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Thinking of Ishtar

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Symbol Reader

the magnificent Ishtar gate Ishtar gate lion A shop assistant in my local grocery store wished me “Schöne Ostertage” (happy Easter days) but what I heard was the name of the goddess Astarte, which is a counterpart of the Babylonian … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 29, 2013 by Symbol Reader

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What Maslow Surely Missed

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Symbol Reader

A Favela drummer, image via http://www.veezzle.com/photo/1141733/favela-drummer I was reminded today of the opening scene of The Lord of the Rings. In it, Galadrielle says, ‘The world is changing. I feel it in the water, I feel it in the earth … Continue reading →

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Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Posting with my deep gratitude to Sindy http://bluebutterfliesandme.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/i-am-brahman-2/, who made me aware of this film. The full Moon in Libra seems to be having a truly illuminating effect on me. Not that which the eye can see, but that whereby … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 25, 2013 by Symbol Reader

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Posted on March 22, 2013 by Symbol Reader

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Time…lessness

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Symbol Reader

A brilliant short video by Cosmic Intelligence Agency.

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Places I Want to See before I Die

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Symbol Reader

This is a fine list of places I want to see before I die. So far I have only been to Stonehenge and I must say it was incredibly compelling. The site is no doubt a gateway to another dimension. … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, art, astrology, C.G. Jung, Caruana, images, mysticism, spirituality, symbols, The Gospel of Philip, vision | 2 Comments

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