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Old 15-05-2008, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by frostfire View Post
The peacock ........, but it also symbolises .......... Resurrection, being a symbol of immortality.
To the gnostics would therefore be seen as something to be overcome - 'The Peacock spreads its deadly fan'? I'm just considering the possibility that this church might have been a facade for a gnostic clique. Doesn't seem likely in Newcastle!

Wish I'd got better pictures of the whole series - there was, of course, a dove and also a serpent - wonder what significance that had to the designer? I'll have better look the next time I'm up there in daylight ...

Wandering a bit off the path of wildlife here?
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