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| Toward A New Biology By Sebastian Vallelunga This work is intended to blend a good many of the current ideas about eco-spirituality (a sense of spirituality which people can glean from contact with the other living beings of the Earth) with contemporary scientific ideas about such things as evolution and with the rich background of human mythology whether from the biblical creation accounts or from other ancient or modern sources. In addition I have consulted works on cryptozoology (the study of hidden or unknown animals) which is thought of as representing anything from biological quackery to an emerging science with a large scoop of detective work on top, depending on one's perspective. A word about the concept of myth: there are those who think of this word as meaning falsehood or fish story, but it goes well beyond that. Myth is an attempt to deal with that which is human reality beyond the realm of mere fact. Understood this way, myth can deal with reality at a deeper level than can science because it involves an exploration of human art, literature, understanding, and symbolism beyond the boundaries of provable fact. |
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| CONTENTS: TEXT 1 PAGE Part I: Faith This section deals with concepts of creation found in Sacred Scripture and modern concepts of eco-spirituality. In addition, some ideas about the connection between spirit and nature from other religious traditions are surveyed. Part I includes a summary at the end. TEXT 2 PAGE Part II: Fantasy Here the topic is human story and nature: the myths of various cultures, including our own. TEXT 3 PAGE Part II: Fantasy (Continued) Part III: Fact This is an examination of various scientific ideas about biology. TEXT 4 PAGE Here will be found various resources and appendices, including a complete bibliography. |
Pelican In the medieval bestiary, the pelican was said to pierce its own breast to revive its dying young with life-giving blood. Here the pelican represented Christ's Eucharistic sacrifice for His Church. |
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In ancient Greece, at least as far back as early Christian times, the cock was a symbol of immortality. The victorious cock was carved onto sarcophagi; he was thought to have defeated death itself in his struggle to overcome his opponent. He was also thought of as, in some sense, driving off the darkness and bringing the new dawn with his crowing. These ideas, the defeat of death and of darkness, have had obvious connections with the Christian concept of resurrection. On a serious note...
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