The
Phoenix's Nest
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In nearly
every
culture
across
the globe, legends are told of fiery birds that symbolize luck and longevity.
Stories, flowers, trees, even cities have been cast in the spirit of these
magnificent mytical creatures. It is a symbol of renewal and rebirth
not only to the emotional, but of the spiritual as well.
In the west, the phoenix was a great bird
of the Persian deserts, making its nest in what is now Iran and Iraq.
There the phoenix would live for five thousand years, when it would fly
up into the heavens higher and faster and nearer the sun, until it burst
into a fiery cacophony. As the ashes fell to earth, a new phoenix,
reborn from the flames would soar off to build a new nest. In Asia,
the
phoenix
has the head and comb of a pheasant, and the tail of a peacock. In China
it was called Feng Huang and was one of the mythical beasts along with
the Ch'i Lin (unicorn), the Lung (dragon), the tortoise and the tiger that
protected the houses of emperors, princes, and warlords. In the Americas,
the firebird and others like it are woven through the pantheons, myths,
and folklore of numerous Native American peoples.
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