Tag Archives: C.G. Jung

Images of the Zodiac: Contemplating Scorpio

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Johfra Bosschart, Scorpio There has been so much Scorpionic energy this month that it has been very hard for me to translate all that subconscious, emotional intensity and tension into language. Also in my personal astrological line-up, Scorpionic energy abounds … Continue reading →

Posted in Johfra Bosschart | Tagged alchemy, archetypes, astrology, C.G. Jung, Dostoevsky, dragon, Ezekiel, four Evangelists, initiation, Johfra Bosschart, kundalini, philosopher’s stone, rubedo, Scorpio, serpent, symbolism, symbols, Zodiac | 43 Comments

Eros and Psyche (3)

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Symbol Reader

“Love sets up resonances in the deepest abysses of our being. It is a lightning flash of the eternal within the flow of time.” Aldo Carutenuto, Eros and Pathos: Shades of Love and Suffering Butterflies are very popular funerary motifs. … Continue reading →

Posted in Eros and Psyche | Tagged Aphrodite, Apuleius, archetypes, butterfly, C.G. Jung, child archetype, coniunctio, death, divine child, Eros and Psyche, Greek myth, Greek mythology, individuation, Jung, myth, number four symbolism, Psyche’s Knife, rebirth, sacred marriage, symbolism, symbols, The Golden Ass | 34 Comments

Images of the Zodiac: Contemplating Libra

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Johfra Bosschart, Libra “…to know how to think with emotions and to feel with intellect…” Fernando Pessoa “Let your judgements have their own quiet, undisturbed development, which must, like all progress, come from deep within, and cannot in any way … Continue reading →

Posted in Johfra Bosschart | Tagged 7-pointed star, Ankh, archetypes, Assyrian sphinx sphinx, astrology, C.G. Jung, Egyptian myth, feeling, Hathor, Johfra Bosschart, lemniscate, Libra, maat, psychological types, psychology, scales symbolism, seven-pointed star, sistrum, symbolism, symbols, thinking, Zodiac | 19 Comments

The Modern Need of Oracles

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Neo: But if you already know, how can I make a choice? The Oracle: Because you didn’t come here to make the choice, you’ve already made it. You’re here to try to understand *why* you made it. I thought you’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Apollo, C.G. Jung, Delphi oracle, Dionysos, Greek mythology, Kerenyi, mythology, the Pythia | 21 Comments

Cartography of the Deep Human Psyche (2)

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Concerning matter we have been all wrong. What we have called matter is energy, whose vibration has been so lowered as to be perceptible to the senses. There is no matter. Albert Einstein This iconic painting by Monet shows very … Continue reading →

Posted in Stanislav Grof | Tagged art, C.G. Jung, depth psychology, impressionism, INFJ, introverts, LSD, LSD research, psychological types, Shiva, Stanislaw Grof | 44 Comments

Cartography of the Deep Human Psyche (1)

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Gustave Doré, Paradise In a famous remark that all professors of philosophy love to quote, A. N. Whitehead said that the development of Western philosophy is just a series of footnotes to Plato. I think understand what Whitehead was really … Continue reading →

Posted in Stanislav Grof | Tagged Albert Hofmann, C.G. Jung, cartography of the psyche, depth psychology, LSD, LSD research, Norman Davies, Stanislav Grof | 62 Comments

Images of the Zodiac: Contemplating Leo

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Johfra Bosschart, Leo The whole scene is bathed in golden light of the most beautiful shade of gold. The landscape is regal and luxuriant – the intricate golden frame, the majestic palms, the erect cypresses, wonderful sunflowers, citrus bushes and … Continue reading →

Posted in Johfra Bosschart | Tagged Age of Leo, Apollo, archetypes, astrology, Atlantis, Atman, C.G. Jung, Cybele, Dionysos, heart symbolism, Johfra Bosschart, King, Leo, Marsyas, Regulus, sphinx, symbolism, symbols, Upanishads, Zodiac, Zodiac posters | 37 Comments

The Sage Travels All Day Yet Never Leaves His Inner Treasure

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Symbol Reader

My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of seeing. Marcel Proust During my recent travels I had the opportunity to visit a planetarium in the birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus in Torun, Poland. I was compelled to … Continue reading →

Posted in Travels | Tagged A Fortune-Teller Told Me, C.G. Jung, circumambulatio, exploration, Galileo Galilei, hero’s journey, Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino, journey symbolism, Lao Tzy, Macrocosm, mandala, Marco Polo, microcosm, monomyth, Nicolaus Copernicus, planets, solar system, symbols, tao, Taoism, Tiziano Terzani, Torun, travelling, Venice, wanderers, Zodiac | 27 Comments

Fascinating Mythical Creatures: Proteus

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Symbol Reader

image via http://www.deviantart.com/morelikethis/artists/244344135?view_mode=2 Proteus was a wise Greek sea god, a shape changer and a prophet. Pictured as fish-tailed, he was able to change himself into a lion, a serpent, a panther, a wild boar, a tree and flowing water. … Continue reading →

Posted in Proteus | Tagged archetypes, C.G. Jung, Ernst Haeckel, Greek myth, Greek mythology, Proteus, radiolaria, radiolarian, symbolism, symbols | 37 Comments

The Embodied Soul

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Symbol Reader

I often wonder at the wisdom of words. If you trace back the roots of words, their etymology, you will often discover important truths. We often use the word psyche, but what do we really mean by it? Jung defined … Continue reading →