{"id":2800,"date":"2020-04-02T16:09:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T15:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/?p=2800"},"modified":"2020-04-03T16:24:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T15:24:32","slug":"the-flower-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/the-flower-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"THE FLOWER OF LIFE"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3340031 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-2084691 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-581000 kc_text_block\">\n<h1>THE FLOWER OF LIFE.<\/h1>\n<h4>Prehistoric contaminations become ceramic. The Flower of Life symbol has been found in: Massada (Israel), Mount Sinai (Egypt), Japan, China, India, Spain, Italy and Germany.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-752196\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3113689 kc_text_block\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/gi%C3%BA-in-lab.png\" alt=\"giu in lab\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p>it is a news by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.giuinlab.com\/project\/fiore-della-vita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.giuinlab.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-1619624\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-2939324 kc_text_block\">\n<p>A few years ago, while experiencing a\u00a0 <strong>walking around the Valle d&#8217;Itria<\/strong>, we reached San Marco one of the several <strong>Locorotondo&#8217;s neighbors<\/strong>. Since the past, here the countryside was been not too much occupied by men and it was been farmed in each one of its tiny plots. While visiting the medieval origin church San Marco, from this church the neighbor took the name, we spotted a extraordinary stone which was almost like a rose window. This stone still is in the between of the small entrance portal and the bell tower of that San Marco church. This stone was carved in order to obtain several flowers, several flowers so as to have the form of six circles converging in one point. Our curiosity pushed forward us to search for its origin and meaning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-1-min.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2787 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-1-min-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"il fiore della vita\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-1-min-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-1-min.jpg 639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We already knew the <strong>Flower of Life<\/strong> symbol has been found in: Massada (Israel), Mount Sinai (Egypt), Japan, China, India, Spain, Italy and Germany.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-2-min.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2788 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-2-min-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"il fiore della vita\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-2-min-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-2-min-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-2-min-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-2-min.jpg 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>The Flower of Life &#8211; Bottle coasters &#8211; Crystal on red clay &#8211; Gi\u00f9inLabCeramiche<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The worldwide diffusion of that symbol is due to the <strong>internationalization of the symbols came to us from prehistory<\/strong>. This Flower of Life symbols was adopted by the Church also, during medieval times, as a wish for resurrection.<\/p>\n<p>We can list several interpretations and meanings abut the Flower of Life symbol:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; by the ancient Celts, as the <strong>Sun<\/strong>, it was a symbol for moving forward and regeneration, it was connected to the property of &#8216;giving new life&#8217; both physical and spiritual; it was used to wish &#8220;good luck&#8221; to newborns, also used for women looking for a pregnancy;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; also it was a symbol for wishing <strong>high energy protection against the negative stuffs<\/strong>, the negative stuffs each one of us find during its daily journey;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; also it was a symbol for spiritual raising, particularly indicated for those who are walking a personal path into spiritual growth; it was supposed this symbol helps in understanding the Self of each one of us;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; also it was a symbol <strong>linked to the number six<\/strong> (the flower is composed of six petals) represents the Creation,that is the wheel of life represents the human life flow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; also it is the most perfect mathematical symbol, with the presence within it of the &#8220;<strong>golden number<\/strong>&#8220;, this number is considered sacred.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-3-min.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2790 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-3-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; also, using this symbol we obtain the <strong>Metatron Cube<\/strong>, made up of five Platonic solids representing the earth, fire, air, water and the fifth essence elements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-4-min.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2791 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-4-min-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"il fiore della vita\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-4-min-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-4-min.jpg 347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Flower of Life is perfectly represented <strong>into the ancient Temple of Osiris in Abydos<\/strong>,\u00a0 represented by Leonardo da Vinci also.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-5-min.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2792 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-5-min-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"il fiore della vita\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-5-min-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-5-min.jpg 394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leonardo da Vinci studied the figure of the Flower of Life and its mathematical properties. He drew geometric figures which can be linked to the Flower of Life<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-3-4-min.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2789 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-3-4-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"il fiore della vita\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-3-4-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-3-4-min-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-3-4-min.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-6-min.