Dichotomy?

CJ studied fine arts for his first two years at college. In music, literature and painting he found an enigmatic similarity. Many composers, authors and painters were inspired by nature, either the outdoors or human nature. That was clear.

It was, however, the dichotomy of the critics that confused him. 

The critics’ perplexing dichotomy pitted human social nature vs the natural world, nature without humans. He wondered why the dichotomy? Were not humans part of the nature in which we all lived? Even though humans were at the top of the food chain we were still part of the chain. How can behavior, intelligence or spirit separate humans from the nature all around us?

And why have so many sought to make that ‘false’ distinction?

CJ’s own battles with this dichotomy got serious when, after deciding to major in landscape architecture, he went to North Africa, for his term abroad design study.

There he met a couple esoteric horticulturists, one Russian and the other British. They had built and were guardians of an arcane garden, the Oval Garden, behind their Hibiscus House. There they tried to educate CJ–solve his enigmatic fine arts, landscape and garden concerns.

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Forget Science, Forget Gaia

No photographic excellence here.

Clouds, forests, mountains and sky–do clouds dance? Gracefully?

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Taos, New Mexico

Listen to Christopher Janus’ own words: “In New Mexico the picturesque landscape captured me… but I felt there was something more… I couldn’t put my finger on it.

“At university, I dug into the fine arts and landscape architecture. I read JB Jackson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, FL Olmsted, Ian McHarg and others, seeking the deeper content of the landscape. Some people today write that sense of place and landscape are similar—they are… nebulous, ambiguous, enigmatic, impenetrable… need I say more?

“A strange thing happened. The more I researched, the harder I looked, the foggier became my results. Then I did my term abroad design study in northwest Africa, Morocco.”

And then what happened?

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Arcane? Or just a normal day?

A hopeless student chanced upon a hidden garden. In that garden he discovered a process… an arcane process, some might call it simply maintenance, through which plants in real life, become portals–organs of transmutation where the material becomes the celestial. Thus began his life quest.

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Morocco–where the Berbers, Africa, Arabia and Europe collide.

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Two Roads Diverged in a Green Wood

Two roads diverged in a green wood… did CJ really have a choice?

Travel to Morocco on a fun trip, weaving culture with horticulture.
That arcane weave is the magic connection of humans with nature.
Discover that weave with CJ, the protagonist.

This action-packed coming of age novel follows Christopher Janus, a determined American university student who, during his last year, is abroad studying landscape architecture in Tangier. But what was supposed to be a simple design study quickly turns into a battle of wits and will as CJ is thrown into a world of unexpected challenges that threaten his degree, professional goals, and even his life. With danger lurking in every corner, CJ must rely on his courage and luck to make it out alive. If you enjoyed the suspenseful thrill ride of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, you’re sure to love Tangier Gardens. Buy at Amazon now before the price changes! Amazon link: https://amzn.to/3HLrtyv

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The way in to Tangier Gardens.

These metaphysical autobiographies will transport you to a realm of discovery beyond the limits of nature and the five senses. Christopher Janus graduated a landscape architect, but his true education came from the most unexpected and unfortunate experiences of his life. In his fictional autobiographies, readers follow CJ on his international travels as he discovers the secrets of the landscape. As CJ navigates through this supernatural world and uncovers its hidden powers, he must grapple with the consequences of his discoveries. Along the way, CJ finds himself balancing between love and loss, life and death, and the supernatural and the mundane. If you enjoyed the supernatural thrill of Alice Hoffman’s Practical Magic, you’ll be enthralled by Christopher Janus’s mysterious journeys in The Landscape Architect series.