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Chinese Dragon $10.25 Chinese dragons are thought to be protectors of both ancestors and their living families. They ward off evil spirits during the new year festivities, and represent strength and protection. Painted plastic, 5.5" long.	Pegasus $10.50 Born out of Medusus' neck or her blood, after Perseus beheaded her, Pegasus was a mortal god. He carried Zeus' lightning and on the last day of his life, when Zeus turned him into a constellation, a single feather fell from the sky. Plastic, 5" long.
Pirate Skeleton $9.00 This figure is made by a very inventive team in Canada. They took the original idea from models made for life drawing and animation. This figure can be positioned just about any way! It is sure to delight older children and adults (as the pieces can come apart, watch with very young children). It also glows in the dark! A skeletal death figure that can be serious or humorous. Plastic 3" tall.	Sorceress $6.00 Evil, wicked, maniacal, and diabolical, this sorceress is bent on wreaking havoc with the world and will stop at nothing to achieve her desire to reign over the world. Plastic, 2.75" tall.
Griffin $10.00 The griffin, s a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. As the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle the king of the birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. It is also representative of the elements of Earth and Air. In antiquity it was a symbol of divine power and a guardian of the divine. Psychologically it can represent the relation between psychic energy and cosmic force, or enlightenment and wisdom. Plastic, 4" long.	Water Dragon $15.00 This is one of the most beautiful dragon figures I've ever seen. Once I added this figure to my sandplay collection, my clients noticed it right away and started using it. Plastic, 6" long.
Minotaur $6.50 In Greek Mythology the minotaur was the product of the unnatural union between Pasiphae, mino’s wife and a bull like creature sent by Poseidon, was a creature that was part man and part bull. It dwelt at the center of the Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze-like construction built for King Minos of Crete and designed by the architect Daedalus and his son Icarus who were ordered to build it to hold the Minotaur. The historical site of Knossos is usually identified as the site of the labyrinth. The Minotaur was eventually killed by Theseus. "Minotaur" is Greek for "Bull of Minos." Plastic, 4" tall.	8 Chinese Horses $58.00 "When the horses arrive, success is assured" so goes a proverb. These are very special figures. A company in China found them hidden in a warehouse. They are from the 1920s and have the beautiful colors of that period. I bought these for nostalgic reasons. When I was first starting out in sandplay I saw these horses (in blue) in so many trays. All the teachers I admired had them. They are not so easy to find these days. I am thinking of reproducing them myself next year. This set is very special however and I’m keeping them on my desk! The number 8 brings good fortune. And when you combine this number with the horses it will symbolize strength, perseverance, and success in the Chinese tradition. Set of 8 hand glazed ceramic antique horses 2 ½."
Poseidon $6.50 In Greek mythology, Poseidon was the god of the sea, as well as of horses and, as "Earth-Shaker," of earthquakes. The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology; both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon. Poseidon is credited for creating the first horse. In his benign aspect, Poseidon was seen as creating new islands and offering calm seas. When offended or ignored, he supposedly struck the ground with his trident and caused chaotic springs, earthquakes, drownings and shipwrecks. In the Odyssey Poseidon's grudge against the protagonist prevented him from coming home to Ithaca. Sailors prayed to Poseidon for a safe voyage, sometimes drowning horses as a sacrifice. Like Dionysus, who inflamed the maenads, Poseidon also caused certain forms of mental disturbance. A Hippocratic text of ca 400 BCE, On the Sacred Disease[1] says that he was blamed for certain types of epilepsy. Psychologically he can represent the deepest layers of the soul (sea = unconscious). Plastic, 4" tall.	Mermaid with Conch $6.50 A mermaid is a legendary aquatic creature with the head and torso of human female and the tail of a fish.. The mermaid is an almost universal symbol. The Mermaid often carries a mirror to symbolize self knowledge. She represents the element of Water or the unconscious, sometimes wisdom of the unconscious, sometimes a monster of the unconscious. Much like sirens, mermaids in stories would sometimes sing to sailors and enchant them, distracting them from their work and causing them to walk off the deck or cause shipwrecks. Other stories would have them squeeze the life out of drowning men while trying to rescue them. They are also said to take them down to their underwater kingdoms Like many creatures from mythology and folklore, mermaids appear regularly in popular media. One of the most ubiquitous images is surely the Disney character based on the tale by Andersen. In Disney the two-fold nature of mermaids is exploited to tell a coming-of-age story in which the sea represents childhood and land represents adult life--a place where one stands on one's "own two feet." For most of the story the adolescent heroine is torn between the two worlds. The mermaid can also represent something non-existent as in J. Donne, "Teach me to hear Mermaids singing." Plastic, 4" tall.
Eyela $6.25 Fairies are often personifications of human wishes or frustrations in the form of people with magical powers. In folk lore Fairies often appear to explain the workings of destiny with it’s unpredictable gifts and disappointments’ therapy fairies are often used to express wishes, protectors or beings that can help mediate life’s tough situations. 4”tall, plastic.	Ophira $6.25 This dark elf is in some ways reminiscent to me of the Dark Madonna figures. She seems powerful, but not evil. She contains different qualities from the more typical Faerie Elf. 4 “ tall, plastic.