A Dragon has many Faces

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Carl R. ToersBijns is the author of the Wasted Honor Trilogy [Wasted Honor I,II and Gorilla Justice] and his newest book From the Womb to the Tomb, the Tony Lester Story, which is a reflection of his life and his experiences as a correctional officer and a correctional administrator retiring with the rank of deputy warden in the New Mexico and Arizona correctional systems.

Carl also wrote a book on his combat experience in the Kindle book titled - Combat Medic - Men with destiny - A red cross of Valor -

Carl is considered by many a rogue expert in the field of prison security systems since leaving the profession. Carl has been involved in the design of many pilot programs related to mental health treatment, security threat groups, suicide prevention, and maximum custody operational plans including double bunking max inmates and enhancing security for staff. He invites you to read his books so you can understand and grasp the cultural and political implications and influences of these prisons. He deals with the emotions, the stress and anxiety as well as the realities faced working inside a prison. He deals with the occupational risks while elaborating on the psychological impact of both prison worker and prisoner.

His most recent book, Gorilla Justice, is an un-edited raw fictional version of realistic prison experiences and events through the eyes of an anecdotal translation of the inmate’s plight and suffering while enduring the harsh and toxic prison environment including solitary confinement.

Carl has been interviewed by numerous news stations and newspapers in Phoenix regarding the escape from the Kingman prison and other high profile media cases related to wrongful deaths and suicides inside prisons. His insights have been solicited by the ACLU, Amnesty International, and various other legal firms representing solitary confinement cases in California and Arizona. He is currently working on the STG Step Down program at Pelican Bay and has offered his own experience insights with the Center of Constitutional Rights lawyers and interns to establish a core program at the SHU units. He has personally corresponded and written with SHU prisoners to assess the living conditions and how it impacts their long term placement inside these type of units that are similar to those in Arizona Florence Eyman special management unit where Carl was a unit deputy warden for almost two years before his promotion to Deputy Warden of Operations in Safford and Eyman.

He is a strong advocate for the mentally ill and is a board member of David's Hope Inc. a non-profit advocacy group in Phoenix and also serves as a senior advisor for Law Enforcement Officers Advocates Council in Chino, California As a subject matter expert and corrections consultant, Carl has provided interviews and spoken on national and international radio talk shows e.g. BBC CBC Lou Show & TV shows as well as the Associated Press.

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

A Dragon has many Faces

It has been said that dragons have many faces. It has also been said that based on ancient believes, cultures, myths and fairy tales, dragons represent the divine like qualities of human beings. Shielded with human faces and the known ability to occupy the bodies of man they are also known to be occupied with the four qualities that make up the dragon world.

They were categorized into four groups: heavenly, divine, earthly, and hidden. These groups were determined by their function. Some guarded heaven, others made it rain, while even others drained the rivers or guarded treasures with fire or wind or other qualities possessed for one purpose or another under heaven.

There are English dragons and Chinese dragons as well as dragons from all other parts of the world. They represent every species of animals and every race, creed or color of mankind. They are all an instrumental part of life as we know it under the stars of heaven and Earth thus a natural part of our environment.

Some believe that dragons are humans – some believe that humans are dragons. Regardless which is the more accurate of the two one fact remains –all dragons have the qualities of a snake, crocodile or many other different animals that roam this Earth. The dragon may have a head of a camel or the eyes of a bull. It may have the neck of a snake and the paws of the tiger. It may fly like an eagle or swim like a fish that can travel oceans afar.

They are all possessed with spirits created from the heavens and are classified as Celestial, Spiritual, Earth, and Underworld dragons. The Celestial Dragon is said to protect the Gods and palaces in which the God’s live. The Spiritual Dragon controls the rain and wind. The Earth Dragon is in charge of all the water and rivers on the Earth and the Underworld Dragon guards all the precious gemstones and metal.

Needless to say dragons like people can wander. They can be corrupted spiritual animals like those we know today. It is essential that you know that dragons have many faces so you won’t be fooled in following those that have learned the evilest ways to control the power over others and find satisfaction in their own selfish needs and desires for power.

The Dragon often symbolizes strength and power thus it is often taken in spirit and soul as the means to put on the face that is needed for good or evil, for fairness or injustice to all. There are many popular faces of the dragon. It seems that humans are fascinated by its influence on children as well as adults. It seems to take a spiritual meaning to many who will blindly follow the trails left by those that are eagerly seeking power and control.

Difficult to distinguish the good from the bad, the handsome and the ugly, people have to learn how to read the faces and hearts within in order to decide whether the dragon is of goodness or evil and whether it is an instrument of joy and happiness or riot and chaos.

Dragons have always been regarded to as fascinating animals, no matter if we are referring to European or Chinese culture. Dragons are part of the Chinese culture, but they exist in the Western world, as well. Where did dragons come from? No one really knows where or how its origin of these animals came from but one suspects that the dragons appeared from the heaven and Earth with different wants and desires that can only be figured out by listening to its heart and the morality contained within.

When it comes to appearance, the dragon looks like a combination of more than one animal. This dragon has a little something from reptiles, snakes, but also lizards and alligators. Dragons have always been extremely important in the world’s culture. They are mythological creatures, the symbol of instruments or figures of power and control of the past. In most cultures, dragons are considered to be strong and intelligent creatures, able to bring good fortune.

They were used as symbols of political leaders, as well as warriors. Dragons are able to burn anything on their way, but still they are associated with bodies of water, including vast oceans or seas. In some cultural mythology, dragons are considered to be yang, while phoenix is yin. While the dragon is extremely powerful, the phoenix is gentle and graceful.

The dragon is one of the 12 animals of the zodiac. People likened to the dragon are considered to be great leaders. However, they can also be tactless and arrogant. There are numerous stories about the dragon. Numerous myths have been associated to the Dragon throughout the years. Some individuals claim that the Dragon is a symbol of evil, but this is only an illogical misconception. For instance, in mythology the dragon was thought to abduct maidens, stealing gold and destroying villages. In medieval world, the dragon was a symbol of Satan incarnate

Dragons remain nowadays the most famous mythological creatures in the world. Thought to be evil creatures in Europe, dragons are worshiped in China, being a symbol of strength and power. The Chinese mythology associates 9 important characteristics to dragons. They are listed below:

1. The Chinese Dragon has a head similar to the one of a camel.
2. This animal scales like a fish.
3. The dragon has the ability to horn, just like a dear.
4. The eyes of the Chinese dragon are like a stealth.
5. This animal has ears like an ox.
6. The neck of the Chinese dragon is like a snake, which makes this animal quite scary.
7. His stomach is similar to an oyster.
8. The dragon has soles of his feet like a tiger.
9. He also has paws like a hawk.

So a dragon, like people is described with many characteristics and personalities that may be individual or combined to serve a purpose under heaven. There are four main types of purposes for dragons. They are:

The species of dragons that guarded the palace of the gods.

The species that have a special power, the one to control wind and rain.

The species to have powers over water, at least on the surface of the earth.

The species to rule the underworld and is the dragon that guarded treasures.

There are normal dragons and supernatural or super-hero dragons. It’s a symbol or identity cannot be used, unless such an honor is worth bestowed upon it. These are highly respected creatures everywhere and because they can be easily corruptive due to their nature to like power and control, they are to be cautioned with whenever approached and efforts must be made to seek out its true heart and its true desires.