Tag Archives: Mark Jones

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

Transcending Toxic Masculinity

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Symbol Reader

There is a deep collective need to rewrite the scripts of masculinity. “Dig deeply into any man and one would find not only the lake of tears but a mountain of rage, layers of anger accumulated since childhood, slowly pushing … Continue reading →

Posted in Masculinity, Uncategorized | Tagged Adam Sommer, analytical psychology, archetypes, astrology, C.G. Jung, Cancer, Capricorn, Franz Kafka, healing, inner child, James Hillman, James Hollis, Jungian psychology, Kafka's father, Mark Jones, masculine, Masculinity, planetary nodes, puer and senex, symbols, the father complex, the mother complex, trauma, Under Saturn's Shadow, wound | 13 Comments

Freeze, Fight or Flight: Dealing with Trauma

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Symbol Reader

1.“When a young tree is injured it grows around that injury. As the tree continues to develop, the wound becomes relatively small in proportion to the size of the tree. Gnarls, burls and misshapen limbs speak of injuries and obstacles … Continue reading →

Posted in Trauma | Tagged archetypes, astrology, domestic abuse, domestic violence, evolutionary astrology, feminism, Fight or Flight, healing, Judith Herman, Mark Jones, Peter A. Levine, psychology, PTSD, reincarnation, subtle body, symbolism, symbols, therapy, trauma, Uranus, Waking the Tiger, wounded healer | 24 Comments

Life’s Prose and Love’s Poetry: On Various Types of Relationships

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Symbol Reader

“Dream delivers us to dream, and there is no end to illusion. Life is like a train of moods like a string of beads, and, as we pass through them, they prove to be many-colored lenses which paint the world … Continue reading →