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	Death
		Death is the cessation of physical life in a living organism or the state of the organism after that event.
		Common symbols of death in Western cultures include the grim reaper and the color fl; conversely, in certain Eastern cultures, the color white is considered symbolic of death.
		In particular, identifying the moment of death is important in cases of transplantation, as organs must be harvested as quickly as possible after death.
	www.ibpassociation.org /encyclopedia/Biology/Death.php (2431 words)

	Symbol of Death :: d20srd.org
		Any creature that enters the area while the symbol of death is active is subject to its effect, whether or not that creature was in the area when it was triggered.
		Until it is triggered, the symbol of death is inactive (though visible and legible at a distance of 60 feet).
		As a default, a symbol of death is triggered whenever a creature does one or more of the following, as you select: looks at the rune; reads the rune; touches the rune; passes over the rune; or passes through a portal bearing the rune.
	www.d20srd.org /srd/spells/symbolofDeath.htm (888 words)

	Symbols of death - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Symbols of death are the symbolic, often allegorical, portrayal of death in various cultures.
		Various images are used traditionally to symbolize death; these rank from blunt depictions of cadavers and their parts to more allusive suggestions that time is fleeting and all men are mortals.
		In Buddhism, the symbol of a wheel represents the cycles of reincarnation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Symbols_of_death (488 words)

	Shaman Symbols & Meaning
		A symbol of the utilitarian use of the sacred whitetail deer.
		Feathers: Sacred symbols of the essence of the creature from which they come and the attributes are applied to the use of the feather respectively.
		It is the symbol of infinity that penetrates all dimensions.
	www.angelfire.com /realm2/amethystbt/Shamansymbols.html (1441 words)

	Death - research conclusions
		Determining the precise time of death is, in fact, medically and scientifically impossible according to cardiologist Michael Sabom, M.D. who states, “It used to be thought that the point of death was a single moment in time.
		Death is a rebirth into a spirit world of light and love, a transition from the physical to the spiritual that is no more frightening or painful than passing between rooms through an open doorway.
		Death in the physical is the birth in the spiritual.
	www.near-death.com /experiences/research10.html (2458 words)

	Galena's Journey - Writings - Without Words - Symbols of Death
		Although the skeleton appears as a symbol of death in late antiquity, it was not until the late Middle Ages (fourteenth to fifteenth centuries CE) that the symbols of death commonly known today appeared.
		Death became a force which could mow down anyone it its path, regardless of whether they were a Pope or a peasant.
		Soon death became represented as the Grim Reaper or the King of Death—a skeleton carrying a sword or bow (weapons of death), a scythe (to harvest souls and cut short lives), and an hourglass (a reminder that time is short).
	www.xmission.com /~rraab/death.htm (645 words)

	Myths-Dreams-Symbols
		The symbolic death of the initiate in these rites may also be seen as a descent of the conscious ego into the unconscious: it is the unconscious {and the compensating knowledge that it holds} that provides the means for new growth - rebirth.
		The death is metaphorical of what is happening in the waking life and is not a reference to a literal experience of a death of the body.
		Whereas the symbolic death in a dream will be a reference to the waking life of the dreamer {changing jobs as an example}, there is also a deeper connotation to the dream symbol.
	www.mythsdreamssymbols.com /dmdeath (1718 words)

	Spiritual Empowerment Symbols (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Each symbol has its own specific vibration and by connecting with the symbol we are able to access and align with that specific facet of the Life Force Energy.
		When an energy worker utilizes symbols they are often aware of the meanings, their own interpretations that is. When applying a symbol into the client's auric field they are implanting their own idea of the meaning as well, in addition to the pure tone of the symbol.
		Symbols can also be used to help others in their healing process/spiritual growth without having a fixed idea of their meaning.
	amara.omnispirit.net.cob-web.org:8888 /Empowerment_Symbols.php (2504 words)

	directopedia : Directory : Reference : Quotations [2] : Death and Dying
		Today, where a definition of the moment of death is required, doctors and coroners usually turn to "brain death" or "biological death": people are considered dead when the electrical activity in their brain ceases (cf.
		The belief that any and all consciousness ceases to exist at death, and that death ("after-life") itself is ultimately the exact same experience as prior to conception ("before life"), is common in atheism/agnosticism.
		Humorous depictions of Death, often with a Grim Reaper-esque feel, are common during the Día de los Muertos in Mexico, especially in the state of Michoacán.
	www.directopedia.org /directory/Reference-Quotations/Death_Dying.shtml (6436 words)

