"The deepest core of life is poetry and symbol." - Dane Rudhyar
Like Symbol Reader on Facebook
-
-
Recent Posts
Categories
Archives
Meta
Tag Archives: review
Little Women 2019: A Short Review
Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women, experienced both enchantment and wretched poverty in her early years. Her father was an intellectual and member of the Transcendentalist movement, which meant that little Louisa met Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo … Continue reading
Roma: Movie of the Year
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
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”: A Short Review
In the Harry Potter universe, house Hufflepuff seems the least exciting. Hufflepuffs are slow, methodical, dedicated, patient and loyal. Astrologically, they are connected with Taurus, which gives them an earthy, sensual quality. They may lack the charisma of Gryffindor (Leo), … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Review
Tagged Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Harry Potter, Hufflepuff, J.K.Rowling, Newt Scamander, review, Taurus
13 Comments
Hope, Faith and Sublime Beauty in the Clamor of Suffering: “Ida”
Recently, the Polish movie Ida made a tremendous emotional impact on me. It is the sort of movie about which the less is known before seeing it the better, in order to approach it without any expectations. It is wonderfully … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Review
Tagged film, Ida, movie, Pawlikowski, Poland, Polish cinema, review
20 Comments
Passionate Longing for Dialogue (1): Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
I am starting a new series on my blog which will consist of conversations regarding books, films and potentially other soulful topics of interest. I am calling the series “Passionate Longing for Dialogue,” which is a quote from Martin Buber’s … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Dialogue
Tagged anima, archetypes, art, astrology, book, C.G. Jung, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki, depth psychology, Haruki Murakami, individuation, interpretation, literature, novel, review, symbolism, symbols
9 Comments