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The Golden Bough The Golden Bough is a book by Sir James Frazier on myth & religion, the golden thread running through all cultures from ancient times to now. The Golden Bough is a painting by Turner inspired by Virgil's Aeneid of Aeneas consulting the Sibyl as he descends to the other side. The Golden Bough is the tree where Aeneas gathered the mistletoe for his passageway to the Underworld in Aeneid VI to meet his father. The Golden Bough is the tree with roots above, branches below— with one bird eating the sweet fruit, while the other watches in silence. The Golden Bough is the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden guarded by the Angel with a flaming sword so man will not eat its immortal fruit. The Golden Bough is the Cross of Christ symbolizing the horizontal flow of time and the vertical ascent to eternity— their intersection beyond space & time. The Golden Bough is the Bodhi Tree where Buddha became enlightened and we will too under any tree if we sit still in mindfulness. The Golden Bough is the Kabbalah— esoteric Judaiac Tree of Life with eleven Sephirot emanations from dense matter to sublime spirit. The Golden Bough is our spine— an inner tree of seven wheels ascending to the Crown Chakra with thousand-petalled lotus of light. The Golden Bough is our Sun's weaving threads of gold spun around the earth— sunrise to sunset for countless years this garment of light for warmth & life. — Peter Y. Chou Mountain View, 3-9-2010 |
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J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) |