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Symbol Archetype A Study of The Meaning of Existence
"Dr. Lings points out that the answer to the question, 'What is symbolism?', if deeply understood, 'has been known to change altogether a man's life; and it could indeed be said that most of the problems of the world result from ignorance of that answer'. The whole conduct of a human life depends upon the way its meaning is understood...there is no traditional doctrine that 'does not teach that this world is the world of symbols inasmuch as it contains nothing that is not a symbol.'...The objects of this world necessarily reflect a higher reality, and it can truly be said that they glorify that which transcends them...For those already interested in symbolism, particularly in relation to the Qur'an, Lings book will be immensely rewarding; for others who may not previously have grasped the importance of this subject, it cannot fail to be profoundly enlightening."
-Hasan Gai Eaton
"One of the most important books to have appeared in the English language on symbolism considered from the traditional and esoteric point of view...In this eloquently written work it is shown that through the symbol man gains access to the archetypes of things and is brought back to his own Archetype thanks to the inner nexus between the symbol, the symbolic and the symbolized."
-Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Were one to truly understand the levels of significance provided by such symbols as are presented in this work, one would indeed be well on the way to grasping the nature and purpose of human life and the meaning of existence as understood by the great esoteric systems of spirituality. We are shown in this volume certain aspects of symbolism as they relate to the Divine, the hierarchy of this universe, the function of man, his faculties and qualities.
Needless to say, this book does not claim to be exhaustive. Its purpose is to enable the reader to dwell on certain basi
Publisher: Fons Vitae
Author: Martin Lings [Shaykh Abu Bakr Siraj ad Din]
Pages: 180
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