CELESTIAL DECOR

We have always looked to the heavens and our own celestial decor for direction. While at sea to find our unmarked way in the open oceans we mark the rising of the sun and seek the stars to guide our way at night, when hiking on a lonely mountain we look first to the "big dipper" to then find Polaris, that points north. So, in our home or garden we too can symbolically look to the heavens by using art. Wall plaques and angel garden statues can focus our minds on heavenly things. The celestial guides, the sun, the moon, and the stars, can take our minds to greater horizons when we use them as decoration. Light weight resin plaques can hang on a family room wall or garden fence. Garden statues can add a sense of comfort tucked into a group of flowers. The sun rising in your garden can reflect on unique gazing balls held by garden statues. The stars and moon of this wall plaque can quietly watch over your garden during the night time hours as the stars and moon glide through the night sky.

Many religions use the sun, moon and stars as guides or symbols. The ancient Mayans worshiped the sun god; while the Celtic tribes welcomed in the summer solstice and autumnal equinox using the cycles of the moon as their calendar markers. Garden statues decorated the parks of the wealthy mansions in Renaissance Europe. The Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah has all three celestial decor motifs on its exterior walls. The royal sun marks the highest floor, with the full glorious moon marking the next floor down, and the bright stars of the night marking the ground floor. There are garden statues all about the grounds of the temple to recall our minds to higher things. Each exterior sign and each of the garden statues are symbolic to those who look to the temple for inspiration as they are reminded to strive for greater heights.

All three celestial bodies are represented on a lovely resin celestial wall plaque that is available at: http://CELESTIALDECOR.totalwarehouse.com