Tag Archives: history

On Removing Racially Charged Images

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Symbol Reader

The white domination – this tectonic plate that underlies the Western culture – is shifting radically, steering for a massive earthquake. I do not feel I possess the right to express my opinion on the subject; I would rather quote … Continue reading →

Posted in racism, Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, blackamoor, George Floyd, history, language, Mohrenkopf, Moors, racism, silence, St James, Switzerland, symbolism, symbols, words | 2 Comments

The Splendour of Córdoba

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Symbol Reader

“Córdoba is not a decadent town, one of those haughty cities languishing in its own past, in which life becomes stifled. It maintains its own elegant poise, made of the web of dreams and the substance of time itself. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Córdoba, Uncategorized | Tagged Andalusia, archetypes, Córdoba, history, Inquisition, Maimonides, Mezquita, Moors, mosque, Muslim Spain, Reconquista, religion, Renaissance, Spain, symbolism, symbols, Umayyads, Wallada | 10 Comments

The Musical Hamilton and its Symbolism

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Symbol Reader

“Sometimes the right person tells the right story at the right moment, and through a combination of luck and design, a creative expression gains new force. Spark, tinder, breeze.” Lin Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter, “Hamilton the Revolution” “Revolution is … Continue reading →

Posted in Hamilton (The Musical), Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, astrology, Cancer, Capricorn, diversity, Founding Fathers, gender, Hamilton, hip-hop, history, inclusivity, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Jones, music, musical, Obama, politics, psychology, race, symbolism, symbols, USA | 12 Comments

Museums: Bridging the Gap between the Visible and the Invisible

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Symbol Reader

“The trucks and locomotives lined up in the railway museum carry neither freight not passengers. Nobody is slain by the swords, cannons and guns on display in the military museum, and not one single worker or peasant uses the utensils, … Continue reading →

Posted in Museum | Tagged Alexandria, collections, history, history of museums, Krzysztof Pomian, Museum, sacrum, the visible and the invisible | 11 Comments

Discovering Intellectual Fire: the Birth of English

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Symbol Reader

The written word is both of the earth and of the spirit, positioned on the intersection between mind and flesh. It freezes the living, shimmering organism of language in time, petrifies it, making it immortal. The intangible, impenetrable roots of … Continue reading →

Posted in English, Language | Tagged Anglo Saxons, christianization, English, history, language, Latin, Lindisfarne Gospels, Melvyn Bragg, Old English, origins, runes, The Adventure of English | 5 Comments

1 September

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Symbol Reader

“About Troy“ by Zbigniew Herbert Troy O Troy an archeologist will sift your ashes through his fingers yet a fire occurred greater than that of the Iliad for seven strings– too few strings one needs a chorus a sea of … Continue reading →