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Narrative: In some traditions the purple hyacinth is a symbol of the power of peace. This Guardian faces forward and appears quite ready to present this flower as a gift. The Guardian seems quite trusting that the gift does carry the power of peace.
The Child Spirit keeps the spirit of the child alive and vibrant in everyone. The truly wise person finds room in life for the spirit of the child and so the wise person, no matter what age, can play, trust, grow, recover from mistakes. The healthy society loves and treasures its children. It holds and embraces them. It comforts them. A wise society listens to its children, pays careful attention to them. The wise spiritual tradition recognizes that the child bears within itself a certain divine quality that often disappears in adults. This Child Spirit Image invites you to welcome and honor the spirit of the Child in society and in the heart of every everyone.
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