Tag Archives: Neptune

Neptune, Redemption and the Nature of Archetypes

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Symbol Reader

“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 | 25 Comments

On Two Levels of Love

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Symbol Reader

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 | 7 Comments

The Secrets of the Odyssey (1)

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Symbol Reader

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 | 26 Comments

Crumbling Ruins and Underwater Palaces

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Symbol Reader

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 | 44 Comments

Painted Script, Neptune and C.G. Jung

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Symbol Reader

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 →