A square knot motif concerns structure and stability, which is why buildings use shape of a square foundation. Numerology has always played a part in ancient cultures and there are many books on subject. The number five, for example, represents four directions and center point, or five senses.

We also often see knot work shaped like an oval, which is shape of an egg. The oval has something to do with generative creativity and birth. Planets circle sun in an oval. And if you squeeze an oval together you get lemniscates, symbol for infinity which is very prevalent in knot work motifs.

Many knot work motifs also deal with vectors that travel in a certain direction. If you look at shape of an arrow, it’s easy to understand why a triangle might connote movement.

Another common motif is knot work depicting a trinity. In Celtic tradition, many deities had three forms. The Mother Goddess was understood to maiden, mother and crone. The universe was viewed as heaven, earth and otherworld. We are born, we live and we die. Certainly trinity knot also illustrates One being dividing off into masculine and feminine, or mother and son-- a mystical truth contemplated in many sacred traditions.

The cross is also a symbol rich in meaning. From a simple point of view, two lines crossing symbolizing a connection or meeting which can be a point of creativity. Some mystics speak of horizontal axis representing earthly plain, while vertical axis points toward heavens.

While above guide for understanding knot work is not necessarily based on any scholarly or anthropological text on meaning of knots, it does provide a starting point that is based on a universal perspective. Most knot work designs are going to have some variation of these shapes. Spending time contemplating motif may yield some insight.

Lastly, there’s an essential reason why knot work is so prevalent, and that is beauty. I will never forget Jaisalmer, an ancient town in desert of Rajasthan. This ancient city, where caravans used to stop and trade, is made from sandstone. Many of buildings are carved with intricate knot work patterns. Strangers walked up to me and said, “How do you like our beautiful city?” I could see clearly how art is life-giving and need for beauty is something fundamental. In middle of desert, beautiful knot work in golden stone brings joy to heart.

Contributed by: Marc Choyt ©2005, Marc Choyt Email: marek@celticjewelry.com Website: www.artisanweddingrings.com

Data tracing/linking- Often people will describe to you situations and individuals that are important to them. From their thoughts and descriptions of people and events you can gain direct information about how these other people actually feel and true nature of situation. This deeper understanding will allow you to aid your client in dealing with specific situations correctly. By asking careful questions you can cause your clients subconscious mind to supply you with honest information about what they should be doing in regard to these specific individuals and topics.

Part of your job, once you have this information, is to lead them to realize what they already know, with as little direct information as possible coming from you. Don’t tell them, for instance, “You like this person romantically, but they don’t feel same way about you”. Instead ask questions around situation until they come to conclusion on their own. This assumes your understanding of information is correct of course. It is possible to misinterpret things, even with absolutely correct information, which is another reason to take care in your statements! It is possible, for instance, that their subconscious mind will present to you common feelings of person on an issue, rather than facts of situation. If they often feel that no one likes them, lets say, it may look from information they give you, that no one does, even though this is a false perception on their part! Try and make sure that your interpretation does not negatively impact session, or person, just as a general course of action.

Precognition- In their description of events to you, it is common to get a fairly clear sense of how a situation is going to turn out. You may be able to determine what will go well for them, as well as what is doomed to failure.

While you can warn them of what might work and what won’t, it is important to help them generate a specific plan of action, if they are going to make best use of your warning. Make sure that they understand situation and what their options are. Coach them in making a solid plan, including contingencies for unwelcome events. Any strategy generated by your client will have a greater impact on them and more likely be followed to completion. This does not ensure success, of course, but they will have a better chance at changing direction of events with this foreknowledge and proper planning.

It is also possible to foresee health and emotional troubles well before there are any external signs. Some problems may indeed be needful to growth of person involved, so try to be sensitive to such situations, but many problems can be fixed well before they happen, saving grief all around.

Entrainment- As other person is already entrained to you, it is possible to guide them to deeper states of mind, to a more complete connection with their own subconscious mind, by controlling your own thoughts.

By slowly moving into a deeper more synchronized state, you will draw them into a similar level as well. Once there, if you slowly and carefully begin to pay more attention to conceptual content of thought, they will, on certain levels, do same.

This will tend to make them more aware of themselves and what they need to do in life. Which will, in turn, allow them to deal with any problems they may have more effectively.

I know that this sounds easy to accomplish and with practice and attention to detail, it really is fairly straight forward, as all of these methods are based on naturally occurring processes. Still it takes some effort and ability to get your own ego out of way to be highly effective. Lack of ego involvement allows you to give advice suited to your client, rather than what you think they should do, based on your own opinion and preconceived notions of correct living.

This kind of work is, perhaps, future of psychic ability. It combines a wonderful level of service to others with solid technique and utility that is easily seen by many people. All things that psychic work has been accused of lacking in past.

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