All Quotes By Tag: Symbols

“For the philosophers of ancient Babylonia and Greece the sense world was not considered an illusion. In the search for Divine, they turned towards art, towards symbols and signs within myths and legends. They created such a marvel of art that every detail became an expression of the spiritual. In mysterious ways the wisdom of the initiates poured into poets, artists, and thinkers. They awakened powers of thought and feeling that are not directly stimulated by the spiritual world. Manipulating the elements, they turned towards the Lady Science and carried her principles to the point that we are now able to manipulate the sound, the light, the matter and its manifestation.”

“Probably our lives are full of symbols which only an unacknowledged sense perceives. Spiritual events assume a material guise, in accordance with some creative principle, but do not insist on recognition. (“Absolute Evil”)”

“The crack in your heart allows light in. ~ GOOD FORTUNE page 238”

“A religion is a system of symbols which acts to establish powerful, pervasive, and long-lasting moods in men by formulating conceptions of a general order of existence and clothing those conceptions with such an aura of factuality that the moods and motivations seem uniquely realistic.”

“O’ melancholy,hectic chill for human soul,herewith dismal presence,any spirit does descent.”

“For me, the short story is not a character sketch, a mouse trap, an epiphany, a slice of suburban life. It is the flowering of a symbol center. It is a poem grafted onto sturdier stock.”

“Our CrossOur little circle hides in the mind,It’s difficult to miss but hard to find,It goes unspoken but yet it speaks,From backward years to forward weeks,We can’t forget but why even try,Two of a kind doesn’t know goodbye,It’s a silent question that God won’t share,A breeze we feel but seems unfair,Distant, rare but only madness can see,It’s something deeper than any infinity,Because we walk this parallel path up and down,There is no circle to hold us circus clowns,So let’s give it a symbol and label it a loss,We will remember it always as we carry our cross.”

“We write, edit, and rewrite the story of our own life employing descriptive words, metaphors, and symbols. Our lives are full of symbols including those supplied by nature and religion, which touch upon the mystical and spiritual aspects of life. Symbols inspire enduring hope by formulating idealist expectations.”

“Gratitude was never meant to be an excuse for giving up on the obstacles God has put before you. Some of the most magical things he can bring us require faith and a lot of planning.”

“Symbols can be so beautiful, sometimes.”