Author Archives: Symbol Reader

Enter through the Image and Word

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Symbol Reader

A door to mystery, a photo taken at Jung’s retreat in Bollingen (via http://www.jungiananalystvt.com/1188774.en.html) I have been discovering a lot of interesting books on archetypes and symbols recently. I think I have enough reading material for the next two years. … Continue reading →

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Always In Search of Truth

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Truth did not come into the world naked, but it came in types and images. The world will not receive truth in any other way. The Gospel of Philip, The Nag Hammadi Library

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Why I Love Symbols

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Johfra Bosschart, Hermes Trismegistos I was lucky once to co-teach about symbols at a workshop dedicated to The Lord of the Rings. The workshop started with watching the film together. I asked the participants to look for symbols in the … Continue reading →

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Tell Me a Story

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Symbol Reader

I have always lived by stories. I wither without them. Myths, legends, fairy tales, novels, short stories, poems, plays, films, all kinds of narratives: they are my daily sustenance. My mind can only be opened and activated by storytellers. I … Continue reading →

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Darkness and Light

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Symbol Reader

You might have seen this photo already. It took the Internet by storm and it was taken this winter in the city where I was born, Krakow in Poland. The author’s name is Marcin Ryczek. When I saw it I … Continue reading →

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Painted Script, Neptune and C.G. Jung

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Symbol Reader

I stumbled upon Painted Script – The Art Work of James Tunney on FB today. Absolutely stunning, I think. I am always amazed that whenever my natal Neptune is activated by a transit, however minor it is, I am suddenly … Continue reading →

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Out of Water All Life Comes

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Symbol Reader

There are currently as many as eight planets in Water signs. Creativity, imagination and artistic expressions are falling on very fertile ground right now. Inspired by this blog: http://earthstonestation.wordpress.com/ I decided to write about water myself. The title of the … Continue reading →

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Monkeys With Money and Guns…

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Symbol Reader

The Idealist shared it on FB today.

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Posted on March 2, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Originally posted on Sky Writer:
©3-1-2013 by Donna Cunningham, MSW Uranus is the trendsetter planet, and when it shifts signs, we see new developments in style, language, and innovation. Most of all, it shows what the public is excited about.…

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My Name is Red: Between the East and the West

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Symbol Reader

A great painter does not content himself by affecting us with his masterpieces; ultimately, he succeeds in changing the landscape of our mind. Orhan Pamuk, My Name is Red Orhan Pamuk is a Nobel winning Turkish novelist, whose Sun sign … Continue reading →

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