The search for meaning in cultural, artistic and dream imagery
This morning the Twittersphere sent me a link to a fascinating paper that examines the heroine’s journey as depicted in a series of 18 drawings and captions created by a 4-year-old-girl. That’s right — a 4-year-old girl! The drawings and Jungian/symbolic analysis were published a few years ago in The Journal of Jungian Theory and [...]
A couple weeks ago, I attended a local metaphysical fair. Those of us sitting in the audience during the general session were given the opportunity to pull one “soul card” from a basket filled with cards. The cards were all face down, so I had no idea what I had picked until I plucked it [...]
When we peer into a dream mirror, we might be very surprised at the image staring back at us. The figure might be affirming, curious or downright frightening to our conscious ego. Whatever the mirror holds, the dream could be pointing out an aspect of ourselves that we may not be aware exists. Or, maybe [...]
On July 3 I had this dream: I have come into an office during off hours to help out. There are six roses. I was supposed to take photos of each or all of them for the not-for-profit I was working at or volunteering for (this part is unclear). The roses are a deep, blood red, [...]
Last night I went to see the Broadway hit “Wicked.” As many of you already know, the musical is based on Gregory Maguire’s revisionist take on L. Frank Baum’s classic, ”The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” So green plays prominently in the production. There are costumes in all shades of green. There are trips to the Emerald City, a [...]
Several years ago my Aunt Cyndi returned from a trip to Egypt and presented me with a beautiful painting of the Egyptian Goddess Ma’at. I had just moved and told myself I would get it framed and hung as soon as I was settled. So I rolled up the papyrus and put it in a [...]
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