Tag Archives: psychology

The Reality of Radical Evil

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Symbol Reader

“The sight of evil kindles evil in the soul—there is no getting away from this fact. The victim is not the only sufferer; everybody in the vicinity of the crime, including the murderer, suffers with him. Something of the abysmal … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, C.G. Jung, Carl Jung, Chaplin, depth psychology, dragon, evil, grandiosity, Jung, narcissism, psychology, radical evil, Roger L. Moore, Self, symbolism, symbols, The Great Dictator | 10 Comments

House as a Symbol

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Symbol Reader

Snails and hermit crabs both carry their homes, but in distinctly different ways. A snail’s shell grows with it, a steadfast and secure refuge crafted by nature. In contrast, the hermit crab embodies adaptability, seeking shelter in the discarded shells … Continue reading →

Posted in house | Tagged archetypes, astrology, Booker Prize, C.G. Jung, Cancer, depth psychology, dreams, holocaust, Home, homeless, house, house drawing, psyche, psychology, Quasimodo, refugees, Safekeep, shelter, symbolism, symbols, the Netherlands, trauma, War, Yael van der Wouden | 10 Comments

The Mind at Odds with Itself: On the Difference Between the Left and the Right Hemispheres of the Brain

Posted on June 16, 2024 by Symbol Reader

In Chinese mythology, the universe begins as a formless chaos or an egg. Inside this chaos is Pangu, a giant who eventually breaks out of the egg. As he emerges, he separates the chaos into yin and yang, which represent … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain Hemispheres | Tagged algorithm, archetypes, attention, body, brain, C.G. Jung, consciousness, depth psychology, embodiment, Hans Dumb, hemispheres, Iain McGilchrist, left brain, life, mental-health, neuroscience, philosophy, Power, psychology, right brain, schizophrenia, Soul, symbolism, symbols, The Master and His Emissary, the Other, the unconscious, yin and yang | 22 Comments

Christiana Morgan: Her Invisible Life

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Symbol Reader

This is a beautifully written biography of an extraordinary woman, who, as the author puts it, “remains at most a footnote in other people’s history.” She was a prominent patient of Jung’s, who used her paintings and visions as material … Continue reading →

Posted in Christiana Morgan | Tagged anima, archetypes, biography, C.G. Jung, Christiana Morgan, Claire Douglas, depth psychology, earth, Eleusis, Henry Murray, Kafka, muse, psychology, Stach, symbolism, symbols, TAT, veil, visions | 6 Comments

Autumn

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Symbol Reader

Whenever autumn is in full colour, I always remember the alchemical dictum “Nature rejoices in nature, nature conquers nature, nature rules over nature.” In volume 13 of Collected Works, Jung explained it in the following way: “This principle is pagan … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn | Tagged alchemy, archetypes, autumn, C.G. Jung, cauda pavonis, citrinitas, evolution, Hillman, individuation, lumen naturae, metamorphosis, nature, plants, psyche, psychology, rubedo, symbolism, symbols, trees | 6 Comments

Reading The Red Book (31)

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Symbol Reader

“Little good will come to you from outside. What will come to you lies within yourself. But what lies there!” C.G. Jung, The Red Book, chapter XVIII (Liber Secundus) Chapter XVIII of Liber Secundus is called The Three Prophecies. The … Continue reading →

Posted in The Red Book by C.G. Jung | Tagged analytical psychology, Aquarius, archetypes, C.G. Jung, Chaos, eternity, Liber Novus, magic, mysticism, opposites, prophecy, psyche, psychology, religion, Rudolf Steiner, science, Soul, symbolism, symbols, The Red Book, timeless, truth, unconscious, vision, War | 6 Comments

Reading The Red Book (28)

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Symbol Reader

“I see behind you, behind the mirror of your eyes, the crush of dangerous shadows, the dead, who look greedily through the empty sockets of your eyes, who moan and hope to gather up through you all the loose ends … Continue reading →

Posted in The Red Book by C.G. Jung | Tagged Anabaptism, animal, archetypes, Bergson, C.G. Jung, Chaos, Christianity, Cook, Ezechiel, Ezekiel, four, instinct, intuition, intuitive method, Liber Novus, madness, mandala, psyche, psychology, Soul, symbolism, symbols, tetramorph, the dead, The Red Book, the Self, the unconscious, unconscious | 3 Comments

Reading The Red Book (21)

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Symbol Reader

I. “We spread poison and paralysis around us in that we want to educate all the world around us into reason.” II.”The outer opposition is an image of my inner opposition. Once I realize this, I remain silent and think … Continue reading →

Posted in The Red Book by C.G. Jung, Uncategorized | Tagged analytical psychology, archetypes, C.G. Jung, Carl Jung, depth psychology, egg, fantasy, Gilgamesh, Izdubar, Liber Novus, psyche, psychology, science, sick god, snake, symbolism, symbols, the black sun, The Red Book | 1 Comment

Reading The Red Book (4)

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Symbol Reader

“Look into your depths, pray to your depths, waken the dead.” C.G. Jung, “The Red Book” The chapter entitled On the Service of the Soul contains a dire warning: soul work is not a light endeavor. Jung describes his fear … Continue reading →

Posted in The Red Book by C.G. Jung | Tagged C.G. Jung, Carl Gustav Jung, depth psychology, psychology, Soul, tao te ching, te, The Red Book, the unconscious, virtue | 11 Comments

The Musical Hamilton and its Symbolism

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Symbol Reader

“Sometimes the right person tells the right story at the right moment, and through a combination of luck and design, a creative expression gains new force. Spark, tinder, breeze.” Lin Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter, “Hamilton the Revolution” “Revolution is … Continue reading →