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Old 03-18-2008, 06:34 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by davem View Post
Blake's etching Laocoon contains the inscription 'Art is the Tree of Life'

which may or may not be relevant.....
among many other inscriptions . . . but exactly, about may or may not.

Still, as the story of one who gave a warning that went unheeded, it is fascinating to give it to a tree in times of unheeded ecological warnings, eh?

It would be intriguing to know what Tolkien knew/thought of Blake, another cosmologist who railed against the dark, satan mills.

It would also be good to have a reference for that ascription. anyone know Carpenter well enough? Was the name included on the photo's inscription?
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