Tag Archives: depth psychology

The Original Madonna: Early Neolithic Goddess

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Symbol Reader

“Of course the Man was wild too. He was dreadfully wild. He didn’t even begin to be tame till he met the Woman, and she told him that she did not like living in his wild ways. She picked out … Continue reading →

Posted in Marija Gimbutas | Tagged archaeology, archetypes, depth psychology, folklore, goddess, Marija Gimbutas, matriarchy, mythology, Neolithic, Neolithic goddess, Old Europe, patriarchy, symbolism, symbols | 22 Comments

The Divine Furor of the Soul: On Marsilio Ficino

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Symbol Reader

“The soul is the greatest of all miracles in nature. All other things beneath God are always one single being, but the soul is all things together…Therefore it may rightly be called the centre of nature, the middle term of … Continue reading →

Posted in Genius, Marsilio Ficino, Psyche | Tagged alchemy, archetypes, depth psychology, Genius, Marsilio Ficino, Mercurius, psyche, Soul, spirit, symbolism, symbols | 23 Comments

Symbols and Rites

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Symbol Reader

1. “At the dawn of history, the whole world – animate and inanimate, natural and supernatural – was interpreted symbolically. Life, death and rebirth were in constant close proximity, and these unceasing transformations were explained through stories and symbols: the passage … Continue reading →

Posted in The Symbol | Tagged acrhetypes, depth psychology, rites, rituals, symbolism, symbols | 9 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

Eros and Thanatos

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Symbol Reader

I. The Way of the West “… each organism only lives through contact with other matter, assimilation, and contact with other life, which means assimilation of new vibrations, non-material. Each individual organism is vivified by intimate contact with fellow organisms: … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotations | Tagged archetypes, D.H. Lawrence, death, depth psychology, ego, illusion, love, symbolism, symbols, transformation | 17 Comments

Black Blacker than Black

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Illustration of a black angel found in Aurora consurgens Black: The History of a Color, by Michel Pastoureau is one of the most fascinating books I have read in recent months. There are moments in life when the need of … Continue reading →

Posted in Alchemy, Black | Tagged alchemy, black, C.G. Jung, depth psychology, massa confusa, materia prima, nigredo, putrefactio, symbolism, symbols, The Red Book | 34 Comments

Education on Beauty

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Georges de la Tour, “Education of the Virgin” “We spend the first year of a child’s life teaching it to walk and talk and the rest of its life to shut up and sit down. There’s something wrong there.” Neil … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | Tagged C.G. Jung, colleges, Dane Rudhyar, depth psychology, Deresiewicz, education, elites, elitism, excellent sheep, imagination, individuation, Ivy League, Soul | 28 Comments

Passionate Longing for Dialogue (1): Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Symbol Reader

I am starting a new series on my blog which will consist of conversations regarding books, films and potentially other soulful topics of interest. I am calling the series “Passionate Longing for Dialogue,” which is a quote from Martin Buber’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Soulful Dialogue | Tagged anima, archetypes, art, astrology, book, C.G. Jung, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki, depth psychology, Haruki Murakami, individuation, interpretation, literature, novel, review, symbolism, symbols | 9 Comments

Jung on Sacred Egoism

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Symbol Reader

“Perhaps this sounds very simple, but simple things are always the most difficult. In actual life it requires the greatest art to be simple, and so acceptance of oneself is the essence of the moral problem and the acid test … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotations | Tagged C.G. Jung, depth psychology, self-esteem, self-love, self-worth | 18 Comments

On Genius (2): Genius in Antiquity

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Symbol Reader

“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 →