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Ender's Art : Ender’s Story:

Ender is a sweet and caring young boy.  Did I mention he LOVES dinosaurs, from his earliest days he has always loved dinosaurs.  Ender is also Autistic, he was diagnosed at the age of four.  Being first time parents, my husband and I could not understand why we were having so much trouble with Ender.  He just didn’t seem to act like other kids his age.  At Ender’s four year well-check, our doctor suggested getting Ender “tested“, those tests showed that our son was Autistic.  A frightening diagnosis, but it was a bit a relief for me. I mean, it was good to know what was going on, and quite honestly things got much better around the house just understanding what was really happening with our son.

We were given the advice to address the issue as soon as possible, we also learned that early intervention is key to helping Autistic Spectrum kids adjust to a hopefully normal life.  We immediately enrolled Ender in, what turned out to be a spectacular pre-school program run through The University of Montana.  The Co-Teach Program and its method of purposefully uniting children of all abilities dramatically improved Ender’s life skills.  At Co-Teach Ender learned to cope with the issues that make life so difficult for kids with Autism.  I vehemently believe that Ender could not be where he is today without the help of the caring people who developed, and run the Co-Teach Program.

Now, Ender goes to public school and is in the second grade.  He wants to be a Paleontologist when he grows up.  He loves everything about dinosaurs and often draws pictures of them.  Over time Ender’s drawings have become more complex and interesting.  Even the way he draws is interesting, primarily he follows one line to complete the image rather than mapping out the shape. It is hard to explain, but watching Ender draw is quite fascinating.  Recently Ender’s Dad suggested we make t-shirts for Ender using his drawings.  

The response we have received so far has been positive, which sparked an idea.  We decided to sell Ender’s drawings on T-shirts and donate a portion of the proceeds to Autism Education Services.  We feel it is vital for kids like Ender to be diagnosed early, and get the help they require.  If their needs are addressed early all kids like Ender can have a real shot at a regular life.  Our son got that chance, and we want to help other children get that same chance at a fulfilling life.  
Follow this link to brouse or place an order for Ender's Tees. http://www.stitchesmontana.com/Tees_For_A_CAUSE

Ender's Art

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Ender’s Story: Ender is a sweet and caring young boy. Did I ment ...

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Variations of Memories and Roses

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ANIMISM : "sacred" places and spirit- or ghost houses can be found here.

A spirit house or san phra phum (Thai: ศาลพระภูมิ) is a shrine to the protective spirit of a place that are found in the Southeast Asian countries of Burma, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. Most houses and businesses have a spirit house placed in an auspicious spot, most often in a corner of the property. The location may be chosen after consultation with a Brahmin priest. The spirit house is normally in the form of a miniature house or temple, and is mounted on a pillar or on a dais.

The house is intended to provide a shelter for spirits which could cause problems for the people if not appeased. The shrines often include images of people and animals. Votive offerings are left at the house to propitiate the spirits. More elaborate installations include an altar for this purpose.

In addition to outdoor shrines, homes and businesses also have them indoors, similar to ancient Roman Lares Familiares.

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animism">Animism Wikipedia</a>

An old spirit house shall never been discarded but placed together with others somewhere in a field or a wood. Although they aren’t maintained anymore it’s common that passers-by sometimes leave an offer on the spot. 


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animism

Animism (from Latin anima (soul, life) is a philosophical, religious or spiritual idea that souls or spirits exist not only in humans and animals but also in plants, rocks, natural phenomena such as thunder, geographic features such as mountains or rivers, or other entities of the natural environment, a proposition also known as hylozoism in philosophy. Animism may further attribute souls to abstract concepts such as words, true names or metaphors in mythology. Religions which emphasize animism are mostly ethnic religions or folk religions, such as the various forms of Shamanism, Shinto, or certain currents of Hinduism.
Throughout European history, philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Acquinas, among others, contemplated the possibility that souls exist in animals, plants and people.
Source: Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Spirit house: a place to pay respect to a spirit


In Thailand one finds millions of spirit houses in and around the houses, in gardens at street corners in the middle of the fields and bush, even without the "house" underneath a tree. Like one finds at the Philippines at lots of locations a statue of Maria in gardens, but not that widely as the Thai spirit houses. These spirit houses are always supplied with flowers, food and drinks.

