Happy New Year Tarot Spread - Tarot
Happy New Year! I offer my new custom Tarot Spread, intended to help you reflect on the outgoing year, 2008 and prepare your resolutions for self nurturance and development in 2009. A special spread to help you to reflect on your lessons from the ... [... more]
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Tarot Archetypes make Great Hallowe'en Costumes! - Tarot
Looking for a great Hallowe'en costume? You need look no further than the Tarot. Whether you need a costume for your little one or one for yourself, the Tarot is rich with symbolic archetypes that make great costume ideas. You don't need to look ... [... more]
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Year of the Fire Pig Begins! - Tarot
The Fire Pig Year is a softer, more amicable time - the Pig is a gracious hostess who invites all to feast at her banquet table. Not all will accept the invitation: some signs relish the relaxed and peaceful nature of the Pig more than others do. ... [... more]
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The High Priestess Terra Tarot Card - Tarot
The symbology used in my rendition of the High Priestess is a wise and beautiful woman, clothed in an Egyptian like gown, with jewels The High Priestess card is the Number 2 Major Arcana card, and symbolizes good judgment, self reliance, she ... [... more]
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Sacred Days of Yule Tarot Spread - Tarot
Welcome to the third installment of Tarot Spreads 101 - one of the foundational categories of our growing Tarot Primer. This section features a variety of Tarot spreads, from tried and true basics, to the more advanced spreads, including my own ... [... more]
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Symbolism
Symbolism appeared in Europe and the United States between the 1880s and the early 20th century. The Symbolists, fascinated with ancient mythology, attempted to escape the reign of rational thought imposed by science. They wished to transcend the world [... more]
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The Stream's Secret
Dante Gabriel Rossetti is amongst the most famous figures of the late- Victorian era. An eminent artist and one of the founder members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, his art and life have fascinated scholars for decades. His ideas have, however, been [... more]
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Mudras or the Ritual Hand Poses of the Buddha Priests ...
In the Spring of 1923, Miss Tyra de Kleen, the Swedish artist & traveler, held an exhibition of her watercolor drawings at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. They illustrated the ceremonial dances of the people, and the symbolic hand gestures ( [... more]
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Achille Bocchi and the Emblem Book as Symbolic Form
Achille Bocchi and the Emblem Book as Symbolic Form is an introductory study of the Symbolicae Quaestiones, published in Bologna in 1555, in which Elizabeth See Watson argues that the context of the Symbolicae Quaestiones reflects the intellectual and [... more]
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Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees
Comprehensive archive by two of the world's foremost collectors of pictorial symbols. Their pictures, rendered from rare illustrations, extend from ancient Chinese lotus buds to a basket of flowers in a 19th-century Valentine silhouette. Includes the [... more]
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Thinking about the symbolism you want to include
Although you may be surprised by the quality of symbolism that your story seems to have drawn on subconsciously, usually you'll add most of the metaphors and symbolism after you've begun your book, or even after several drafts. One reason for ... [... more]
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How to Understand Symbolism in Literature
Whether you are taking a high school or college English literature course, symbolism will be important for you to recognize to fully understand a literature selection. If you've never had to evaluate a work critically, this may seem like a scary ... [... more]
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