Category Archives: Philosophy, history

"In our study of natural objects we are approaching the thoughts of the creator, reading his conceptions, interpreting a system that is his and not ours."– Louis Agassiz, American biologist In May of 1804 Lewis and Clark set out on … Continue reading →

HTML clipboard HTML clipboard Penjing of the Heart A common perception today concerning the symbolic heart is that it is the source and object of romantic love, or at least that it is merely something about emotion. But in ancient … Continue reading →

Beauty and the Golden Empress by Bambootiger Beauty In nature "Nature is the art of God."—so said Sir Thomas Browne , a 17th-century physician. To illustrate this a woman who lives in Spain, vividly recalls one November evening several years … Continue reading →