[Jewelry making - Article 00107] - [Orchid] [Tidbits] Man

[Benjamin Mark]

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    In Sanskrit the word man derives from the word 'manas' which means
    'mind'... for those of you who like this sort of useless
    information... useless, that is, unless we extrapolate a bit and come
    to the conclusion that 'man' has no gender identity... and that opens
    a whole other can of worms. Anyone wanting to travel down that road
    does so at his or her own risk. Me ... I'm staying away. I once wrote
    about witchcraft and got a rather vituperative gentleman who took
    umbrage over the fact that I was taking aim at witches... who he said
    were really rather nice people. Obviously he never read Snow White. 

    In Aboriginal myth Baiame created the first Man. And later... Woman
    came out of the Yucca tree to join him. In Africa the Efik tell how
    the sky-god Abassi sent the first man and woman on earth and then
    forbad them to procreate for fear they might excel him in wisdom.
    Does this theme sound a tad familiar folks? Erlik--an evil spirit of
    Slavonik myth--is at times seen as being the first man who fell from
    grace and was banished to the depths and became ruler of the
    Underworld. To the Vedic, Yama was the first man and was also the
    first man to die. In Persian myth... Mashye and Mashyane were the
    first man and woman. In Judeo/Christian belief... these folks were
    called Adam and Eve. 

    The variant stories of Genesis abound. Man--it would appear--has from
    the beginning of time wondered about origins and where he came from.
    Speculations and myths abound. It might appear that no one really
    knows where they came from. Except for me of course. I know where I
    came from. Do you? 

    There are paths along which all this speculation goes... but I shall
    not traipse them or pace them lest I tread on someone's toes. So
    this will be a rather short Tidbits... except for one little thing. I
    have this gorgeous egg depicting Adam and Eve being expelled from
    Eden after eating that ol' apple. It is... I believe... made of gold
    with a green dioptase crystal. It's a stunner of the first degree
    worth about 6000 Swiss Francs in 1989. 

    For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may I
    direct you to my home page at www.tyler-adam.com where you will
    scroll down the left side menu till you get to the area that says
    Current Tidbits... and then click on it in order to view this egg of
    superb craftsmanship and beauty. 

And there ya have it.
That's it for this week folks.
Catch you all next week.
Benjamin Mark
http://www.tyler-adam.com
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