An encyclopedia of archetypal symbolism

Title An encyclopedia of archetypal symbolism
The body
Author The Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism; written by George R. Elder
Publication Shambhala
Size XVI, 452p
Language ENG ENG
ISBN 1570620962
Topics Symbolism (Psychology)
Archetype (Psychology)
Religion and arts
Neuropsychology
Notes The first volume of An Encyclopedia of Archetypal Symbolism was a stunning collection of color images and text organized around mythic themes that follow the solar calendar from cosmos and creation to death, transformation, and rebirth. In this second volume, the focus is the human body as a carrier of deep psychological insights and sacred meanings. Whether idolized or abused, the body is the object of much fascinated attention, even obsessive preoccupation, in the contemporary Western world. What has been missing from our culture's preoccupation is an appreciation of the body's organs as symbols of the deepest contents of the human psyche. This book surveys the richness of meaning found in a wide range of beautiful sacred images from the world's traditions and explains what the symbolism of our physical form teaches us about the inner realities of our consciousness, spirit, and divine essence. [goodreads]
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