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The Diamond & the Star
An Exploration of Their Symbolic Meaning in an Insecure Age
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About this book
Describing the use of symbols inphilosophy and religion, this bookconnects the Taoist symbol of the self—thediamond body—tothe tetrahedron, as well asto the four valences of the carbon molecule, the basis of all life. Following these ideas further, the discussion details the close correspondence between the ancient wisdom of Lao Tsu and the symbolism of Jungian psychology—and also conjectures about the possibility of a more image-oriented view of science.
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Table of contents
- 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
- 5 Towards a Symbolic Attitude
- 6 The Nature of the Unconscious
- 7 Dreams and Myths
- 8 Human Differences
- 9 Two-Dimensional Symbolism: The Star
- 10 Three-Dimensional Symbolism: The Diamond 1 Psychology
- 11 Three-Dimensional Symbolism: The Diamond 2 Chemistry
- 12 Twilight
- 13 In Search of the Soul
- 14 The Final Sin
- Appendix I ‘Participation Mystique’ and Mysticism
- Appendix II Excerpts from the original essay Foreword
- Bibliography of Sources
- Index