Channels of thought

I love the reference to the rivers in Genesis chapter two.

Water is a life-giving element on earth. Rivers might also represent mental activity, ideas considered, beliefs held. Mary Baker Eddy offers an insightful definition of the biblical term river as "channel of thought". (See Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures p. 593.)

Here in Genesis, we read about four rivers thus:

Pison (also called Pishon) in the land of Havilah. Here there is pure gold, rare perfumes (bdellium), and precious stones (onyx).

Gihon is in Ethiopia.

Hiddekel (Tigris) flows east of Assyria.

Euphrates is the fourth. 

According to one interesting map ("Geography and Numerics of Eden") , all four rivers come from the one source and then spread out across the known world at that time. 

[https://www.google.com.au/search?q=pishon+river&rlz=1T4WQIA_enAU586AU587&tbm=isch&imgil=Q4k8a64cnCFM3M%253A%253Bb5rWQcBizdO1aM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.kjvbible.org%25252Frivers_of_the_garden_of_eden.html&source=iu&pf=m&fir=Q4k8a64cnCFM3M%253A%252Cb5rWQcBizdO1aM%252C_&biw=1438&bih=610&dpr=1.05&ved=0CCgQyjdqFQoTCLTfxrKwicgCFQTGpgodOCUE1w&ei=zJ8AVrTJDISMmwW4ypC4DQ&usg=__zphOmp1q2Z5tH-BhcObgtHoVVqQ%3D#imgrc=XjkHISU1-6iGhM%3A&usg=__zphOmp1q2Z5tH-BhcObgtHoVVqQ%3D]


Julie Swannell