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    Summary of Ellen Meloy's The Anthropology of Turquoise
    Summary of Ellen Meloy's The Anthropology of Turquoise
    Summary of Ellen Meloy's The Anthropology of Turquoise
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    #1 I have suffered a reduction in mental acuity, so I decided to acquire some basic motor and tactile skills like pushing around cool, gooey paint in mindless, repetitive motions to prepare for that newly vacated space between the ears.

    #2 The colors blue and red are the closest in color to the eyes of a goshawk. The colors blue and red are the most profound. They are deep, resonant mysteries with boundless subjectivity.

    #3 The human eye is capable of perceiving seven to ten million colors through a synaptic flash. We use our eyes’ refined sense of vision to admire the work of Titian or the Grand Canyon bathed in the copper light of a summer sunset.

    #4 The eye spreads light gently in the retina, across blood and long-stemmed nerves that resemble frilled balloons or leggy trees of bladder kelp. The eyes combine senses and affection into a homeland.

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    PublisherIRB Media
    Release dateMay 21, 2022
    ISBN9798822500679
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      #1

      I have suffered a reduction in mental acuity, so I decided to acquire some basic motor and tactile skills like pushing around cool, gooey paint in mindless, repetitive motions to prepare for that newly vacated space between the ears.

      #2

      The colors blue and red are the closest in color to the eyes of a goshawk. The colors blue and red are the most profound. They are deep, resonant mysteries with boundless subjectivity.

      #3

      The human eye is capable of perceiving seven to ten million colors through a synaptic flash. We use our eyes’ refined sense of vision to admire the work of Titian or the Grand Canyon bathed in the copper light of a summer sunset.

      #4

      The eye spreads light gently in the retina, across blood and long-stemmed nerves that resemble frilled balloons or leggy trees of bladder kelp. The eyes combine senses and affection into a homeland.

      #5

      Goethe believed that the world was a revelation read by our senses. He did not believe in absolute knowledge, but in amazement. He wrote, The highest goal that man can achieve is amazement.

      #6

      The color names black, white, and red enter languages in that order, followed by yellow and green, with green covering blue until blue comes into itself. Once blue is acquired, it eclipses green.

      #7

      I would often contemplate the big questions while perched atop the ridge. What do I know. What is my place in the universe. How little do I need to have everything. What are the obligations of living in a certain geography.

      #8

      The first principle of Place is color. We are extremely sensitive to color from an early age, and it can lead to a profound attachment to landscape.

      #9

      Each of us has five fundamental, enthralling maps to the natural world: sight, touch, taste, hearing, and smell. As we unravel the threads that connect us to nature, we become less attentive to these guides, numb our sensory intelligence.

      Insights from Chapter 2

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      Californians are born with swimming pools. When you are born, if your family does not already have a

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