Creating Sacred Earth: Exploring an Inspiring Example of Environmental Stewardship

The Muscogee Nation from Oklahoma have been collaborating and working to designate their original homelands in the State of Georgia as a National Park. The change would allow Federal protection in place of state-level protections that have threatened the preserves. The area contains hundreds of known archaeological sites and most important to Native Americans, is the sacred site of the Ocmulgee National Monument.

Decoding Creation and Shadow Symbolism: An In-depth Analysis

In the Neo-platonist perspective, by which Botticelli would’ve lived and been influenced, Venus is symbolic of love. Her beauty is presented in an idealistic fashion to invoke the thought of ideal love within the viewer. It is also said to contain religious symbolism. The religious symbology in Venus is interesting when considering the work of Peter Witkin.

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