Water

Water: "the medium of life." This triangle is water's alchemical symbol. It is necessary for all life and was one of the four alchemical 'elements' along with fire, air and earth. (Don't dismiss alchemy as an irrelevant ancient folly: C G Jung, for example, thought that there was a deep relationship between the symbolic language and rituals of alchemy, it's quest for transformation, and our human psyche and sub/unconscious depths.) Our relationship with the water must be more significant than a little bit of fun? There's always a lot bubbling under the surface. We play out our carbon based lives in general – and our surfing time specifically – in water. I think the significance of water must be part of the deep pleasure of surfing. Maybe I want too much from surfing? I'm finding it more than just 'sport' anyway - more deeply rooted.