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Tsunami at EPCOT
I’m told this pattern is from a famous Japanese painting from the 1800s. I think I need a huge copy of this for my livingroom because it will match my blue suede damnsofa
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Tornado watch for Orlando theme parks!
A friend just tweeted to let us know that there is severe weather and possibly a tornado headed this way. Sure is hot and humid.
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Garden statuary for sale just outside Japan in EPCOT
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A sacred gateway and the goddess of “flow”
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Torii gates are associated with the Shinto and (later on) the Buddhist traditions in Japan. The purpose of a torri gate is to serve as a gateway to a sacred space. This one stands by the lagoon EPCOT. I’m not sure which side of the torri is supposed to be the sacred side – it’s either the Japan pavilion itself, or else it’s the lagoon. I think it’s the water – here’s why.
The Shinto-Buddhist goddess known in Japan as Benzaiten is closely associated with the torri, and is often depicted wearing one on her head. Based upon the Hindu goddess Sarasvati, she is the goddess of “flow”; according to Wikipedia, that would include “water, words (and knowledge, by extension), speech, eloquence, and music”. I’d like to think it also includes the psychological definition of “flow” – to be so caught up in the task at hand, euphoria results. She is also associated with bestowing fortune.
Next time I’m in EPCOT, I need to look in the gift shop at the Japan pavilion and see if there is anything associated to Benzaiten in there. I want to read up on her – she sounds really interesting!
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What will YOU celebrate? at Disney’s EPCOT
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Are you going to Walt Disney World this year? I’m going in 16 more sleeps! Meeting my brother and sister-in-law there for his birthday/their anniversary. How many sleeps left for you? And when you get there – what will YOU celebrate?
You want me to be happy, don’t you?
DON’T YOU?
Solace in Japan at EPCOT
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Lamp post in Japan
is secretly a speaker;
tuneful ambiance
I love the color palette, shapes and textures of the Japan pavilion in Walt Disney World’s EPCOT theme park. There are the slopes and angles of the blue pagoda-shaped roofs, the prickly puffs of needles on the pines (some of them are bonsai), and earthy brown tones sprinkled throughout. There are usually a few spots around the koi pond where you can grab some shade and rest a bit in these peaceful surroundings.
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Something fishy going on at EPCOT
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You want me to be happy, don’t you?
DON’T YOU?
