Tag Archives: Virgin Mary

The Rose as a Symbol

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Symbol Reader

Rose,the unfading rose beyond my verse—rose that’s full and fragrant,rose of the black garden in the deep of night,rose of any garden and any night,rose that’s born again by the art of alchemyout of tenuous ash,rose of the Persians and … Continue reading →

Posted in The Rose | Tagged albedo, alchemy, Aphrodite, archetypes, art, astrology, Briar Rose, C.G. Jung, Dante, death, depth psychology, Dionysos, Eros, etymology, goddess, love, Mary, Mystical Rose, pain, Paradiso, Rilke, Rosalia, rose, rose window, rubedo, Sleeping Beauty, Soul, suffering, symbolism, symbols, thorns, transition, Venus, Virgin Mary, wine, Yeats | 10 Comments

Matar Kubileya (Cybele)

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Symbol Reader

I. “Numinous sites of the preorganic life, which were experienced in participation mystique with the Great Mother, are mountain, cave, stone, pillar, and rock – including the childbearing rock – as throne, seat, dwelling place, and incarnation of the Great … Continue reading →

Posted in Cybele | Tagged Anatolia, archetypes, beasts, Christianity, Cybele, Galli, goddess, Hermes, Kubileya, Kybele, Lion, lions, Magna Mater, meteor, mother goddess, mountains, naiskoi, Pessinus, Phrygia, Rome, symbolism, symbols, Virgin Mary | 3 Comments

“Epidemics and Society” by Frank M. Snowden

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Symbol Reader

We all feel the portentousness of the current moment in history. I was struck recently by a short passage from The Guardian article, which said: “… whenever crisis visits a given community, the fundamental reality of that community is laid … Continue reading →

Posted in Epidemics, Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, bacteria, Black Death, bubonic plague, cholera, coronavirus, COVID, disease, epidemic, Epidemics, forty, health, Italy, pandemic, Plague, purification, quarantine, solidarity, symbolism, symbols, Virgin Mary, virus | 14 Comments

Images of the Zodiac: Contemplating Virgo

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Johfra Bosschart, Virgo I adore this image. It reminds me of a precious and delicate porcelain figurine that you hold delicately between your fingers, marveling at its fragile beauty. I like to spend a longer time looking at the Zodiac … Continue reading →