This celestial configuration was often associated in ancient cultures as a sign of God’s goodwill.
In the Bible for instance the end of the deluge is announced by a rainbow (Genesis IX, 11). In Ancient Greece, Iris, the virgin goddess, was the messenger that transmitted to the earth the orders of Zeus and Hera.
In Ancient China, the rainbow was seen as the unification of the yin and yang and was often represented as a two headed snake. Buddhism also associates the rainbow with the serpent, Buddha being portrayed as going up a ladder while resting on seven-headed snakes.
Now you take the floor: what do you associate with the rainbow?
Happiness!
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Refuge d’Orisson , chemin de st Jacques de Compostelle , entre St Jean de pied de Port et Roncevalls ( Juillet 2006 / coucher de soleil ) : nous sommes assis ,tous les deux sur le chemin , à regarder le coucher du soleil et à bavarder ….soudain devant nous , sur la montagne , 2 arc-en-ciel apparaissent , 2 arc-en-ciel côte à côte ….un signe ….
Refuge of Orisson, road of st Jacques de Compostelle, between St Jean de pied de port and Roncevalls (July, 2006 / sunset): we sit, both on the road, to look at the sunset and to chat suddenly in front of us, on the mountain, 2 rainbow appear, 2 rainbow side by side …..a sign….
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RAINBOWS- from my religous upbringing, I have God’s love and promises. My Grandmother’s stories of pots of gold, fairies, magic rings and sliding down a rainbow. My Mother’s love of their beauty. My son’s eyes, as a child when we stood watching one. All are rolled into a Rainbow when I see one. Even though brief in duration and impossible to catch, a Rainbow brings me joy.
How wonderful to read other’s thoughts from all over the world, and find yet again how similar we are- love, peace, happiness all to the fore.
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For me the rainbow is God’s color palette, like the one used by artists/painters. Look around you..nature is full of colors, a
feast to our eyes, God made it all wonderful and alive!
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O MAGO
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SUAS PALAVRAS NAVEGAM
PELOS CANTOS DO MUNDO
GAMETAS DOS QUE AMAM
AMANTE DO IMAGINARIO FECUNDO
…COMO O VENTO… PAUL.ATIN.O
QUE ABRAÇA AS SEMENTES
QUE FLUTUAM EM SUAS ASAS
LEVAM FERACIDADE AS MENTES
QUE NAS ENTRELINHAS DAS MASSAS
SOPRAM O SEGREDO DO PÓLEN
DAQUILO QUE NÃO É MISTÉRIO
… DO QUE NÃO TEM CAPA… AMOR…
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PARA PAULO COELHO
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TANKS FOR EVRY THING
( I do not speak english well!!! sorry!!!)
I am iranian
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When I was 8, the back cover of my religion book at school had a picture of a rainbow against a dark blue sky and there was someone’s quote saying: “Rainbow is a sign of God’s trust in us.”
Ever since this is how seeing a rainbow has made me feel. And rainbows have seemed to appear in moments of taking a risk, going through a change in my life or being in a long journey, etc… When I’m unsure or even when I’m sure I’ve done the right choise, rainbow has appeared to confirm this.
To me, seeing a rainbow is seeing God smiling, and really, you can’t beat that – you’ve gotta smile back. :)
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Well. Moonbows are beautiful of course. They are the ultimate symbol of hope. More mysterious and intriguing however, are moonbows… rainbows at night. They are for me a confirmation that within all people there is light and colour. A child is not born bad. I choose to believe in the goodness of mankind.
“Moonbows are rare because moonlight is not very bright. A bright moon near to full is needed, it must be raining opposite the moon, the sky must be dark and the moon must be less than 42º high. Put all these together and you do not get to see a moonbow very often! To the unaided eye they usually appear, as in the small image, without colour because their light is not bright enough to activate the cone colour receptors in our eyes. Nonetheless colours have been reported and might be seen when the moon is bright.”
http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rainbows/moonbow.htm
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