Primal Force in Symbol: Understanding the Language of Higher Consciousness - Softcover

Rene Alleau

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594772495 ISBN 13: 9781594772498

Publisher: Inner Traditions, 2009

Synopsis

An exhaustive study of symbology - the science of symbols - and how symbols act on multiple levels of our experience. If a person does not learn the grammar of a language, the best dictionary in the world cannot help him truly understand that language, much less speak it. This book explores the grammar as well as the principles and structures of symbology, the science of symbols. In distinction to symbolism, which explores the use of symbols, symbology examines the primal force that creates symbols that are able to act on multiple levels of our experience. Symbols not only link separate parts into a coherent whole but, also, link those who understand them in a sacred alliance. René Alleau investigates diverse aspects of symbols in Eastern and Western philosophies as well as in African, Native American and Australian cultures, both in ancient and modern times. Myth, he reveals, has been mistakenly identified by modern culture as fiction, when its true strength lies in the logic of analogy. The author then shows that nothing is closer to the language of symbols than music and that to enter the world of symbols is the attempt to grasp harmonic vibrations and learn the music of the universe. Just as there is a musical ear, there is, also, one sensitive to the primal force transmitted by symbol. Examines the role of symbol in a wide array of Eastern and Western sources Reveals how symbols form a language akin to music that allows one to grasp the universal order

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About the Author

René Alleau is a philosopher and historian who has written extensively on alchemy, the occult sciences and secret societies. The author of History of Occult Sciences and Aspects de l alchimie traditionelle.

From the Back Cover

PHILOSOPHY / OCCULT SCIENCES "Alleau's quest for the true nature of symbol is an exhilarating one, confirming what ancient and ethnic peoples well knew: that humans have an innate sense of the symbolic, and that once unblocked, it makes us aware of the existence of order in the universe." --Joscelyn Godwin, author of The Golden Thread and Harmonies of Heaven and Earth If a person does not learn the grammar of a language, the best dictionary in the world cannot help him truly understand that language, much less speak it. This book explores the grammar as well as the principles and structures of symbology, the science of symbols. In distinction to symbolism, which explores the use of symbols, symbology examines the primal force that creates symbols that are able to act on multiple levels of our experience. Symbols not only link separate parts into a coherent whole but also link those who understand them in a sacred alliance. Rene Alleau investigates diverse aspects of symbols in Eastern and Western philosophies as well as in African, Native American, and Australian Aboriginal cultures, both in ancient and modern times. Myth, he reveals, has been mistakenly identified by modern culture as fiction, when its true strength lies in the logic of analogy. The author then shows that nothing is closer to the language of symbols than music and that to enter the world of symbols is the attempt to grasp harmonic vibrations and learn the music of the universe. Just as there is a musical ear, there is also one sensitive to the primal force transmitted by symbol. RENe ALLEAU is a philosopher and historian who has written extensively on alchemy, the occult sciences, and secret societies. The author of History of Occult Sciences and Aspects de l'alchimie traditionelle, he lives in France.

Edition details

• Publisher: Inner Traditions
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594772495
• ISBN 13: 9781594772498
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304