Tag Archives: Murakami

The Magic of the Mundane

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Symbol Reader

“The person of higher virtue is like water, benefiting the ten thousand things without struggle. It rests in the lowest places near the Tao. Therefore: In dwelling, choose modest quarters, in thinking, value stillness, in dealing with others, be kind, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged book review, book-reviews, Books, fiction, Haruki Murakami, left hemisphere, Murakami, Perfect Days, right hemisphere, rituals, tao, The City and Its Uncertain Walls, The Master and His Emissary, the shadow, Wim Wenders | 2 Comments

The Suffering of Perseus and Medusa

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Symbol Reader

“I wasn’t hurt enough when I should have been, Kino admitted to himself. When I should have felt real pain, I stifled it. I didn’t want to take it on, so I avoided facing up to it. Which is why … Continue reading →

Posted in Medusa, Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, Cellini, Gorgon, Greek mythology, healing, Jungian psychology, Medusa, Men Without Women, monster, Murakami, myth, patriarchy, Perseus, shadow, suffering, symbolism, symbols, trauma, wound | 2 Comments

Shadow Before Equinox

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Symbol Reader

1. “Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change direction but the sandstorm chases you. You turn again, but the storm adjusts. Over and over you play this out, like some ominous dance with death just … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Quotations | Tagged archetypes, D.H. Lawrence, depth psychology, literature, Murakami, Pluto direct, poetry, Self, snake, symbols, transformation | 28 Comments

Like a Night Bird

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Utagawa Hiroshige, “Small Horned Owl on a Maple Branch under Full Moon” “The human heart is like a night bird. Silently waiting for something, and when the time comes, it flies straight toward it.” Hatuki Murakami, “Colourless Tsukuru Tazaki and His … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotations | Tagged bird, Colourless, heart, literature, Murakami, Soul, symbolism, symbols, Tsukuru Tazaki | 10 Comments

The Shadow Archetype

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Mikhail Vrubel, The Demon Where there is light, there must be shadow, and where there is shadow there must be light. There is no shadow without light and no light without shadow. Karl Jung said this about ‘the Shadow’ in … Continue reading →

Posted in The Shadow | Tagged 1q84, Antony Sopranos and the ducks, archetypes, Carl Gustav Jung, darkness, duck dream, evil, good, Jung, light, Murakami, shadow, The Sopranos, Tony Soprano | 48 Comments

Birds on My Mind

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Symbol Reader

I have been thinking recently of exploring bird symbolism, as birds seem to capture my attention wherever I go. The Sun is still in the air sign (Gemini), which means that airborne creatures deserve some focus. I have had some … Continue reading →