The sacred tree, the sacred stone are not adored as stone or tree; they are worshipped precisely because they are hierophanies,
because they show something that is no longer stone or tree but sacred,
the ganz andere or 'wholly other.'
Mircea Eliade, THE SACRED AND THE PROFANE: The Nature of Religion
p.12
69 responses
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John Linton gave props (7 Dec 2008):
Hell yeah! It rocks!
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david ong gave props (7 Dec 2008):
very nice fairy tale mood!
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marija pavlovic gave props (7 Dec 2008):
nice shoot ...like it ...vote!
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elfriede fulda gave props (7 Dec 2008):
I see faces..........truly a wonderful entry...........
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Karen K Smith gave props (7 Dec 2008):
Outstanding entry..a big YEAH!
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Arla Ruggles gave props (7 Dec 2008):
Nice!
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Pilar Coll i Gatells said (7 Dec 2008):
Homo Religiosus. . .my vote
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catharine amato gave props (7 Dec 2008):
love this mysterious tree and the quote from Eliade.
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catharine amato gave props (7 Dec 2008):
and , of course, my vote too!
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Espen Tjernshaugen gave props (7 Dec 2008):
Yep:)
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Mary Ann Reilly gave props (7 Dec 2008):
beautiful work, Nelson. Eliade's quote works so well with the image. My vote.
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Mary Ann Reilly said (7 Dec 2008):
Nelson, have you ever read The White Goddess? If not, I bet you'd love it.
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Farras Abdelnour gave props (7 Dec 2008):
very cool. feels very... emotional!
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Norman Caldwell gave props (7 Dec 2008):
Beautiful work!
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suzanne said (7 Dec 2008):
...my heart would be glad if I were beneath the eaves of that wood, and it were springtime!"
Quote from The Lord of the Rings.
an inspriational tree.
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Ronnie Ginnever gave props (7 Dec 2008):
It's magical and it rocks.
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Leanna Lomanski gave props (7 Dec 2008):
Perfect and perfect for the theme -- Yes!
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Bonnie Blanton gave props (7 Dec 2008):
very nice Nelson, my vote:)
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Alexis Gerard gave props (7 Dec 2008):
dynamite entry - my vote
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Vidyavati Chandan gave props (8 Dec 2008):
interesting...voted!!!
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Vicenç !!! gave props (8 Dec 2008):
Great! my vote
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Audrey Kanekoa-Madrid gave props (8 Dec 2008):
Oh I love this!!
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Lynn H gave props (8 Dec 2008):
Awesome! It looks like a cover from a fairy tale book!!!!
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Catherine Hadler gave props (8 Dec 2008):
nicely done Nelson ;o)
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Gail Anderson said (8 Dec 2008):
What a wonderful photograph. Presented in such a way to give us a sense of the spiritual. I too, see the faces of time, in the tree. I can almost hear/feel its sense of being, an Elder, as you so aptly named it. Mediation in its presence could only elevate the soul. I think your presentation in sepia enhances its agelessness and universality. Well done, Nelson. This deserves my vote!
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Mojca Savicki gave props (8 Dec 2008):
mysterious
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Joseph Rotindo said (8 Dec 2008):
excellent!... concept and execution...
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Natalie S gave props (9 Dec 2008):
This is SO wonderful, Nel - love the accompanying words too - as well as G.'s rocking observations!! :)
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UnEasy gave props (9 Dec 2008):
Beautiful. Has my vote.
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Olivier Vin gave props (9 Dec 2008):
really kind of old timeless image... voted !
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Christine Holtz gave props (9 Dec 2008):
Magical Shot
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Karen Zimmerman gave props (9 Dec 2008):
Fabulous entry and image Nelson! Love it...voted!
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Ævar B. Jak. gave props (10 Dec 2008):
Great tone and contrast, excellent work!!
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Gary Fudge gave props (11 Dec 2008):
Nicely edited.Voted+
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Natalie S gave props (14 Dec 2008):
Back to vote for this awesome image :)
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Litz Go gave props (14 Dec 2008):
a very good one!
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Litz Go gave props (14 Dec 2008):
my vote.
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Christopher Long gave props (15 Dec 2008):
Wonderful capture!
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adniloj gave props (15 Dec 2008):
Love the way this stands amongst the surroundings! + vote
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Anne Mcginn gave props (15 Dec 2008):
outstanding in the category and the processing
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Rebecca Kinzie Bastian gave props (17 Dec 2008):
Voted!
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Steve Wilson said (17 Dec 2008):
Excellent.
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Yasmina Baggili gave props (20 Dec 2008):
it does rock! Excellent
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Irvan Lubis gave props (21 Dec 2008):
Creepy! my vote for the pic!
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Andrea Petersen gave props (22 Dec 2008):
I find this a very fascinating picture and the sepia tone gives it a vintage appearance. Very well done!
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Eric Finster gave props (25 Dec 2008):
beautiful shot Nelson, love the post editing and description of the capture
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Eric Finster gave props (25 Dec 2008):
oh yea, got my vote
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Jean Pierre Vacherot gave props (28 Dec 2008):
Beautiful, my vote
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Michael Ball gave props (28 Dec 2008):
Very nice!! Well done!! Voted!
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Lois Martin gave props (28 Dec 2008):
Nice! voted!
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Mayette Ignacio gave props (20 Jan 2009):
Love it!! my vote and fave
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Alexandru Balan gave props (23 Jan 2009):
Magic!Yeah!
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peggy gardner gave props (2 Feb 2009):
this image is remarkable to me, as I have one somewhere very similar and felt the same way conveyed by your recital. Bravo nels...my vote yeah !
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peggy gardner gave props (2 Feb 2009):
btw this is a fabulous image and the toning enhances it all.
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Yasmina Baggili gave props (7 Feb 2009):
back to re-vote!!
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elfriede fulda gave props (8 Feb 2009):
Revoting....of course....
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Sonia Adam Murray gave props (13 Feb 2009):
Very creative, voted.
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Andrea Petersen gave props (28 Feb 2009):
Back to re-vote!
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Litz Go gave props (10 Mar 2009):
back to revote!
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Karen Roberts gave props (11 Apr 2009):
I adore the title you gave this! the sepia is nice too.
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Karen Roberts said (11 Apr 2009):
Oh and I voted!
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Coreesi gave props (15 Apr 2009):
Great Shot! Got my Vote!
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Deborah Downes gave props (21 Apr 2009):
Beautiful and perfect for this theme. Gets my vote.
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Sherry gave props (24 Apr 2009):
Beautiful tones and Vignetting. Well done. Voted
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Lanis Rossi gave props (30 Apr 2009):
Great capture! Voted!
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Christopher J Chalk said (2 May 2009):
How could I have missed this amazing shot, definetly got my vote!
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JOE FAILK gave props (7 May 2009):
Excellent Vote
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Judy Wanamaker gave props (10 May 2009):
Excellent composition and tones. Voting yeah.
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Hector rtiz gave props (28 May 2009):
A VOTE FOR YOU..
