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The horse symbolizes energy, and the energetic pursuit of the objectives of Buddha's teachings.The horse is one of the 12 animals in the Asian 60-year calendrical cycle. Shakyamuni Buddha is said to have been born in the Year of the Horse, and so 2002, which was mainly a horse year, was considered especially auspicious. The 12 animals rotate through each of the 5 elements and the 2 sexes. (Sadly, a female child born in the Fire Horse year was often put to death because it was believed that she would turn out to be too energetic and hard to manage.)
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In Chinese writing, a character for scorpion stands for the number ten thousand.The scorpion is a constant reminder that death walks with us. In one Greek tale, the scorpion stands for a military-like readiness -- "first strike capacity." More usually, it symbolizes revenge, as in the Artemis/Orion conflict. In Western astrology, people born under Scorpio are said to be strong, lustful, jealous and vengeful. A sort of horrible glamour is possessed by "double Scorpios" -- someone born in the sign of the scorpion with Scorpio also as their ascendant.
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swan stands for the etherealswan stands for the ethereal. It represents the presence of divine inspiration in our world. The association of the swan with wisdom and creativity appears also among the Greeks who considered that bird related to the nine Muses. It is said that when Apollo was born at Delos, the event was marked with flights of circling swans.in Indian mythology, the swan (Skt. hamsa) embodies the union of Garuda and Naga, and since those two are enemies.
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Dolphin is a symbol of the church being guided by the love of ChristAlong with speed, diligence and intelligence the Dolpin is also a messenger of love. This is partly due to its association with Delphi, which signifies the love embodied within the womb. Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, was said to take the form of the dolphin and was also known as the Woman of the Sea. Dolphin is a symbol of the church being guided by the love of Christ
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