The root principle is expressed in our bodies in the intestinal function, which is a transformation of food substance into energy. It is again expressed in the convolutions of the brain, which is related to the intestine in that it transforms crude, amorphous mental stuff into reason and understanding. The phallic or procreative power is implicit in the root, and the sexual function as well as the digestive function acts to root us in the physical world. We can see in the ancient agrarian practice of erecting stone monoliths, the phallic, mineral roots of the earth, the function of attracting downwards the fertile, cosmic ambiance. On the other hand, lightning is the root of the sky, transforming carbon and nitrogen into compounds assimilable for plants.
Robert Lawlor, Sacred Geometry: Philosophy and Practice
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