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Lilith
On the ceiling of the Sistine chapel we can see an atypical depiction of the serpent of Paradise. Michelangelo chose to portray the snake as a red-headed woman, undoubtedly Lilith. Why did Michelangelo decide to include Lilith in his biblical … Continue reading
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Reading The Red Book (11)
“I am all that has been and is and shall be; and no mortal has ever lifted my veil.” (the words inscribed on the statue of Isis of Sais) The title of Chapter IX of The Red Book (Liber Primus) … Continue reading
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Tagged analytical psychology, anima, archetypes, blindness, C.G. Jung, Carl Jung, dance, dance of the seven veils, Dark goddess, depth psychology, descent, earth mother, Elijah, Eros, goddess, Gustave Moreau, Inanna, Ishtar, logos, Moon, myth, mythology, opposites, Oscar Wilde, pleasure, prophet, Salome, serpent, snake, symbolism, symbols, The Red Book, thinking, Underworld, veil
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