"Soul of the Universe" Platonic Lambda exposed

Pepper Tree at Avalon Towers Latham Street, Mountain View

"Soul of the Universe" Platonic Lambda covered

The Soul Must Remain Hidden I've walked by this Pepper Tree at Avalon Towers for fifteen years to catch the bus and didn't notice its sheared-off branch with oval slice showing the Lambda Λ shape called by Plato "Soul of the Universe". Three months after taking photos for my Platonic Lambda files, leaflets have grown to cover the spot. My first impulse was to pluck these leaflets to expose "The Soul" but an inner voice told me not— "The Soul must remain hidden"— like roots supporting the trees, like sap nourishing the leaves, like the spinal cord sending nerve currents through the body— a 6000-miles river of light. The Soul must remain hidden— gravity keeping us on Earth and planets orbiting the Sun. Perhaps that's why we can't look directly at the sacred— our Sun or Zeus, lest be blinded by its power. The Soul must remain hidden for its Love makes the world go round and moves the Sun and other stars.         Peter Y. Chou         Mountain View, 11-11-2014