The interior at home
A glimpse into a couple of pages of my three-dimensional scrapbook reflects recent changes in my life:
• I found that I preferred furniture to be arranged at diagonals. Afterward I read that doing so is an antidote to disharmony collecting in corners. (Does that mean I’m doing the right thing, or that I should work on the disharmony in my home? This has become an interesting question for me to ponder and may lead to more changes.)
• I had a delightfully animated goldfish for years—until he leap to his death one day. Since then, without conscious connection to the goldfish, I played with the idea of painting my front door red. I read that according to feng shui, the ancient art of “placement,” a goldfish or a red door invites prosperity Wouldn’t that be nice?
• Ever since I can remember, my shelves have served as little altars where I place icons like the lava rock from my hike to the top of Black Crater or mosaic pieces picked up along the Apian ‘Way near Caesarea. Recently I learned that rocks and stones are elemental symbols of Saint Patrick’s Celtic Christianity.
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