The next day arrived and the Archers reassembled in the Desert with Concordia.
"Goodmorning, I hope you are well rested" Concordia greeted.
"We are, thanks for asking" the Archers replied.
"Today, I will be teaching you about Man's Relation to the Geo Nature Of The Elements" Concordia said.
"We're listening" Mei said.
"To do this however, I must return to the Creation Myth that tells of the Origin Of The World. I will start by saying Ancient Cultures believed God created Man from the Dust Of The Earth however, I must remind you that I earlier informed you that God also gave man Dominion over the Earth. The Creation Of Man from Dust and the Dominion Of Man over the Earth signified the Dominion Of Man over that from which he was created namely Dust, in other words, Man's Ability to master himself, his dominion over his Material Nature thus Man was granted the ability to surpass his Geo Nature" Concordia explained.
"I see" Mei realized what Concordia was getting at.
"However, after Man's Fall From Grace, Man and the Serpent are cursed by God and since Man was created from Dust, in cursing Man, the World in which Man lives, namely, the Material World fell under God's Curse as well. There are three facets to the Curse. The First Facet is the Curse Of Toil, the Second Facet is the Curse Of Dependency or Subjection and the Third Facet is the Curse Of Duality or Enmity. The First Curse, the Curse Of Toil is related to the exertion of effort. The Serpent would have to exert more effort in order to move, that is, it would now crawl on its belly, the Woman would have to exert more effort during Labour or Childbirth and the Man would have to exert more effort to till the Earth before he reaped a Harvest plus the land would yield Weeds and Thorns which the Man would have to clear. The land yielding Weeds and Thorns which the Man would have to clear signifies Man's continuous struggle to subjugate the Forces Of Evil. The Second Curse was the Curse Of Dependency. The Serpent was cursed to eat Dust, the Material from which Man was made. Basically, it was cursed to feed on Man, to depend on Man for its survival. The Woman in turn was cursed to depend on the Man, in other words she was made to be subject to him. The Man in turn would be subject to the Earth, the source of his livelihood as well as his fragile Material Nature. The Third Curse was the Curse Of Duality or Enmity expressed in the Woman's Seed crushing the Head Of the Serpent and the Serpent's Seed striking the Heel of the Woman's Seed. This symbolizes Man's continuous struggle with evil depicted in the earlier curse concerning Man's struggle with the Thorns and Weeds that would appear on his land. The Third Curse Of Duality is also expressed in the Basic Elemental Wheel where the Elements Of Generation are antithetical to the Elements Of Destruction and the differences between the Geo and Deo Natures Of The Elements" Concordia explained.
"So Man instead of surpassing his Geo Nature is now subject to his Geo Nature?" Mimi asked.
"Exactly, hence the saying 'Dust to Dust, Ashes to Ashes'. Man's entire life would now revolve around his interaction with the Earth. You will note the Second Curse's effects, the Curse Of Dependency in the fact that the Food Man depends on for Survival is harvested from the Earth. Man is basically cursed to eat Dust, the Material from which he was made in order to survive. Furthermore, you will realize that Man in craving power often expresses this craving through the acquisition of Material Wealth but reflect on the Source Of this Wealth and you will realize that it is basically Earth as well. If Man trades with Gold or any precious Mineral, it comes from the Earth and even when he thinks he trades with Money which has value, it is either made from Minerals harvested from the Earth or from the Barks of Trees which sprout from the Earth. This is the true essence of Man's Fall From Grace. He is now subject to the Material from which he was made instead of mastering it and his entire life revolves around the Material from which he was made, that is Earth" Concordia explained.
"I see, thanks for the lesson Concordia" Mimi said.
"You are welcome" Concordia said.