The Symbolism of Sheep and Wool

The everyday symbolism of sheep is based on the fact that a sheep tends to follow other sheep without questioning where it is being led, head down, oblivious. If we ignore the negative connotations of this, however, the more positive side is that it represents someone who has faith ...
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CREDITS AND FURTHER READING

G. Schmeidler – Predicting good and bad scores in a clairvoyance experiment 1943

Psychologist Gertrude Schmeidler in 1943, proposed that one reason that confirmed sceptics do not report [spiritual] experiences is because they subconsciously avoid them.
People who do report such experiences Schmeidler called the ‘sheep’ and the sceptics she called the ‘goats’. She performed a series of experiments ... after having first asked people about their beliefs and found the believers [the sheep] did indeed perform better than the goats.
[Proceedings Papers – 36th Annual Parapsychology Assoc. Convention]

VIDEO
Michel Edelenbosch
David Rock-Evans

PHOTOS
Photo of rams in combat Kate Ochsman
The rune stone of Harald Bluetooth – no attribution provided
Sheep on Mount Nebo, Jordan – David Rock-Evans
Arabian Wolf | Canis lupus arabs – Jordan Rushton [on Pinit]
Professor Rod Smallwood , Nethermoor Images with permission - Sheep on Sol Kul,
Members of SOAA in photos with kind permission
Lawrence Field
Rosie Simpson
Adan Frudd

PAINTINGS
The ‘Woolly Jumpers’ painting was not sadly attributed to any artist, so credit cannot be given
Argonauts panel painting – Lorenzo Costa
Jason & Pelias - Louvre_K127
Herbert James Draper – The Golden Fleece
Stanley Spencer - Woolshop, Tate Gallery
Claude Monet – a series of paintings of haystacks [cone] over the Four Seasons
Segantini - Ave Maria a Trasbordo (Hail Mary on Board); Girl Knitting 1888; Alpine Pasture

VIDEO EFFECTS AND FOOTAGE

Sheeps Copyright Free Footage | Sheep Video | Sheeps Footage
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=VQH-Xjxcb3c

Sheep flock pasturing in a countryside. Free HD video footage
Unripe Content
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=QIwmqE9cKuc

Sheep,animal,wool, No Copyright, Copyright Free Video, stock footage, Background Video
MBFV motion background free video
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=4cGth-p1bW4

Cute baby sheep, lamb walking
Akif Kutlu
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=MtSKSQJyXac

Sheep Eating 01 / Free Stock Footage
GreenLight Stock Footage
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=sT2Njpm2joU

Copyright free stock footage Sheep
Strong Media
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=lmm43MrJYB0

wallpaperuse.com-sheep-wallpaper-111006.jpg

MUSIC

Barnyard Surprise - The Whole Other (YouTube Audio Library)

DD Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100492
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Bohemian Beach - Chris Haugen (YouTube Audio Library)

FairyTale Waltz by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100232
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Last Train to Mars - Dan Lebowitz (YouTube Audio Library)

In the Temple Garden - Aaron Kenny (YouTube Audio Library)