Tag Archives: astrology

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 →

Posted in The Eight-Point Star | Tagged 8-point star, Anthony Aveni, archetypes, astrology, Cirlot, images, Inanna, Ishtar, Jung, Margate Shell Grotto, numerology, pagan wheel of the year, symbolism, symbols, Venus, Venus evening star | 38 Comments

In Heraclitus’ River: The Mystery of Time

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Symbol Reader

1. Time is the substance I am made of. Time is a river which sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger which destroys me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes … Continue reading →

Posted in Time | Tagged A Sense of an Ending, a union of opposites, Alain de Botton, archetypes, art, astrology, Beckett, clocks, Eliade, eternal return, Heraclitus, illusion of time, In Search of Lost Time, Julian Barnes, literature, Macbeth, memory, novels, painting, Proust, quantum physics, Shakespeare, Switzerland, symbols, Szymborska, the collective unconscious, the unconscious, Time, time and memory, time symbolism, Virgo, Waiting for Godot, watches, Yacek Yerka | 35 Comments

Heart Sutra For the Balsamic Moon

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Allow your judgments their own silent, undisturbed development, which, like all progress, must come from deep within and cannot be forced or hastened. Everything is gestation and then birthing. To let each impression and each embryo of a feeling come … Continue reading →

Posted in The Balsamic Moon | Tagged astrology, balsamic moon, cycles of nature, Dana Gerhardt, Ecclesiastes, gestation, Grimm brothers, growth, hair symbolism, individuation, lunation, lunation phases, moon cycles, Rapunzel, Rudhyar, Soul, spirituality, symbolism, the feminine, the heart sutra, transition | 36 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

Crumbling Ruins and Underwater Palaces

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Symbol Reader

My imagination has always been stirred by crumbling ruins and underwater palaces. Their symbolism is directly connected with the astrological Neptune, a planet which governs dissolution by water, getting lost in imagination, fantasy and reverie and being enchanted by inner … Continue reading →

Posted in Neptune | Tagged archetypes, art, astrology, Borges, C.G. Jung, Carl Jung, Circular Ruins, Michaelangelo, Neptune, symbols | 44 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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anima, animus, archetypes, astrology, C.G. Jung, Carl Jung, film, individuation, inspiration, psychology, Self, Socrates, spirituality, symbols, the daemon, The Golden Compass | 13 Comments

Images of the Zodiac: Contemplating Aries

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Symbol Reader

I am beginning my symbolic journey through the twelve Zodiac signs as depicted by Johfra Bosschart. At the beginning of Spring I am contemplating the Aries painting. The twelve Zodiac paintings by Johfra are contemplative symbols, showing the highest, most … Continue reading →

Posted in Johfra Bosschart | Tagged Aries, art, astrology, development, Johfra Bosschart, mysticism, personality, spirituality, symbolism, symbols archetypes, visionary art | 33 Comments

Time…lessness

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Symbol Reader

A brilliant short video by Cosmic Intelligence Agency.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, astrology, change, Cosmic Intelligence Astrology, symbols, Time | 2 Comments

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

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 →