Tag Archives: Gilgamesh

The Eight Mountains

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Symbol Reader

This post is an attempt at a symbolic reconstruction of a movie I have seen recently. After seeing it, I was so deeply moved that I immediately rewatched it and proceeded to jot down hurriedly ten pages of notes and … Continue reading →

Posted in The Eight Mountains - movie | Tagged archetypes, Bruno, city, civilization, cosmic mountain, country, Dalai Lama, Enkidu, experience, father, father complex, friendship, Gilgamesh, growth, guru, intellect, Mount Meru, mountains, nature, peak, rock, Soul, Sumeru, summit book, symbolism, symbols, The Eight Mountains, Valley, wildness, World Axis | 2 Comments

Reading The Red Book (24)

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Symbol Reader

Chapter XI of Liber Secundus is called The Opening of the Egg. Having sung his incantations, Jung kneels on the rug and carefully opens the egg. Completely healed, Izdubar appears in front of him. The god relates what his experience … Continue reading →

Posted in The Red Book by C.G. Jung | Tagged archetypes, C.G. Jung, darkness, depth psychology, Divine, egg, evil, Gilgamesh, God, good, Izdubar, Liber Novus, Liber Secundus, life, light, Medusa, snake, solar, solar hero, symbolism, symbols, The Red Book, the sun | 8 Comments

Reading The Red Book (21)

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Symbol Reader

I. “We spread poison and paralysis around us in that we want to educate all the world around us into reason.” II.”The outer opposition is an image of my inner opposition. Once I realize this, I remain silent and think … Continue reading →

Posted in The Red Book by C.G. Jung, Uncategorized | Tagged analytical psychology, archetypes, C.G. Jung, Carl Jung, depth psychology, egg, fantasy, Gilgamesh, Izdubar, Liber Novus, psyche, psychology, science, sick god, snake, symbolism, symbols, the black sun, The Red Book | 1 Comment

Reading The Red Book (20)

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Symbol Reader

“Neither good nor evil shall be my masters.” C.G. Jung, “The Red Book” Chapter VII of Liber Secundus, the second part of The Red Book, is called “The Remains of Earlier Temples.” It is preceded by a curious blue mosaic … Continue reading →

Posted in The Red Book by C.G. Jung, Uncategorized | Tagged analytical psychology, archetypes, C.G. Jung, depth psychology, Enkidu, Galla Placidia, Gilgamesh, Izdubar, Leo, Liber Novus, mosaic, solar hero, sun, symbolism, symbols, The Red Book | 8 Comments

Gilgamesh: He Who Saw the Deep

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Symbol Reader

If you happen to have some time on your hands, I strongly recommend that you take a look at Ancient Masterpiece of World Literature (https://www.edx.org/course/ancient-masterpieces-of-world-literature), a course which Harvard University is currently offering online free of charge. You can also … Continue reading →

Posted in Gilgamesh, Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, Carl Gustav Jung, cedar, culture, death, deluge, depth psychology, Divine, Enkidu, epic, flood, Gilgamesh, goddess, human, humbaba, immortality, Inanna, Ishtar, Mesopotamia, myth, mythology, nature, Rilke, Sumer, Sumerian, symbolism, symbols, Underworld, Uruk, Utnapishtim | 12 Comments

Inanna at the Ground of Being

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Symbol Reader

“Quiet, Inanna, the ways of the underworld are perfect. They may not be questioned.” “Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth: Her Stories and Hymns from Sumer,” translated by Diane Wolkstein and Samuel Noah Kramer In the well-known Sumerian myth, Inanna, … Continue reading →