Commissioned
and Registered in County Kilkenny, Ireland in April 2002.
The motto is "the mind extends
(or elevates) upwards"
or in Latin "tendens ad aethera mens" and in Irish "scarann an intinn aníos".
Thus
by
these signs
shall Elevated Therapy International /
An Teiripe Ardaithe Idirnáisiúnta
be known.
The
mullet, or star, is
indicative of the
upward surging spirit.
The top point of the star
(mullet)
represents
the actual element of Spirit - it represents the ethereal, the
everlasting,
and the immanence of Spirit. It represents our souls; it
represents
the part of us that is dedicated to healing, and dedicated to a spiritual
connection
to the Earth and to each other. It
symbolizes spiritual love. All of
the
remaining points of the mullet relate to the human experience - our
lives
as being purely profane creatures, made of body and material. The
entire
star (mullet) has been said to represent the human being - the top point the
head
and the bottom four the body. In
a sense, this is true. The top
left
point of the mullet represents Earth.
Earth is the Mother element. It
is
that
element that represents rootedness. It symbolizes security, growth,
nourishment
- all of the things that Mother
Earth provides for us. The
element
Earth is what offers us the ability to explore the spirit, because it gives
us
grounding.
The top right point of the mullet
represents Air. Air is the
element
of the mind. It represents thought, intelligence, rationale.
It is the
element
that allows us to examine the spirit and discover where it fits in our
lives. Without air, the element of Earth would have little use, for
though
we are grounded in Earth, we are allowed to reason out our spirits with
Air. The bottom left point in the mullet represents Fire.
Fire is the element of the
loins.
Fire
represents passion. It represents that part of us that wants to
overthrow
reason, to lead by the horns, to plunge on without thinking about our
actions.
Fire is symbolic of adrenaline, of testosterone, of brashness.
Once we
have progressed past air and have analysed our spirits and our paths in
life, fire allows us determine whether that analysis is right for our lives.
The last point, the bottom
right, is
the
element Water. Water
represents the cycle of life:
we
came from the watery dark of the womb,
and we return to watery tears of
death.
Water is the element of emotion. Water is the element that validates
our
existence as sentient beings, because it allows us to have feelings,
but
not the brash, unwarranted feelings of fire.
Water is the emotion that comes
along
with understanding ourselves and each other after all else has been
discovered.
Water is pure love, pure joy, pure sadness, pure anger. Water is not
immature - it knows why we feel the way we do. Water is the element
that
calms fire - it combines emotion with reason. The mullet or star also
represents the five stages of life: birth, youth, adulthood, old age
and death.
The
green trefoil represents
Elevated Therapy`s
Irish and Celtic heritage.
Even before the Christian era it
was
a
sacred plant of the Druids of Ireland because its leaves formed a
triad.
Numbers played an important role in Celtic symbolism. Three was the
most
sacred and magical number. Three may have signified totality: past,
present
and future / behind, before and here / sky, earth and underworld. The three dominions of earth, sky, and sea,
the ages of man, and the phases
of the moon. Three
is symbolic, rather than literal: once for the intent, once for the
action,
and once for the result; once for the planting, once for the nurturing,
and once for the harvest; once for the thought, once for the word, once
for the deed; once for the effect on our own character and karma.
It`s interesting that everything
good
in Ireland comes in threes. The rhythm of story telling in the Irish
tradition
is based on threefold repetition. This achieves both intensification
and
exaggeration.
Even today in quality pub talk,
a
raconteur
can rarely resist a third adjective, especially if it means stretching
a point!
The
Celtic Oak depicts knowledge
and balance. It was held sacred by the
ancient Celts and Druids of Ireland because
of its size, longevity, and nutritious acorns. They
envisioned the cosmos in form
of this great tree.
The roots were deep in the earth and
its branches
stretched to the heavens.
It was the
"King of Trees" in a grove. Magic wands were made of its wood. Oak
galls, known as Serpent Eggs, were used in magic charms. Acorns
gathered at night held the greatest fertility powers. The Druids and
Priestesses listened to the rustling oak leaves and the wrens in the
trees for divinatory messages. It is the great symbol of Balance, Harmony
and
Knowledge.
