Tag Archives: meaning

Ancient Roots of the Symbol

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Symbol Reader

The book Birth of the Symbol: Ancient Readers at the Limits of Their Texts by Peter T. Struck, published in 2004 by Princeton University Press, traces the ancient origins of the concept of a symbol. The author has this to … Continue reading →

Posted in The Symbol, Uncategorized | Tagged Ancient Greece, archetypes, C.G. Jung, Chaldean Oracles, Divine, enigma, gods, Iamblichus, interpretation, meaning, Nous, Peter Struck, Plato, Porphyry, Proclus, Pythagoras, sunthemata, symbol, symbolism, symbolon, synchronicity, theurgy | 2 Comments

Sense and Meaning

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Symbol Reader

“Contrary to what is generally believed, meaning and sense were never the same thing, meaning shows itself at once, direct, literal, explicit, enclosed in itself, univocal, if you like, while sense cannot stay still, it seethes with second, third and … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotations | Tagged "All the Names", Borges, butterfly, Chuang Tzu, dream, meaning, Saramago, sense | 17 Comments

What Maslow Surely Missed

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Symbol Reader

A Favela drummer, image via http://www.veezzle.com/photo/1141733/favela-drummer I was reminded today of the opening scene of The Lord of the Rings. In it, Galadrielle says, ‘The world is changing. I feel it in the water, I feel it in the earth … Continue reading →