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Myths and Man - Symbols - Coffin 'guan'
Myths and Man - Symbols - Coffin 'guan' In the western society a coffin is better know as a casket. This is an attempt to sanitize death. To make death not about dead people but about display. "Do you wish to have the deceased in the Silk 79S34 or would you like to Satan 8200F?" "Of course you could have the loved one cramated for a saving of $2,000.00" A coffin in the western world is a business. One myth about coffins that is not ture is the coffin corner to take the dead downstairs. Supposedly this a design was just a design not a designed cut out to help pall bears make the turn on tight stairs. The myth of Adonis as the dying and rising god of vegetation is a typical western myth of death and rebirth. Many western myths can be traced to pagan, Egyptian, and Greek ceremonies and rituals. Even in the Americas the corn myth and the symbology of the corn is about dying and rising again. All westerns have some belief that if they do not properly take care of the dead, the dead may come back and haunt them. Hauntings and zombies are primary theme of the dead in American Film. There is a myth that if you dream about a coffin someone you know will die or you will hear about a death in the family. Death is big busniess in all western countries. The Irish seem to have the best take on the death of a loved one. It is a celebration for the whole community and family. They gather around the coffin and pour drinks for all including the deceased and drink to the passing saying, "May you be in heaven an hour before the Devil knows your gone." The coffin 'guan' in China has to accommodate the Chinese believe that a person has two souls. The coffin had to be designed so that the 'hun' soul could escape the coffin through a special hole in the side of the coffin. The coffin must also have an air-tight lid to keep the 'po' soul locked in the coffin. The 'hun' needed an escape route so that the soul could stand trial in the underworld giving the soul an opportunity to be born again as a human being or as an animal. The tight lid of the coffin prevented the 'po' soul from escaping to prevent the ghost of the deceased from haunting the relatives or local villagers. There was and is great fear of the ghost of a dead person. The Chinese have may folk stories about how a ghost come to live in one's house. They have special doorways so that a ghost can not cross over. Mirror to confirm that someone is a ghost. The Buddhist Priest to cast a spell to chase away a ghost. The charging for the spell is just as much about business as in the west. In South China less attention is paid to the coffin because after two years the decease's bones are dug up, cleaned, placed in clay urn, and kept in the family home. Each year a sacrifice is made to honor the deceased. Probably the largest coffin/tomb ever build is the Tomb of the First Emperor of China. Thousands of terracotta soldiers where made to protect the Emperor. Still more finds are being made at the tomb area. The First Emperor's Tomb has yet to opened. If you dream of a coffin in China, it means that you will receive an official posting because the word for official "guan' is a homonymic of 'guan' coffin.
This is a series of informations on Myths and Man - Symbols it is a collection of myths and symbols I have been collecting and researching since 1968 when I first did a paper on 'Myth and Modern Day Man.' In 1968 I had an opportunity to speak with Arthur C. Clarke, who had written the short story that lead to the screenplay '2001: A Space Odyssey.' We discussed the myths of man and how myths would change man after 2001. I believe Myths and Metaphors are what moves civilization forward. jGibney (Never Published) Nature is Beautiful;
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