The Great Law of the Six Revisited
“In all our deliberations we must be mindful of the impact of our decisions on the seven generations to follow ours.” A fellow artist and friend, Frederick Franck, who passed away on June 5, 2006, at age of 97, was so inspired by this Great Law that he created a sculpture called “Seven Generations,” which is now famous all over the world.
It stands 8-foot-high, 32-foot-deep, and includes a series of steel planks with a human silhouetted in the center. It gives the viewer the illusion of looking down a narrowing corridor with seven figures standing in line.
Poetically, he met the meaning of the Great Law- from child to adult again and again - the sixth moving into seventh symbolic cycle of time, a number of completion in many beliefs.
The original iconic piece sits in the late Franck’s sculpture garden, in Warwick, NY. Called Pacem in Terris, the whole property is dedicated to bringing peace on earth.
The sculpture has been replicated in more than a dozen public venues around the world, including St. John the Divine Cathedral in New York, as well as parks in Buenos Aires and in The Netherlands, where he was born.
Like the subject of his famous sculpture, the words of the Great Law of the Six lives on. The power of art and the power of the word of truth are ways for us to deepen our thinking and guide our choices.
‘And peace and healing can reign on the land for generations to come, with the warring tribes laying down their differences, for a higher vision…’
Let’s explore all possibilities for creating a linear park on the Dunkley lands.
The Indians were once caretakers of these lands - they undoubtedly felt them worthy of protection according to the Great Law. By keeping the waterfront area in public hands we preserve this legacy.
