Comments on: Dancing to the Heartbeat of the Earth http://deafpagancrossroads.com/2007/04/22/dancing-to-the-heartbeat-of-the-earth/ Thu, 24 May 2012 21:57:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dana http://deafpagancrossroads.com/2007/04/22/dancing-to-the-heartbeat-of-the-earth/#comment-19057 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:11:48 +0000 http://deafpagan.com/2007/04/22/dancing-to-the-heartbeat-of-the-earth/#comment-19057 Beautiful.

Not only the photograph and what it stands for but also in the eloquent way in which you handled the confusion and questions surrounding it.

Dana

]]> By: ocean1025 http://deafpagancrossroads.com/2007/04/22/dancing-to-the-heartbeat-of-the-earth/#comment-19054 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:52:01 +0000 http://deafpagan.com/2007/04/22/dancing-to-the-heartbeat-of-the-earth/#comment-19054 Excellent point, Rabbit… and one well worth thinking about.

Trees are indeed beautiful in any shape or form, and we should take the time to appreciate such beauty.

Maybe that’s why I like to start my day by hugging a tree.
:)

]]> By: Rabbit http://deafpagancrossroads.com/2007/04/22/dancing-to-the-heartbeat-of-the-earth/#comment-19053 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:04:45 +0000 http://deafpagan.com/2007/04/22/dancing-to-the-heartbeat-of-the-earth/#comment-19053 > Could it be because you refuse to accept that Mother Nature
> is capable of such an amazingly beautiful work of art?

Why the presumption that beauty is limited to anthromorphs?

Why is a tree less beautiful when it looks less like a person?

]]> By: shinseimori http://deafpagancrossroads.com/2007/04/22/dancing-to-the-heartbeat-of-the-earth/#comment-18889 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:57:07 +0000 http://deafpagan.com/2007/04/22/dancing-to-the-heartbeat-of-the-earth/#comment-18889 Wow! What a incredibly beautiful tree! Amazing, looks exactly like a dancing woman. Nature is truly an awe-inspiring masterpiece that continues to facinate me in all it’s wonder.

I have these two Ginseng (type of plant) bonsai, and one of them looks like a pair of legs walking and the other looks like two legs standing. I once had a Ginseng that looked exactly like a man from the waste down. Their amazing plants.

Great post and blog! ^_^

]]> By: HAWK http://deafpagancrossroads.com/2007/04/22/dancing-to-the-heartbeat-of-the-earth/#comment-18850 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:42:17 +0000 http://deafpagan.com/2007/04/22/dancing-to-the-heartbeat-of-the-earth/#comment-18850 First of all, with all due respect…

I’m growing a little tired of those who seem to be more interested in killing the messenger rather than focusing on the message. I believe there have been a number of comments posted here attempting to explain the whole purpose of posting this photo and the reasoning behind doing so… and also discussing this whole “is it nature or is it photo manipulation” debate. I’m beginning to wonder if some folks simply want to argue for argument’s sake without showing an appreciation of and respect for this blog, its purpose, and its perspectives.

Besides, this debate is growing a little old… I posted that comment over seven months ago, and most of these comments are from last year.

I don’t know if this photo was photoshopped – none of us do. However, if you read Ocean’s addendum and the comments, the original poster of this photo claims it is not photoshopped, but is the genuine thing.

My point was and continues to be that we should accept that Nature is indeed capable of such magnicent works of art. You state that it is probably the work of a dedicated gardener… perhaps you are right – that there was a bit of “human assistance” provided to give this tree a nudge in the right direction. Nevertheless, it still required Nature to work its magick in making such a specimen possible. We humans can only do so much. I do some bonsai gardening, and while I can prune and wire and train my plants to grow in specific ways, I’m still at the mercy of Mother Nature for the final results, and she can be fickle at times. At the same time, she is also capable of some really awesome results.

I also have to agree with Madison Guy… what difference does it really make? In the end, the message is what counts, and this is a message of joy and reverence. My comment was intended to get people to look beyond the “is it real or not?” superficialities of this photograph to the much deeper message of its spiritual beauty – a beauty that as has been commented, simultaneously uplifts and humbles.

Now, can we put this whole issue to rest and simply enjoy this photo for what it is?

]]> By: Ian http://deafpagancrossroads.com/2007/04/22/dancing-to-the-heartbeat-of-the-earth/#comment-18849 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:31:06 +0000 http://deafpagan.com/2007/04/22/dancing-to-the-heartbeat-of-the-earth/#comment-18849 “Could it be because you refuse to accept that Mother Nature is capable of such an amazingly beautiful work of art?”

Hawk, this claim rests on the assumption that it is not photoshopped. If it is photoshopped, then Nature has nothing to do with it, and you cannot know that nature could do it.

I think that this was neither photoshopped nor a purely natural occurrence. This can probably be found in the garden of one dedicated person who made the tree grow like that over its lifetime.

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