ORIANA
was born in 1980 as ORIANA Academy. Registered as a nonprofit organization,
the intent of ORIANA Academy was to provide an educational facility
that reflected the goal of Plato's Academy - to produce enlightened
individuals. Though the facility was not realized, the dream has
not faded.
In 1990,
ORIANA was incorporated as ORIANA Communications Inc. ORIANA's
educational soul provided a sound core for designing, developing,
and delivering exceptional and effective documentation and training.
A significant
part of the ORIANA Academy curriculum embodied small-scale agriculture
and forestry. In the late 1990s, ORIANA merged with Pinnacle Farms,
an established organic farm. ORIANA is currently developing web-based
material to explain why many are switching to an organic way of
eating and living. In so doing, ORIANA Communications Inc. is beginning
to develop the courseware envisioned in 1980 for ORIANA Academy.
ORIANA has come one full revolution on the upward spiral of evolution.
The Word
The word oriana is
the feminine gender of the Latin 'oriens' and means 'place of the
dawning'. ('oriens' can also be translated
as 'the east' and the word 'Orient' is derived from it.)
The
Logo
In
the logo, the
upper circle symbolizes the rising Sun and represents
the retreat of ignorance in the increasing light of knowledge.
The lower circle symbolizes the Earth and represents
experience, the accumulation of knowledge realized and
applied.
The
inner T-like symbol depicts a tower characteristic
of ancient China. The tower was constructed on high ground
to provide a wide view of the country. At the same time,
when situated on a mountain, it became a signpost that could
be seen for miles around. Thus, the tower was both landmark
and lookout.
At
ORIANA, the tower symbolizes our intent to incorporate practical
guidance and wider vision in all our products and services:
to deepen wisdom.
Our
Motto
The synergy of the
name ORIANA with the three parts of the logo gives rise
to ORIANA’s motto:
Wisdom
dawning through knowledge and experience
URL
for this page: http://www.pinnaclefarms.ca/ORIANAsite/AboutNameandLogo/AboutORIANALogo.html
A
Brief History
Our
Motto 
