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Phoenix Rising with 18k gold Sun
The Phoenix - The Story It is said that as early as 500 B.C., people believed in the phoenix, a legendary bird that would live for 500 years. Near the end of its life, the phoenix would build a funeral pyre for itself. As it began to die, it would lay down on the wood; the wood would burst into flames consuming the phoenix after the bird died. The phoenix would emerge anew from the ashes of the funeral pyre stronger and more beautiful than before living on for another 500 years. Thus, the phoenix, the ancient mythical creature that is consumed by flames, only to be reborn anew, is another symbol of transformation and a representation of the grief response. The transformation phase is similar to that of the mythical creature the phoenix, which after burning on a pyre, rises gloriously and triumphantly from the ashes to live again. This mythical bird is especially representative for those who feel entirely consumed by the deep emotional response to grief before re-emerging, in a sense, being reborn by the experience. The phoenix represents strength, hope and rebirth, as well as transformation.
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