Garden of Eden

36 x 24 inches, Oil on Linen, Col­lec­tion of Dr. Mar­cie Woolsey

Also avail­able as a print.

ANATOMY:  The cere­bel­lum (lower brain) has 2 hemi­spheres sep­a­rated by a por­tion called thev­er­mis (worm).  The white mat­ter appears as the leaf shapes called arbor vitae (tree of life).

BEYOND:  Par­adise lost or found? The cere­bel­lum area of the brain is respon­si­ble for synch­ing up our bod­ily move­ments with our inten­tions. It is com­posed of 2 hemi­spheres (imag­ined as Adam and Eve) made from tis­sue called arbor vitae (tree of life) divided by the ver­mis (worm, ser­pent). Was God’s plan to set up the  “fall” by giv­ing us the gift of freewill?  Did the ser­pent work to unite or divide inten­tion and action? It requires wis­dom to ensure bal­ance of our action with our inten­tions.  The say­ing goes “Heaven’s here, on Earth.”