Banner Image found on ImgArcade.  Features the commonly-used man/woman holding hands symbol and laurel wreaths.  July is designated Hetrosexual Awareness Month, but, since it’s not officially recognized by our intolerant government the way gay rights are, there is no official month, and others are used for straight awareness.  November and May have also been used.

The hand painted laurel branches on the inside of this toilet give me good feelings.

Brooch is part of my personal jewelry collection, and is currently for sale! Creativity – Laurel was said to communicate the spirit of prophecy and poetry. Laurel leaves were commonly put under pillows at night to gain inspiration through dreams and its intoxicating properties are associated with prophetic and poetic inspiration. Cleansing Properties and Magical Attributes - Laurel leaves surrounded the temple of Apollo to cleanse the soul before entering. It’s associated with purification and was seen as a plant with powers of immortality. Laurel supposedly awakens awareness and past life memories, stimulates psychic awareness, health and the powers of divination. Peace and Protection – Today laurel is seen as a symbol of peace. It also indicates a power over the passions and is thought to protect from the influence of evil spirits and to give protection from lightening. Achievement - It has long been a symbol of victory. Laurel was given as a symbol to the winner in Pythian games. Masons consider the laurel symbol to signify the hopeful expectation of success in the search for the True Word. In the bible, laurel is an emblem of prosperity and fame. In Christianity it is said to symbolize the resurrection of Christ and the triumph of humanity. It is also the source of the word Baccalaureate and of poet laureate.