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From earthworms to CD-ROMs, from starfish to blizzards, from electrons to garden forks, from doubt to a shout of laughter... This beautiful little book of invocations inspired by creatures, conditions and objects in the world around us which reflect and a
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NOTES
O Dragonfly: The ādowny emeraldā, one of several metallic-green dragonflies, is so-called because it has dense yellow hair on the thorax.
O Jackdaw: The sparkle of our soulā alludes to the imagery used by among others, the mystic Meister Eckhart who frequently referred to the indwelling of God as the āspark of the soulā.
O Seahorse: In this remarkable species, the male has the responsibility for nurturing the young as soon as they are conceived, so he, in effect, subsequently gives birth to them.
O Hedgerow: In Lines composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey, William Wordsworth describes hedgerows as ālittle lines of sportive wood run wildā.
O Speck of Dust: Chance and Necessity is the title of a book by the scientist Jacques Monod.
O Electron: The structure of the outer electron shell of an atom determines its ability to form bonds with other atoms.
O Absolute Zero: Absolute zero (-273.15Ā°C) is the temperature at which a physical system has the lowest possible energy. According to the third law of thermodynamics, it can never be achieved, only approached as the limit of an infinite number of steps. The last line cribs St Augustineās assertion that āour hearts are restless till they find their rest in Theeā.
O Circle: St Augustine again, who defined the nature of God as āa circle whose centre is everywhere and circumference nowhereā.
O Doubt: Doubt as the āoffspring of knowledgeā is cribbed from The Martyrdom of Man by Winwood Reade.
O Dream: Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis, referred to dreams as āthe royal road to the Unconsciousā; and the poet William Blake writes that āif the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infiniteā. Aldous Huxley borrowed the image for a book tide, and a 60sārockgroup shortened it to The Doors.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- About Author
- Title Page
- Copyright Information
- Dedication
- Introduction
- O Dragonfly
- O Moth
- O Jackdaw
- O Earthworm
- O Dung Beetle
- O Starfish
- O Seahorse
- O Emperor Penguin
- O Ammonite
- O Mountain Spring
- O Thunderous Ocean
- O Lichen
- O Leaf
- O Thorn
- O Pinecone
- O Hedgerow
- O Forest Fire
- O Frost
- O Blizzard
- O Storm Cloud
- O Shaft of Lightning
- O Darkness
- O Stars
- O Comet
- O Pearl
- O Oil
- O Salt
- O Speck of Dust
- O Bell
- O Garden Fork
- O CD-ROM
- O Electron
- O DNA
- O Absolute Zero
- O Circle
- O Shout of Laughter
- O Doubt
- O Dream
- O Labyrinth
- O Poem
- Notes