Tag Archives: Hermes

The Secrets of the Odyssey (13): Journeying on Snakelike Wet Paths

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Symbol Reader

While reading Hermes Guide of Souls: The Mythologem of the Masculine Source of Life by Karl Kerènyi I came across the following passage describing the nature of Odysseus’s journeying and the special patronage of Hermes over Odysseus: “We previously called the … Continue reading →

Posted in The Odyssey | Tagged archetypes, Greek myth, Greek mythology, guide of souls, Hermes, Homer, journey, journeying, Kerenyi, messenger, Odysseus, Odyssey, psychopomp, symbolism, symbols, travelling, Zeus | 31 Comments

The All-Seeing Eye

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Symbol Reader

1.“Illumination comes to those who hear the song of Light unchanged, unflickering, eternal — Light that is one though the lamps be many.” Dane Rudhyar 2.”The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, … Continue reading →

Posted in The All-Seeing Eye | Tagged alchemy, All Seeing Eye, ancient Egypt, archetypes, Blavatsky, caduceus, cone, esoteric knowledge, esoterism, eye, Eye of Horus, Eye of Re, Hermes, Hermes Trismegistus, Horus, isis, Isis Unveiled, Juno, kundalini, Moon, myth, mythology, Osiris, peacock, peacock’s tail, pineal gland, Plotinus, psychology, putrefation, sun, symbolism, symbols, third eye, Vatican | 34 Comments

In the Heart of the Supreme Mind: Thoth Hermes Trismegistus

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Johfra, “Hermes Trismegistus” In The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly P. Hall, I came across the following passage, which I found very illuminating: “Before the visible universe was formed its mold was cast. This mold was called the Archetype, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Mercurius | Tagged anima mundi, archetypes, astrology, Book of Thoth, Corpus Hermeticum, Gnosticism, Hermes, Hermes Trismegistus, hermeticism, logos, Manly P. Hall, matter, Mercury, Mercury Promethean-Direct, Mercury supreme conjunction, mind, mysticism, symbolism, symbols, The Secret Teachings of All Ages, Thoth, World Serpent | 35 Comments

Images of the Zodiac: Contemplating Virgo

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Johfra Bosschart, Virgo I adore this image. It reminds me of a precious and delicate porcelain figurine that you hold delicately between your fingers, marveling at its fragile beauty. I like to spend a longer time looking at the Zodiac … Continue reading →

Posted in Johfra Bosschart | Tagged archetypes, Astraea, astrology, Atargatis, Christ, Dike, ear of corn, four Evangelists, grain, Hermes, initiation, isis, Osiris, priestesses, rituals, sacred prostitution, symbolism, symbols, tetramorph, Thoth, Virgin, Virgin archetype, Virgin Mary, Virgo | 46 Comments

The Winged Sandals of Higgs Boson

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Symbol Reader

I. A Few Thoughts on Time Marc Chagall, Time is a River Without Banks I have always believed in the world of timeless truths. I find comfort in the conviction that although all visible phenomena are constantly changing, beneath flows … Continue reading →