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The Book of Primal Signs - The High Magic of Symbols (Paperback, 2nd Edition, New Edition)
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The Book of Primal Signs - The High Magic of Symbols (Paperback, 2nd Edition, New Edition)
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List price R355
Loot Price R317
Discovery Miles 3 170
You Save R38 (11%)
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From ancient rock and cave art to the contemporary brand logos of
politics and business, human beings have always created symbols to
denote specific ideas, groups, or important objects as well as to
convey deeper information than can be communicated in words. Many
glyphs have retained their meanings over millennia whereas some
have modern meanings vastly different from the original
connotation. In this study of symbols, Nigel Pennick explores
glyphs as agents of higher consciousness and ports of access to the
collective unconscious, acknowledging the continuity of tradition,
both deliberate and not, as well as how interpretations of some
symbols, such as the swastika, have changed dramatically. With more
than 300 unique woodcuts, drawings, calligraphy, and
photographs--many never before reproduced--Pennick examines ancient
and enduring glyphs in detail, such as the circle, cross, eye,
pentagram, fleur de lis, tree of life, and horseshoe, as well as
several families of symbols, such as craftsmen's marks, runes,
symbolic beasts, human heads and skulls, and the sigils of Mammon.
The author explains the multiple forms and uses of each from
ancient times to the present day, reflecting their roots in the
Western Mystery tradition. He explores the symbols of high magic
such as the glyph of John Dee's monad, those of folk magic such as
the traditional cock on the weather vane, and the creation of
modern glyphs such as the peace sign and the anarchy symbol.
Contrasting the hi-jacked use of power symbols in modern
advertising with the vital role of symbols in traditional arts and
crafts, Pennick reveals how symbols link the cosmic with the
terrestrial and allow us to infuse the mundane with the numinous.
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