The Mystic Spiral

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The spiral is the natural form of growth, and has become, in every culture and In every age, man's symbol of the progress of the soul towards eternal life. As the inward-winding labyrinth, it constitutes the hero's journey to the still centre where the secret of life is found. As the spherical vortex, spiralling through its own centre, it combines the inward and outward directions of movement.
In this original and engrossing book, Jill Puree traces the significance of one of man's central symbols from the double spirals of Stone Age art and the interlocking spirals of the Chinese Yin Yang symbol to the whorls of Celtic crosses, Maori tattoos and the Islamic arabesque. Many of the superb images here were intended as objects of contemplation; for the spiral is a cosmic symbol.
With 174 illustrations, 32 in colour
Titles In the Art and Imagination series include
Stanislas Klossowski de Rola Alchemy The Secret Art
Warren Kenton Astrology The Celestial Mirror Stanislav and... Tovább

Fülszöveg

The spiral is the natural form of growth, and has become, in every culture and In every age, man's symbol of the progress of the soul towards eternal life. As the inward-winding labyrinth, it constitutes the hero's journey to the still centre where the secret of life is found. As the spherical vortex, spiralling through its own centre, it combines the inward and outward directions of movement.
In this original and engrossing book, Jill Puree traces the significance of one of man's central symbols from the double spirals of Stone Age art and the interlocking spirals of the Chinese Yin Yang symbol to the whorls of Celtic crosses, Maori tattoos and the Islamic arabesque. Many of the superb images here were intended as objects of contemplation; for the spiral is a cosmic symbol.
With 174 illustrations, 32 in colour
Titles In the Art and Imagination series include
Stanislas Klossowski de Rola Alchemy The Secret Art
Warren Kenton Astrology The Celestial Mirror Stanislav and Christina Grot Beyond Death The Gates of Consciousness John Sharkey Celtic MySterieS 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 Spl rit its ways, Shrines and Mysteries Joscelyn Godwin Robert Fludd Hermetic Philosopher and Surveyor of Two Worlds Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi Kabbalah Tradition of Hidden Knowledge Joscelyn Godwin AthanasiUS Kircher Seeker of Origins and Master of Knowledge Francis King MagIC The Western Tradition Painton Cowen RoSeWindOWS Maria-Gabriele Wosien SaCred DanCe Encounter with the Gods David V. Tansley Subtle Body Essence and Shadow
Laleh Bakhtiar Sufi 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 Ti me Rhythm and Repose
Roger Cook The Tree Of Life symbol of the centre
Anne Bancroft Zen Direct Pointing to Reality i ji; Vissza