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Jung on Alchemy (2): The Mandala
“People will do anything, no matter how absurd, to avoid facing their own souls. They will practice Indian yoga and all its exercises, observe a strict regimen or diet, learn theosophy by heart, or mechanically repeat mystic texts from the … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemy, The Mandala
Tagged alchemy, archetypes, Buddhism, C.G. Jung, centre, Chaos, circle, depth psychology, four, individuation, jewel, lotus, mandala, order, Padma, quaternity, Soul, symbolism, symbols, womb, Womb World mandala
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The Light that Shines in Darkness
The New Age movement has given women more significance and more power of expression than art, science or politics of the last century. It is said to have been originated by Madame Blavatsky, who was a co-founder of the Theosophical … Continue reading
The Bull of Heaven II
Originally posted on The Classical Astrologer:
I make no pretense of being an expert in Egyptology, but there are some fundamental elements of that culture which allow us to see Taurus in a different way, in part by the relationship…
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Soaring High on the Wings of Ambition
“As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him: but, as he was ambitious, I slew him. There is tears for his love; joy for his … Continue reading
Posted in Ambition
Tagged ambition, archetypes, Birdman, C.G. Jung, depth psychology, film, film review, hero, movies, symbols, Whiplash
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Jung on Alchemy (1): The Moist and Earthly Foundation
My upcoming series of posts is going to be based on three works of C.G. Jung: 1) Psychology and Alchemy, volume 12 of the Collected Works 2) Alchemical Studies, volume 13 of the Collected Works 3) Mysterium Coniunctionis, volume 14 of the Collected … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemy
Tagged alchemy, archetypes, Carl Jung, change, coarse wood debris, death, depth psychology, growth, Psychology and Alchemy, rebirth, regeneration, symbolism, symbols, the unconscious, transformation, water of life
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Hope, Faith and Sublime Beauty in the Clamor of Suffering: “Ida”
Recently, the Polish movie Ida made a tremendous emotional impact on me. It is the sort of movie about which the less is known before seeing it the better, in order to approach it without any expectations. It is wonderfully … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Review
Tagged film, Ida, movie, Pawlikowski, Poland, Polish cinema, review
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“The Gazelle” by Reiner Maria Rilke
Enchanted one: how shall the harmony of two perfect words attain that rhyme which ripples through you like a spell? From your forehead rise leaf and lyre, and all you are already moves in simile through love-songs whose words, softly … Continue reading
The Guilt of Prometheus and Pandora’s Gifts
Prometheus was one of the Titans – the gods who descended from primordial deities, and preceded Olympian gods and goddesses. His name meant “forethought;” he proved he deserved it by showing a gift of premonition and prophecy when he sided … Continue reading
Posted in Prometheus
Tagged afterthought, Athena, C.G. Jung, Chiron, depth psychology, fire, forethought, Franz Kafka, Greek myth, Greek mythology, guilt, Heracles, Hesiod, individuation, Pandora, Pandora's box, Pandora's jar, pithos, Prometheus, redemption, suffering, Titans, Zeus
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“The End” by Mark Strand
“Not every man knows what he shall sing at the end, Watching the pier as the ship sails away, or what it will seem like When he’s held by the sea’s roar, motionless, there at the end, Or what he … Continue reading
