Symbols live on when language is lost – Archetypes of the Picts in Scotland
I learned recently during a trip through Scotland more about the Picts, who were a group of Late Iron Age and Early Medieval Celtic tribal people living in ancient eastern and northern part. Their language has been lost, except for fragments, although they…
Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” from a Jungian view
This article explores the psychological underpinnings of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” from a Jungian view. Carl Jung left a great deal of ambiguity surrounding his work. He understood, as long as there have been men and they have lived, they have all felt this…
Archetype of the vampire in todays culture of Narcissism
The vampire breaks the rules of the gods, society or nature, sometimes maliciously sometimes cunning or foolish or both. This article wants to explore the connection between Narcissism, Vampires and contemporary politicians. We experience right now a difficult transition especially in Europe, led by an élite bred more…
Number, Pattern and Kabbalah Symbols – from a Jungian view
The interpretations which Jung places on Gnosticism and the texts which Jung refers to on alchemy, were often Number, Pattern and Kabbalah Symbols , so much so that one would be more justified in calling the Jung of the Mysterium Coniunctionis or Kabbalistic in…
The wolf in us from an Jungian view: “lupus est homo homini”
Recently I attended a catholic retreat in a Benedictine mountain monastery. The theme was: The wolf in us. We discussed the archetypes and myths of the wolf, a topic I had explored in great length before, their archetypes here and here…
Archetype Lupus and Astronomy – the Sirius Case
The Article Lupus and Astronomy is an extension of the last post: the archetype of the wolf. I am a hobby astronomer and fond of its older sister Astrology. So lets look to the Wolf from that perspective. The wolf…
Jungian Archetype of the wolf – gods and godnesses, warriors and mothers, demons and outlaws, evil and uebermensch
It became clear during my research of Jungian Archetype of the wolf, that in mythology, religion, in legends and fairy tales the wolf has played an outstanding ambiguous, dualist and multidimensional role. The wolf archetype is so central, that how the…
FALLEN ANGELS FEAR – Sacred aesthetics of fractal recursion
FALLEN ANGELS FEAR an obvious wordplay which crossed my mind after a blog reader pointed out that Bateson’s book Angels Fear: Towards an Epistemology of the Sacred might be of relevance to me. FALLEN ANGELS FEAR The title created immediately multiple associations and images…
Crazy Wisdom – the Archetype of the Fool, the Clown, the Jester and the Trickster.
The Archetype of the Fool, the Clown, the Jester and the Trickster are universally recognized patterns of characters. Every of this four archetypes challenges conventional wisdom differently, offering different types of Crazy Wisdom. When I lived in California I listened…