You see these rings around the heads of many religious figures from around the world, in paintings and printed images. What do you think the halo represents?

The sun + The moon = Eclipse. They got the idea from there.

http://www26.brinkster.com/rfhubers/afbeeldingen/astronomy_sun_eclipse_partial_1992_ringoffire.thum bnail.jpg

For theists, it means ''good'' spirit.

You see these rings around the heads of many religious figures from around the world, in paintings and printed images. What do you think the halo represents?
the crown chackra.

there are a number of references to the crown in revelation, "the crown of life" "no man may take thy crown"

if you get a friend, and have them stand still about one inch or so from a clear blank white wall....

then you and some other buddies.. stand about 5 or 6 feet back.. and stare...

not at him, against the wall.. but stare at the air space between him and the wall...

after about 5- 10 minutes... all of you will start to see a glow around the person..

this glow is greatest around the head...

and the color will vary from person to person... and their mood.

halos... auras... are real... but normally you cant see them.

-MT

if you get a friend, and have them stand still about one inch or so from a clear blank white wall....

then you and some other buddies.. stand about 5 or 6 feet back.. and stare...

not at him, against the wall.. but stare at the air space between him and the wall...

after about 5- 10 minutes... all of you will start to see a glow around the person..

this glow is greatest around the head...

and the color will vary from person to person... and their mood.

halos... auras... are real... but normally you cant see them.

-MT


As i can see, it's useless.
Your making things up, like those color stones.

MT: the same way the purple balls turn green, just like halos, if you stare long enough, it's an illusion.http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/1038/mainimage3iu.gif
http://www.grand-illusions.com/
http://www.grand-illusions.com/imag...on_illusion.wmv
taken from mythbusters post in the thread about ghosts page 1
auras are as real as pink/yellow polka dotted balloons that sing lullabys to green oranges who dance the cha cha cha on a wednesday.

Ohh i got better :p

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/2306/moving9xx.gif

I would agree... ordinarily.. i would say its all bull.....

but i actually did that with a group of people...

and low and behold.. it takes many minutes of staring...

but we all.. as in 5 or more people.. could see the glow... and we all saw the same colors...

but different people had glows of different colors....

some claimed they could see finer details such as dots on the body..

but i never saw anything more than the glow and color...

i am a skeptic... and i would never believe it myself... except i have been shown undeniable proof that either we as a group suffered common colored halucinations...
or.. we all saw a common thing... a thing which was person specific.

try it.....
-MT

Didn't they steal them from the egyptians or something? Some pagan group that's for sure.

if you get a friend, and have them stand still about one inch or so from a clear blank white wall....

then you and some other buddies.. stand about 5 or 6 feet back.. and stare...

not at him, against the wall.. but stare at the air space between him and the wall...

after about 5- 10 minutes... all of you will start to see a glow around the person..

this glow is greatest around the head...

and the color will vary from person to person... and their mood.

halos... auras... are real... but normally you cant see them.

-MT

that sounds like some bullshit from the celestine prophecy to me.

Didn't they steal them from the egyptians or something? Some pagan group that's for sure.
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M*W: I've always though that the symbol for infinity (like the number 8 on its side) over a person's head represented a halo. The body does emit energy, especially from the head as it's the hottest part of the body.

like ii said... i didnt believe it...

but it was a metaphysics party, they wanted to demonstrate it, and they did....

and different people had different colors.. yellow, orange, and one guy was much brighter than anyone else... and he was green...

it is simply not possible to have a group halucination...

unless.. yes... it needs to be tested with people having the same colored clothes..
white...

for it maybe possible that the effect was from the colors of their clothes.

i will test this when i have a group of voleenteers...

as i said.. i am a skeptic.. and it may all be bunk... or not.
more tests are needed.
-MT

It reminds me of those things in ther heads.

http://www.mystudios.com/art/ancient/egyptian/egypt-nefertari-offering.jpg

Wow, those are fun images! As for the halo, I had read that it is a universal symbol for awareness.

it is worth noticing in the painting of the egyptian gods how there are animals heads at the brow chackra above and between the eyes.

I see Cobra...snake and a bird. And the symbolism there is...?

the position is that of the third eye. i could only tell you what the animals symbolise to me. the bird in this position symbolises seeing from another plane of existence. a bird sees from the sky, it looks down on the earth and it sees vast areas.

the snake in this position symbolises the development of kundalini. the coiled serpent at the base of the spine has risen to the brow. this serpent awakens the higher mental powers in man.

these are only my interpretations.

You see these rings around the heads of many religious figures from around the world, in paintings and printed images. What do you think the halo represents?

The halo is a representation of the energy that surrounds a healthy person who has developed their body in a specific way.

The halo represents spiritual character through the symbolism of light and was not accepted by Christians until the 6th century where it became customary for depicting saints and angels.

Tis naught but a levitating toilet seat. (strange place for a toilet seat)

Not exactly on topic, but I thought this song fitting, Angel mine by the Cowboy Junkies:


He searched for those wings that he knew
that this angel should have at her back.
And although he can’t find them
he really don’t mind
because he knows they’ll grow back.
And he reaches for that halo that he knows
that she had when she first caught his eye.
Although his hand came back empty
he’s really not worried
because he knows it still shines.

I can’t promise that I’ll grow those wings
or keep this tarnished halo shining
but I’ll never betray your trust
angel mine.

I’ll search all the time on the ground
for our shadows cast side by side.
Just to remind me that I haven’t gone crazy
that you exist and are mine.
And I know that your skin is warm and as real
as that smile in your eyes.
But I have to keep touching and smelling
and tasting for fear it’s all lies.

I can’t promise that I’ll grow those wings
or keep this tarnished halo shining
but I’ll never betray your trust
angel mine.

Last night I awoke from the deepest of sleeps
with your voice in my head.
And I could tell by your breathing
that you were still sleeping
I repeated those words that you had said.

I can’t promise that I’ll grow those wings
or keep this tarnished halo shining
but I’ll never betray your trust
angel mine.