The Philosophy
What this garden believes. Where it comes from. Why it matters that it exists in containers, in Los Angeles, at 1,170 feet.
Starhawk's Declaration of the Four Sacred Things opens with a simple claim: earth, air, fire, and water belong to no one. They are not resources. They are the living conditions of existence itself, and they carry with them an obligation of care.
This garden was built inside that framework, whether it knew it at the time or not. Every decision — the living soil, the water conservation, the insectary, the companion planting — is an expression of that obligation made practical.
"The earth is a living, conscious being. In company with cultures of many different times and places, we name these things as sacred: air, fire, water, and earth."
The earth is a living, conscious being. In company with cultures of many different times and places, we name these things as sacred: air, fire, water, and earth.
Whether we see them as the breath, energy, blood, and body of the Mother, or as the blessed gifts of a Creator, or as symbols of the interconnected systems that sustain life, we know that nothing can live without them.