Mousie's
Pride Beads
This is a
concern that has been on my mind for years.
It's about time I made some beads to help
focus my prayers about it. Here is my
thinking behind these beads:
I used pink
cord to string the beads. Also, I used seven
colours instead
of the six rainbow colours now used because
I am using the Anglican format
of beads. Seven seemed to feel right to me.
"Original
Rainbow Flag:
The Rainbow Flag as we know it today was
developed by San Francisco artist Gilbert
Baker in 1978. At the time, there was a need
for a gay symbol which could be used year
after year for the San Francisco Gay and
Lesbian Pride Parade. Baker took inspiration
from many sources, from the hippies movement
to the black civil rights movement, and came
up with a flag with eight stripes. Color has
always played an important power in the gay
rights movement--Victorian England
symbolized homosexuality with the color
green, lavender became popular in the 1960s,
and and pink from the pink triangle has
caught on as well--and the colors of the gay
flag were no different. Baker explained that
his colors each stood for a different aspect
of gay and lesbian life:
* Hot pink for sexuality,
* Red for life,
* Orange for healing,
* Yellow for the sun,
* Green for nature,
* Blue for art,
* Indigo for harmony,
* Violet for spirit."
(from the
Lambda site )
Mousie's
Pride Beads
Dragonfly:
May we see through illusion and accept with
love the beauty of all our brothers and
sisters. May the winds of change sweep this
country and the world, making tolerance and
acceptance the norm for everyone.
Entrance Bead:
May we celebrate the concept of IDIC,
Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations.
1st Cross-Quarter
Bead:
For my gay brothers: Peace and love be with
you.
7 Rainbow Beads:
Protect and defend our gay brothers from all
harm, and bring full equality to them.
2d Cross-Quarter
Bead:
For my lesbian sisters: Peace and love be
with you.
7 Rainbow Beads:
Protect and defend our lesbian sisters from
all harm, and bring full equality to them.
3d Cross-Quarter
Bead:
For my bisexual brothers and sisters: Peace
and love be with you.
7 Rainbow Beads:
Protect and defend our bisexual brothers and
sisters from all harm, and bring full
equality to them.
4th Cross-Quarter
Bead:
For my transgendered sisters and brothers:
Peace and love be with you.
7 Rainbow Beads:
Protect and defend our transgendered sisters
and brothers from all harm, and bring full
equality to them.
To close, on
Entrance Bead:
May the world evolve with all speed and be a
good and safe place for everyone.
Dragonfly:
Help us see the beauty in all.
Created Monday, April 30, 2007, May Eve;
Moon 98% Full
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