The Tree of Life

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Appearing in an infinite variety of forms in the synnbolism of the great world religions and in archaic and 'primitive' mythology and folklore, the Tree of Life is a universal symbol for the inner direction of the cosmic process and its goal: the centredness and unity of man and his world. Revealing the living presence of a transcendent power which man has perennially both feared and adored, the sacred tree embodies in its seasonal transformation the perpetual renewal of the cosmos from a sacred source at the 'centre of the world'. Today this image continues to exert its force. Reverberating in the depths of the unconscious, it activates the imagination of modern man, appearing in his art and in his dreams as an archetypal image full of mystery and power.
With 165 illustrations, 31 in colour
Titles in the Art and Imagination series include
Stanislas Klossowski de Rola Alchemy Ihe secret Art
Elemire Zolla The Androgyne Fusion of the Sexes Warren Kenton Astrology The Celestial... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Appearing in an infinite variety of forms in the synnbolism of the great world religions and in archaic and 'primitive' mythology and folklore, the Tree of Life is a universal symbol for the inner direction of the cosmic process and its goal: the centredness and unity of man and his world. Revealing the living presence of a transcendent power which man has perennially both feared and adored, the sacred tree embodies in its seasonal transformation the perpetual renewal of the cosmos from a sacred source at the 'centre of the world'. Today this image continues to exert its force. Reverberating in the depths of the unconscious, it activates the imagination of modern man, appearing in his art and in his dreams as an archetypal image full of mystery and power.
With 165 illustrations, 31 in colour
Titles in the Art and Imagination series include
Stanislas Klossowski de Rola Alchemy Ihe secret Art
Elemire Zolla The Androgyne Fusion of the Sexes Warren Kenton Astrology The Celestial Mirror Stanislav and Christina Grot Beyond Death The Gates of Consciousness John Sharkey Celtic iVlysteries The Ancient Religion David Maclagan Creation Myths Man's Introduction to the World Francis Huxley The Dragon Nature of Spirit, Spirit of Nature JohnMichell The Earth Spirit ItsWays.Shrines and Mysteries Lucie Lamy Egyptian Mysteries New Light on Ancient Knowledge Joscelyn Godwin Robert Fludd Hermetic Philosopher and Surveyor of Two Worlds JohnMatthews The Grail Quest for the Eternal Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi Kabbalah Tradition of Hidden Knowledge Joscelyn Godwin Athanasius Kircher A Renaissance Man and the Quest for Lost Knowledge Francis King Magic The Western Tradition PeterPayne Martial ArtS The Spiritual Dimension JillPurce The Mystic Spiral JoumeyoftheSoul Painton Cowen Rose Windows Maria-Gabriele Wosien Sacred Dance Encounter with the Gods RoberLawlor Sacred Geometry Philosophy and Practice Joan Halifax Shaman The Wounded Healer David V. Tansley Subtle Body Essence and Shadow
Laleh Bakhtiar Suf i Expressions of the Mystic Quest Philip Rawson Tantra The Indian Cult of Ecstasy Philip Rawson and Laszlo Legeza TaO The Chinese Philosophy of Time and Change Marie-Louise von Franz Time Rhythm and Repose
Anne Bancroft Zen Direct Pointing to Reality Vissza