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Posts in Pairs (1). Out of Many One.

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Symbol Reader

As an ever curious Gemini woman (with Mercury, the messenger of the gods and their intermediary, in conjunction with my Sun) I am always on the lookout for connections, links and associations. I have been paying attention to quite a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston tragedy, C.G. Jung, dismemberment, diversity, Egyptian mythology, healing, isis, Osiris, terrorism, unity, wholeness | 18 Comments

The Crossroads of Time

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Symbol Reader

The Selkie, via here The song featured below captured my mood today with the dark skies and decisively non-Spring weather. Loreena McKennitt’s voice just wraps around me and carries me far away. She was born in Canada but her music … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, Celtic mythology, Celts, impossible love, Irish folklore, Irish myth, Loreena McKennitt, mythology, Neil Jordan, Ondine, selkie, spirituality, symbolism, symbols, the sea | 18 Comments

Dragons and Princesses

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Fear of the Inexplicable But fear of the inexplicable has not alone impoverished the existence of the individual; the relationship between one human being and another has also been cramped by it, as though it had been lifted out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Fear of the Inexplicable, inspiration, life, poetry, Reiner Maria Rilke | 24 Comments

The Spirit and Science Fiction

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Originally posted on Search for The Soul – Indrajit Rathore:
James Cameron’s movie Avatar – floating soul blossoms Over the last century the cleavage between science and spiritualism has stirred a reaction. The stark materialism engendered by secular science has begun to reach…

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The Symbolic World – Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Symbol Reader

A short talk by a Sufi mystic about a symbolic world which mediates between our ordinary consciousness and the world of the soul.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, divinity, light, mysticism, oneness, shadow, spirituality, symbols | 5 Comments

A Few Words on the (Western) Soul

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Symbol Reader

The Heart Chakra (via here) I have always believed, and actually started my blog with that idea, that the anatomy of the human soul is the same regardless of any superficial cultural differences. There is a general lament for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Few Words on the Soul, Alessandro Dari, archetypes, culture, psychology, Soul, spirituality, symbols, Szymborska, the Age of Aquarius, the moon compass, the West, Western culture | 19 Comments

Why Think of Something Rather than Nothing

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Malevitch, Black Square I have an American Indian friend who is a Pueblo chieftain. Once when we were talking confidentially about the white man, he said to me: “We don’t understand the whites. They are always wanting something, always restless, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, C.G. Jung, emptiness, Krishnamurti, Michal Ajvaz, mysticism, nothing, nothingness, psychology, Seinfeld, spirituality, symbols, truth, Zen | 16 Comments

The Eternal Charm of the Feminine

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Spirituality and sexuality are not your qualities, not things which ye possess and contain. But they possess and contain you; for they are powerful … manifestations of the gods, and are, therefore, things which reach beyond you, existing in themselves. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anima, archetypes, art, astrology, Blonde, C.G. Jung, Carl Jung, feminism, goddess, Gustave Moreau, Joyce Carol Oates, Marilyn Monroe, mythology, symbolism, symbols, the eternal feminine | 26 Comments

The Source of Unity and Harmony

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Symbol Reader

To the magus, there exists no accidental happening…everything is established solidly by that law which the wise man discerns in happenings that appear accidental to the profane. The curve observed in the flight of birds, the barking of a dog, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, magic, mysticism, religion, spirituality, symbols, the occult, the profane, the sacred, the supernatural | 4 Comments

Hear Your Inner Voice

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Image of the Self from Carl Jung’s Man & His Symbols I am in a mood for a self-indulgent post. I just wanted to share my joy of inspiration. Someone was inspired by me today to create a haiku (http://martsart.wordpress.com/2013/04/01/water/) … Continue reading →