Tag Archives: Power

Symbolism of the Cave

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Symbol Reader

A well-known passage from Plato’s Republic describes how a group of people, chained to the wall of a deep cavern, spend their entire lives looking at the shadows dancing on the cave wall in front of them. The captives are oblivious to … Continue reading →

Posted in cave | Tagged archetypes, C.G. Jung, cave, Cave of the Nymphs, death, Egypt, gnas, goddess, Hermes, incarnation, Plato, Porphyry, Power, rebirth, Soul, symbolism, symbols, tomb, transcendence, transformation, womb | 6 Comments

Roma: Movie of the Year

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Symbol Reader

The movie Roma is a beautiful hymn to women. It tells the story of Cleo, an indigenous (Mixtec) woman who works as a maid to an upper-middle-class Mexican family. She is wonderfully portrayed by Yalitza Aparicio, who had never acted … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Review | Tagged Alfonso Cuaron, anima mundi, archetypes, domestic work, film, goddess, Hestia, housework, humility, James Hillman, Mixtec, movie, Power, review, Roma, servant, service, serving, Soul, symbolism, symbols, water, woman, women | 21 Comments

Hatshepsut: the Woman Pharaoh and Her Rise to Power

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Symbol Reader

Hatshepsut, a woman pharaoh from the renowned eighteenth dynasty, reigned very successfully for twenty-two years. Her rule brought enormous wealth and prosperity to her country. She did not wage unnecessary wars but focused on extensive building projects (she was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hatshepsut, Uncategorized | Tagged ancient Egypt, Hatshepsut, mythology, Power, women | 16 Comments

The Magnificent Imperia of Constance

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Symbol Reader

She is splendid, imposing, imperial. 9 metres high, she slowly revolves round her axis, revealing all the facets of her provocative ensemble. In her left palm sits a naked minuscule pope, in her right – a minuscule naked emperor; both … Continue reading →

Posted in Imperia of Constance | Tagged archetypes, art, Constance, Council of Constance, goddess, Imperia, Jan Hus, Minoan snake goddess, Peter Lenk, Power, sculpture, symbolism, symbols | 21 Comments

On Genius (1)

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Karl Brullof, “Genius of Art“ I have started to read a book Divine Fury: A History of Genius by Darrin M. McMahon. I am approaching this book with a substantial bias: I think that the term “genius“ is an old … Continue reading →

Posted in Genius, Psyche | Tagged Darrin M. McMahon, depth psychology, Divine Fury: A History of Genius, Genius, Juno, patriarchy, Power, Romans, talent, women | 28 Comments

Juno: the Source of the Soul’s Procreation

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Erte, “Hera” Before Her reign was overthrown as the Achaean tribes took over Greece Hera (Roman Juno) was the supreme mother goddess, a benevolent cow-eyed triple goddess of the earth and the sky, the creator of the Milky Way, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Juno | Tagged archetypes, astrology, goddess, Greek mythology, Hera, Juno, Jupiter, matriarchy, myth, patriarchy, Power, powerlessness, psychology, Roman mythology, Zeus | 34 Comments

Sekhmet the Empowerer

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Sekhmet from the temple of Mut at Luxor Sekhmet, daughter of Ra, the sun god, is a goddess that, next to Hekate, has my utmost admiration, reverence and devotion. Her name is related to such words as strong, mighty and … Continue reading →

Posted in Sekhmet | Tagged ancient Egypt, Candace C. Kant and Anne Key, Egyptian myth, goddess, kundalini, Power, Robert Masters, Sekhmet, Shakti, the Fifth Way, Triad of Memphis, Uraeus | 32 Comments

A Few Thoughts on Power

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Paul Kane, “Mount St Helens Erupting at Night” “Business has defeated everything in its path. Its last enemies are the oldest: it is still defied by the ancient Gods of blood revenge, territorial tribalism and the strangely recurrent death struggles … Continue reading →