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2013 JOURNEY TO CHRISTMAS:
A TALE OF TWO PEACOCKS
Have you considered using peacocks in your Christmas decor?
"Wishes fall like peacock feathers
on the night of Christmas Eve.
So, close your eyes and make a wish.
It’s easy to believe!"
I must admit that I've never decorated with peacocks, but now I'm on the search for anything peacock...feathers included.
Why?
Because my daughter, Faith, wrote a beautiful love story about two peacocks, for someone she loves when they were separated for a time. I added details to the story (with her permission), and a special friend of mine named the peacocks.
The story is published today, for the first time.
Peacock Symbolism
The majestic peacock is found on art works in medieval paintings and manuscripts, and used in decorative motifs on churches and buildings.
The peacock even appears among the animals in the stable in Christ's nativity.
Certainly it signified something more than pride, as in the modern maxim, “proud as a peacock.”
The peacock is a symbol of immortality because the ancients believed that the peacock had flesh that did not decay after death.
Early Christian paintings and mosaics use peacock imagery, and peacock feathers can be used during the Easter season as church decorations.
The peacock naturally replaces his feathers annually; as such, the peacock is also a symbol of renewal.
Early belief held that the Gates of Paradise are guarded by a pair of peacocks.
The peacock has the ability to eat poisonous snakes without harm.
Both Origen and Augustine refer to peacocks as a symbol of the resurrection.
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A TALE OF TWO PEACOCKS
By
Faith and Marcia Norwood
Copyright 2013
By
Faith and Marcia Norwood
Copyright 2013
Once upon a time, there lived two peacocks: two very beautiful peacocks. The male was named Sky. The female was named Mystique. All who saw them envied their beauty, and their love for each other.
Before they met, Sky (like most male peacocks) used his brilliant plumage to entice females. He did all he could do to get the attention of the females in his harem. Perhaps that's why peacock social groups are called "parties."
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It is said that most peacocks do not mate forever. There are stories, though, of green peafowl that are monogamous in the wild.
Sky and Mystique lived at the zoo, but they were wild at heart: and like the green peafowl; they chose each other as mates for life.
They were so happy together until one day Mystique was shipped half-way around the world to a different zoo.
Their calls and cries were carried on the wind.
Mystique was lonely and unhappy living apart from her love. She rejected the advances of other male peacocks who attempted to entice her with their ostentatious feathers. Life without Sky seemed impossible.
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Both Sky and Mystique were well fed with plenty of grains, fruits, seeds, plants, and even occasional reptiles and amphibians.
Their wings were clipped regularly by zookeepers, so they could not fly away.
Sky had no desire to display his feathers, and prance around to attract other females. He had no will to live without the love of his life.
Not a day went by that Sky and Mystique did not think about each other.
Both decided to escape their captivity. On exactly the same day - although thousands of miles apart - each walked out of their zoo.
"I'm one step closer to you, my love," Mystique cried.
"I'll find you, Love," Sky promised.
They traveled through forests and cities: through time and seasons...and listened to the cry of their wild hearts.
Along their journey - they lost many feathers, only to gain more beautiful and brilliant ones.
"Have you seen my love?" Mystique asked those she met on her travels.
"I'm searching for the love of my life," Sky told anyone who would listen.
It is said whenever lost peacock feathers were found on the ground, the story of Sky and Mystique was retold. The feathers became a treasured keepsake.
Even a few humans seemed to understand their mournful cries.
The story of the lost lovers' search for each other spread far and wide.
Sky and Mystique stumbled and fell along the way, but each time they got back up, and just took the next step.
They never lost hope.
A force stronger than both of them, a still-small voice in their heart, guided Sky and Mystique to a tropical paradise: the home of the green peafowls who mate for life.
Years of wandering had at least one benefit: with no one to clip their wings - they began to fly!
And fly they did. Sky found Mystique in a paradise rich in jade and gems, and oil, and green peafowls who mate for life.
They were home, and home was anywhere they were together.
No one would ever separate them again.
Some believe the Gates of Paradise are guarded by Sky and Mystique.
If you are lucky enough to find a peacock feather, you have found a treasure.
Save it for the love of your life, and never give up hope that one day, your wild hearts will find each other.
"Wishes fall like peacock feathers
on the night of Christmas Eve.
So, close your eyes and make a wish.
It’s easy to believe!"
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Peacock Display/Sounds
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Peacock: Animal Facts and Information
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http://bioexpedition.com/peacock/
Symbolism of the Peacock:
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http://www.traditioninaction.org/religious/f023_Peacock.htm
Symbolism of the Peacock:
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http://www.traditioninaction.org/religious/f023_Peacock.htm
Sound of Peacock:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MhZPqHeEAQ
Peacock Crafts/Oriental Trading
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http://www.orientaltrading.com/api/search?Ntt=peacock
Thanks for stopping by!
Come back often, and invite a friend!
Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking
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| Faith Norwood. Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood |
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| Faith Norwood. Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood |
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