Our symbols can have archetypal or personal meaning and have a language of their own that is more intuitive than rational. Therefore, image is the seed of imag-in-ation. This can be seen by their appearance in our dreams, where they are unbound by the limits of rationality, and still express our own natures to us.
On May 4, 10:23 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > Given the current buzz... > > I wonder about the debate to show the Crucifixion of Christ back in > the day. Was it considered too graphic? And think of the multitude of > images of Christ's face created by artists of many ages and cultures. > How does an image become a symbol? Of what?
