Beverly Moon, Ph.D., the editor of this volume, is a historian of religions trained at the University
of Chicago and Columbia University. A professor of world religions at
Tunghai University in Taichung, Taiwan, she recently published
"Goddesses Who Rule" together with Elizabeth Benard.
Ordering Information
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Critical Praise
"ARAS was conceived with the grand idea of making the
collective unconscious of mankind manifest. The
psyche is an image organ, a 'picturing' of vital
activities. True to that fact, the central feature
of ARAS' book is a collection of 'primordial
images,' an iconography of the soul, which has the
power to evoke itself within the individual. To
ground each image and to balance its evocative
power, the editors have supplied a detailed
assemblage of facts and commentary. This book offers
the responsive reader probably the best opportunity
outside of personal analysis for a glimpse into the
collective unconscious. For the practicing analyst
it is an invaluable tool for the amplification of
dream images."
~ Edward F. Edinger
"The ARAS encyclopedia is a profound work of
scholarship pervaded by deep feeling. Like the archive
before it, this book was created by an extraordinary
assemblage of talent, working with sustained intensity
upon a body of knowledge that does not exist anywhere
else ..."
~ Roger Kennedy - Director, The National Museum of
American History
"We now have a single volume that lets readers 'see'
the archetypal movements of psyche as illuminated by the
visual and psychological splendors of imagery from
diverse cultural and historians epochs ... The book's
visual approach is extraordinary and irresistible. I
have carried it into meetings and classes where people
have stood in line to leaf through the pages. The visual
appeal of An Encyclopedia of Archetypal Symbolism
elicits active engagement. Imagine seminars, workshops,
and therapeutic groups using the book as a basis for
personal responses to archetypal themes.
Each image together with its individual commentary,
glossary, and bibliography encourages further inquiry.
Readers are given the impression that they can live the
image, carry it on within their lives and contribute to
the continuity of its emanation. Art Therapy groups
might reflect on the images included in each of the
thematic sections (Sacred Animals, Monsters, Sacred
Marriage, etc.) and then paint a related picture.
Through participation in the creative life of the theme,
we become agents of the underlying symbols who need us
to realize their ongoing individuation within the
particulars of the images."
~ The Arts in Psychotherapy, Vol. 19, 1992. Review
by Shaun McNiff, Ph.D., Professor, Lesley College
Graduate School
~ Choice, Current Reviews for Academic Libraries,
March 1992. Review by MR. Pukkila, Colby College.
An Encyclopedia of Archetypal Symbolism was selected
for inclusion in their 1993 Outstanding Academic Books
list.
Sample Sections
The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
The God Thoth as an Ibis with the Goddess Maat
One of the Twin Gods of War
No Mask
Table of Contents
Introduction by Joseph Henderson
Preface by Charles H. Taylor
Editor's Note by Beverly Moon
COSMOS AND CREATION
Colossal Wheel from the Sun Temple Helios, the Zodiac, and the Four Seasons
The Cosmic Egg The Jain Universe in the Form of the Cosmic Person
Brahma Offering Lotuses Eleven-Headed Female Figure
Four Dwarfs Support the Sky The Entrance to Paradise
Gods and Demons Churning the Ocean
CENTER OF THE WORLD
Fuji Pilgrimage Mandala Khandariya Mahadeva Temple the Ur Zigguarat
The Dome of the Rock The Great Stupa at Sanci the Ascension of Christ
The Dance of the Xocotlhuetzi Christian Labyrinth
SACRED ANIMALS
Frog Zeus Meilichois The God Thoth as an Ibis with the Goddess Maat
Hathor as a Nurturing Feral Cow Lion Capital at Sarnath Bear Screen
Anubis on His Pylon-Shaped Shrine Bees Clasping a Honeycomb
MONSTERS
Lion-Man Ganesa Lord of Hosts Mushhush, the Serpent-Dragon
Twisted Face Medusa and Pegasus
The Binding of Fenrir
Thor Catches the World Serpent Apocalyptic Vision: Ecclesia and the Dragon
Sisiutl, the Two-Headed Serpent
GODDESSES
Goddess Presented with Offerings Aphrodite Riding a Goose Tara
The Goddess Nimba The Goddess Freyja The Goddes Camunda Coatlicue
GODS
Krsna Lifting Mount Govardhana Oath-Taking Figure Odin, the One-Eyed God
The Norse God Freyr One of the Twin Gods of War (Ahayuta)
Rama and Sita in the Forest The Moon as an Above Person
Hachiman in the Guise of a Buddhist Monk
SACRED MARRIAGE
Father Sky, Mother Earth, and Rainbow The Investiture of King Zimri-Lim of Mari
The Binding of Isaac Leda and the Swan The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
THE DIVINE CHILD
The Divine Child Dancing on a Lotus The Birth of Mithra from a Rock
The Birth of Athena The Nativity of Christ Skaoaga and Her Bear child
First Bath and First Steps of Sakyamuni Kukai (Kobo Daishi as a Boy)
The Buddha-to-Be as a Truthful Youth Snake Goddess and Child
SACRED KINGSHIP
Ptah Embracing Sesostris I Mandhata, the Cakravartin
Thutmose III Suckled by the Sycamore Goddess Beaded Crown Torah Crown
The Coronation of the Virgin
SAVIORS
Christ the Savior in the Tree of Life Preaching Hall and Tirthamkara
Colossal Buddha Standing Buddha Maitreya Maitreya and Attendants
Avalokitesvara as Pyschopomp
HEROS AND HEROINES
Saint George and the Dragon Bahram the Gor Killing the Dragon
Judith and Holofernes Ananda Mahakasyapa The Good Shepherd Susanna and the Elders
Amenhotep Son of Hapu
DUALITY AND RECONCILIATION
A Pair of Intertwined Serpents Esu Shrine Figures
Ardhanarisvara, the Lord Whose Half Is a Woman Androgynous Water Spirit (Nommo)
Irises and Aigzag Bridge The Royal Portal Twin Figures with a Beaded Jacket
Ankh Mirror Case of Tutankhamen
REVELATION
The Coming of Elijah The Ancient in Years The Descent of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost)
Divination Tray Divination Vessel with an Attached Figure Land Otter Man
Shamans Mask Queen Trisala Dreaming
DEATH
The Crucifixion The Creation of Adam and the Fall The Temptation of Eve
Anubis and the Weighing of the Heart The Weighing of Souls The Last Judgment
Siva and His Family Wailing Female Mourner
TRANSFORMATION
Apollo and Daphne Aphrodite Emerging from the Waters The Baptism of Christ
The Resurrection and Ascension of Christ The Crossing of the Red Sea Mithraeum
The Goddess Chinnamasta Menorah Flanked by Olive Trees Minoan Libation Table
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