Tree of Life

A Summer of Symbolism continues… Will the real Tree of Life please wave your branches! Did you know that almost every culture has its own Tree of Life. Trees are symbolic. They provide food for eating and wood for making life’s necessities ( shelter,...

Fruit of the Gods

A Summer of Symbolism continues… Sweet. Delicious. Symbolic? You know it.  Whether you’re enjoying a “fun” novel or slogging through a classic, it sure helps to know the symbolism behind the produce! Fruit is laden with sin, sexuality and...

Bugs, Insects, & Crawlies

I don’t want them in my house, on the dog, or anywhere near me. Flying, crawling or hopping, I was never much of an amateur Entomologist. However, as one who teaches literary analysis to pay the rent, I do have my students look into the symbolism of any creepy...

Rainforest Facts

Going…going… Long ago, rainforests covered about 14% of the earth. Now? Only 6% remains  20% of the world’s oxygen is produced in the Amazon Rainforest More than half of the world’s estimated 10 million species of plants, animals and insects...

Huaorani: Amazonian Tribe

Their name means “the people” and they are a remote tribe of about 3000, their population spread over 28 communities deep in the Ecuadorian jungles. As deforestation continues encroaching upon their home, polluting the rivers and destroying their way of...

Masdigga

Humans are a psychotic bunch! Many of us are stressed and frantic.  Oh, lucky and blessed are the rare individuals who possess a Zen-like demeanor and state of being. Have humans always been stressed-out? You know it! Even THOUSANDS of years ago! Yup! There’s...
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