Seven years later Addicted invites you to explore our theme
for 2016 Seventh Heaven.
SEVEN is one of the most mystical and magical numbers in
human history, from the seven deadly sins to the Seven Wonders of the World,
the number seven is clearly recognised as one of the most significant
numbers/symbols.
In almost every religious text, there is also mention and
recognition of the number, in the bible seven is mentioned over 700 times, and
we all know that according to the bible the world was created in seven days and
we live in the 7 day week even today. In Numerology, seven is seen as the number
of sacred spirituality, mystic energy, completion and both spiritual and
physical perfection.
Heaven the
religious concept:
Regarded as the home of God or the gods that exists in the sky depending on the belief system, heaven is that Utopia that those whom do
good in this life, or lives by the universal law of love are sent to as a
reward when life ends. Also known as Zion, paradise or nirvana, there is the
myth within some systems that heaven is divided into seven divisions.
The notion of 7 heavens, goes back to ancient Mesopotamian
religions, they believed that the
heavens were divided into seven
parts, this concept is repeated in
Judaism, it is believed that the universe is made of seven heavens, the
seventh heaven being the home of god and his most exaltedangles. Islam also speaks of seven heavens and Muslims on pilgrimage
make the ‘kaaba’ seven times.
In Hinduism, the
belief is there are seven upper worlds and seven lower worlds, and the human
body is said to have seven chakras or wheels of energy. The Buddhism belief
says that when the new born buhadda was born he rose to his feet and took 7
steps.
Of the seven heavens the seventh is said to be the highest
and final level, not only is it where God and the angles exist but it is also
the a place of supreme happiness and ecstasy.
Our colour scheme
Pink and blue.
The colour combination of pink and blue are our main colours
of choice this year, while most will associate heaven with the traditional
angelic white, we at addicted never
comply with such norms, in the creative imaginative spirit of carnival we expand
the boundries...
Pink has been long understood to be the universal colour of
love, blue the colour of trust loyalty and wisdom
According to the belies and traditions of sanitaria the Oresha that governs the
colours pink and blue as well as the number seven is the Orisha ‘Oko’,
Oko is the oreisha of harvest, fertility and abundance.
i.e. Nirvana, Zion, Heaven.
Religious connotations aside Addicted’s “Seventh
heaven” is an analogy for our lives and the release and bliss we
experience on the days of carnival, the creative energy that can only be
described as mystical, the ecstasy we
experience on the road on carnival day,
the mental and spiritual harvest that we reap after a year of hard work
and sacrifice, the exaltation we feel when we raise our hands to the sweet
vibrations of soca music.
Completion: Perfection:Reward;
7th Heaven
7th
Heaven.
For
Teresa Shirley Armstrong
3/10/37
-31/12/15
My
Mother, My Compass, My Friend.
I
know exactly where you are.
S.A. Armstrong
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