Delia Hamer, "The Tree of Knowledge was a Palm Tree"

The archetypical paradisal garden symbolizes a sacred and safe space where you can suffer no harm. Where in strict intimacy with creation and oneself, balance is restored. It reflects our fantasies of wholeness and preconscious innocence. However, in many languages, the word garden means “enclosure”, bringing to mind mythical gardens, secret gardens, and walled gardens. So when does the seclusion stop regenerating, when does the isolation turn into loneliness, and when do the walls become a prison?