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<blockquote data-quote="MartinTower" data-source="post: 173441" data-attributes="member: 9808"><p>Seas are not as quiet as they used to be. May the Seven Stars guide us, Sea Travellers, in the Mission through the Seven Seas.</p><p><a href="http://arabiannights.wikia.com/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Bulukiya" target="_blank">The Adventures of Bulukiya</a></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khidr" target="_blank">Khidr - Wikipedia</a> </p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Khizr.JPG/220px-Khizr.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> al-Khadir</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]LHJJDwlWcTI[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Stellar Sovereigns of the Five Planets and Seven Stars</p><p>The Stellar Sovereigns of the Five Planets and Seven Stars are seven Taoist deities. The Five Planets are the Year Star (Jupiter), the Sparkling Deluder (Mars), the Grand White Star (Venus), the Chronographic Star (Mercury), and the Quelling Star (Saturn). Together with the sun and moon, they are also called the Seven Stars. Taoism worships the Seven Stars as spirits and calls them Stellar Sovereigns. In early ancient times, people began to worship the sun, moon and stars. </p><p><a href="http://www.china.org.cn/english/daodejingforum/208124.htm" target="_blank">Deities & Immortals -- china.org.cn</a></p><p></p><p>HISTORICAL NOTES</p><p>At the heart of Chinese mythology are four spiritual creatures (Sì Shòu 四獸) -- four celestial emblems -- each guarding a direction on the compass. In China, the four date back to at least the 2nd century BC. Each creature has a corresponding season, color, element, virtue, and other traits. Further, each corresponds to a quadrant in the sky, with each quadrant containing seven seishuku, or star constellations (also called the 28 lunar mansions or lodges; for charts, see this outside site). Each of the four groups of seven is associated with one of the four celestial creatures. There was a fifth direction -- the center, representing China itself -- which carried its own seishuku. In Japan, the symbolism of the four creatures appears to have merged with and been supplanted by the Shitennō (Four Heavenly Kings). The latter four are the Buddhist guardians of the four directions who serve Lord Taishakuten (who represents the center), and are closely associated with China’s Theory of Five Elements. In any case, the four animals are much more prevalent in artwork in China than in Japan, although in Japan one can still find groupings of the four creatures. </p><p><a href="http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/ssu-ling.shtml" target="_blank">Shijin (Shishin) - Four legendary Chinese creatures protecting the four compass directions</a></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.southernnetwork.org/files/seven-teachings-southern-network-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><a href="https://www.southernnetwork.org/site/seven-teachings" target="_blank">Seven Teachings | Southern First Nations Network of Care | Manitoba</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MartinTower, post: 173441, member: 9808"] Seas are not as quiet as they used to be. May the Seven Stars guide us, Sea Travellers, in the Mission through the Seven Seas. [URL="http://arabiannights.wikia.com/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Bulukiya"]The Adventures of Bulukiya[/URL] [URL="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khidr"]Khidr - Wikipedia[/URL] [Img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Khizr.JPG/220px-Khizr.JPG[/img] al-Khadir [MEDIA=youtube]LHJJDwlWcTI[/MEDIA] Stellar Sovereigns of the Five Planets and Seven Stars The Stellar Sovereigns of the Five Planets and Seven Stars are seven Taoist deities. The Five Planets are the Year Star (Jupiter), the Sparkling Deluder (Mars), the Grand White Star (Venus), the Chronographic Star (Mercury), and the Quelling Star (Saturn). Together with the sun and moon, they are also called the Seven Stars. Taoism worships the Seven Stars as spirits and calls them Stellar Sovereigns. In early ancient times, people began to worship the sun, moon and stars. [URL="http://www.china.org.cn/english/daodejingforum/208124.htm"]Deities & Immortals -- china.org.cn[/URL] HISTORICAL NOTES At the heart of Chinese mythology are four spiritual creatures (Sì Shòu 四獸) -- four celestial emblems -- each guarding a direction on the compass. In China, the four date back to at least the 2nd century BC. Each creature has a corresponding season, color, element, virtue, and other traits. Further, each corresponds to a quadrant in the sky, with each quadrant containing seven seishuku, or star constellations (also called the 28 lunar mansions or lodges; for charts, see this outside site). Each of the four groups of seven is associated with one of the four celestial creatures. There was a fifth direction -- the center, representing China itself -- which carried its own seishuku. In Japan, the symbolism of the four creatures appears to have merged with and been supplanted by the Shitennō (Four Heavenly Kings). The latter four are the Buddhist guardians of the four directions who serve Lord Taishakuten (who represents the center), and are closely associated with China’s Theory of Five Elements. In any case, the four animals are much more prevalent in artwork in China than in Japan, although in Japan one can still find groupings of the four creatures. [URL="http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/ssu-ling.shtml"]Shijin (Shishin) - Four legendary Chinese creatures protecting the four compass directions[/URL] [Img]https://www.southernnetwork.org/files/seven-teachings-southern-network-1.jpg[/img] [URL="https://www.southernnetwork.org/site/seven-teachings"]Seven Teachings | Southern First Nations Network of Care | Manitoba[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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