Thursday, January 24, 2013

Class Notes 4- Jan 16

Asclepeion- a large temple with small rooms with a bed inside. The idea was that if you fell asleep in the temple and dreamed of a snake or the healing god then you would wake and your illness would be healed.
Epiphany- appearance of manifestation, especially a deiaty. Also defined as a sudden realization. 
Adonis-was born of a tree
Gardens of Adonis- shallow pots that grow seeds quickly and then die quickly.
Orpheus- wonderful musician who could charm animals, people and rocks with his music. Also tried and failed to save his wife from Hades

 The last question by Isaac Asimov 
The doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley

"You can only be distracted in to the truth." Professor Michael Sexson

To some cultures the dream world is REAL and daily life is not.

To do: Find/practice creation myth, hug a tree, continue reading

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