Patterns do repeat themselves.
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The tree of life is central to so many of the indigenous traditions.
From the center there is a spiralling of life that grows ever more complex and diverse.
Yet at all times, all things remain connected to that center, which in turn is connected to a greater life.
This pattern is repeated throughout all of nature, and it is surely no fancy to see it in the form of the plants.
Photo: Fennel in the Dehesa. Courtesy of the author.