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Titolo: Dubbio : simbologia zeppeliniana

Cosa significano i simboli associati ai rispettivi componenti dei Led
Zeppelin, e da cosa derivano ?
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Cosa significano i simboli associati ai rispettivi componenti dei Led
Zeppelin, e da cosa derivano ?
***Jimmy Page's Symbol***
No one really knows for sure what Jimmy Page's symbol means. The most
recent theory that seeks to explain it has it that it that it
symbolizes a near-death or Tantric sex experience to unify the worlds
of the living and the dead, and thus to reveal the secrets of the
universe.
There are a few points that are worth clarifying. It is not a word
that can be pronounced "Zoso".  The symbol was designed by Jimmy, and
the only person he has revealed its meaning to was Plant, long ago,
and he has since forgotten. Nigel Eaton, hurdy gurdy player on the
Page & Plant world tour was reported in "Q" as having asked about it
and been greeted with a deathly silence.  It is unlikely to symbolize
Cerebus, the guardian hound at the gates of hell.  It is not a
stylizied "666".
The closest thing to an explanation from the man himself came on his
November 1994 appearance on "Denton" with Plant. At the end of their
interview a member of the studio audience yelled "What's your symbol
mean Jimmy?" After some confusion as to what was being yelled,
understanding dawned on Plant's face and he replied "Frying tonight".
Page did not elaborate further.  It most likely has absoluely nothing
to do with Curious George The Monkey, known as Zoso, a character in
English children's books. It has nothing to do with the pyramid of
Zoser in Egypt.
Page's symbol, while _not_ standing for "ZOSO" or any combination of
letters, is a mystery. It resembles the alchemical symbol for mercury,
but no more is known. Plant reports being once told what it meant, but
he has since forgotten. Jones' symbol (the circle with the trisecting
ovals) came from a book of runes and is said to represent confidence
and competence. It also appears on the cover of a book about the
Rosicrucians, for reasons unknown. Bonham's (the three intersecting
circles) came from the same book, and represents the man-wife-child
trilogy. Some have remarked that it is the symbol for Ballantine Beer.
Plant, like Page, designed his own symbol, and the feather in the
circle is based on a sign of the ancient Mu civilization.
The True Meaning of Zoso
There are many absurd rumours floating about, as to the origin of
Jimmy Page's "Zoso" symbol. Some even suggesting (laughably) that Page
himself invented the emblem! In fact, there is some relation to claims
that it symbolises a tantric sex experience.
During Led Zeppelin's '72 tour, Jimmy Page reportedly had sexual
relations with a young fan after performing in Nagoya, Japan. A short
romance between the two ensued and, consequently, Jimmy spent much of
his time in Japan with her.
Many reports claim that they engaged in particularly curious sexual
experimentation. Upon leaving Japan, Page was seen being stopped at
customs, arguing with authorities over a bottle of cream. The bottle
in question was in fact, a Japanese bovine ointment. Apparently, Page
had grown quite attached to this topical stimulant.
This substance had been used for years by Japanese dairy farmers to
increase yield to meet the growing demand for milk products in Japan.
When the ointment is applied to a cow's utter, the skin is sensitised,
thus increasing gland activity. It had also been known to produce
similar effects in men.
Marketed as "Sosoru," meaning "to stimulate" in Japanese, it's
exportation was forbidden out of fear that the Japanese would loose
their edge over foreign dairy producers.
Heartbroken by his forced abstinence from this powerful ointment, Page
nevertheless finished the tour. To make matters worse, Page was unable
to read the product label (in Japanese writing), and could only
vaguely remember how his Asian lover had pronounced it. Remembering
the word as "zoso," Page paid homage to his favourite vice by creating
the well-known symbol we all know today.
Incidentally, it was later discovered by Japanese health officials
that the farmers involved in the glove-free application of the
ointment experienced chronic scaling and numbness of sensitive areas
that came in contact with the chemicals. Such areas included open
wounds, lips and other porous tissues.