A good literature example is the yellow brick road inThe Wizard of Oz. This golden road can symbolise many things, including hope, aspiration, the journey through life, etc. However, there is only one yellow brick road in the story; even though it appears in several instances, it’s always...
Miranda’s “Atemwende” symbolises a radical poetic reorientation and solstice of breath by means of which poetry (Miranda’s newly discovered language) is actualised. As Celan states in his Meridian speech: “The attention the poem tries to pay to everything it encounters, its sharper sense...
A leopard tattoo can symbolise strength, independence, and personal power. It may also represent resilience, stealth, or a deep connection to nature. For some, it’s a tribute to the leopard’s beauty and grace, serving as a personal reminder of inner strength. How does the leopard inspire...
Dreaming of being in an earthquake often represents feelings of vulnerability or being shaken by events in your waking life. It may symbolise a fear of losing stability, whether emotionally, financially, or socially. This dream encourages you to reflect on areas in your life where you need to ...
To represent in a physical, concrete or visible form To claim or profess to be or to appear to be or do something … more ▼ Verb ▲ To pretend to be someone else “If someone was toimpersonatehim, what does he think they would latch on to?” ...
A wedding ceremonyhappens underneath the chuppah . The chuppah symbolises the home that the bride and groom will share together. The groom gives the bride a ring. Alternatively, in Reform Judaism, the bride and groom tend to give rings to each other. ...
‘The Mirror Stage’, Lacan says not a word about Wallon… and he attributes to Baldwin an approximate periodisation that in fact belongs to Darwin. Wallon extensively quotes Darwin; Lacan does not. Via the false reference to Baldwin, he skips over Wallon” (Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen,Lacan: The...
In waking life through the learning of language we have developed a sense of self, and believe it is our highest reality. See Animal Children; Archetype of the ParadigmThe other polarity of our awarenessAt the other end of our awareness is an ocean of consciousness that does not have a ...
Even as I type these words, I find myself performing a little dance in my seat, shifting and bouncing, rocking my head in time to the voice that I can hear saying the things I am writing, a voice that does not seem to stand before them as their source, but to be sung out by ...
Foucault uses the example of a mirror. The object of a mirror exists, but the reflection in the mirror does not. In this way, the mirror is both real and unreal. Heterotopies are constructed. They exist in all cultures in some ways, though each culture may have different types. ...