ANIMISM

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Chuchok and Chetabut : The story of Chuchok translation Thai>English: John Crocker, ANU PhD Student:

Old Chuchok (the swindler of the story is a professional beggar)

There was a destitute Brahmin who had no family. His name was Chuchok, and he was born into the family Phowathikachat. He lived in the district of Thunawit village attached to the city of Kalingkharat. He went about begging donations and was able to collect and save 100 "kasap". Then he took them to entrust to a friend who was also a Brahmin, and went off for a very long time begging donations all over the country; so he could not return home.

As for the Brahmin who was looking after the money, he grew poorer, so he took Chuchok's money which he had entrusted to him, and spent it all. When Chuchok remembered, he returned to claim his money. The Brahmin couple did not have any money to repay him so they offered their daughter, Amittada, to be Chuchok's wife, and so Chuchok took her to his home. The girl Amittada cared for Chuchok her husband in a proper manner, until she made many Brahmin men in the district dissatisfied with their own wives, because their behaviour [as wives] was not as good as that of Amittada. All the Brahmin women were cursed because of Amittada, so together they went to curse her, when she had gone down to the water stage to scoop up water, to drive her away. When the Brahmin women encountered Amittada, they crowded around Amittada, cursing, mocking and jeering, making her feel ashamed and heartbroken, so she went home and told Chuchok that from now on she was not going to work; she told him the story, and Chuchok said he would have to do the work himself, but Amittada would not accept that. She said that her family had never used a husband as a slave, and she begged Chuchok to go and find a slave to come and help, otherwise she would not live with him.

At this moment, the deity who had assisted Prince Wetsandon to earlier make the sacrifice of the great gifts (Sattasadok), thought that he would help Wetsandon to make an additional sacrifice (Piyabut) to add to his worthiness (barami), so he inspired Amittada with the knowledge of the story of Wetsandon and of the sacrifice, and he caused the girl to suggest to Chuchok that he go to beg for Chali and Kanha . Chuchok did not want to go, but were he not to go, he feared she would run away, so against his will he agreed to her request. She got together supplies of dried food. Chuchok had the house put in order and gave advice to her; he then walked clockwise around his wife three times. He dressed himself in white as a hermit and went out towards the city of Siwirat. He went about making enquiries from the townspeople about the story of Prince Wetsandon; the townspeople grew angry with him and chased Chuchok into the forest. The deity inspired Chuchok to get lost in the forest, and he reached the territory watched over by Chetabut. Chuchok fled from Chetabut's dogs and climbed into a tree, but then thought about the generosity of Prince Wetsandon which was comparable with the earth, water, a Bodhi tree or a banyan tree; great things which people could rely on. When Chetabut met Chuchok, he resolved that he would shoot and kill him, but instead, he asked his story first and Chuchok lied to Chetabut thus. "I am a royal courier of the King of the city of Sonchai, I am going in order to invite Prince Wetsandon to return to the royal city". Chetabut believed him, so he invited him to eat some food. 

The Story of Chuchok

Chuchok was born on a Saturday, in the fifth month, in the year of the Tiger, before the year 1 of the Buddhist era, several thousand years ago, in a Brahmin village called Thunawit in the district of Kalingkharat. His mother was called Chanthi, a female Brahmin, his father was called Tolaka, a Brahmin. His appearance was of the ugly type called "inauspicious in 18 ways". At the time of his birth there were evil omens. These were

1 his mother had evil dreams before giving birth, for example, she was bitten by a snake and died, and so on;

2 he had the 18 inauspicious male characteristics on his body

3 he had the habit of liking to tell lies, earn food by joking, to deceive and to be sarcastic

4 he was born in "namha" or "nam-ngua" [the fifth child].

To be born in "namha" means that his parents had children all of the same sex in a row, they were boys or girls adjacent. The fifth child in a set was called "born nam-ngua" . Chuchok had gathered together 100 kasap by begging. One kasap is equal to 4 baht, so it would total 400 baht. He had entrusted it to his friends. The husband and wife, parents of Amittada, who looked after Chuchok's money, were called "Kunlaphinthu and Nang Manirat".

Courtesy: translation John Crocker

<a href="https://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/html/1885/41898/wetsandon.html" rel="nofollow">The Wetsandon Jataka</a>

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Chuchok and Chetabut

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<a href="http://www.antoni-uni-photography.com/THAILAND/Thailand-Buddhist-temples">A gallery with 80+ Buddhist wats (temples) in Thailand</a>

Buddhist art, paintings

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Nottingham workshop : The mosaic art of Will Robson

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Updated: Dec 27, 2012 4:05pm PST

Biography : The Millstone.

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