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In this episode:
We explore the elusive nature of symbols and offer some suggestions about ways that we can strengthen our ability to perceive them.
Sources for quotes and more:
- "A symbol, then, is a living Gestalt, or form..." ~ C.G. Jung from 'The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga.'
- Jung and the Story of Our Time by Laurens van der Post
- "A word or an image is symbolic, when it implies something more than its obvious and immediate meaning." ~ C.G. Jung from 'Man and His Symbols.'
- "When trying to hold an interview with reality face to face..." ~ Abraham Joshua Heschel from 'Man is Not Alone.'
- "The way I must enter" by Izumi Shikibu from 'Women in Praise of the Sacred,' edited by Jane Hirshfield.
- "If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry." ~ Emily Dickinson from 'Selected Letters.'
Music:
"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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For more on living a symbolic life:
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