Tuesday, February 5, 2008

JUNG DREAMS - Symbolic Pictures, Captions therof.


Fountain of Youth- Codex de Sphaera (Modena, 15th Cent.)

Squaring of the sexes to make the two sexes one whole. Maier, Scrutinium chymicuk

The pearl as symbol of Ch'ien, surrounded by the four cosmic effluences (dragons).-Chinese bronze mirror of the T'angPeriod (17th to 19th cent.)

Rectangular mandala with cross, the Lamb in the centre, surrounded by the four evangelists and the four rivers of Paradise. In the medallions, the four cardinal virtues.- Zwiefaltein Abbey breviary.

Hermes.-Greek vase painting (Hamilton collection).



Christ as Athropos, standing on the globe, flanked by the four elements.-Glanville, Le Proprietaire des choses.

Tetramorph (Anthropos symbol) standing on two wheels, symbols of the Old and New Testaments.-Mosaic, Vatopedi Monastery, Mt Athos.

Ammon-Ra, the Egyptian spirit of the four elements.- Temple of Esneh, Ptolomaic, from Champollion, Pantheon egyptien

Demon in the shape of a monkey.- Speculum humanae salvationis. (Cod. Lat. 511, Paris, 14th Cent.)

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