I agree, Molly, but symbols can also be manipulated for various ends and purposes- public/political. Are they pure? As for private symbols, I wonder if they form in our pre-language state of childhood before we begin rudimentary reasoning. Is there a logical explanation, for instance, of our revulsions? :-)
While baking, I listened to Wagner's "Die Walkure" on Saturday and was swept along yet pulled out "Nietzsche Contra Wagner" to remind myself of the controversy. This is a good example of myth/music as a powerful force upon the psyche. On May 16, 5:50 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > 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?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
