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Reflections on symbols and symbolic imagery
The Book of Symbols
combines original and incisive essays about particular symbols with representative images from all parts of the world and all eras of history. The highly readable texts and almost 800 beautiful full-color images come together in a unique way to convey hidden dimensions of meaning. Each of the c. 350 essays examines a given symbol's psychic background, and how it evokes psychic processes and dynamics. Etymological roots, the play of opposites, paradox and shadow, the ways in which diverse cultures have engaged a symbolic image?all these factors are taken into consideration. Authored by writers from the fields of psychology, religion, art, literature and comparative myth, the essays flow into each other in ways that mirror the psyche's unexpected convergences. There are no pat definitions of the kind that tend to collapse a symbol; a still vital symbol remains partially unknown, compels our attention and unfolds in new .
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Reflections on symbols and symbolic imagery
The Book of Symbols
combines original and incisive essays about particular symbols with representative images from all parts of the world and all eras of history. The highly readable texts and almost 800 beautiful full-color images come together in a unique way to convey hidden dimensions of meaning. Each of the c. 350 essays examines a given symbol's psychic background, and how it evokes psychic processes and dynamics. Etymological roots, the play of opposites, paradox and shadow, the ways in which diverse cultures have engaged a symbolic image?all these factors are taken into consideration. Authored by writers from the fields of psychology, religion, art, literature and comparative myth, the essays flow into each other in ways that mirror the psyche's unexpected convergences. There are no pat definitions of the kind that tend to collapse a symbol; a still vital symbol remains partially unknown, compels our attention and unfolds in new .
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Books ExcerptReflections on symbols and symbolic imagery The Bookof Symbols combines original and incisive essays aboutparticular symbols with representative images from allparts of the world and all eras of history. The highlyreadable texts and almost 800 beautiful full-colorimages come together in a unique way to convey hiddendimensions of meaning. Each of the c. 350 essaysexamines a given symbol's psychic background, and howit evokes psychic processes and dynamics. Etymologicalroots, the play of opposites, paradox and shadow, theways in which diverse cultures have engaged a symbolicimage?all these factors are taken into consideration.Authored by writers from the fields of psychology,religion, art, literature and comparative myth, theessays flow into each other in ways that mirror thepsyche's unexpected convergences. There are no patdefinitions of the kind that tend to collapse a symbol;a still vital symbol remains partially unknown, compelsour attention and unfolds in new
Books Excerpt
Reflections on symbols and symbolic imagery The Book
of Symbols combines original and incisive essays about
particular symbols with representative images from all
parts of the world and all eras of history. The highly
readable texts and almost 800 beautiful full-color
images come together in a unique way to convey hidden
dimensions of meaning. Each of the c. 350 essays
examines a given symbol's psychic background, and how
it evokes psychic processes and dynamics. Etymological
roots, the play of opposites, paradox and shadow, the
ways in which diverse cultures have engaged a symbolic
image?all these factors are taken into consideration.
Authored by writers from the fields of psychology,
religion, art, literature and comparative myth, the
essays flow into each other in ways that mirror the
psyche's unexpected convergences. There are no pat
definitions of the kind that tend to collapse a symbol;
a still vital symbol remains partially unknown, compels
our attention and unfolds in new
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