This degree speaks of the maintenance of beauty, fragrance, and cultural memory in vessels of ancient craftsmanship.
"Old bowl, fresh flowers"
An ancient pottery bowl filled with fresh violets combines the enduring beauty of craft with the ephemeral beauty of nature. The old vessel holds the new flowers, demonstrating that the most beautiful arrangements often combine what has endured with what is momentarily alive.
Left unexamined, the fear that the maintenance of beauty, fragrance, and cultural memory in vessels of ancient craftsmanship will be taken away, leading to possessiveness where openness was intended.
Old traditions can hold new life.
A burning yearning for emotional discovery — the recognition that feelings are the fire through which we understand ourselves. Its wisdom is learning to experience pure emotion without attachment to the outcome.
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