Author Archives: Symbol Reader

Why We Write

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Symbol Reader

A Ballad That We Do Not Perish, by Zbigniew Herbert Those who sailed at dawn but will never return left their trace on a wave– a shell fell to the bottom of the sea beautiful as lips turned to stone … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged A Ballad That We Do Not Perish, poetry, words, writing, Zbigniew Herbert | 12 Comments

The Myriad Forms of Meaning

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Image via http://thenewforty.areavoices.com/files/2012/01/spectrum.jpg The following is a beautiful excerpt from a book by Ray Grasse, The Waking Dream: Unlocking the Symbolic Language of Our Lives. In mythological terms, the process of which the myriad forms of meaning unfold from their … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotations | Tagged archetypes, dismembered god, Divine, mysticism, myth, Osiris, ouroboros, Ray Grasse, Self-consciousness, Soul, Source, spirit, spirituality, symbolism, symbols, the Self, The Waking Dream, uroboros | 31 Comments

Posts in Pairs (3). Violence Against Women

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Hypatia, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, murdered by a Christian mob in Alexandria about 415 AD I live in Switzerland, which was the last country in Europe to give women the right to vote. Also the last witch was burnt here. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Hypatia, Leniata, Leniata's death, Princess de Lamballe, violence against women, witch-hunt, witches | 17 Comments

The Winged Sandals of Higgs Boson

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Symbol Reader

I. A Few Thoughts on Time Marc Chagall, Time is a River Without Banks I have always believed in the world of timeless truths. I find comfort in the conviction that although all visible phenomena are constantly changing, beneath flows … Continue reading →

Posted in Mercurius, Time | Tagged Age of Aquarius, alchemy, Aquarius, archetypes, astrology, C.G. Jung, Gemini, God’s particle, Hermes, Higgs, Higgs boson, Leibniz, Mercurius, Mercury, Pisces, quantum physics, science, Smolin, space, symbolism, symbols, Time, Time Reborn | 16 Comments

Manifesto for Change

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Manifesto for Change Vladimir Kush, Sunrise on the Beach No matter if you accept astrology or not, you are probably feeling that the world as we know it is undergoing some radical changes. It is important to emphasise that planets … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, astrology, change, global awareness, Pluto, Pluto Uranus square, symbolism, symbols, transformation, Uranus | 20 Comments

The Secret Speech of the Soul

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Blendon Reed Campbell, Dancing Nymphs The language of myth is still, as ever, the secret speech of the inarticulate human soul; and if one has learned to listen to this speech with the heart, then it is not surprising … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotations | Tagged archetypes, C.G. Jung, Liz Greene, myth, mythology, Soul, symbols, the collective unconscious | 20 Comments

The Knight’s Feet in Soft Slippers

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Keanu Reeves, seems perfect to have played Hamlet Hamlet is such a famous and celebrated play that it was dubbed a ‘collection of quotes.’ Who has not heard: “This above all: to thine own self be true,” or “There is … Continue reading →

Posted in Hamlet | Tagged art, forgiveness, Fortinbras, Hamlet, Kenneth Chan, literature, mysticism, Pisces, poetry, Shakespeare, spirituality, symbolism, theatre, violence, Zbigniew Herbert | 20 Comments

A Tribute to Home

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Krakow I am spending a few days in Krakow, Poland, where I was born and where I grew up. I am reminded of the myth of Antaeus, a Titan who renewed his strength by touching the earth. I have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Krakow | Tagged archetypes, astrology, history of Poland, Home, homeland, Krakow, Kundera, Milosz, national identity, nostalgia, partitions, poetry, Poland, Slavic soul, Slavs, St Andrew’s church in Krakow, symbolism, symbols, Szymborska, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, the fourth house, Thomas Hardy | 30 Comments

Taurus and Incarnation

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Symbol Reader

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The Eight-Point Star to My Wandering Bark

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Symbol Reader

I never wanted my blog to be an encyclopedia of symbols. First of all, I am not an expert and encyclopedias are written by experts. But more importantly, I think talking about symbols should rather resemble telling stories, showing images, … Continue reading →