Mapping the Terrain , Bay Press, Seattle, 1995. This quotation features on the front cover of the book. Francis Bacon said. True enough, but it is not so simple. There are many ways of knowing and many forms of power.
Power can be constructive or destructive or something of both.
Knowledge can be about the beautiful, the ugly, or how they are the same. Knowledge constructs our reality. This residency is an opportunity to plant new seeds, water thirsty ones, and look mindfully at what is happening to seeds in the larger world. In the northeast of North America, summer is a time of gardening and contemplating the seeds we have sown. These seeds grow into food and beauty, feeding both our bodies and souls.