Tag Archives: symbols

The Secret Speech of the Soul

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Blendon Reed Campbell, Dancing Nymphs The language of myth is still, as ever, the secret speech of the inarticulate human soul; and if one has learned to listen to this speech with the heart, then it is not surprising … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotations | Tagged archetypes, C.G. Jung, Liz Greene, myth, mythology, Soul, symbols, the collective unconscious | 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

In Heraclitus’ River: The Mystery of Time

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Symbol Reader

1. Time is the substance I am made of. Time is a river which sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger which destroys me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes … Continue reading →

Posted in Time | Tagged A Sense of an Ending, a union of opposites, Alain de Botton, archetypes, art, astrology, Beckett, clocks, Eliade, eternal return, Heraclitus, illusion of time, In Search of Lost Time, Julian Barnes, literature, Macbeth, memory, novels, painting, Proust, quantum physics, Shakespeare, Switzerland, symbols, Szymborska, the collective unconscious, the unconscious, Time, time and memory, time symbolism, Virgo, Waiting for Godot, watches, Yacek Yerka | 35 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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, movement, poetry, Spiral, spirituality, stillness, symbolism, symbols, tao, Upanishads | 19 Comments

Images of the Zodiac: Contemplating Taurus

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Posted in Johfra Bosschart | Tagged archetypes, art, Buddha, Freud, Johfra Bosschart, Krishnamurti, libido, Mars, myth, mythology, psychoanalysis, Shakespeare, spirituality, spring, symbolism, symbols, Taurus, The Tempest, Venus, Zodiac | 48 Comments

The Crossroads of Time

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Symbol Reader

The Selkie, via here The song featured below captured my mood today with the dark skies and decisively non-Spring weather. Loreena McKennitt’s voice just wraps around me and carries me far away. She was born in Canada but her music … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, Celtic mythology, Celts, impossible love, Irish folklore, Irish myth, Loreena McKennitt, mythology, Neil Jordan, Ondine, selkie, spirituality, symbolism, symbols, the sea | 18 Comments

The Fountain or Death as the Road to Awe

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Symbol Reader

The Fountain by Darren Aronofsky is by far the most powerful symbolic movie I have seen in the last few years. Watching it is always like being transported into another reality; the music, the powerful images and the three interwoven … Continue reading →

Posted in The Fountain | Tagged archetypes, Aronofsky, C.G. Jung, Cirlot, death, film archetypes, immortality, life, Lord of the Rings, Mayan mythology, myth, spirituality, symbolism, symbolism in film, symbols, the Bible, the Fountain, the ring, Tree of Knowledge, Tree of Life, Xibalba | 39 Comments

Symbolism of the Forest

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Symbol Reader

In the middle of our walk of life, I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward pathway had been lost. Dante, The Divine Comedy Foggy Forest on Emei Shan, via http://tryse.net/blog/2009/08/ It seemed to him that he had … Continue reading →