Tag Archives: veil

Christiana Morgan: Her Invisible Life

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Symbol Reader

This is a beautifully written biography of an extraordinary woman, who, as the author puts it, “remains at most a footnote in other people’s history.” She was a prominent patient of Jung’s, who used her paintings and visions as material … Continue reading →

Posted in Christiana Morgan | Tagged anima, archetypes, biography, C.G. Jung, Christiana Morgan, Claire Douglas, depth psychology, earth, Eleusis, Henry Murray, Kafka, muse, psychology, Stach, symbolism, symbols, TAT, veil, visions | 6 Comments

Reading The Red Book (11)

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Symbol Reader

“I am all that has been and is and shall be; and no mortal has ever lifted my veil.” (the words inscribed on the statue of Isis of Sais) The title of Chapter IX of The Red Book (Liber Primus) … Continue reading →

Posted in The Red Book by C.G. Jung, Uncategorized | Tagged analytical psychology, anima, archetypes, blindness, C.G. Jung, Carl Jung, dance, dance of the seven veils, Dark goddess, depth psychology, descent, earth mother, Elijah, Eros, goddess, Gustave Moreau, Inanna, Ishtar, logos, Moon, myth, mythology, opposites, Oscar Wilde, pleasure, prophet, Salome, serpent, snake, symbolism, symbols, The Red Book, thinking, Underworld, veil | 8 Comments

The Secrets of the Odyssey (9): Leucothea in the Sea of Space and Time

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Symbol Reader

The climax of the Odyssey is the hero’s arrival in Ithaca but a harbinger of that pivotal moment is his sojourn on the island of Scheria (Phaecia), which I have written about here. William Blake also connected these two events, … Continue reading →