Sahtouris describes imaginal cells as the ones which carry the butterfly blueprint to the caterpillar. When the caterpillar first notices those butterfly cells gathering, s/he becomes a voracious eater. Consuming everything in sight the caterpillar eventually becomes so bloated s/he stiffens and starts weaving the cocoon around itself. Metaphorically, doesn’t this sound like our current need to deny the troubles happening all around us? This is the first time in human history when we have actually been aware that we can destroy our entire planetary home. No wonder we go shopping.
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