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The Secrets of the Odyssey (8): the Sirens, Scylla & Charybdis, and Thrinacia

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Symbol Reader

John William Waterhouse, “The Siren” Reading the Odyssey in a superb translation of Robert Fitzgerald is like listening to the most delightful music. No interpretation can possibly replace the sheer pleasure of experiencing Homer’s talent. The opening lines of Book … Continue reading →

Posted in The Odyssey | Tagged archetypes, astrology, Calypso, Charybdis, fig tree, Greek myth, Helios’ cattle, Homer, Libra, mythology, Odysseus, Odyssey, Scorpio, Scylla, sirens, symbolism, symbols, Thrinacia | 29 Comments

The Secrets of the Odyssey (7): Circe and the Underworld

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Symbol Reader

J.W. Waterhouse, “Circe Invidiosa” As his journey progresses, Odysseus gradually loses all his ships and companions, all of his spoils of war, until he becomes solitary at the very end of the epic. Right after the disaster with contrary winds, … Continue reading →

Posted in The Odyssey | Tagged astrology, Circe, goddess, Greek mythology, Hades, Homer, Ishtar, lady of the beasts, Leo, Odysseus, Odyssey, Soul, the underworld | 16 Comments

The Secrets of the Odyssey (6): the God of Winds

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Symbol Reader

In the fourth month of his journey, Odysseus, guided by friendly winds, reaches the kingdom of Aeolia, where the god of winds Aeolus resides with his family: wife and twelve children. Homer depicts it as a rectangular island, which brings … Continue reading →

Posted in The Odyssey | Tagged Aeolus, astrology, constellations, Gemini, Greek myth, Greek mythology, Homer, Odysseus, Odyssey, Rudhyar | 17 Comments

Life’s Prose and Love’s Poetry: On Various Types of Relationships

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Symbol Reader

“Dream delivers us to dream, and there is no end to illusion. Life is like a train of moods like a string of beads, and, as we pass through them, they prove to be many-colored lenses which paint the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Eros and Psyche | Tagged archetypes, astrology, Beatrice, Dane Rudhyar, Dante, Divine Comedy, evolutionary astrology, Jeffrey Wolf Green, love, Mark Jones, relationship, sadomasochism, Soul, soul mates, symbolism, symbols, twin flames, twin souls, Venus, Venus in Pisces | 25 Comments

On Two Levels of Love

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Dane Rudhyar Dane Rudhyar, whose birthday we celebrate tomorrow, always inspired me with awe by his astrological writing which encompassed his vast knowledge of art, music, philosophy, myth and practically all forms of spirituality. The following excerpts come from his … Continue reading →

Posted in Eros and Psyche | Tagged archetypes, astrology, Dane Rudhyar, love, Mars, Neptune, symbolism, symbols, Uranus, Venus | 7 Comments

The Gift of Otherness

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Joseph Conrad, a Polish writer who wrote in English and lived in England, summarized beautifully what I also feel to be the role of an artist: “The changing wisdom of successive generations discards ideas, questions facts, demolishes theories. But the … Continue reading →

Posted in Krakow | Tagged Agora, astrology, Buber, dialogue, Kapuscinski, Levinas, maidan, Mars retrograde in Libra, nationalism, otherness, Poland, symbolism, symbols, the Other, tolerance, Ukraine | 31 Comments

Images of the Zodiac: Contemplating Pisces

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Johfra Bosschart, “Pisces” One of the best novels I have read in my whole life is without any shadow of a doubt Gould’s Book of Fish: A Novel in 12 Fish by Richard Flanagan. Its narrator, William Buelow Gould, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Johfra Bosschart | Tagged Age of Pisces, archetypes, astrology, Dane Rudhyar, divine feminine, Egyptian mythology, fish, goddess, Gould’s Book of Fish: A Novel in 12 Fish, Johfra, myth, mythology, ocean, Osiris, Pisces, redemption, Richard Flanagan, symbolism, symbols, synthesis, water, wholeness, Zodiac | 27 Comments

Healing through Relationships

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Symbol Reader

During one of my walks recently I went along the Planet Trail, learning about the size and properties of the planets. I was happy to discover that the dwarf planet Ceres had her place along the trail, and, what is … Continue reading →

Posted in Ceres | Tagged astrology, Ceres, Ceres conjunction with North Node, desire, healing, Louise Labe, love, north node, Scorpio | 8 Comments

Images of the Zodiac: Contemplating Aquarius

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Johfra Bosschart, Aquarius 1.“And the pool was filled with water out of sunlight, And the lotus rose, quietly, quietly, The surface glittered out of heart of light.” T.S.Eliot, “Burnt Norton” 2.“Praise to the jewel in the lotus.” (Om mani padme … Continue reading →

Posted in Johfra Bosschart | Tagged Aquarius, archetypes, astrology, C.G. Jung, Celestial Sea, enlightenment, implicate order, Johfra, Johfra Bosschart, Krishnamurti, lotus, prana, Ram in Thicket, Saturn, symbolism, symbols, truth, unus mundus, Uranus, waterbearer David Bohm, Zodiac | 33 Comments

The Secrets of the Odyssey (1)

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Timanthes, “The Sacrifice of Iphigenia” (detail: Odysseus) Homer’s Odyssey has always held an extreme fascination with me. All the characters and what happens to them have been coming back to me recently, perhaps in connection with Mercury retrograde with Neptune. … Continue reading →