2020 | yang white metal rat

On January 25th of 2020, according to the oriental calendar, starts the Year of the Yang White
Metal Rat. The Eastern zodiac uses a 60 years cycle. Each year is governed by an animal and
an element.

our family is so blessed with our fave rat

The Rat is the first out of all 12 animals and belongs to the strongest element – Water. The Rat represents the beginning of a 12 years cycle. 

The Rat is also associated with the Earthly Branch (地支—dì zhī) Zi (子) and the midnight

hours. In the terms of yin and yang (阴阳—yīn yáng), the Rat is yang and represents the
beginning of a new day.

In Asian culture, rats were seen as a sign of wealth and surplus. Because of their

reproduction rate, married couples also prayed to them for children.

This year can mean a new beginning in terms of international relationship and social

order. This zodiac sign is also associated with the “Flower of Love” - the Rat year
will stimulate more scandals in romantic relationships.

wonder | wander | world wish all a bountiful 2020 - Kung Hei Fat Choy! 

Osman Hamdi Bey: Ottoman Orientalist

When we first studied Orientalism, we immediately loved the work of Osman Hamdi Bey, the first Islamic master of Western Orientalist painting.

Osman Hamdi Bey, portrait photograph

indigenous environmental practice

Amidst all the hoopla of the devastation caused by wildfires in Australia - a voice of reason we need to listen and attend. 

We acknowledge that we work on stolen land and pay our respects to First Nations elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Let us pray.

Jamie Graham-Blair is a young and warm-hearted specialist in matters of science, Indigenous resistance and the spiritual world.

His knowledge about environmental conservation is rooted in traditional Aboriginal practices informed by modern science. It's a well rounded approach that seeks to tackle sustainability from all angles.

Through his advocacy Jamie is now asking Australia to listen to Indigenous people in order to survive the environmental and spiritual despair the world is currently facing.

Read what Jamie has to say about the limitations of Euro-centric universities, how Aboriginal people have always been the original scientists and how younger generations are the key to saving the future.

Traditional custodians have always protected country. What if instead of colonizing people came and learned from these guardians of our world?

Week Pick | Jan 2020

wonder | wander | world is proud to share this latest find with you all - Happy 2020! An apt and avid voice given the state of global affairs we are currently challenged with.

The Source project started as a self-funded venture looking to create media that positively connect and communicate some of the most important issues being faced by our environment and as a result by our societies and cultures.

We now work with a variety of ethical organisations and companies to help communicate positive and informative media around issues faced by society.

We specialize in short for documentaries, from 10 seconds to 10 minutes, providing media for all platforms, photography, audio and film. After 15 years being based in Asia, we have now moved back to the UK to continue our work.

Jason Taylor and Chintan Gohil

UK Phone +44 (0) 7778283828

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