Tag Archives: symbolism

The Wounded Lion

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Whenever I am visiting the beautiful city of Lucerne in Switzerland, I always must pay my respects to the Lion Monument, a sad sculpture designed by a famous Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. The sculpture shows a mortally wounded, weeping lion, … Continue reading →

Posted in Sculpture | Tagged archetypes, art, Carl Gustav Jung, ego, ego death, Egyptian myth, Lion, Lion Monument of Lucerne, night sea journey, sculpture, sun god, symbolism, Thorvaldsen | 24 Comments

Fate: A Jungian Perspective

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Symbol Reader

My fate cries out, And makes each petty artery in this body As hardy as the Nemean lion’s nerve. Shakespeare, Hamlet The following article is greatly inspired by Liz Greene’s book The Astrology of Fate. I have yet to find … Continue reading →

Posted in Fate | Tagged archetypes, Carl Gustav Jung, destiny, Erich Neumann, Erinyes, fate, giants, Greek mythology, Heracles, individuation, instincts, Liz Greene, Moira, Moirai, Mother, numen, numinous dream, Orestes, repression, Rudolf Otto, symbolism, symbols, the three Fates, Titans, Zeus | 52 Comments

Images of the Zodiac: Contemplating Gemini

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Love is heavy and light, bright and dark, hot and cold, sick and healthy, asleep and awake- it’s everything except what it is! ” William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet I. Romeo and Juliet as an alchemical work Many years ago … Continue reading →

Posted in Johfra Bosschart | Tagged "Tlön, Alan Oken, archetypes, astrology, Bakhtin, Boaz, Borges, C.G. Jung, caduceus, dialogue, dualism, duality, fire, Gemini, hermaphrodite, Jachin, Johfra, Johfra Bosschart, language, Mercurius, Mercury, mind, Orbis Tertius", reptilian brain, Romeo and Juliet, Self, Shakespeare, Soul, spirituality, symbolism, symbols, the unconscious, Thoth, transformation, trickster, Uqbar, Venus | 28 Comments

The Myriad Forms of Meaning

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Image via http://thenewforty.areavoices.com/files/2012/01/spectrum.jpg The following is a beautiful excerpt from a book by Ray Grasse, The Waking Dream: Unlocking the Symbolic Language of Our Lives. In mythological terms, the process of which the myriad forms of meaning unfold from their … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotations | Tagged archetypes, dismembered god, Divine, mysticism, myth, Osiris, ouroboros, Ray Grasse, Self-consciousness, Soul, Source, spirit, spirituality, symbolism, symbols, the Self, The Waking Dream, uroboros | 31 Comments

The Winged Sandals of Higgs Boson

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Symbol Reader

I. A Few Thoughts on Time Marc Chagall, Time is a River Without Banks I have always believed in the world of timeless truths. I find comfort in the conviction that although all visible phenomena are constantly changing, beneath flows … Continue reading →

Posted in Mercurius, Time | Tagged Age of Aquarius, alchemy, Aquarius, archetypes, astrology, C.G. Jung, Gemini, God’s particle, Hermes, Higgs, Higgs boson, Leibniz, Mercurius, Mercury, Pisces, quantum physics, science, Smolin, space, symbolism, symbols, Time, Time Reborn | 16 Comments

Manifesto for Change

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Manifesto for Change Vladimir Kush, Sunrise on the Beach No matter if you accept astrology or not, you are probably feeling that the world as we know it is undergoing some radical changes. It is important to emphasise that planets … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, astrology, change, global awareness, Pluto, Pluto Uranus square, symbolism, symbols, transformation, Uranus | 20 Comments

The Knight’s Feet in Soft Slippers

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Keanu Reeves, seems perfect to have played Hamlet Hamlet is such a famous and celebrated play that it was dubbed a ‘collection of quotes.’ Who has not heard: “This above all: to thine own self be true,” or “There is … Continue reading →

Posted in Hamlet | Tagged art, forgiveness, Fortinbras, Hamlet, Kenneth Chan, literature, mysticism, Pisces, poetry, Shakespeare, spirituality, symbolism, theatre, violence, Zbigniew Herbert | 20 Comments

A Tribute to Home

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Krakow I am spending a few days in Krakow, Poland, where I was born and where I grew up. I am reminded of the myth of Antaeus, a Titan who renewed his strength by touching the earth. I have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Krakow | Tagged archetypes, astrology, history of Poland, Home, homeland, Krakow, Kundera, Milosz, national identity, nostalgia, partitions, poetry, Poland, Slavic soul, Slavs, St Andrew’s church in Krakow, symbolism, symbols, Szymborska, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, the fourth house, Thomas Hardy | 30 Comments

The Eight-Point Star to My Wandering Bark

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Symbol Reader

I never wanted my blog to be an encyclopedia of symbols. First of all, I am not an expert and encyclopedias are written by experts. But more importantly, I think talking about symbols should rather resemble telling stories, showing images, … Continue reading →

Posted in The Eight-Point Star | Tagged 8-point star, Anthony Aveni, archetypes, astrology, Cirlot, images, Inanna, Ishtar, Jung, Margate Shell Grotto, numerology, pagan wheel of the year, symbolism, symbols, Venus, Venus evening star | 38 Comments

Posts in Threes (2). Where Eternity Closes Its Eyes

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Glory Window, Thanksgiving Square Chapel in Dallas, Texas I have seen three blog posts in the last week that seem to touch on the same phenomenon or which seem to have sprung from the same source of wisdom. The first … Continue reading →