From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Corbin on Symbol

March 6, 2009

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I discovered the writings of Henri Corbin while delving into the archives of the beat poet Charles Olson, whose interests were incredibly wide ranging, “liberal” in the true sense of the word.  In Corbin’s writings Olson seized on a distinction between symbol and allegory.  While Olson shelves contained Corbin’s Avicenna and the Visionary [...]

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The Imaginal

March 4, 2009

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The work of French philosopher and theologian Henri Corbin, who spent his life delving into Islamic studies, has been instrumental in bringing to the West an understanding of the imaginal.  It’s a concept that for many of us falls outside the parameters of our world view, fused as we tend to [...]

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Because you’re only one once…

March 3, 2009

Our daughter turned one year old today, and took to her gift, a wooden rocking horse, as though she’s been riding for decades.

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Finding ourselves, finding our myth…

March 3, 2009

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Wener Herzog’s wonderful documentary about the science community in Antarctica, Encounters at the End of the World, reveals a sense of the collective myth of that community.  They are those whose by fell to the bottom of the planet. They are those living most like a space colony.  They are those keenly aware [...]

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Today, a day to listen

March 2, 2009

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Today I share what I’m listening to.  This link presents Jungian psychoanalyst and psychotherapist Robert Bosnak speaking on “Dreams: the body alive!”
Many readers might find his Cyberdreamwork site fascinating as well.
Enjoy.

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Loss of Speech

March 1, 2009

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A look at current events with one eye cast toward the archetypes…
Warren Buffet admits worst year ever, takes blame, then starts pointing the finger at others.  Always interesting to see a top dog pulling the “yeah, but…” maneuver.
Obama lays out agenda in first speech to the joint houses of Congress.  [...]

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