Cleo’s Garden
The couple stands in their “original” garden. The warrior puts down his weapon and picks up his shovel. He is wide awake and self-confident, aware of his fear but respectful of its needs. His lover is pregnant. They are the central axis, the two interlock in their new garden and start anew.
Many flowers & herbs bring the man & woman to the first stage of survival. Their two children play in the river that flows pass the ancient mountain, the central axis. Releasing the spiral stone, the monkey activates the receptacle holding vital spirits, moving divine power into their world. It is a soul’s quest for release. Working together, the moon & sun receives this matter & light, enlightening a path of perfect harmony.
Moving forward, the frog-serpent guards the threshold, the place where things are thrashed apart, releasing spiraling subtle energy. Controlled by this fertility frog- snake, a splendid harvest is expected. The movement transitions this energy from water into earth, a constant cycle of death and rebirth. Lastly, the couple’s life energy survives death and is transcendent of the temporal experience, a conquest of fear yielding the courage for life. Jody Bare