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The diamond and the star : an exploration of their symbolic meaning in an insecure age /
Describing the use of symbols in philosophy and religion, this book connects the Taoist symbol of the self--the diamond body--to the tetrahedron, as well as to the four valences of the carbon molecule, the basis of all life. Following these ideas further, the discussion details the close corresponde...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Shepheard-Walwyn,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Plates; Foreword by Chungliang Al Huang; Preface by Prof. John Clarke; Author's Preface; Introduction; 1 The Quality of Mystery; 2 The Mystery of Being; 3 The Mystery of Consciousness; 4 The Diamond and the Star in Poetry; Heaven and Earth; Male and Female; Fire and Water; Good and Evil; 5 Towards a Symbolic Attitude; The Symbol in Psychology; The Symbol in Western Experience; The Symbol in Eastern Thought; 6 The Nature of the Unconscious; 7 Dreams and Myths; 8 Human Differences; 9 Two-Dimensional Symbolism: The Star.