Tag Archives: Borges

The Innocent Weaving of Stories

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Symbol Reader

“To begin with, it is not true that the Gods dwell only in the Heavens, for all things are full of the Gods.” Iamblichus In this current season of Venus retrograde in Gemini I have been feeling a deep desire … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, Arundhati Roy, Borges, collections, forty, Franz Schubert, Iamblichus, Istanbul, Jorge Luis Borges, literature, museums, novels, Orhan Pamuk, Osvaldo Ferrari, quarantine, songs, stories, storytelling, sunthemata, symbolism, symbols, the Museum of Innocence, Venus retrograde | 6 Comments

Sense and Meaning

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Symbol Reader

“Contrary to what is generally believed, meaning and sense were never the same thing, meaning shows itself at once, direct, literal, explicit, enclosed in itself, univocal, if you like, while sense cannot stay still, it seethes with second, third and … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotations | Tagged "All the Names", Borges, butterfly, Chuang Tzu, dream, meaning, Saramago, sense | 17 Comments

In the Crystalline Maze: Symbolism of the Mirror

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Symbol Reader

The magic of mirrors and their tremendous mystic powers cannot be doubted. The soul’s primal instinct is to seek unity in love. We project our Selves onto the world and onto others in an attempt to see our own soul … Continue reading →

Posted in The Mirror, Uncategorized | Tagged Ankh, Borges, divination, Fauna of Mirrors, mirror, mirror stage, Narcissus, Neoplatonists, participation mystique, Plato, Poimandres, psychology, self-knowledge, Soul | 26 Comments

Measuring Immensity: Symbolism of Maps

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Symbol Reader

I decided to explore my neighbourhood a little last weekend, and I started my walk by entering into the heart of a dense and dark forest. I let myself wander and get lost, walking round in circles, not paying attention … Continue reading →

Posted in Maps | Tagged Aboriginal songlines, astrology, Borges, Korzybski, Map, Maps of the Imagination, Peter Turchi, songlines, symbolism, symbols, territory, Venice | 56 Comments

Here Be Dragons

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Symbol Reader

The first season of The Game of Thrones (so captivating!) ends with Daenerys Targaryen or Khaleesi having emerged from the funeral pyre with three newly-hatched dragons clinging to her body. A powerful sight. She personifies here the Great Mother, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dragons | Tagged archetypes, Borges, dragon, Game of Thrones, Imaginary Beings, Khaleesi, legends, Pilatus, symbolism, symbols, the Divine Feminine, the goddess | 34 Comments

Images of the Zodiac: Contemplating Gemini

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Love is heavy and light, bright and dark, hot and cold, sick and healthy, asleep and awake- it’s everything except what it is! ” William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet I. Romeo and Juliet as an alchemical work Many years ago … Continue reading →

Posted in Johfra Bosschart | Tagged "Tlön, Alan Oken, archetypes, astrology, Bakhtin, Boaz, Borges, C.G. Jung, caduceus, dialogue, dualism, duality, fire, Gemini, hermaphrodite, Jachin, Johfra, Johfra Bosschart, language, Mercurius, Mercury, mind, Orbis Tertius", reptilian brain, Romeo and Juliet, Self, Shakespeare, Soul, spirituality, symbolism, symbols, the unconscious, Thoth, transformation, trickster, Uqbar, Venus | 28 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

The Power of Animals

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Symbol Reader

I am not particularly fond of classifications. Most classifications are dry, arbitrary and based purely on conjecture. I always laugh when I see a fictitious, spoof classification of animals, proposed by Jorge Luis Borges, one of the most brilliant and … Continue reading →