The author's oil painting of a Mystical owl

The author's oil painting with Gothic owl purple tones, everything I love. The owl was somewhat strict and at the same time live. I hope it will protect you from supernatural negative influences. The work is framed in a wooden frame hand-coloring and decoration of the surface with a light gilding.

Owl (owl) is a bird for which there are no secrets even under the cover of night. The people the eagle owl is considered the smartest bird. It is a symbol of wisdom, the personification of knowledge, human experience, Mature thinking, meaning that people should do nothing rashly, and before a good and quiet to think.

It is a bird of wisdom, but also of darkness and death. It is an attribute of the goddess Athena, the owl symbolizes wisdom, knowledge. Owls have the ability to see at night, to see all around themselves without moving, only turning his head, they have a wise discerning eye. Silent night flight, shining eyes and scary cries influenced by the fact that the owl is associated with death and occult forces. It was considered a bird of death in Ancient Egypt, India, Central and North America, China and Japan.

In Hinduism it is the emblem of Yama, the Lord of the Kingdom of the dead. In India the owl is revered as the patron Saint of the night and a messenger of the underworld, designed to accompany the souls of the dead. In addition, night owl is a riding animal of the goddess Durga, wife of Shiva in one of her terrible incarnations.

In China the owl belonged to the principle of "Yang" and was considered an emblem of the "yellow ancestor", the cultural hero, Huang Di. She was associated with lightning and thunder, summer solstice. On the other hand, it was associated with cruelty, evil, crime, death, ungrateful children. Owl is devoted to the Smiths; in ancient times she was the patroness of the days when blacksmiths were forging swords and magic mirror.

For the Indians of North America owl symbolized wisdom and prophecy, it was believed that she can come to the rescue. The owl feathers in the headdress acted protection.

In Ancient Mexico, the goddess of rain was worshiped in the form of the sacred owls.

Owl Slavs. The symbol of the owl is often used as a talisman. The owl is also credited with the role of custodian of underground riches, treasures, tear-herbs that help to unlock any locks.

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