Author Archives: Symbol Reader

Light and Matter: the Perseid Meteor Shower

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Symbol Reader

I am going to watch the Perseid meteor shower tonight. They are very fast moving meteors and they radiate from the constellation Perseus, and Perseus happens to be one of my beloved Greek heroes. The birth of Perseus appears to … Continue reading →

Posted in The Perseids | Tagged astrology, bell symbolism, bells, Bronze, Danae, Gorgons, Graiai, Greek mythology, Medusa, myth, mythology, Pegasus, Perseid meteor shower, Perseids, Perseus, symbolism, symbols, Zeus, Zodiac | 72 Comments

Images of the Zodiac: Contemplating Leo

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Johfra Bosschart, Leo The whole scene is bathed in golden light of the most beautiful shade of gold. The landscape is regal and luxuriant – the intricate golden frame, the majestic palms, the erect cypresses, wonderful sunflowers, citrus bushes and … Continue reading →

Posted in Johfra Bosschart | Tagged Age of Leo, Apollo, archetypes, astrology, Atlantis, Atman, C.G. Jung, Cybele, Dionysos, heart symbolism, Johfra Bosschart, King, Leo, Marsyas, Regulus, sphinx, symbolism, symbols, Upanishads, Zodiac, Zodiac posters | 37 Comments

Power at the Crossroads

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Dane Rudhyar, Power at the Crossroads I was quite shocked to read the following post yesterday: http://reikiserpent.wordpress.com/2013/08/07/cameron-strikes-again-you-wont-believe-this/ Then I followed up on it here: http://www.wakingtimes.com/2013/08/02/war-on-consciousness-takes-to-the-internet-as-esoteric-websites-to-be-censored-in-uk/ In short: “The UK government has proposed a bill to make Internet service providers automatically … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Age of Aquarius, esoteric websites censorship, James Cameron, New Age, Rudhyar, transpersonal astrology | 51 Comments

The Sage Travels All Day Yet Never Leaves His Inner Treasure

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Symbol Reader

My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of seeing. Marcel Proust During my recent travels I had the opportunity to visit a planetarium in the birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus in Torun, Poland. I was compelled to … Continue reading →

Posted in Travels | Tagged A Fortune-Teller Told Me, C.G. Jung, circumambulatio, exploration, Galileo Galilei, hero’s journey, Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino, journey symbolism, Lao Tzy, Macrocosm, mandala, Marco Polo, microcosm, monomyth, Nicolaus Copernicus, planets, solar system, symbols, tao, Taoism, Tiziano Terzani, Torun, travelling, Venice, wanderers, Zodiac | 27 Comments

Fascinating Mythical Creatures: Proteus

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Symbol Reader

image via http://www.deviantart.com/morelikethis/artists/244344135?view_mode=2 Proteus was a wise Greek sea god, a shape changer and a prophet. Pictured as fish-tailed, he was able to change himself into a lion, a serpent, a panther, a wild boar, a tree and flowing water. … Continue reading →

Posted in Proteus | Tagged archetypes, C.G. Jung, Ernst Haeckel, Greek myth, Greek mythology, Proteus, radiolaria, radiolarian, symbolism, symbols | 37 Comments

Grand Trine in Water – Memory of the Future, Part 1

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Symbol Reader

There is so much I like about this post: its depth and clarity in rare equilibrium, the fact that it can be understood by astrological laypeople, the musings on time and memory, and some etymology as a cherry on top. … Continue reading →

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Flying Kites

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Symbolreader will be away, taking some time off, summer vacationing, walking in nature and reading under trees. To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend in the flow of language the sudden flash … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Gaston Bachelard, reading, writing | 34 Comments

Colour Symbolism: Blue

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Symbol Reader

the modern Nut, via http://the-broom-cupboard.blogspot.ch/2011/07/facebook-page-for-goddess-nut.html If it is true, as Flaubert says, that one does not choose their subject matter but rather submits to it, then I must write about the colour blue today. You have heard of the Grand … Continue reading →

Posted in Blue | Tagged alchemical Psychology, Blue, blue in alchemy, colour symbolism, Elie Wiesel Night, holocaust, James Hillman, symbolism, symbols, throat chakra | 44 Comments

I Love You, My Secret Raven

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Symbol Reader

It is entirely conceivable that life’s splendor forever lies in wait about each one of us in all its fulness, but veiled from view, deep down, invisible, far off. It is there, though, not hostile, not reluctant, not deaf. If … Continue reading →