Tag Archives: Chartres

To the Waters and the Wild: Ireland and Its Symbolic Elements

Posted on October 15, 2026 by Symbol Reader

I have not written for a long time because my journey to Ireland in February left me with an experience so profound that I have been trying to come to terms with it ever since. Slowly, I feel myself emerging … Continue reading →

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A Reedeming Darkness of The Black Madonna

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Symbol Reader

“Underneath all our conditioning, hidden in the crypt of our being, near the waters of life, the Black Virgin is enthroned with her Child, the dark latency of our own essential nature, that which we were always meant to be.” … Continue reading →

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Symbolism of the Labyrinth

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Symbol Reader

The myth of Minotaur tells the story of greed and tyranny, which led Minos to deny a sacrificial bull to Poseidon. The angry god punished the king by making his wife fall in love with the bull. The fruit of … Continue reading →