Tag Archives: dreams

House as a Symbol

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Symbol Reader

Snails and hermit crabs both carry their homes, but in distinctly different ways. A snail’s shell grows with it, a steadfast and secure refuge crafted by nature. In contrast, the hermit crab embodies adaptability, seeking shelter in the discarded shells … Continue reading →

Posted in house | Tagged archetypes, astrology, Booker Prize, C.G. Jung, Cancer, depth psychology, dreams, holocaust, Home, homeless, house, house drawing, psyche, psychology, Quasimodo, refugees, Safekeep, shelter, symbolism, symbols, the Netherlands, trauma, War, Yael van der Wouden | 10 Comments

The Reality of Dreams in Henry Fuseli’s Art

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Symbol Reader

Henry Fuseli’s paintings fire up the soul. What is special about this eighteenth-century artist is that he never painted from “nature” but rather he chose to cast his eye inwards and look for inspiration in the fiery depths of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Henry Fuseli, Painting | Tagged archetypes, art, Carl Jung, dreams, Henry Füssli, Henry Fuseli, Leucothea, Leukothea, mysterium tremendum, myth, numinous, Odysseus, painting, reality, Rudolf Otto, symbolism, symbols, the collective unconscious, The Red Book | 19 Comments

In My Dreams I Paint Like Vermeer van Delft…

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Symbol Reader

The dream is a little hidden door in the innermost and most secret recesses of the psyche, opening into that cosmic night which was psyche long before there was any ego-consciousness, and which will remain psyche no matter how far … Continue reading →