I found this great article at Endicott Studios (of course): http://www.endicott-studio.com/rdrm/rrMilkHoney3.html
Love this quote: "The common bee understands the secret of the great alchemical metaphor misunderstood by the alchemists of a hundred ages: the bee collects the nectar of the land unto itself and then produces gold to feed the world."
You know, I think, if you squint, the ideogram for honey looks a bit like a bee. Hmmm...
I wonder how that came about to signify honey?
ReplyDeleteYou know, that's a great question. Off I go the researchmobile, Batman!
ReplyDeleteYay for research. You're the best!
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ReplyDeleteI found this great article at Endicott Studios (of course): http://www.endicott-studio.com/rdrm/rrMilkHoney3.html
Love this quote: "The common bee understands the secret of the great alchemical metaphor misunderstood by the alchemists of a hundred ages: the bee collects the nectar of the land unto itself and then produces gold to feed the world."
You know, I think, if you squint, the ideogram for honey looks a bit like a bee. Hmmm...
Julie - I love Endicott Studios. Did you see the Grandmother Death story on the blog yesterday? I loved it.
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ReplyDeleteI stumbled on this recently. You might find it interesting too: http://freemansgarden.blogspot.com/2006/06/sigewif.html
Dan - that's fantastic!!! Thank you for the link.
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