Tag Archives: creation myth

Sedna

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Symbol Reader

The Inuit peoples have a profound connection to the Arctic as their ancestral homeland. Across the Arctic, one deity stands out as an all-powerful goddess of the sea and the underworld. Her name is Sedna. The name itself is an … Continue reading →

Posted in Sedna, Sedna | Tagged Adlivun, archetypes, art, Bitternis, christianization, creation myth, Demeter, dismemberment, goddess, handicapped, Inuit myth, Joanna Bator, limbless, mutilation, mythology, Sedna, shaman, Soul, symbolism, symbols, trauma, Underworld, violence | 2 Comments

The Phoenix

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Symbol Reader

1.“When I comprehended my darkness, a truly magnificent night came over me and my dream plunged me into the depths of the millennia, and from it my phoenix ascended.” C.G. Jung, “The Red Book” 2.”At the beginning there was only … Continue reading →

Posted in The Phoenix | Tagged alchemy, androgyne, archetypes, benu, bird goddess, birth, blood, Carol Heffeman, conception, creation myth, depth psychology, Egyptian myth, fountain, goddess, Heliopolis, initiation rites, isis, Lactantius, Marija Gimbutas, menstruation, Mircea Eliade, phoenix, purificaton, rebirth, regeneration, Sirius, Sothis, symbolism, symbols | 25 Comments

Orpheus and the Taming of the Wild

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Orpheus, a Roman mosaic I have recently read a fascinating article by Liz Locke, under the title “Orpheus and Orphism: Cosmology and Sacrifice at the Boundary” (Folklore Forum 28:2, 1997). Orpheus is a figure that hides many mysteries. He was … Continue reading →

Posted in Orpheus | Tagged Apollo, creation myth, Dionysos, Dionysus, Eurydice, Greek myth, Liz Locke, Orpheus, orphic creation myth, Orphics, Orphism | 8 Comments

Out of Water All Life Comes

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Symbol Reader

There are currently as many as eight planets in Water signs. Creativity, imagination and artistic expressions are falling on very fertile ground right now. Inspired by this blog: http://earthstonestation.wordpress.com/ I decided to write about water myself. The title of the … Continue reading →