February 23, 2009 – 10:31 am
I have been thinking recently about the power, significance, and symbolism of using our arms, particularly our right arm or hand. I’m not sure what it is that gives this power to the way we use our arms and hands, but there is a fundamental force that comes from using them. It could be that [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in General Authorities, Practices
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Also tagged covenant, hands, hinduism, joseph fielding smith, oath, ordinances, raising, right arm, seal, shaking hands, solemn assembly, square, symbolism, tokens, uplifted hands
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In response to a comment by Rick on my post “Consecrate = ‘A Filled Hand’ in Hebrew” I did some searching to see if I could find any commentary or studies of palm up/palm down symbolism in scholarship or art. What I found was interesting. The palm up/palm down posture has a significant place [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts
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Also tagged art, blessing, christian art, hands, heaven, hell, masonry, middle ages, renaissance, signs, symbols, tokens, uplifted hands
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February 20, 2008 – 2:08 pm
I was reading a blog of a friend of mine, Dave Stoker, over at Thoughts of a Seeker when I noticed a photograph of a statue he used in a post. This statue, that he identified as the Tian Tan Buddha, was intriguing to me because of its unique posture that I had not [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts, Practices
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Also tagged abhaya, buddha, gestures, hinduism, mudra, rituals, signs, symbols, uplifted hands, varada
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