I like this word a lot. I also do not know if there's another word for it, but *pericraft* has a succinctness to it that is satisfying.
In fiction writing, the word one might use is "worldbuilding"--creating the world within which the story lives. The richer and deeper the worldbuilding, the more real-feeling the story, because it connects to something outside of it. If the story is all there is, you can tell--the world feels narrow and shallow and one dimensional.
In Gardening, as I have learned through a year of your reflections, there is more than just planting and watering seeds. Caring for the soil, *timing* the planting, pruning leaves, keeping away bugs--this is all work that is necessary but as you say, invisible.
One more example: in a Catholic Mass, the service is divided into two parts: The liturgy of the word where the scriptures are read; and the liturgy of the Eucharist where the Eucharist is prepared and offered. The priests are consecrated for the *craft* of handling our Eucharistic Lord and offering Him to the congregation at communion. The pericraft comes before: bringing out the vessels, blessing them, consecrating the host; and the pericraft comes after: 'purifying the vessels', putting them away, restoring the altar.
It is telling that Christ was a carpenter: He would have been intimately familiar with the pericraft associated with carpentry (preparing the tools, cleaning the tools, cleaning the workshop, etc)--not to mention the pericraft associated with creating Creation.
Pericraft is a fitting word for spring too, I like this line: "Life is being built from deep below." It gives me Tolkein-esque shivers.
Yes! You mentioned the pericraft associated with creating Creation. This is what immediately came to my mind. Before God created the stars - God prepared their home, the sky. Before the humans, the pinnacle of Creation, God prepared their home, the land. The realms prepared before their inhabitants.
I like this word a lot. I also do not know if there's another word for it, but *pericraft* has a succinctness to it that is satisfying.
In fiction writing, the word one might use is "worldbuilding"--creating the world within which the story lives. The richer and deeper the worldbuilding, the more real-feeling the story, because it connects to something outside of it. If the story is all there is, you can tell--the world feels narrow and shallow and one dimensional.
In Gardening, as I have learned through a year of your reflections, there is more than just planting and watering seeds. Caring for the soil, *timing* the planting, pruning leaves, keeping away bugs--this is all work that is necessary but as you say, invisible.
One more example: in a Catholic Mass, the service is divided into two parts: The liturgy of the word where the scriptures are read; and the liturgy of the Eucharist where the Eucharist is prepared and offered. The priests are consecrated for the *craft* of handling our Eucharistic Lord and offering Him to the congregation at communion. The pericraft comes before: bringing out the vessels, blessing them, consecrating the host; and the pericraft comes after: 'purifying the vessels', putting them away, restoring the altar.
It is telling that Christ was a carpenter: He would have been intimately familiar with the pericraft associated with carpentry (preparing the tools, cleaning the tools, cleaning the workshop, etc)--not to mention the pericraft associated with creating Creation.
Pericraft is a fitting word for spring too, I like this line: "Life is being built from deep below." It gives me Tolkein-esque shivers.
Thank you for this!
Yes! You mentioned the pericraft associated with creating Creation. This is what immediately came to my mind. Before God created the stars - God prepared their home, the sky. Before the humans, the pinnacle of Creation, God prepared their home, the land. The realms prepared before their inhabitants.
I hadnt thought of that, excellent connection!
I'll try to use 'pericraft' in conversation today. If I learn something new, its only proper I also sow the seed into fertile spring-like soil.