Time is one of those things, that.. though real.. can't be touched nor held.. can't be begun nor stopped.. is infinite and yet inconsequential... and is always in sequence. But not always in the same sequence. Calendars prove that. The years are numbered in A.D. and B.C. and B. C. E. .. there are solar calendars, lunar calendars, fiscal calendars, court calendars...the Gregorian Calendar, the Hindu Calendar, the Islamic Calendar, and the Chinese Calendar... This week's book of the week, based on the Chinese Lunisolar Calendar, is titled The Year of the Snake.
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| A brass button and silk ribbon over japanese print paper |
When stretched out, the accordion folds resemble the body of a long black snake... the astrological symbol of
this Chinese New Year...which starts today, February 10, 2013.
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| Black snake slithering across the porch... |
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| Poised and ready to strike! |
Inside the little book... hand-lettered in gold ink.. are the attributes and prescriptions for the
Year of the Snake. Wisdom and wealth, focus and discipline, attention to detail, intuition and mystery all are traits of a person born in the year of the snake...1905, 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013.
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| Add responsibility and make headway |
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| Focus and move forward |
And the prophesies of the New Year...
Change.... Isn't it always that?
Happy New Year of the Snake!
