Re: Is There Spirituality Involved -Epitaph Gary Matson


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From: Dave Encisco <dencisco@eos.arc.nasa.gov>
To: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 1:10 AM
Subject: Re: Is There Spirituality Involved...?
Greek mythology explains the rythm of winter and summer, life and death in
the story of Adonis. He stayed 6 months with Aphrodite
 life-summer-upperworld) and 6 months with Persephone
(death-winter-underworld). Aphrodite is symbolised with myrthus and
Persephone with Punica granata,sign of eternal life.
This cult of Adonis (death and resurrection) was celebrated on the 21th of
June. The women of Athens did this by sowing fennel,salad,barley and wheat.
The little plants died a quick death because they were not watered,thus
symbolising the short life and  cruel death of Adonis.This cult was the
early beginning of gardening in pots. Especially on rooftops.
This is my epitaph for Gary Matson.

> >I need some help.  I have been tapped to give a lecture titled "Our
> >Spiritual Connection to Plants" and I've suddenly developed writer's
> >block.
>
> When I was a kid I fell my parent's Judas Tree. I caught Hell for that
> one. It was a painful spiritual experience. Worse for the poor little
> tree. ;-)
>
> Dave
>
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> Dave Encisco
> dencisco@eos.arc.nasa.gov
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