Tag Archives: Rome

Matar Kubileya (Cybele)

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Symbol Reader

I. “Numinous sites of the preorganic life, which were experienced in participation mystique with the Great Mother, are mountain, cave, stone, pillar, and rock – including the childbearing rock – as throne, seat, dwelling place, and incarnation of the Great … Continue reading →

Posted in Cybele | Tagged Anatolia, archetypes, beasts, Christianity, Cybele, Galli, goddess, Hermes, Kubileya, Kybele, Lion, lions, Magna Mater, meteor, mother goddess, mountains, naiskoi, Pessinus, Phrygia, Rome, symbolism, symbols, Virgin Mary | 2 Comments

Michelangelo’s Immortality

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Symbol Reader

“Oh, man! admire and model thyself after the whale! Do thou, too, remain warm among ice. Do thou, too, live in this world without being of it. Be cool at the equator; keep thy blood fluid at the Pole. Like … Continue reading →