The Book of Symbols. Reflections on archetypal images

Italian version. The Book of Symbols combines a series of original and incisive essays on specific symbols with a selection of iconic images from around the world and throughout history. The highly readable texts are uniquely paired with over 800 stunning color images to convey hidden layers of meaning. Each of the approximately 350 essays examines the psychic background of a given symbol and how it triggers psychic dynamics and processes. Etymological roots, the play of opposites, paradox and shadow, and the ways in which different cultures have appropriated a symbolic image are all factors taken into consideration.