Monthly Archives: January 2014

Iris: the Goddess of the Rainbow as the Harbinger of a New Era

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Symbol Reader

There is a well-known saying that the rainbow comes only after the storm. In the Bible, after the Deluge, God places a rainbow in the sky and pledges solemnly not to send another flood upon the earth: “I have set … Continue reading →

Posted in Iris | Tagged Aquarius, archetypes, asteroid, astrology, covenant, deluge, depth pychology, Electra, flood, goddess, Greek mythology, Iris, James Hillman, mythology, Pleiades, pothos, Rainbow, seven, symbolism, symbolism of number seven, symbols | 42 Comments

Energy and Action in the Year of the Horse

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Originally posted on Mommy Mystic:
“When I bestride him, I soar, I am a hawk: he trots the air; the earth sings when he touches it; the basest horn of his hoof is more musical than the pipe of Hermes.”…

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged year of the horse | 6 Comments

Poetic Genesis

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Symbol Reader

The poetry of Dylan Thomas is deep, passionate, sensual, musical, forceful and simply magical to me. I remember I was awe-struck when I first read “The Force That Through the Green Fuse” at an English literature class. This year we … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged archetypes, Dylan Thomas, In the Beginning, poetry, symbolism, symbols | 12 Comments

Symbolism of the Island

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Symbol Reader

1.“Theseus is cruel because he leaves Ariadne on the island of Naxos. … Just a beach lashed by thundering waves, an abstract place where only the seaweed moves. It is the island where no one lives, the place where obsession … Continue reading →

Posted in Islands | Tagged archetypes, Atlantis, Calypso, Carl Gustav Jung, desert island, Greek myth, Island, Lost, mythology, Odysseus, Ogygia, Saramago, Source, symbolism, symbols, The Tale of the Unknown Island | 37 Comments

Wounded

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Symbol Reader

“I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided.” Fernando Pessoa

Posted in Quotations | Tagged Fernando Pessoa, frida kahlo, wound, wounded deer, wounding | 24 Comments

Images of the Zodiac: Contemplating Capricorn

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Johfra Bosschart, Capricorn A mountain goat is a very special creature to me and therefore I adore this image of Johfra, showcasing the goat in all its glory. Once I spotted a herd of them high in the mountains, once … Continue reading →

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Of Mountains and Valleys

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Kashmir valley, image credit “Call the world if you please ‘the vale of soul-making.’ Then you will find out the use of the world.” John Keats, in a letter Mountain valleys can be breathtakingly beautiful. Lusciously green, nested between high … Continue reading →

Posted in Psyche | Tagged archetypes, James Hillman, mountain, mountains, Soul, spirit, symbolism, symbols, Valley | 21 Comments

Smell – A Potent Wizard

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Jan Brueghel and Peter Paul Rubens, “Smell” “A sigh isn’t just a sigh. We inhale the world and breathe out meaning. While we can. While we can.” Salman Rushdie, “The Moor’s Last Sigh” Helen Keller compared the sense of smell … Continue reading →