and it was through careful observation that the future initiate had to guess the more or less complex meaning of these metaphors
One day is one year
Vincent Guerry
Thai Tiger Temple Guardian With Captured Prey ca 1950 1
invoking Lord Ganesha's power as the Remover of Obstacles for aid in swift and safe travel
Urhobo Edjo Warrior Ikenga Statue #765 Meditating Buddha Beaded Curtain and it was through carefulUrhobo Edjo Warrior Ikenga Statue A male Urhobo sculpture, Mythical Warrior, called Edjo, seated on an eroded base, sitting upright and rigidly on a two legged stool, wedge shaped feet, wearing large anklets, the sturdy legs leading to prominent buttocks, accentuated genitals, the hips encircled by a loincloth, wearing a decorative necklace with a single piece of very hard, heavy wood, covered with a reddish brown, blackened and white layer, signs of