Ariadne's Clue: A Guide to the Symbols of HumankindPrinceton University Press, 1999 - 464 pagine An explanation of how and why we create the symbols we do, which covers images such as the serpent, and looks at how this has appeared in our culture over time. |
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Ariadnes Clue | 3 |
What is a Symbol? | 12 |
The Evolution of Meaning | 22 |
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alchemical ancestors ancient animal Aphrodite appears archetypal associated attributed axis axis mundi become behaviour brain bull C. G. Jung capacity centre Christ Christian chthonic collective unconscious colour consciousness Cosmic Tree creatures culture darkness death Dionysus divine dragon dreams earth Eliade Eros eternal evil evolutionary example existence experience Father female feminine fertility fire function genes goddess gods Greek healing Heaven Herakles hero hieros gamos Holy human hunter-gatherer idea immortality individual initiation Jung King limbic system lingam linked living male mandala masculine means monster moon Mother mountain mythology myths nature numinous one's opposites original Paradise Persephone phallic possess primordial propensities psyche psychic psychological R-complex rebirth religion religious represents rites ritual sacred sacrifice serpent sexual shamans snake social solar soul species spirit stage status stone superego symbol tradition transcendent transformation unconscious Underworld universal uroboros womb World Egg Zeus