Today one of my student asked me why I had so many carvings and pictures of elephants in my home. I really didn’t notice that it was excessive, but when I started to look around; I had one in my bedroom, a wood carving of one in the dining room, a marble carving from an artist in California and a few pen and ink sketches of elephants from various artists from India!
I don’t collect elephant art; they just seem to appear over the years.
I started reading up on the esoteric part of Elephants and found out that they are known for Protection, Good Luck, Wisdom and Fertility; in Chinese Feng Shui.
The origins of the Lucky Elephant can be found in India and Southeast Asia where they are venerated so much so that they are included in religious depictions. Ganesha, the Hindu god to clear obstacles, bring luck, and success.
The belief that elephants are only lucky if their trunks are up; has no apparent origin in Indian or Southeast Asian culture, but it’s thought to be a North American superstition. It is believed that the trunk up, means that you are being “showered with luck.”
Like most things in life we aren’t aware of them until someone points them out to us and then we become awaken to what surrounds us!
To become AWARE is come to the realization and wake up changes in one’s life. Once you are aware of something you see it everywhere and you can’t go back to not seeing it.
There are many levels of awareness that come with waking up and ultimately being awake.
It is theorized that if a child is nurtured with awareness it will be more aware and able to stay awake.
Catalysts such as events can also cause an awakening within a person. Powerful Transformation doesn’t have to be painful; but for some it does come with a lot of pain. Some people speed up their awakening process when they experience a powerful trauma or are diagnosed with a terminal illness, others do spiritual work and wake up. Unfortunately most people are asleep and unaware; they believe in gossip and rumors and run like frightened sheep!
There is also a concept of power leveling, where an awakened or more aware Soul can assist another Soul in waking up faster and maintaining the Higher Awareness. Lamas, Gurus and Spiritual Teachers push their students to wake up from the illusion and assist us in having more awareness. I am glad the student asked me why I had so many elephants in my house because it woke me up and I learned something new, or at least woke up to what I had.
I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth and Happiness!
Dr. Wu Dhi
PS. THE CLASSES WILL BEGIN AGAIN ON MARCH 12th AT 7:00 O’CLOCK AT 2390 NE 186th Street, Miami Florida 33180. The Next Class is On Brain Health! Very Important!
Sherwood S. Swartz, DOM, DMQ.
