anagogic
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To the most general type belong then, without doubt, those symbols or frequently disguised images, concerning which we wondered before, that besides representing “titanic” tendencies, they are fitted to represent the anagogic.
From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Smith Ely Jelliffe
We recognize therefore the anagogic significance of the homunculus, the idea of which we found closely interwoven with alchemy in general.
From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Smith Ely Jelliffe
Quite as clear as the nature myth purport, is the fact that we have a representation of regeneration, which is quite as conceivable in psychoanalytic as in anagogic explanation.
From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Smith Ely Jelliffe
For example, I make no judgment on the degree of actuality in the anagogic symbolism of the parable.
From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Smith Ely Jelliffe
As has been shown by two fairy tales and as I could have abundantly shown from countless others, the psychoanalytic and the anagogic interpretations are possible alongside of the scientific.
From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Smith Ely Jelliffe