	Historic Preservation and Archaeology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		These symbols usually possess special meanings to those buried there or transmit messages to those visiting--acting as subtle reminders of the deceased or perhaps offering advice to those remaining behind.
		Memento mori are simply symbols of death, like skeletons, skulls, grim reapers, and decomposing human remains, used to remind the viewer to remember and prepare for their own impending death.
		The rose is an ancient symbol of love and beauty often representing feminine figures such as Venus or the Virgin Mary.
	www.in.gov /dnr/historic/cem_symbols2.html (398 words)

	Death Related Web Sites
		Death In America is an overview of the cultural and philosphical evolution on the subject of illness and death over the last four centuries of American history
		The Natural Death Centre is a non-profit charitable project launched in Britain in 1991, with three psychotherapists as directors.
		Death and the Mass media: A discussion of the affects of the saturation of violence and death in the media
	www.geocities.com /ajarnmike/deathweb.html (5884 words)

	On Some Scythian and Sarmatian Symbols (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		I conclude that this is the Scythian and Sarmatian goddess Ma of fertility, birth and death.
		It is the symbolism of the Scythian and Sarmatian goddess Ma of the sun and fire, of the successful transition of the deceased to this goddess into the other world (Rjabchikov 2002a: 90).
		A net is a symbol of fertility and abundance in the Slavonic folklore and rites (Rjabchikov 2002a: 233-4).
	www.anthroglobe.ca /docs/Sergei/scythian-sarmatian-symbols.htm (3370 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Horizon Section
		Connections to death, disorder, endings and to what Western traditions take to be the separate and set-apart world of the spirits all are consistent elements in tales about Halloween's origin.
		Symbols of harvest are pumpkins, scarecrows, corn shocks and candy corn.
		Ways of dealing with and symbolizing death and evil are represented in some of the earliest archaeological remains of human ritual activity.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/national/horizon/oct98/hallo101498.htm (832 words)

	Death Allegories and Tarot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Death also recalls the entire economy of salvation, from the Fall where Death gained sovereignty over man via the Devil’s deception and Adam’s sin, through the death of Jesus which atoned for Adam’s sin, to Judgment Day itself when death is finally overcome and cast into the lake of fire.
		It may be a summoning to death as in the Danse Macabre, where the dead accost the living in the midst of daily activities.
		In examples of the Three Dead and the Three Living or Triumphs of Death per se, the triumph over Death may be represented by something as simple as crosses in a cemetery, a lily being held up, or a fountain in the background.
	www.geocities.com /cartedatrionfi/Riddle/DeathAllegories.html (3751 words)

	Death : Aeclectic Tarot
		Although there are these potent symbols of death and decay of the body, the image through the door shows that the end of the flesh is not the end of everything.
		The road across the bridge symbolizes that after something has ended, there is still a path to continue, and the light in the sky is there to guide you towards a new goal and purpose.The ghostly child and the dove are symbols of rebirth, innocence and new freedom.
		Death of an old way of thinking, or living, and the chance for something new.
	www.aeclectic.net /tarot/project/3/major_death.shtml (268 words)

	Death (personification) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Because the reality of death has had a substantial influence on the human psyche and the development of civilization as a whole, the personification of Death as a living, sentient entity is a concept that has existed in many societies since the beginning of recorded history.
		Death is sometimes portrayed in fiction and occultism as Azrael, the angel of death (note that the name "Azrael" does not appear in any versions of either the Bible or the Qur'an).
		Death, as of one of Allah's angels, is spoken of in the Qur'an:
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Death_(personification) (9327 words)

	Table of Contents for The Mystery of Death
		The death of the body—a natural consequence, p.
		Death was beyond forbearance deserving great lament, p.
		An attitude toward death which is acceptable to God, p.
	www.orthodoxinfo.com /death/mod_contents.aspx (555 words)

	Death Dreams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Although death dreams may symbolize our anxiety about our own death or the loss of a loved one or close friend, they also often symbolize how we deal with changes in our life-circumstances.
		There are many symbols of death in dreams.
		Hourglasses and the figure of the reaper are such symbols.
	www.loyno.edu /~smlamia/DeathDreams.htm (120 words)