The
crest carries the Rune Symbol
"Mannaz".
It is the symbol of the "Self", a perfect intellect which melds reason
and
intuition.
It signifies growth and self
discovery,
beginnings and new direction.
In its broadest sense, Mannaz
represents
all of humanity. In more practical terms, though, it is those with whom
we have personal connections, from our immediate circle of family and
friends
to the wider community around us, reminding us of our nature as social
beings. It also represents our
connection
with
the Gods, and with nature (the
two trees).
Purple
is the main colour in the
ET Coat
of Arms and is a colour most people associate with Elevated Therapy.
Purple
will connect you with your spiritual self and is the colour of
equilibrium - transmuting
negative energy into positive energy.
In healing it is good for mental, emotional and nervous problems and is
a colour
of
replenishing and rebuilding in relieving stress, depression and anger.
The Violet Flame is
associated with `purple` and is a frequency that is linked with higher
spiritual energy and a release from the karmic ties that hold one bound
in the games of the third dimension.
Purple is also supposed to represent
mass
communication
and public relations work and has long been associated with leadership,
dignity and government.
"tendens
ad aethera mens"
The above Coat of Arms is
copyrighted and owned by Elevated
Therapy
International. Under
the Trade Marks Act 1994 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, it is
also a Registered and Protected Trademark, No. 2445736.
Therefore, it strictly may NOT be used or reproduced anywhere by
anybody
in any manner whatsoever either electronically or hard copy.
All rights stringently reserved worldwide.
The premises where I live and
practice from
is called
"Claddagh" from the Claddagh ring and it stands on a Ley Line which is
a man-made or cultural ley line made by people going to worship at the
local church in olden days. It is a straight line across the
landscape (farmland) to the church. It is still called Church (Mass)
Path and was a commonly travelled pathway.
It would be believed by some to resonate a special positive,
psychic or
mystical energy.
There
are many stories about the Claddagh ring. Claddagh itself refers to a
small fishing village just near Galway city in Ireland. (My mother
comes from County Galway). The Claddagh ring supposedly originated in
this area. The ring has a design of a heart being encircled by a pair
of delicate hands with a crown above the heart. In earlier times this
design was the symbol of the "Fishing Kings of Claddagh" meaning 'in
love and friendship let us reign'. In the 17th century the symbol was
first depicted on a ring which became the fashionable exchange of
friends or lovers. In marriage the heart was worn towards the wrist
otherwise towards the fingertips.
The original Claddagh ring is
generally attributed to
one Richard Joyce, of Galway. Joyce departed from Claddagh, a small
fishing village where the waters of the River Corrib meet Galway Bay,
on a ship enroute to the plantations of the West Indies. That week he
was to be married, but his ship was captured by Mediterranean
Algerian pirates and the crew were sold as a slaves; Richard Joyce was
sold to a Moorish goldsmith who trained him in his craft. He soon
became a master in his trade and hand crafted a ring for the woman at
home he could not forget. In 1689 he was released after William III
came to the throne of England and concluded an agreement whereby all
his subjects who where held in captivity by the Moors were to be
allowed return to their homes. The Moorish goldsmith offered Richard
his only daughter in marriage and half his wealth if he would remain in
Algiers. He declined and returned to Claddagh to find that the woman of
his heart had never married. He gave her the ring and they were married
and he set up a goldsmith shop in the town of Claddagh. (The Claddagh
is said to be the oldest fishing village in Ireland). The earliest
Claddagh rings to be traced bear his mark and the initial letters of
his name, RI (Richard Joyce).
By tradition the ring is taken
to signify the wish that Love and friendship should reign supreme. The
hands signify friendship, the crown loyalty, and the heart love. The
ring has become popular outside Connemara (Western County Galway) since
the middle of the last
century - its spread being helped by the vast exodus from the West
during the great Famine in 1847-49. These rings were kept as heirlooms
with great pride and passed from mother to daughter. Today, the ring is
worn extensively across Ireland, either on the right hand with the
heart turned outwards showing that the wearer is "fancy free" or with
the heart turned inwards to denote that he or she is "spoken for". The
pride of place is on the left hand, with the heart turned in,
indicating that the wearer is happily married and the love and
friendship will last forever, the two never separated.
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