The Watkins Dictionary of Symbols

There is a wealth of information in most entries which will help the reader find visual representations of the symbol from other sources if required.

For example, if an artist wanted to use the symbolic Acanthus in a painting, this dictionary will give him or her the meaning as the symbol of "life's trials surmounted" p. Tresidder notes that symbolic images long predated writing, " The earliest records of these I understand can be found in Chaldean culture. Despite the complete lack of scientific support for astrology, it still remains a powerful and influential system of symbols which people use to guide or understand their life.

This example attests to the power and usefulness of symbols to go beyond their immediately obvious meaning. This book will be a useful, and I predict, an often used addition to the bookshelves of a wide variety of individuals such as artists, craftspeople, writers, poets, scholars of religion, spirituality and mysticism.

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It will also be invaluable to those involved in psychotherapy, dream analysis and many branches of psychology. Jung for example did extensive work with symbols and their meanings, leading to archetypes, in an attempt to help others reach a more balanced and complete self or personality.

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This book will help us understand the symbols that surround us and in doing so enrich our lives. Rob Harle is an artist and writer, especially concerned with the nature of consciousness and high-body technologies. His current work explores the nature of the transition from human to posthuman, a phenomenon he calls the technoMetamorphosis of humanity. He has academic training in philosophy of mind, comparative religious studies, art and psychotherapy.

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To contact him, use one of the forms available here. Metapsychology Online reviewers normally receive gratis review copies of the items they review. There is also a helpful index covering historical and mythological figures and other symbolic references. The Best Books of Check out the top books of the year on our page Best Books of Looking for beautiful books?

Visit our Beautiful Books page and find lovely books for kids, photography lovers and more. About Jack Tresidder Jack Tresidder has worked as a newspaper journalist, foreign news editor, book and theatre critic and a publishing director. He is the author of Symbols and Symbols and their Meanings. Born and educated in New Zealand, he now lives and writes in a remote valley in the French Alps.

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