Gem Moon Magic: Explorations of the Gemini Moon

On June 14, 2014 By ptero9In Moon19 Comments

“Gem Moon Mandala” by AmandaSeesDreams of http://www.Dreamrly.com Welcome to the collaborative lunations of Gemini moon pals, Litebeing, Dreamrly, and yours truly, The Ptero Card. Yesterday marks the Gemini / Sagittarius full moon of 2014, and through our mutual love of art and writing we're combining our efforts for a few reflections on our experience of lunar Gemini in our natal astrological charts. Each of our contributions was …

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Soul-making

On May 31, 2014May 31, 2014 By ptero9In Archetypal Psychology41 Comments

Souls can be, among other things, lost, saved, non-existent, or hearty, but do we make soul? If so, what does that mean? What then, is soul? Perhaps as it should be, I have puzzled for years at James Hillman's use of the term "soul-making." Now days, ideas about soul are sometimes dismissed as archaic. So if we are to understand a …

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My Native Language is Image

On May 11, 2014July 1, 2018 By ptero9In Image41 Comments

Recently, I have begun to keep a dream journal, again. As in the keeping of past dream journals, the very act of writing seems to stimulate the remembrance of more dreams, and I wonder if by attending to them, the door to the nightworld perspective widens, bringing with it richness and complexity, scrambling the sensibilities of the dayworld experience. In …

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Visions of Johanna – An Alchemical View

On February 23, 2014 By ptero9In Alchemy12 Comments

When I first started studying Alchemy in the writings of C.G. Jung and much later, James Hillman, I had difficulty finding its relevance in the life of us moderns. Already lacking enough time in the daily grind to leave room for a little reading, writing and relaxation, how does one find the time to devote …

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Alchemical Psychology – the Introduction

On January 5, 2014August 17, 2018 By ptero9In Alchemy, Archetypal Psychology46 Comments

In my previous posts on James Hillman's book, Alchemical Psychology, I wrote briefly about the relationship between the colors of the alchemy and their correlation through the stages of the soul's journey as one begins a work of a psychological nature. The links to those posts can be found on the Index page of this blog. After …

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