Bringing together ancient myths, cosmological thought, and indigenous traditions from the Amazon, this exhibition sheds new light on the age-old relationship between man and plants. In times past, plants seemed spiritual, and were thought to embody a consciousness and deeper meaning that has since been cast aside by scientific rationalism. This online venture uses podcasts, films, texts, images, and audio to illustrate how fundamentally misunderstood the kingdom Plantae has been over centuries. —E.C.

The Botanical Mind: Art, Mysticism and The Cosmic Tree
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Camden Arts Centre / London / Art
Camden Arts Centre / London / Art
Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater, Seeing of Music: The Music of Gounod from Thought Forms, 1905, Public Domain.
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