recommended by Rosa Blair ~ ordered from Amazon ~ Gardens for the Soul teaches you how to create a garden that reflects your spiritual beliefs and inner emotions ~ invoking the power and beauty of ancient symbols, like Celtic wheels and spirals, with Eastern practices, such as feng shui, to create gardens that are relaxing, meditative and, above all, beautiful. Beginning with a discussion of what makes a garden spiritual using historical examples and modern designs, Pamela Woods then discusses how to analyze and channel the energies in your garden using techniques such as feng shui, dowsing and basic common sense ~ the books shows ancient symbols and systems ~ for example, The Tree of Life, the medicine wheel, mandalas, spirals and labyrinths, and how to incorporate them into your own garden. Pamela then explores how shapes and forms in nature are reflected throughout the universe, in history and in science, and how to draw upon these universal patterns as inspiration for your gardens. Inspirational chapters explain how plants can possess healing powers and symbolic mysticism and explore how to appreciate the foundations of your garden--tending the earth itself, incorporating wildernes and understanding the seasons that nurture your garden.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 23:08:54 +0000
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