DZI (pronunciato Zii) e una parola tibetana per descrivere un tipo di agata decorata di forma cilindrica o ellittica; il significato in Tiibetano e "pietra del paradiso", data la potente funzione associata ai simboli incisi su di essa. Sono pietre incise in bianco e nero o marrone e bianco, con i simboli che possono essere circolari, ovali, quadrati, oppure onde e linee di diverse forme e vari altri segni simbolici tipici della tradizione spirituale tibetana. Molte sono le leggende piene di misticismo che parlano degli DZI. Per i tibetani, il valore degli DZI non e inferiore a quello dei diamanti, della giada verde o di altre pietre preziose. Sono profondamente convinti che gli DZI non solo possano permettere loro di evitare qualsiasi tipo di danno che sia visibile o no, ma anche che porti buona fortuna e che possa attrarre protezione, prosperita, ricchezza, procurare buona salute e vincere il male. Dzi bead (pronounced "zee"; alternative spelling: gzi) is a bead stone of mysterious origin worn as part of a necklace and sometimes as a bracelet. In several Asian cultures, including that of Nepal, the bead is considered to provide positive spiritual benefit. These beads are generally prized as protective amulets and are sometimes ground up into a powder to be used in traditional Tibetan medicine. Beads subject to this process have small "dig marks" where a portion of the bead has been scraped or shaved away to be ground into the medicine. Beads that are broken are believed to have a diluted benefit, because they have taken the brunt of the force that it is assumed would have otherwise impacted the wearer. The most highly prized dzi beads are made of natural agate and were apparently manufactured in ancient times by an unknown people. There are also new dzi which gain popularity amongst Tibetans.

Going back to a bit of still life photography now as i have not done much in this area for a while now. I am really getting into doing diptych's lately so really i am just doing some simple experiments. I found it really hard to come up with a title for this image/photograph as there really is not a lot of meaning behind both shots tied together. So the title words are partly from heavy rock metal and indie band 'Iron Butterfly' who i am not a particular fan of but it did help me though by using the song lyrics to one of their songs. I have slightly rearranged the words into my own to make it more personal to me. When i was listening to a song by the band Elbow which is called 'One Day Like This' it made me think of these two photographs. So i can sort of relate it back to that song. So on the day i taken both these shots which i think work very well together, i was very bored so i just got my camera out and just experimented really using natural window light. I got a plate then just spread purple glitter, then placed a few beads and petals on to the plate. I just want to thank everybody on flickr for commenting on this photograph because i have used some of those words as my tags. I wanted there to be a certain softness behind both images/photographs with a sense of beauty conveyed by the pink colors. There is also a little bit of a twist with my intense hand holding onto the flower. This photograph is open to many interpretations but i will leave that for the audience to decide. It could maybe relate to friendship or not. I will not give no more away now.