We are now struggling through the awfulness of a pandemic and how it affects – and in many cases destroy – our live, We are a strong country and I believe we will rise from this stronger than ever. Which made me think of the legendary phoenix.
The Phoenix is a common feature in traditions from all over the world. You’ll find its mention from the ancient Greek mythology all the way to Chinese legends.
Wherever the Phoenix is mentioned, it is depicted as having a powerful impact on the lives of people. In ancient mythology, the symbolism of the majestic Phoenix bird, which is most often connected with the Sun, dies and is reborn across cultures and throughout time. It builds its own funeral pyre or nest, and ignites it with a single clap of its wings.
To rise like a phoenix from the ashes means to emerge from a catastrophe stronger, smarter and more powerful. The phoenix is a creature of great size with talons and wings, its plumage radiant and beautiful. The phoenix lived for 500 years before it built its own funeral pyre, burst into flame, and died, consumed in its own fiery inferno. Soon after, the mythical creature rose out of the ashes, in a transformation from death to life.
Ancient legend paints the Phoenix as a powerful bird of fire, a magical bird, radiant and shimmering. It is brilliantly colored in reds, purples, and yellows, as it is associated with the rising sun and fire. Sometimes a nimbus will surround it, illuminating it in the sky. Its eyes are blue and shine like sapphires. After death it rises gloriously from the ashes and flies away.
It is a large, grand bird, much like an eagle or peacock, which lives for several hundred years before it dies by bursting into flames. It is then reborn from the ashes, to start a new, long life. So powerful is the symbolism that it is a motif and image that is still used commonly today in popular culture and folklore.
The phoenix symbolizes renewal and resurrection
When I created The Phoenix Agency series I wanted something that would be a strong central theme and set the agency apart from other
The Phoenix is a common feature in traditions from all over the world. You’ll find its mention from the ancient Greek mythology all the way to Chinese legends.
Wherever the Phoenix is mentioned, it is depicted as having a powerful impact on the lives of people. In ancient mythology, the symbolism of the majestic Phoenix bird, which is most often connected with the Sun, dies and is reborn across cultures and throughout time. It builds its own funeral pyre or nest, and ignites it with a single clap of its wings.
To rise like a phoenix from the ashes means to emerge from a catastrophe stronger, smarter and more powerful. The phoenix is a creature of great size with talons and wings, its plumage radiant and beautiful. The phoenix lived for 500 years before it built its own funeral pyre, burst into flame, and died, consumed in its own fiery inferno. Soon after, the mythical creature rose out of the ashes, in a transformation from death to life.
Ancient legend paints the Phoenix as a powerful bird of fire, a magical bird, radiant and shimmering. It is brilliantly colored in reds, purples, and yellows, as it is associated with the rising sun and fire. Sometimes a nimbus will surround it, illuminating it in the sky. Its eyes are blue and shine like sapphires. After death it rises gloriously from the ashes and flies away.
It is a large, grand bird, much like an eagle or peacock, which lives for several hundred years before it dies by bursting into flames. It is then reborn from the ashes, to start a new, long life. So powerful is the symbolism that it is a motif and image that is still used commonly today in popular culture and folklore.
The phoenix symbolizes renewal and resurrection
When I created The Phoenix Agency series I wanted symbolism that would set it apart from other private contractors. The Phoenix was my inspiration., The partners all rose from the ashes of war – Mark Halloran, Delta Force; Dan Romeo, Force Recon Marines; Rick Latrobe, Army Special Ops; Mike D’Antoni, Air Force; and Troy Aresenault, SEALs. They are the original five. They have since added Cole Martin, Force Recon Marine. And while the hero of Book #7 is not an agency partner, J. T. Richardson is a former SEAL who often did combined missions with Dan Romeo’s team. Now they serve their country differently but with just as much dedication.
They served their country in every branch of the military – Army Delta Force, SEALs, Air Force, Marines. We are pilots, snipers, medics – whatever the job calls for. And now as private citizens they serve in other capacities, as private contractors training security for defense contractors, as black ops eradicating drug dealers, as trained operatives ferreting out traitors. With the women in their lives who each have a unique psychic ability, they are a force to be reckoned with. Risen from the ashes of war, they continue to fight the battle on all fronts. They are Phoenix.
You can find all of them here!
What a beautiful way of explaining the story of this magical bird, the Phoexin. Your stories reflect this strong symbol and encourage us to love an support the men and women who fight for our privileges. Thank you and you Phoenix.