Study Notes on Carolyn Merchant's Reinventing Eden

Garden Planet Concept and Imagery

• A vivid depiction of a lush garden environment, likened to Eden.

• Imagery includes:

  • Pathways that wander through lawns and fragrant flowers

  • Variety of plants: lilies, roses, herbs emitting sweet ambrosia

  • Wildlife such as peacocks, doves, cottontails, lambs, and a doe with fawn

  • Paradise metaphor: a central location with two significant trees

  • Tree of Life

  • Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil

• Location identified as a new downtown square in Anytown, California, transforming an urban space into a garden-like environment.