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Where Do You Go After You’ve Been to the Moon?
In a comedy clay animation film A Grand Day Out, Wallace and Gromit, an inventor and his faithful dog, build a rocket in their basement and fly to the moon to sample some cheese (everyone knows that the moon is … Continue reading
Sunday Book Club: The Inheritance of Loss
Once a month I meet with a group of fellow expats to discuss a book that one of us has picked for the given months (we take it in turns to select books). The weather is heavenly today, sunny and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged colonization, India, Kiran Desai, post-colonialism, poverty, the East and the West, The Inheritance of Loss, wealth
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In My Dreams I Paint Like Vermeer van Delft…
The dream is a little hidden door in the innermost and most secret recesses of the psyche, opening into that cosmic night which was psyche long before there was any ego-consciousness, and which will remain psyche no matter how far … Continue reading
Posted in Dreams
Tagged Archangel Gabriel, archetypes, Carl Gustav Jung, dream interpretation, dreams, dreamwork, Egyptian myth, Jung, Nun, psychology, symbolism, symbols, the collective unconscious, Zohar
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The Beautiful Life Giving Power of the Sun
Originally posted on journeys in the astral light:
Dear friends, welcome back and today I have some more on the nature of the Sun to share with you. If you enjoy this sharing, please consider supporting further posts on Patreon.…
Birds on My Mind
I have been thinking recently of exploring bird symbolism, as birds seem to capture my attention wherever I go. The Sun is still in the air sign (Gemini), which means that airborne creatures deserve some focus. I have had some … Continue reading
The Wounded Lion
Whenever I am visiting the beautiful city of Lucerne in Switzerland, I always must pay my respects to the Lion Monument, a sad sculpture designed by a famous Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. The sculpture shows a mortally wounded, weeping lion, … Continue reading
Posted in Sculpture
Tagged archetypes, art, Carl Gustav Jung, ego, ego death, Egyptian myth, Lion, Lion Monument of Lucerne, night sea journey, sculpture, sun god, symbolism, Thorvaldsen
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Fate: A Jungian Perspective
My fate cries out, And makes each petty artery in this body As hardy as the Nemean lion’s nerve. Shakespeare, Hamlet The following article is greatly inspired by Liz Greene’s book The Astrology of Fate. I have yet to find … Continue reading
Posted in Fate
Tagged archetypes, Carl Gustav Jung, destiny, Erich Neumann, Erinyes, fate, giants, Greek mythology, Heracles, individuation, instincts, Liz Greene, Moira, Moirai, Mother, numen, numinous dream, Orestes, repression, Rudolf Otto, symbolism, symbols, the three Fates, Titans, Zeus
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Eagle Spirit Feathers
Originally posted on The Seven Worlds:
Native American Feathers Native American feathers are an important symbol of the Indian way of life. It is used to represent freedom, power, wisdom, honor, trust, strength, and much more. Feathers were seen in…
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Tagged alchemy, Americn Indians, archetypes, bold eagle, dualism, duality, eagle, feathers, myth, mythology, native Americans, symbols
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Self-deception and Self-knowledge
Self-deception is a defining part of our human nature. By recognizing its various forms in ourselves and reflecting upon them, we may be able to disarm them and even, in some cases, to employ and enjoy them. This self-knowledge opens … Continue reading
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Tagged C.G. Jung, delusional thoughts, delusions, human potential, neel burton, psychology, Self, self-deception, self-knowlege, Soul
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