The concept of Yin and Yang is most often illustrated within a symbol called a "Taijitu", which represents Taiji, "great pole", in both its monist (Wuji) and its dualist (Yin and Yang) aspects. And so represented is the ultimate, supreme Principle that is unmanifest, Wuji, and from this comes the creator which indicates it is … Continue reading Yin and Yang – 陰陽
Month: August 2021
Symbolism: A Year and a Day
A Year in itself is a measurement of a complete cyclical process, and is a Cosmic-Cycle in miniature, a microcosm of the macrocosm, often associated with the visual symbol of the Circle or Ring, such as in the relation of the Latin words "annus" and "anus" meaning year and ring respectively. Interestingly for the etymologies … Continue reading Symbolism: A Year and a Day
For Fugitives Are We
"Zeus, the Suppliant God, be gracious to us, pitifully behold us, for fugitives are we."~ Chorus in The Suppliant Maidens by Aeschylus, Greek Tragedian. : : : There are laws which are purely the invention of mankind and then there is Natural Law. When it comes to the Natural Law of humanity it is easy … Continue reading For Fugitives Are We
Symbolism: East-West
In the language of symbolism the Cardinal Directions, East, West, South and North, in which their two axes intersect in the form of a Cross, represent the two-dimensional space that this world born of Chaos takes shape and disperses itself. Together with the third-dimension provided by Zenith and Nadir, the upward and downward lines respectively, … Continue reading Symbolism: East-West
Ragnarok
Ragnarok is a fairly well-known Apocalyptic event within Germanic Mythology, primarily attested within the Prose and Poetic Eddas, the Voluspa poem within the latter is its best known one and makes reference to Ragnarok from Stanzas 40 to 58. This post will first set context and summarize its events, followed by an analysis of some particular symbols within the story, and then offer an in-general commentary concluding with two ends, one mundane or physical and the other Spiritual or Metaphysical. Accents and such for words will be avoided, so as to make navigation simpler. ...
The Heart
Contrary to the relatively modern theme that the Heart is the seat of our feelings, traditionally it symbolized one’s “center”. Within it rests the intellect and intuition. With “intuition” it’s important to understand it as a knowing that comes neither through feeling, as we use the term now, like our “gut” feeling, nor reason ...
Sum Ergo Oro 