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Hekate: World Soul, Cosmic Bridge and a Liminal Goddess
“Ever since the ‘Timaeus’ it has been repeatedly stated that the soul is a sphere. As the anima mundi, the soul revolves with the world wheel, whose hub is the Pole. … The anima mundi is really the motor of … Continue reading
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Tagged anima mundi, Apuleius, archetypes, boundaries, C.G. Jung, cave, Chaldean Oracles, cosmic harmony, daimones, dogs, goddess, Greek myth, Hekate, Helios, Hellenistic era, Hesiod, iynx, Karians, keyholder, keys, kourothropos, liminality, limits, magic, Moon, Olympians, Persephone, Plato, Plutarch, Porphyry, Sibyl, sun, sunthemata, symbola, symbolism, symbols, sympathy, Theogony, theurgy, Titans, torches, Underworld, world soul, Zeus
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On Genius (2): Genius in Antiquity
“Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story…” Homer, “The Odyssey” Gustave Moreau, “l’Inspiration” I am still making my way through a very beautifully written book by Darrin M. McMahon called Divine Fury: A History of Genius. Its … Continue reading
Posted in Genius, Psyche
Tagged Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, astrology, C.G. Jung, daimon, daimones, daimonion, Darrin M. McMahon, depth psychology, Divine Fury: A History of Genius, Genius, Hesiod, Homer, inner voice, inspiration, muse, Octavian Augustus, Plato, poetry, Republic, Socrates, talent
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