Dragons
DRAGON'S
For centuries, man has been fascinated with the mysterious winged lizard known throughout many cultures as the "dragon." This mythical beast has been portrayed by many different types of people in different, and yet amazingly similar, forms. The dragon is usually scaled and winged, or looks something like a lizard. Several dragons are also composed of many different parts of different types of animals, which may portray the dragon's mastery over all species because it IS of all species. There have been arguments over whether a dragon is real at all, whether it existed here on Earth at one time, or whether some people can speak to or are even reincarnations of dragon deities.
Symbolic Dragons
The dragon is a very complex and nearly universal symbol. It is a combinations of the bird, the "breath of life," and the serpent, "life-giving waters." Obviously, in the dragons' earliest days, they were known to be good and beneficial spirits which bring help and life to the mortal race in their care. Today, the Eastern cultures still believe this manifestation of life and love. Generally in the Orient, the dragon represents the sky gods and the emperors of that time, but later also encompassed the power and destruction of the storm as well. However, in the Western culture, this idea has been inverted, like all other Pagan traditions, Deities and Beliefs, by the Catholic Church. For them, the dragon symbolizes hate, evil, violence, and even death. Even the "breath of life" has been changed, as most dragons in the Western Christian world are represented as having foul breath which smells of sulfur and rotting corpses, the water aspect turned to fire. For the Christians, the killing of such a dragon is oftentimes representative of winning the fight against evil. In this part of the world, a dragon can be male or female, solar or lunar, good or evil.
Usually, an oriental dragon is a beneficiary celestial spirit, which is symbolic of wisdom, supernatural power, strength, hidden knowledge, and the power of renewal through life-giving waters. It is the emblem of the emperor, and the wise and noble man. Monotheistic religions, however, seem to need to depict the dragon as evil; symbolic of the unmanifest, the undifferentiated, chaos, the latent, and untamed nature.
Actually, most dragons embody the life giving element of water. From these dragons' mouths spring lightning, the fire of the storm, and this fiery breath is symbolic of change and the formation of matter. Even these dragons can be two sided however, either the enemy of the rain god or a friend of this most celebrated deity. They are also associated with the sea, the great deeps, the mountain tops, clouds, and Eastern solar regions.
DragonKind
As Western "monsters", dragons are masters of the ground and wealth (which is symbolic of wisdom and power) which heroes of Christian influence must fight desperately against to gain self respect and honor. These struggles are representative of the difficulties in obtaining this hidden knowledge. Killing the "monster dragon" of the Christians symbolizes a man's overcoming of his own ignorance and obtaining mastery of himself. The rescuing of a maiden from the dragon's clutches symbolizes delivering innocence from evil.
Thankfully, however, for the rest of the world, Dragons are know far and wide as benevolent, loving and beneficial beings with the wisdom and knowledge of the Ages. They are truly the Old Ones, and their friendship and companionship is to be highly treasured; their knowledge and wisdom is indeed, a precious gift. So proceed with care, caution and wisdom.
Symbolic Dragons
The dragon is a very complex and nearly universal symbol. It is a combinations of the bird, the "breath of life," and the serpent, "life-giving waters." Obviously, in the dragons' earliest days, they were known to be good and beneficial spirits which bring help and life to the mortal race in their care. Today, the Eastern cultures still believe this manifestation of life and love. Generally in the Orient, the dragon represents the sky gods and the emperors of that time, but later also encompassed the power and destruction of the storm as well. However, in the Western culture, this idea has been inverted, like all other Pagan traditions, Deities and Beliefs, by the Catholic Church. For them, the dragon symbolizes hate, evil, violence, and even death. Even the "breath of life" has been changed, as most dragons in the Western Christian world are represented as having foul breath which smells of sulfur and rotting corpses, the water aspect turned to fire. For the Christians, the killing of such a dragon is oftentimes representative of winning the fight against evil. In this part of the world, a dragon can be male or female, solar or lunar, good or evil.
Usually, an oriental dragon is a beneficiary celestial spirit, which is symbolic of wisdom, supernatural power, strength, hidden knowledge, and the power of renewal through life-giving waters. It is the emblem of the emperor, and the wise and noble man. Monotheistic religions, however, seem to need to depict the dragon as evil; symbolic of the unmanifest, the undifferentiated, chaos, the latent, and untamed nature.
Actually, most dragons embody the life giving element of water. From these dragons' mouths spring lightning, the fire of the storm, and this fiery breath is symbolic of change and the formation of matter. Even these dragons can be two sided however, either the enemy of the rain god or a friend of this most celebrated deity. They are also associated with the sea, the great deeps, the mountain tops, clouds, and Eastern solar regions.
DragonKind
As Western "monsters", dragons are masters of the ground and wealth (which is symbolic of wisdom and power) which heroes of Christian influence must fight desperately against to gain self respect and honor. These struggles are representative of the difficulties in obtaining this hidden knowledge. Killing the "monster dragon" of the Christians symbolizes a man's overcoming of his own ignorance and obtaining mastery of himself. The rescuing of a maiden from the dragon's clutches symbolizes delivering innocence from evil.
Thankfully, however, for the rest of the world, Dragons are know far and wide as benevolent, loving and beneficial beings with the wisdom and knowledge of the Ages. They are truly the Old Ones, and their friendship and companionship is to be highly treasured; their knowledge and wisdom is indeed, a precious gift. So proceed with care, caution and wisdom.
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