CHINESE DRAGON

[sol72us@...]

befriend

not all dragons are mean-spirited and meant to be
conquered. unlike their western cousins, eastern
dragons are often friendly. you might stumble upon
one who will freely bless you with wealth, wisdom,
and happiness.

chinese dragons even perform specific duties.
most important are the celestial dragons (with
five claws per foot instead of the usual three
or four) that protect the mansions of the gods.
there are also dragons in charge of storms and
clouds, river dragons that prevent flooding, and
dragons that guard (but will share) treasures
hidden deep in the earth.

a chinese dragon can fit inside a raindrop or
stretch to nine hundred feet. it can soar without
wings, riding the earth's magnetic field. a bird,
even a human being, could be a dragon in disguise.
an invisible dragon may cross your path. its voice
is the sound of jingling coins or clanging gongs.

despite its frightening appearance, a horse's or
camel's head and a variety of other animal parts, the
chinese dragon brings you good luck and good fortune.



from
"greg hilderbrandt's book of three dimensional dragons"
text by gail peterson
compass, 1994

[waterflame5]

this reminded me of paul, especially with
his last post, something about "we have
no reason" and all that beautiful dragon talk.
i think paul is a dragon of sorts,
chinese variety. that we are glutted with
information and knowledge we often lose
that contact with the unknown, specifically
being comfortable with the unknown. it
doesn't matter how much we learn, the
unknown remains. maybe primitive man was
more comfortable or had more practical
metaphors for coping, like dragons. pat


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> befriend
>
> not all dragons are mean-spirited and meant to be
> conquered. unlike their western cousins, eastern
> dragons are often friendly. you might stumble upon
> one who will freely bless you with wealth, wisdom,
> and happiness.
>
> chinese dragons even perform specific duties.
> most important are the celestial dragons (with
> five claws per foot instead of the usual three
> or four) that protect the mansions of the gods.
> there are also dragons in charge of storms and
> clouds, river dragons that prevent flooding, and
> dragons that guard (but will share) treasures
> hidden deep in the earth.
>
> a chinese dragon can fit inside a raindrop or
> stretch to nine hundred feet. it can soar without
> wings, riding the earth's magnetic field. a bird,
> even a human being, could be a dragon in disguise.
> an invisible dragon may cross your path. its voice
> is the sound of jingling coins or clanging gongs.
>
> despite its frightening appearance, a horse's or
> camel's head and a variety of other animal parts, the
> chinese dragon brings you good luck and good fortune.
>
>
>
> from
> "greg hilderbrandt's book of three dimensional dragons"
> text by gail peterson
> compass, 1994