Tuesday, September 30, 2008

How it goes:

1 Pass the sphere to anyone you want. Keep it Moving. Try not to keep it longer than a day, unless you are waiting to give it to someone who would especially appreciate or benefit from it. Also, let it cross as many borders as you can. Tell whoever you give it to everything you know about it.

2 Log online to keep track of its path/progress. You can do this below, just click where it says 'comments' right below this post and type it up. It can be as simple as the intersection and time of day your found it, or you could tell a long story about it.

If you'd like to learn more about the imagery or the contents of the sphere, click on the names of the icons in the list to the right--->

Thanks

pictures at resolutionaryart.blogspot.com

The Crystal Core

Based on recent scientific discoveries in studies of seismic activity of the planet, it is now known that at the center of the Earth is a core made out of solid crystalline iron, basically one giant solid crystal 1500 miles across. To echo this, the Nomad Art Sphere contains crystals of its own embedded deep within. Note that the 'retail' value of the sum of these stones is less than $10, so think twice about cracking the sphere to pillage it! Anyway, each gem was chosen for its metaphysical proporties:

-Tigerseye: for luck, protection, will power, clear thinking and manifesting thought, transforsm fear, anxiety, & obsession into practicality, logic, and confidence.
- Smoky Quarts: brings understanding of nature, concerns for the environment, deep meditation, unconditional love, alleviates fear, anxiety & depression, clears ambivalence, and fortifies resolve.
-Yellow Obsidian: grounds spiritual energy into the physical plane, brings love, wisdom, detatchment, wards off negativity, gives clear insight into problems, aids introspection and awareness of negative karma.
-Black Onyx: Balances, grounds, promotes fidelity, self control, good fortune, wise descision making, mastering one's future, and gives strength.
-Amethyst: dreams, healing, peace, love, spiritual upliftment, courage, psychism, protection against thieves, happiness, and overcoming addiction.
-Garnet: for love, improvement in moral conduct, compassion, openness to others, stimulates passion, creativity & the circulatory system.
-Chrysocolla: for friendship, peace of heart, love, healing, comfort with truth, relieves fear, guilt & stress, and keeps one in light.
-Lapis Lazuli: joy, love, harmony, truth.

Hunab-K'u


This is a Meso-American symbol for God, the supreme creator, and the galaxy. Today it is associated with Mayanism and the Natural Time calendar.

The Sun


As the source of all life, the Sun was worshiped by many ancient cultures. Today, it is especially important to be aware of the the sun. As the ozone layer depletes, it is getting more hotter and more dangerous, but the sun is also an eternal source of clean energy. Solar technology may be the simple solution to the energy crisis.

The Moon


Not enough attention is paid to the moon. It regulates the tides of the ocean, the female menstrual cycle, and lets us see at night.

Monday, September 29, 2008

Old Glory


The American flag is a symbol that, ideally, represents freedom and the realization of ones dreams. Lately it has become an image of imperial domination, oppression, decadence, and corruption. Work must be done to re-define America as a beautiful land of equality and justice where all cultures of the world converge harmoniously in the name of progress.

Upside-down Pyramid


This is a motion to resist and reject the New World Order and it's pyramid-scheme structure of our (global) economy and society. There are a few rich at the top, beneath them their agents, the middle class, and the masses of poor (slaves?). This system is set up so that you can't get up without kicking another down. Inspired by the slave-built monuments to the Pharoah, this Masonic/Luciferian pyramid with the Eye of Providence is one half of the Great Seal of the U S of A...

Sufi Heart


The winged heart illustrates the liberating power of love, and is in itself a symbol for ascension and spiritual progress. The five-point star represents the natural figure of the human and activity, as well as divine light. The crescent symbolizes responsiveness, shaped like the moon responding to and reflecting the divine light.

Raised Fist


The raised fist represents an act of resistance against injustice, oppression, & tyranny, as well as a gesture of "power to the people".

Please Recycle


Reduce, Re-use, Re-cycle.

Lion of Judah


The Lion of Judah represents Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, . Rastafarians hold that Selassie is a direct descendant of the Israelite Tribe of Judah through the lineage of Kind David and Solomon. In Christianity, this lion represents Jesus. A lion also stands for strength, courage, leadership, and majesty.

Hamsa


Hamsa is a symbol used for good luck and protection from the evil eye. Depicting an eye in a hand, it also means that the hand shows what the eye sees, symbolizing reaction, expression, and the act of showing, teaching, creating.

Lotus

The lotus is a beautiful flower that grows out of muddy water. It never gets muddy, so it is a symbol of purity, detachment, creation, and cosmic renewal.

Yin Yang


Just a reminder of the way of the Tao. Everything is everything.

Eye of Horus


An ancient Egyptian symbol of power used as a ward against evil, but as a hieroglyphic verb it translates to 'do', 'make', or 'perform'.

Third Eye Smiley


Redesigned as a logo by the Hieroglyphics crew, this is a smiley face with three eyes. Third eye vision is when you see with your mind, or in other words follow your intuition and knowledge, wisdom & understanding. The minds eye can see through walls...Also the three dots and the bar spell the number 8 in Mayan numerals, because this project launched in '08.

Omkar


This is the symbol for OM, the sound of the simultaneous creation, existence, and ending of the universe. Pronounced Aum, the syllable breaks down into three parts: A, the beginning, U, the middle, and M the end, each a metaphor for its respective part of life. Note that when uttered, the sound can be stretched for as long as one wishes to sustain it. Om is chanted in meditation and as a breathing technique to bring elevation and relation.

Flipped Burger


This image of fast food flipped upside down represents an urge to boycott factory farmed and processed foods, because of animal cruelty, environmental problems, and the devastating economics involved in the global food system which is a system of third-world exploitation and institutionalized slavery. Fast food is also addictive and highly unhealthy.

Culture


This is the international symbol for peace and the preservation of culture. The three dots symbolize science, religion, and the arts, and the encompasing circle represents world unity.