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Neptune, Redemption and the Nature of Archetypes
“The longing for redemption is an ancient, strange and many-headed daimon, which dwells within even the most earthbound and prosaic of souls. Sometimes eloquent and sometimes mute, this daimon aspires toward some dimly sensed union with an all-seeing, all-loving, ineffable … Continue reading
Posted in Neptune, Quotations
Tagged Amphitrite, archetypes, astrology, C.G. Jung, Neptune, redemption, sea, symbolism, symbols
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On Two Levels of Love
Dane Rudhyar Dane Rudhyar, whose birthday we celebrate tomorrow, always inspired me with awe by his astrological writing which encompassed his vast knowledge of art, music, philosophy, myth and practically all forms of spirituality. The following excerpts come from his … Continue reading
Posted in Eros and Psyche
Tagged archetypes, astrology, Dane Rudhyar, love, Mars, Neptune, symbolism, symbols, Uranus, Venus
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The Secrets of the Odyssey (1)
Timanthes, “The Sacrifice of Iphigenia” (detail: Odysseus) Homer’s Odyssey has always held an extreme fascination with me. All the characters and what happens to them have been coming back to me recently, perhaps in connection with Mercury retrograde with Neptune. … Continue reading
Posted in The Odyssey
Tagged archetypes, astrology, Florence and Kenneth Wood, Homer, Homer’s Secret Odyssey, Mercury, Mercury retrograde, Neptune, Odysseus, Pisces, symbolism, symbols, The Odyssey, Thoth, trickster
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Crumbling Ruins and Underwater Palaces
My imagination has always been stirred by crumbling ruins and underwater palaces. Their symbolism is directly connected with the astrological Neptune, a planet which governs dissolution by water, getting lost in imagination, fantasy and reverie and being enchanted by inner … Continue reading
Posted in Neptune
Tagged archetypes, art, astrology, Borges, C.G. Jung, Carl Jung, Circular Ruins, Michaelangelo, Neptune, symbols
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Painted Script, Neptune and C.G. Jung
I stumbled upon Painted Script – The Art Work of James Tunney on FB today. Absolutely stunning, I think. I am always amazed that whenever my natal Neptune is activated by a transit, however minor it is, I am suddenly … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged C.G. Jung, God, Neptune, religion, spirituality, the Age of Aquarius
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