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  Water Fountains As Garden Sculptures Water fountains have been the focal point in gardens for centuries. Ancient Greeks used outdoor fountains as a place for social networking. Gardens with fountains often accompanied bathhouses. Fountains also supplied the populace with fresh water from aqueducts, so they served as a social center and a place to meet your neighbors. Ancient Muslims, taking a cue from Persian paradise gardens, based their gardens around the replenishing properties of water. They placed a fountain in the center to replicate an oasis in the desert. In Asia monks carefully arranged garden water fountains to create peace and harmony, using gardens with water sculptures as places of meditation, and relaxation. Today no garden courtyard feels complete without some sort of outdoor water fountain in it. Garden fountains can be seen everywhere. From a park or home garden, to a front yard, or deck. Architects like to use fountains to create a natural element into their designs and building courtyards. A water fountain create a sense of serenity and elegance to any size yard. It provides a tranquil space in an otherwise hectic world. Landscape architecture is best when it utilizes all the elements naturally found in nature. One of the most important of these elements is water. Positioning a water fountain for best effect in a garden is an art and takes skill, patience and experience. If you really want to get philosophical about where to position those water fountains around your interior you can use a Bagua compass to determine the best positions for your water features. This ancient compass was developed out of an understanding of Chinese philosophy, There is a science aspect involved as well. It is said to work for both believers as well as non-believers. Balancing elements within a garden will result in maximum enjoyment of the space as well as best visual appeal. These factors go hand in hand. If an area is in disarray and looks sloppy it is more difficult to relax and enjoy the time you have in your garden. Ancient people used gardens for meditation and self development. On of the tools they used was a clear pool of water. By gazing into thee pool the reflection on the surface became like a mirror, a magick mirror, what you saw was your own reflection in the water. How you interpreted the reflection was your own mind projecting what you truly thought of yourself onto your image. This was easier to do looking into a pool of water then it is normally, because you can view yourself from a distance, as if you were looking at someone else. Beyond this you can see in the pool of water images coming up about your life, daily concerns, loved ones and other of the myriad thoughts that race through your mind every second that we are usually to busy to notice. You can see how this train of thoughts can subtly influence how we act, relate and feel through the day. If we watch the pool of clear water the thoughts may begin to slow as we see them for what they are. When they slow they are easier to control and when under further control they can be guided towards good things that can help us grow, rather then as distractions that bring confusion and inability to concentrate. You can do this with a cascading waterfall also, but it is more difficult depending upon the individuals temperament. You learn here to see through noise, motion and sound for the quietness that lies underneath and not become distracted by the display, just like you can learn to not be distracted by distracting thoughts or other things during the day that divert energy from your goals and aspirations. As an accelerated method of enlightenment they used to house monks under or behind tall waterfalls, roaring with sound and water spray from above. The deafening noise either caused the monks to learn to tune out the sound entirely, or they became agitated and would eventually go mad if they did not give up and leave first or take on a lesser form of training. If they could see stillness behind the waterfall they would achieve enlightenment, the clear light behind the illusions of the world could be seen easily in any environment by comparison and they were then masters and free to proceed out into the world and help others and not be distracted by the roadblocks to doing good in the world that lay people sometimes have difficulty circumventing without spending a lot of time and energy fighting if they can't face the obstacle in the proper manner. Find an outdoor fountain for your garden. With all the different styles and types of materials there is sure to be a garden sculpture available for anyone's style or budget. The most traditional type of garden fountain is the tiered style. This style is best in a large garden since it tends to take up a lot of space. Its tiered style allows water to cascade from higher levels to lower ones and works well placed in the center of a garden. Ornamental garden fountains also work well placed in the center because of their showy attractiveness. These fountains often contain sculptures, such as woman dancing and cherubs as well as animals and flowers. Natural looking fountains are also quite popular. These are generally pond fountains where water cascades off of rocks into a pond, much like a small waterfall. These types of water fountains are generally easy to set up and maintain. |
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