Guest guest Posted October 19, 2003 Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 My friend Alexei Kondratiev writes: > In ancient Vedic ritual _arani_ is the name given to the two pieces > of wood > that are used as a chark to generate the sacred fire through > friction. They are > usually referred to separately as _uttararani_ and _adhararani_ > ("upper" and > "lower" ones), and are made from the wood of the peepal tree (Ficus > religiosa) > and that of _Premna spinosa_, a kind of teak. Like all of the > implements used > in Vedic sacrifice, they tend to be personalised and to be treated > as > divinities in their own right. As an extension of this idea, the > _Premna spinosa_ > tree is often called _arani_ and addressed as a goddess. > In another, much later extension of the concept, I think Arani > was made a > specific divine figure in some Tantric traditions where the energy > of fire > and the energy of sexuality are linked. I suspect that this is > behind the > statements about Arani that Matthew found on the Web. Creating fire > through friction > invites an obvious sexual analogy. ______________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2003 Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 Thank you for this forwarded message. I always have this impression that Trees are assocaited with The Goddess. I saw an archeological pictures of A Goddess giving birth to a tree. Ganga Devi is said to have emerged from a tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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