Reflection: Resonance of Symbol Papers

Pratibha Eastwood

Abstract

This is a reflection paper on Barbara Weller’s  (vol. 6, no. 1). The article starts by summarizing Jungian information on what a symbol is and how it differs from archetype. The article then looks at the personal transformational journey that writing a symbol paper can be (even if for STA requirements). It divides the process of exploring a symbol into three stages. (1) The impetus to choose a symbol; (2) The gathering of the data, which is described as Leela, the divine dance; and, finally, (3) The integration and organizational stage of the material. The article emphasizes the experience of studying a symbol as a transcendent function.

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