Swan Dreams
by Yvonne Johnstone
Title
Swan Dreams
Artist
Yvonne Johnstone
Medium
Photograph - Digitally Enhanced Photograph
Description
White Swans are associated with spirituality, innocence, purity and romance.
Swan symbolism in dreams varies according to its colour. A black Swan speaks to something hidden or unknown, something that may appear too good to be true. The White Swan is a positive omen of prosperity and honour, very often of a spiritual nature.
Fairy tales feature swans as emblems of purity, devotion, loyalty, and monogamy; this comes from the fact that Swan mates once in a lifetime.
Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of love and beauty, as well as the sun God Apollo, both had Swan as a Sacred Animal.
Folklore tells us that Swans sing a beautiful melody when a person dies. Thus, we come by the term “swan song;” this is even more remarkable in that the wild swans’ voice is rather raucous. Despite their appearances, swans are very fierce and strong.
Celts used Swans as a symbol of careful, calculated movement and as a spirit of emotional transformation.
Stories of Swans in Celtic Mythology say that spirits can take the form of a Swan, and must walk in pairs to travel between life and the otherworld.
In some depictions, Swans are shown pulling the chariot of the Sun God. Thus, Swan symbolic meaning is also connected to the symbolism of the Sun, light, vitality, growth, purity and joy.
Laws forbidding the killing of Swans in the UK reflect the high regard in which they are held.
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April 9th, 2021
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