The Garden is a metaphor for the following: our minds, and our thinking in terms of pairs of opposites--man and woman, good and evil--are as holy as that of a god. (50)

Joseph Campbell
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The Garden is a metaphor for the following: our minds, and our thinking in terms of pairs of opposites--man and woman, good and evil--are as holy as that of a god. The Garden represents the fullness of life. The Garden is a place where we can be ourselves and follow our every whim without one person telling us we’re wrong or another person telling us we’re right. This is the Garden because it is a place where we can make mistakes and learn from them instead of trying to live up to social expectations. The Garden is about self-expression and self-fulfillment without any outside pressures; it’s about living freely and free from worry.

Source: Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor

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