anagogic

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I have already spoken of the creations of the myth forming imagination and its anagogic import.

From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely

What I have already taken from the anagogic fairy tale interpretation as a symbol of introversion shows, of course, also the character of intro-determination.

From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely

The necessity of reckoning with an anagogic content of myths results from the fact that religions with their ethical valuations, have developed from mythical beginnings.

From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely

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 Jelliffe, Smith Ely

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 Jelliffe, Smith Ely