Tag Archives: symbols

Where Do You Go After You’ve Been to the Moon?

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Symbol Reader

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 →

Posted in The Moon | Tagged Andrew Smith, Apollo 13, Apollo missions, archetypes, Moon, Moondust, Moonrise Kingdom, summer solstice, Super Moon June 2013, symbolism, symbols, Wallace and Gromit, Wes Anderson | 47 Comments

In My Dreams I Paint Like Vermeer van Delft…

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Symbol Reader

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 | 31 Comments

The Beautiful Life Giving Power of the Sun

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Symbol Reader

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.…

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Birds on My Mind

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Symbol Reader

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alpine chough, ancient Egypt, archetypes, ba, Birds, birds symbolism, Egyptian mythology, Gemini, Lohengrin, Murakami, Soul, swan, swan symbolism, symbolic meaning of birds, symbolism, symbols, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Upanishads | 19 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

Eagle Spirit Feathers

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Originally posted on The Seven Worlds:
Native American Feathers Native American feathers are an important symbol of the Indian way of life. It is used to represent freedom, power, wisdom, honor, trust, strength, and much more. Feathers were seen in…

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alchemy, Americn Indians, archetypes, bold eagle, dualism, duality, eagle, feathers, myth, mythology, native Americans, symbols | 12 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 →