Follow the Yellow Brick Road...
Story telling is a spiritual necessity, and the symbolic components in any story provide the true richness of any movie, book, and myth. That's why we loved fairy tales. They taught us our values.
I have often heard that we have too few spiritually significant movies and television shows. That's true if we only search for those productions that are advertised as religious or spiritual. All good stories are virtually loaded with symbolic messages intended to be spiritual direction, if we care to explore and think about them.
Screenwriters and other storytellers have the intent to instruct us in life's lessons as they see them, through symbolic messages. They are almost always a commentary on our culture or collective state of mind.
Javier J. Farias' book, Spiritual Symbolism in the Wizard of Oz: The Soul's Journey on the Golden Path is an instruction manual on how to find the richness below the surface of any good movie. This is personified in our best loved most durable movies that meet the test of time. The Wizard of Oz is a profound and notable standout among the steady stream of spiritual instruction we can find in any movie theater.
Farias analyzes the MGM version of The Wizard of Oz, showing that no detail is insignificant in spiritual and symbolic significance as experienced by Dorothy and her companions. By following his process, you can analyze any movie, and he shows you how, scene by scene. You may not, ultimately, dismantle a movie to this level of detail but I encourage you to do it once. Take your favorite movie, one you absolutely love, to watch over and over again, with Mr. Farias' book in hand.
If you apply his techniques, you'll find out why you love the movie and why it is significant to your life. Who's your favorite character? The character's struggles and wisdom will show you what you aspire to be or what you recognize as your truth. Once you know how to look deeper for the message of the movie, you'll find joy in every one of your movie excursions. Full Story Here
The Emerald City
Emeralds
Emerald stones are one of the most valued stones... as from within them emerges the purest form of green ray energy. This heart chakra based energy makes them known as a stone of successful and abundant love.
By helping you to let go of negativity, natural Emerald crystals will create positive actions and outcomes, and give you the strength to overcome any problems in your life.
Within all of nature, in the plants and the grass and the trees you can see this clear green color, and the energy of the green ray. The energy of nature itself is embodied within stones that carry the green ray... like Emerald stones.
Emerald crystals emit the green ray... a vibration that will open the heart chakra and draw love into your life. This lovely stone has many excellent qualities, which is why it was chosen to be a May birthstone and is commonly used in engagement rings, as it has a strong loving vibration.
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