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Today’s stories…
The universe being blown apart by dark energy The universe’s rate of expansion is continuing to accelerate at an ever increasing rate according to new measurements. The findings have important consequences for the ultimate fate of the universe and how soon that end arrives.
The secret of the super volcano A new study has conclu8ded that the largest volcanic eruption in human history – the Toba super-volcano in Indonesia – was triggered by vast quantities of water laden rock coming into contact with the volcano’s massive magma reservoir. The Toba volcano eruption 73 thousand years ago pushed humanity close to extinction slashing the human population down to as little as a thousand breeding pairs..
February Skywatch As well as a close encounter with a comet, the February skies are providing both an annular solar eclipse and a penumbral lunar eclipse.
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Como as pessoas a nossa volta nos marcam. Interessante o uso de cores, uma vez que a energia que nos envolve tem amplitudes diferentes, portanto podemos representá-la pelo expectro de cores.
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Um trabalho primoroso de Ivan Mizanzuk. Histórias reais sobre pessoas reais.
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From the article: “Some of Japan’s colors have a lengthy background dating back to the Asuka period (538 ~ 710) and the hierarchical Japanese color system itself can be most easily traced back to 603 AD, when Prince Shōtoko established the first Twelve Level Cap and Rank System in Japan. Based on Confucian values and the five Chinese elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water), this particular hierarchy determined one’s rank by quality, rather than one’s heritage. Ranks were made identifiable by specific colors, as follows:
大徳 (Daitoku) Greater Virtue
小徳 (Shōtoku) Lesser Virtue
大仁 (Daijin) Greater Benevolence
小仁 (Shōjin) Lesser Benevolence
大礼 (Dairei) Greater Propriety
小礼 (Shōrei) Lesser Propriety
大信 (Daishin) Greater Sincerity
小信 (Shōshin) Lesser Sincerity
大義 (Daigi) Greater Justice
小義 (Shōgi) Lesser Justice
大智 (Daichi) Greater Knowledge
小智 (Shōchi) Lesser Knowledge
Within this system, the kinkiji (禁色), meaning “forbidden colors” were exclusively designated for use by only the highest ranking government officials and their robes. For example, the robes of the kuge (公家, the dominant aristocratic class in Kyoto’s imperial courts) were of the color Ōtan (orange), therefore the use of this color by any other lower rank was strictly prohibited.
As such, the warm orange and red hues came to be associated with power and affluence. Examples of this can also be found in everything from ornamental combs and katana scabbards to the torii gates of Shinto shrines and the shrine-maidens’ garb. On the opposite end of the spectrum (ha!), the yurushiiro (許し色, “permissible colors”) were usable by commoners.”
I find it particularly interesting that at this early period in Japanese development, they were of course still using Chinese philosophy and science to systematically organize something very abstract and unscientific as what color clothes you should wear– and not only that, but using Chinese science to determine that some colors should be forbidden in society to some people, and thus literally color-code peoples’ castes using a color system based on magic! :)
