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Lilith
On the ceiling of the Sistine chapel we can see an atypical depiction of the serpent of Paradise. Michelangelo chose to portray the snake as a red-headed woman, undoubtedly Lilith. Why did Michelangelo decide to include Lilith in his biblical … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam, Adam Kadmon, alchemy, Aramaic magic texts, archetypes, Black Madonna, Burney relief, C.G. Jung, Dark goddess, depth psychology, desert, Elijah, evil, Genesis, Gnosticism, huluppuh tree, Inanna, Ishtar, Kabbalah, Lamashtu, Lilith, lilitu, Mandaean Gnosis, materia prima, Mesopotamia, myth, nigredo, paradise, patriarchy, red, sephiroth, serpent, Shekhinah, Sumer, symbolism, symbols, Talmud, the Bible, The Dark Goddess, The Red Sea, Tree of Life, whore of Babylon
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The Tree of Life in the Vision of W. B. Yeats
One of the most beautiful poems ever written is “The Two Trees” by William Butler Yeats. The poet was a favourite of his beloved Maud Gonne, an Irish revolutionary and his muse. The visual richness of the poem is informed … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged archetypes, hermeticism, Maud Gonne, poetry, symbolism, symbols, The Two Trees, Tree of Life, William Butler Yeats
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The Holiness of Trees
“Trees in particular were mysterious and seemed to me direct embodiments of the incomprehensible meaning of life. For that reason the woods were the place where I felt closest to its deepest meaning and to its awe-inspiring workings.” C.G. Jung, … Continue reading
Posted in trees, Uncategorized
Tagged C.G. Jung, communication, environment, life, nature, Peter Wohlleben, psychology, Soul, symbolism, Tree of Knowledge, Tree of Life, trees
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The November Song of the Pleiades
2 November, All Soul’s Day is a universal day of judgement: “I believe this is the source of the Judgement of the Dead linked with the month of November, when the Pleiades are high in the night sky. In the … Continue reading
Posted in The Pleiades
Tagged Alcyone, archetypes, axis mundi, caduceus, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Mercurius, Ningishzida, November, Pleiades, serpent, Sophia, symbolism, symbols, Tree of Life, World Tree, yoni
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The Fountain or Death as the Road to Awe
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
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