Cipher- “The Cipher was hip hop's training ground, where the
architects of the renaissance learned to express in different
ways, and the crowd was always the final arbiter of talent.”
Reference: http://gawker.com/news/ghetto-pass/ghetto-pass-
classic-the-cipher-231470.php
Circle- “Sitting in circle is a step to coming home, space to be
who we are in essence without labels, a space to acknowledge
our humanity. The circle is the ground of being, the shape of
the feminine. All matters divine relate to the circle; it is the
primary shape of life. It appears in the ordering of the year, the
swelling of a pregnant belly, the mystery of the moon, the
marks in the dust of life-giving rain, the eternally returning
cycle of fruit and fallow. We can see the circle everywhere in
the patterns of nature. Mundane events were fashioned to
mirror the ways of the divine. The first shelters, the early
tombs and burial mounds are all round. The sacred marks on
the landscape that defy our understanding are often round.
Wells, vessels for food and water...these were also round...and
as containers were all symbolic of the divine belly.”
Reference: http://www.shematrix.com/circle.htm
Divine Feminine- “For over 2000 years, the symbol of the
trinity has been represented by a male deity. And it is through
this trinity that many women have looked for direction in their
spiritual lives, not knowing of any other way. But recently,
another tradition has re-emerged-one that predates the
patriarchal view of the spiritual journey by thousands of years.
This ancient tradition is that of the Great Goddess, whose three
aspects-maiden, mother, crone-represent the natural cycles of
the Earth and all its creatures. Many women seeking a
spirituality that embraces and honors the feminine principles
of creation and natural balance have claimed the Goddess for
their own.” D.J.Conway
Reference: http://www.amazonation.com/DivFem.htm
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