issue 6: We Are Made of Earth
We are made of Earth. At least, this is what every creation story of every religious and philosophical tradition would suggest. Could it be so? It certainly compels many in the creative acts we carry forth as those beings “made in the image of god”.
Earth, deified as Mother Nature, is the physical embodiment of a feminine Creative Source we call “matter”. In Sanskrit (the oldest continuous language tradition that still survives), Mother Earth is represented as माता प्रकृति or mata prakruti. Again, the we find root form of “matter” in “mata”.
Or is it, we were made in earth? That is equally plausible and valid as researchers are now finding the conditions and minerals specific to clay play a crucial role in facilitating the formation of RNA which is foundational to the formation and maintenance of all biological life…
We are made of Earth. At least, this is what every creation story of every religious and philosophical tradition would suggest. Could it be so? It certainly compels many in the creative acts we carry forth as those beings “made in the image of god”.
Earth, deified as Mother Nature, is the physical embodiment of a feminine Creative Source we call “matter”. In Sanskrit (the oldest continuous language tradition that still survives), Mother Earth is represented as माता प्रकृति or mata prakruti. Again, the we find root form of “matter” in “mata”.
Or is it, we were made in earth? That is equally plausible and valid as researchers are now finding the conditions and minerals specific to clay play a crucial role in facilitating the formation of RNA which is foundational to the formation and maintenance of all biological life.
According to a short post in The Harvard Gazette, researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital showed that the presence of clay aids naturally occurring reactions that result in the formation of fatty sacks called vesicles, similar to what scientists expect the first living cells to have looked like. Further, the clay helps RNA form. The RNA can stick to the clay and move with it into the vesicles. This provides a method for RNA’s critical genetic information to move inside a primitive cell.
By all evidence, it would seem we really are made of and in Earth. Wow! Could it be that our ancient myths are just encrypted wisdom after all?
My exploration this week delves into the mythical, magical and miraculous relationship we have with our Earth as a source of life itself. Specifically, how does utilizing earth with water producing clay allow us to create as visionaries, inspire others through these works and also heal? I hope you enjoy this journey as much as I have!
In Truth, Beauty and Goodness,
B. Monique
P.S. Don’t miss the New Neighbor introduction at the end!
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