agriculture - Blog - SCOCO Network2024-03-28T13:05:47Zhttps://sustainablecoco.ning.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/agricultureThe Garden Symbol in Old & New Mythology. A Resource for Teachers. By Willi Paul, NewMythology.comhttps://sustainablecoco.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-garden-symbol-in-old-new-mythology-a-resource-for-teachers-by2014-06-18T20:58:52.000Z2014-06-18T20:58:52.000ZWilli Paulhttps://sustainablecoco.ning.com/members/WilliPaul<div><div class="field field-type-image field-field-image"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd"><a href="http://www.planetshifter.com/node/2189" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.planetshifter.com/uploads/imagecache/standard/centerspace_59.png" class="align-center" alt="centerspace_59.png" /></a></div></div></div><p style="text-align:center;"></p><p style="text-align:center;"></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="font-size-4"><strong>The Garden Symbol in Old & New Mythology. A Resource for Teachers. By Willi Paul, <a href="http://www.planetshifter.com/node/2189"><span>NewMythology.com</span></a></strong></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"></p><p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Garden Symbols - Old Mythology</strong></span></p><p></p><p>• Garden of Eden</p><p>• Food as Sacred Spiritual<br />• Nature as Food Source – Hunt and Gather<br />• Family Garden<br />• Cemetery – Formal Garden for Picnics & Souls<br />• Religious or Government Courtyard / Atrium – Entry to Authority<br />• English Garden – Botanic Garden – Nature Preserves – Nature Exhibitions for Wealthy<br />• Neighborhood Store then Super Market – Grown, Packaged and Trucked-in Nature<br />• Big Agriculture (workers are slaves, pesticides, corp. take-over of family farms)<br />• Engineered Environments – Dubai<br />• GMO – Generically Manufactured Organisms<br />• Global Warming – Drought on Earth</p><p></p><p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Garden Symbols - New Mythology</strong></span></p><p><br />• Farmers Market<br />• Flea Market<br />• Wild Flower Garden - Bees<br />• Community Farm (CSA)<br />• Urban Rooftop Garden<br />• Gaia<br />• Permaculture - Food Forest</p><p></p><p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Discussion Topics:</strong></span></p><p><br />1. What is foundation for humankind’s domination of Nature as reflected in Man-made Gardens and Landscapes?</p><p></p><p>2. How did the creation and integration of Nature spaces over time occur?</p><p></p><p>3. Where did our need to nurture Nature come from?</p><p></p><p>4. Describe the need for consumption of Nature vs. bringing a loving spirit to Nature and design?</p><p></p><p>5. When did the Earth become a dump site? Where are these dumps sited today and why?</p><p></p><p>6. Is Gaia now a Universal idea? Can we view Mother Nature as Global Garden?</p><p></p><p>7. What is a Food Forest? Is this a spiritual place? Can this be in your backyard or neighborhood?</p><p></p><p>8. Are organized religions, including cemetery owners, treating Nature as second rate; an auger for profit?</p><p></p><p><span class="font-size-2">9. <strong>Lessons vs. Sources:</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>Lessons</span> (old mythology) – are we bent over and lost from time worn and capricious directions from classic myths? Can we learn from our mistakes?</p><p></p><p><span>Sources</span> (new mythology) – as we create new myths, rituals, can we get new gardens and dreams? Are we open to the possibilities?</p><p></p><p>10. Is a “tipping point” useful in this mythological transition?</p><p><br />11. The curve is going the wrong way as global warming splits mankind toward a dangerous Nature-killing horizon. Can the new garden symbols and mythologies fix this? How?</p></div>