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In the East for instance ... the Lotus is considered a symbol of the divine presence in human life ... the expanding flower forming the rosette of the cycles of existence.
In olden times the medieval church denounced the cross-legged stance known as the Lotus Posture as a symbol of paganism and declared that them what assumed this position were working witchcraft. See the analogy? Perfectly clear and rational ... n'est ce pas?
Lordy lord how I love the logic of human thought. The lotus is also considered the receptive cup of the feminine principle. Anyone care to venture a thought as to what this means exactly? Its root represents the indissoluble. Its stem is the umbilical cord. It's seed pod is the fecundity of human creation. My guess is that its petals represent a spaghetti dinner.
I digress here from this fascinating tale for a quick disclaimer. Lest there are some who might take umbrage at what might inadvertently be misinterpreted as a mocking stance ... I apologize in advance. This apology is born of experience as I once had a reader who was a warlock and who felt deep resentment over the fact that I was mocking witchcraft ... a thing which--of course--I would never do. That said ... I shall throw caution to the winds and boldly venture forth into the inexplicable mysteries of the Flower and the Position.
But wait. I double digress. When someone requests that someone else assumes The Position ... are they talking Lotus? This question troubles me and I urgently need an answer. And when they make bejeweled figurines of little folk sitting lotus fashion ... how come they always show a male. Why are women not equally represented? I resent this. Stand up, I say. Stand up and march for equal representation. Women of the world ... unite. Request ... nay ... demand statuettes be made of women sitting lotus-fashion. It is your right ... it is your obligation ... it is a mishegoss. (This last is Yiddish. You look it up.)
Not only is the Lotus a symbol of divine birth from muddy waters ... it also has funerary meanings ... implying death. The cascades of logic never cease to flow. For those who need to know ... the Lotus is also considered the seat of human intelligence ... as well as being representative of the centers of psychic systems. Hmmm.
In order to assume the correct cross-legged position ... the instructions dictate that the right foot be placed on the left thigh and the left foot be placed on the right thigh. This is clearly opposed to the ever growing popular notion among the elite radical few who would have you believe that the right foot should be placed on the right thigh and the left foot on the left thigh. What would we do--I ask--without clear and concise instructions? In addition ... the soles of the feet should be turned up. Yeah right ... try turning the soles down. You'll have to break yer bloody ankles. Still ... one can never be too explicit.
Well ... having ventured recklessly into a world of potential chaos ... having braved the dangers of living in a world of irrefutable logic and survived ... I return to explain the theme behind all this flower mish-mash stuff. I have this most adorable image you see ... of a bejeweled little fellow sitting lotus fashion with a lotus flower at his feet. Wanna see?
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And there ya have it. That's it for this week folks. Catch you all next week. Benjamin Mark
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