tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8907493401924502681.post8505230702946416958..comments2023-03-30T04:17:14.774-07:00Comments on Being Emotionally Impelled: Art Every Day Month - Nov 26 -Mavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00124144040878852680noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8907493401924502681.post-6692841441042000842013-11-30T10:07:27.824-08:002013-11-30T10:07:27.824-08:00from dictionary.sensagent.com
Alternative names:
...from dictionary.sensagent.com<br /><br />Alternative names:<br /><br />Sunbeams<br />Sunburst<br />Sun rays<br />Sun drawing water - from the ancient Greek belief that sunbeams drew water into the sky (an early description of evaporation)<br />Backstays of the sun - a nautical term, from the fact that backstays that brace the mast of a sailing ship converge in a similar way<br />Ropes of Maui - (originally. taura a Maui) from the Maori tale of Maui Potiki restraining the sun with ropes to make the days longer<br />Jacob's Ladder<br />Gateways to Heaven, Stairways to Heaven and Paths to Heaven[citation needed]<br />God Rays, Fingers of God (or God's Fingers), so called because they appear often in the background on religious pictures.<br />Jesus Beams, Beams of Jesus, or Jesus Rays<br />Cloud breaks<br />Volumetric lighting (used by the computer graphics industry)<br />Buddha's Rays<br />Divine Light<br />Shafts of Light<br /><br />Sorry, my mistake: it's Buddha's Rays or Jesus Rays or God's Fingers. And one of these days I will get to try Buddha's Fingers for myself! :)<br /><br />To answer your question, my paternal grandfather was a sea-going fisherman when he was a teenager and he was very skilled at reading weather signs. <br />Mavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124144040878852680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8907493401924502681.post-76132238259514965802013-11-30T09:50:59.713-08:002013-11-30T09:50:59.713-08:00To me Buddha's fingers or hand is a citrusy fr...To me Buddha's fingers or hand is a citrusy fruit. But I totally see the reference.<br />Was your grandfather an artist too?Barbara Martin (@Reptitude)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06669114551158284499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8907493401924502681.post-11516810352519207632013-11-30T09:49:58.542-08:002013-11-30T09:49:58.542-08:00Although I totally see the reference, to me Buddha...Although I totally see the reference, to me Buddha's fingers or hand is a citrus fruit. <br />Was your grandfather an artist too?Barbara Martin (@Reptitude)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06669114551158284499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8907493401924502681.post-76812554867375371812013-11-30T09:04:11.565-08:002013-11-30T09:04:11.565-08:00"Crepuscular" is a word I always used to..."Crepuscular" is a word I always used to associate with Dracula and horror stories - until I looked it up and found it means "twilight" and thus, the dark on either side of dawn or dusk. And the technical term really is "crepuscular rays." Other names for this phenomenon include "Buddha's Fingers" and what my grandfather used to call "the Sun Drawing Water." Mavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124144040878852680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8907493401924502681.post-23458885903809660892013-11-29T20:08:37.782-08:002013-11-29T20:08:37.782-08:00Is that really what crepuscular means???!!! That m...Is that really what crepuscular means???!!! That magical moment of sky conditions always makes me think of religious imagery.... You have captured it here in such a lively way.Barbara Martin (@Reptitude)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06669114551158284499noreply@blogger.com