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
Symbolism
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 ...