Meaning of the Amnesty candle,continuation, part 3

amnesty international candle

For example the fire in Buddhism is the last reincarnation in the process of death and solution in cosmos-body becomes soil, soil absorbs with water, water with fire. Mythology gives us example not just of birth and renewing of world in fire. In Edda of ancient Viking fire burns out the world in the time of god fight with the beasts. In the Christian picture of the world fire is connected with the infernal sufferings and with the divine holiness. Pictures of hell are always connected with scorching heat and shadows falling from the unseen fire, hellish fire is always placed somewhere underneath(Evil holes in Divine Comedy by Dante). Sufferings of sinners in Christian religion are exactly connected with burning of fire tongue, there is no escape from it. Holy fire is completely different from punitive fire. John the Baptist says about Jesus Christ:”He will christen you with Holy Ghost and fire. read more

Meaning of the Amnesty candle,continuation

amnesty international candle

Flame of the small candle is very admirable, we can not take our eyes off it. Many of us still believe in magic of burning light of candle, which can keep off bad powers and cover us from misfortune. Praying and hoping we put candles to icons. And they cry for people, melting, they burn out to ashes. We know from history about the flame of wax house which neutralizes conflict situation, creates atmosphere of communication, peace and relax, clears harmonizes neofield of human being and room space. Usually the amnesty candle is shown in black, sometimes it drawn in white on the black background. read more

Meaning of the amnesty candle

amnesty international candle

Intro

In 1963, Peter Benenson, founder of Amnesty International, wrote to a local member and artist to say that her design, a candle in barbed wire, had been chosen for Amnesty’s first ever Christmas card because of “its simplicity and the effectiveness of its symbolism”. read more