"Earth of the eden" is the conceptual background; the four rivers of paradise spring from the tree of life, from the roots of the tree of life springs a spring or well that swells into the four rivers of paradise. Paradise is the expression of innocence, perfection, the cosmic centre, the perfect harmony between God, man and all living beings. The river of the water of life in the heavenly Jerusalem flows from the throne of God and the Lamb (Rev 22:1). As I have personally realized many things, and as my worldview has been transformed, I have freed certain elements and frills from the deer, the old me who had not remembered that we are all one, connected to the same Spirit, carrying one aspect of God. I literally transformed an old statue of a deer and in the process of natural spiritual renewal, I was transformed.
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It is an encounter with Source, the inner Edenic garden. In the major world religions of Spain, Morocco, India, Iran, etc., with little variation, all cultures display small earthly gardens of the Heavenly Paradise (the four quarter rivers in a cross shape: honey, milk, water, and wine) around a circular fountain, with the square representing Earth and the circle representing Heaven. The Moroccan garden of "Chahar Bagh" focuses on fragrance; fragrant flowering trees and bitter oranges, citrus, pomegranate, date, olive, banana, all in variety represent the diversity of God. In the "Alhambra", the secret garden of "Le Jardin Secret", scents and senses play an important role. The Islamic garden, on the other hand, is geometrically austere, traditional and pure. Iran is the home of paradise gardens.