	La danse macabre: All Soul’s Day
		Sufferers of the plague, war, poverty and genocidal famine danced in desperation in graveyards, surrounded by symbols of death.
		Death is seen as a skeleton that plays a flute, xylophone, violin, harp, bagpipe or other musical instrument and directs the dance of the skeletons or invites the living to dance.
		In many dances of Death already figured a representation of Death with a fine lady or with a beautiful virgin.
	www.tartanplace.com /hcustom/dansemacabre.html (389 words)

	Fascinating Symbols of Death
		John Barleycorn’s story is the celebration of the cycle of life and death, in which death is the natural consequence of life as life springs up anew from death.
		The connection of the bean to the realm of ghosts seems to be that it grows in a spiral and that its white flowers were symbolic of the purity of the bleached bones of death.
		Because breath is the evidence of life, the eating of the bean and the flatulence it causes were thought to be proof that the living souls of the dead were inside the lowly bean.
	www.care2.com /channels/solutions/bms/1698 (1103 words)

	Japanese Death Poems
		death poem or jisei, the essential idea was that at one's final moment of life, one's reflection on death (one's own usually but also death in general) could be especially lucid and meaningful and therefore also constituted an important observation about life.
		The poems are often full of symbols of death, such as the full moon, the western sky, the song of the cuckoo, and images of the season in which the writer died.
		They say that the moment of death can be terrifying, especially when it comes suddenly and one is unprepared.
	www.quietspaces.com /deathpoems.html (419 words)

	Gatsby question - Literature Network Forums
		I know that they are used as symbols of death and destruction, but I'm not sure why Fitzgerald uses them as symbols and how their presence affects any of the themes of the novel.
		Tom and Daisy are not "symbols" of death and destruction.
		First of all, it is the opinion of several literary critics that they are symbols of death and destruction, as they are either present for or involved in every instance of violence in the novel.
	www.online-literature.com /forums/showthread.php?t=708 (492 words)

	SparkNotes: Keats’s Odes: Themes, Motifs & Symbols
		The end of a lover’s embrace, the images on an ancient urn, the reaping of grain in autumn—all of these are not only symbols of death, but instances of it.
		In his poetry, Keats proposed the contemplation of beauty as a way of delaying the inevitability of death.
		Keats not only uses nature as a springboard from which to ponder, but he also discovers in nature similes, symbols, and metaphors for the spiritual and emotional states he seeks to describe.
	www.sparknotes.com /poetry/keats/themes.html (1425 words)

	Is Goth harmful?
		The Goth subculture today has enticed many teenagers with its symbols of death.
		Much in the Goth subculture is associated with death and dying.
		Some believe that it's in the nature of man to be attracted to the morbid or symbols of death.
	www.findusat309.com /articles/2005/goth_subculture.html (748 words)

	Definition of death - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
		Etymology: Middle English deeth, from Old English dEath; akin to Old Norse dauthi death, deyja to die -- more at
		2 a : the cause or occasion of loss of life death of him> b : a cause of ruin death to my character -- Wilkie Collins>
		5 a : the passing or destruction of something inanimate death of vaudeville> b :
	www.m-w.com /dictionary/death (175 words)

	creativepro.com - New Book Filled with Extreme Warning Symbols of Death and Disaster
		WARNING is a contemporary incarnation of the "isotype" communication theory developed in the 1930s by Austrian sociologist Otto Neurath and illustrator Gerd Arntz, inspired by the idea that clear communication does not require words, but can be made universally understandable by simple pictographs instead.
		WARNING showcases the industrial version of these non-verbal symbols in all their dangerous glory.
		WARNING contains seven hilarious, thrilling and confounding chapters, featuring Death and Disaster by: Electrocution, Falling Objects, Blades, Fire, Crushing, Falling and The Truly Bizarre.
	www.creativepro.com /story/news/22955.html (277 words)

	Subreality Cafe: Symbols Of Death, Life, Or Merely Coffee
		Subreality Cafe: Symbols Of Death, Life, Or Merely Coffee
		I've been meaning to write this and hadn't gotten around to it.
		Do not archive or MST without the author's direct permission.
	www.subreality.com /sc/fics/soldomc.htm (606 words)

	Hexapedia - Symbols of death (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		1 Images that represent death 2 Religious symbols of death 3 Colours used to represent death 4 See also
		Tombs, tombstones, and other items of funereal architecture are obvious candidates for symbols of death.
		Some Christians also erect temporary crosses along public highways as memorials for those who died in accidents.
	www.hexafind.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/Symbols_of_death (551 words)

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