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2793 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-6-min-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"il fiore della vita\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-6-min-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-6-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-6-min.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Da Vinci Code (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/z8RdzKEk-28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.youtube.com<\/a>)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The word &#8220;<strong>Vesica Piscis<\/strong>&#8221; refers to a symbolic figure geometrically composed by the intersection of two circles (with the same radius and whose centers lie one on the circumference of the other). The Latin name, which literally means &#8220;fish bladder&#8221;, came from the shape of this figure. The symbol was already known in India, in ancient Mesopotamia, in Africa and in Asian civilizations, but it spread widely especially in the Christian context, through the association of the figure to Christ. Subsequently, in the iconographic elaborations that followed, especially in the frescoes and medieval miniated codes, the &#8216;vesica&#8217; is associated with the image of Christ and the Virgin in majesty, in the iconography also known as &#8220;<strong>mystical almond<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-7-min.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2794 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-7-min-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"il fiore della vita\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-7-min-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-7-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-7-min.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Flower of Life and Vesica Piscis. Clay prototype (G. Giannoccaro)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We get inspired by the symbolism of the Flower of Life, it also is <strong>a<\/strong> <strong>recurring sign in the Apulian tradition<\/strong> (all our projects are been inspired by Puglia). We represented it on our clays design furniture. We created plates and bottle coasters in addition to other objects, using three clays variety (red, white and black) in order to obtain over thirty different shades of colors. That colors are the main identifying feature of Gi\u00f9 in Lab&#8217;s ceramics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-8-min.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2795 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-8-min-284x300.jpg\" alt=\"il fiore della vita\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-8-min-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-8-min.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>San Leonardo Church in Monopoli.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-9-min.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2796 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-9-min-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"il fiore della vita\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-9-min-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-9-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-9-min.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Flower of Life &#8211; Plate &#8211; Gi\u00f9inLabCeramiche.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2786 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-min-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"il fiore della vita\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-min.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/il-fiore-della-vita-min.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\nFlower of Life &#8211; Plates &#8211; Gi\u00f9inLabCeramiche.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-2901724\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-1440254 kc_text_block\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0Written by Giambattista Giannoccaro (research, photos and writing) for Gi\u00fa in Lab<br \/>\n(link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.giuinlab.com\/project\/fiore-della-vita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.giuinlab.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/gi%C3%BA-in-lab.png\" alt=\"giu in lab\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gi\u00fa in lab. The territory. Inspired by the context.<\/p>\n<p>The needing in obtain ceramic objects for furniture and for everyday use. It was required by our skills. We are architects recovering and renovating old farmhouses and trulli to use them as summer residences or Ho.Re.Ca. activities. Also we like design and create local and contemporary residences. Those led us to imagine, to draw and to produce objects able to speak contemporary local language which respect traditions. We think ceramics, in addition to representing itself and the intellectual depth of the master who produce them, it must have to evokes a story of the places from which they came, also about the \u201calive&#8221; people who are living that places.<\/p>\n<p>You can discover more about Gi\u00fa in Lab &#8211; Ceramics, Architecture and Design workshop.<br \/>\n(link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.giuinlab.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.giuinlab.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>It is the Anna Dibello and Giambattista Giannoccaro project.<br \/>\n(link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.giuinlab.com\/#chisiamo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.giuinlab.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3897052\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3397950 kc_text_block\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0photo credits<br \/>\n(link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.giuinlab.com\/project\/fiore-della-vita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.giuinlab.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3927825\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-1927130 kc_text_block\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/en\">www.tipici.news<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#Tipici<br \/>\n#Puglia #Basilicata<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-2198329\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE FLOWER OF LIFE. Prehistoric contaminations become ceramic. The Flower of Life symbol has been found in: Massada (Israel), Mount Sinai (Egypt), Japan, China, India, Spain, Italy and Germany. it is a news by www.giuinlab.com A few years ago, while experiencing a\u00a0 walking around the Valle d&#8217;Itria, we reached San Marco one of the several [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2929],"tags":[2486,2488,2490,2492,2336],"class_list":["post-2800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-atelier-english","tag-ceramics","tag-clay","tag-flower-of-life","tag-giu-in-lab-en","tag-monopoli-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dispensadeitipici.it\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}