From: "Charles Gavette" <chaosmosis-AT-hotmail.com> Subject: aqualung Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 21:57:19 PDT It was thought by the more literal-minded of the T'ang that the toad, rabbit, and other creatures were alien to the moon's watery environment and could not survive there; this engendering uneasy feelings among them. But this was of no consequence to the metaphysicians, poets and such, whose moon creatures were inorganic. With an established connection of the moon with metal derived from the Five Activities, we see how this acts as a transformer enabling potentiality: "In a cyan abyss who can detect the authority of the Fashioner of Mutations/ Which condensed the frost and congealed the snow to create their unique allure!" (Hsu Yin, "Yueh," Ch'uan T'ang, han 11, ts'e 1, ch. 3, 14b) The hare in the moon was supposedly a Buddhist concept, which was copied by the Taoists. Regardless who lays claim to such myths, I found it interesting that this motif is continued in the Mayan culture. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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