Flowers of Light
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2011 DOI: 10.53841/bpstran.2011.14.2.30 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Proposes that 'restorative symbolism'—leading symbols through meditative reflection on their appearance—can restore earlier or archaic meanings to modern consciousness, as demonstrated through a Jungian and transpersonal analysis of the Pre-Raphaelite painting 'Night' in contrast to 'Day'. |
Abstract
This paper is a broadly transpersonal meditation upon the Pre-Raphaelite picture ‘Night’. It will consider the picture in a contrasting relation to its sister picture ‘Day’ and address its iconography selectively and from a perspective that incorporates both Jungian and transpersonal psychological analyses. In particular, the paper will propose the use of ‘restorative symbolism’, a technique that involves the leading of symbols through a meditative reflection upon their appearance in order to restore, earlier or archaic meanings to modern consciousness.