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Fascinating Mythical Creatures: Proteus
image via http://www.deviantart.com/morelikethis/artists/244344135?view_mode=2 Proteus was a wise Greek sea god, a shape changer and a prophet. Pictured as fish-tailed, he was able to change himself into a lion, a serpent, a panther, a wild boar, a tree and flowing water. … Continue reading
Posted in Proteus
Tagged archetypes, C.G. Jung, Ernst Haeckel, Greek myth, Greek mythology, Proteus, radiolaria, radiolarian, symbolism, symbols
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Colour Symbolism: Blue
the modern Nut, via http://the-broom-cupboard.blogspot.ch/2011/07/facebook-page-for-goddess-nut.html If it is true, as Flaubert says, that one does not choose their subject matter but rather submits to it, then I must write about the colour blue today. You have heard of the Grand … Continue reading
Posted in Blue
Tagged alchemical Psychology, Blue, blue in alchemy, colour symbolism, Elie Wiesel Night, holocaust, James Hillman, symbolism, symbols, throat chakra
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I Love You, My Secret Raven
It is entirely conceivable that life’s splendor forever lies in wait about each one of us in all its fulness, but veiled from view, deep down, invisible, far off. It is there, though, not hostile, not reluctant, not deaf. If … Continue reading
Posted in Franz Kafka
Tagged archetypes, astrology, Cancer, Daryl Sharp, depression, donkey, Franz Kafka, Gemini, individuation, Jung, Kafka, Kafka's horoscope, Kafka's natal chart, literature, Piotr Dumala, raven, secret raven, symbolism, symbols, The Castle, the shadow, transcendence
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The Thirst Inside the Syllables
Today is the anniversary of Pablo Neruda’s birthday. He is most famous for his love poems but for me he was first and foremost an outstanding symbolist. It is astonishing how many great poets and writers were born under the … Continue reading
CHIRON: A DISCARDED GREEK GOD REDISCOVERED © Copyright by Hilary Bond PhD.
Originally posted on HILARY BOND: PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL ASTROLOGER:
A lekythos depicting Chiron and Achilles (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: Peleus (left) entrusts his son Achilles (centre) to Centaur Chiron (right). White-ground black-figured lekythos by the Edinburgh Painter, ca. 500 BC. From…
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Tagged archetypes, Centaur, Chiron, Greek mythology, healing, myth, mythology, symbolism, symbols
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Fair as the Moon, Clear as the Sun and Terrible as an Army with Banners
Marc Chagall, Song of Songs II The title today comes from The Song of Songs. I think these words are are a beautiful expression of the power and the essence of the sacred feminine. I am still smitten by The … Continue reading
Where Do You Go After You’ve Been to the Moon?
In a comedy clay animation film A Grand Day Out, Wallace and Gromit, an inventor and his faithful dog, build a rocket in their basement and fly to the moon to sample some cheese (everyone knows that the moon is … Continue reading
In My Dreams I Paint Like Vermeer van Delft…
The dream is a little hidden door in the innermost and most secret recesses of the psyche, opening into that cosmic night which was psyche long before there was any ego-consciousness, and which will remain psyche no matter how far … Continue reading
Posted in Dreams
Tagged Archangel Gabriel, archetypes, Carl Gustav Jung, dream interpretation, dreams, dreamwork, Egyptian myth, Jung, Nun, psychology, symbolism, symbols, the collective unconscious, Zohar
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The Beautiful Life Giving Power of the Sun
Originally posted on journeys in the astral light:
Dear friends, welcome back and today I have some more on the nature of the Sun to share with you. If you enjoy this sharing, please consider supporting further posts on Patreon.…
Birds on My Mind
I have been thinking recently of exploring bird symbolism, as birds seem to capture my attention wherever I go. The Sun is still in the air sign (Gemini), which means that airborne creatures deserve some focus. I have had some … Continue reading
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