clothes, paintings on homes, embroidery etc. Recently, these animal symbols have collected a group of lovers who are not even from the Chinese background.

The Chinese animal symbols have impressed the western world greatly. People actually give time to look into the lunar Chinese calendars to find out the year they were born according to it.

This information gathered from the Chinese calendars about the birth year and the symbol linked with it, is then put into use in a variety of ways. Some people get a tattoo of the Chinese symbol that indicates their birth year. Other mediums of influence are T-shirts, caps, jewelry and posters etc. that have been integrated into western culture Chinese culture.

Culturally the Chinese have their own set of beliefs regarding their animal symbols. They are thought to be highly positive symbols the possession of which can bring about a positive change in an individual's life. This is done by understanding the meaning and characteristics behind the animal symbol and trying to incorporate them in their lives.

What the western world requires to do is to basically find the animal that denotes the person's birth year according to the lunar Chinese calendar. Then he must use it in different forms of art.




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