Archetypes & Symbols

Cover art for <n>The Magdalen Manuscript</n> by authors <n>Tom Kenyon</n> and <n>Judi Sion</n>.

Illustration of the labyrinth at the <n>Abbey of St. Bertin</n>, from <n>W. H. Matthews</n>' 1922 book <n>Mazes and Labyrinths</n>.

Jacob's Dream – Product

<n>Jacob's Ladder</n> (c. 1799-1806), a <n>Romanticism</n> painting by <n>William Blake</n>.

An illustration of the <n>Ouroboros</n>, an ancient alchemical symbol.

<n>Agnus Dei</n> (1635-40) by <n>Francisco de Zurbarán</n>, from the collection of the <n>Museo Nacional del Prado</n>.

The 'Self' card from the <n>Supra Oracle</n> deck by <n>Peter Dunham</n> and <n>Linnea Gits</n> of <n>Uusi</n>.

<n>Mains avec boule de cristal, Variation</n> by <n>Roger Parry</n>, 1930.

Illustration of a <n>Labyrinth with Centaur</n> from the <n>Olla of Tagliatella</n>, an <n>Etruscan</n> vase. From <n>W. H. Matthews</n>' book.

Detail from <n>Lady with A Shell of Pearls</n>, a painting attributed to <n>Pierre Mignard</n>.

<n>The Serpent of Arabia</n> from the <n>Ripley Scroll</n>, an alchemical manuscript by <n>Sir George Ripley</n>.

Title page from <n>The Spiral Road</n> by <n>Jan de Hartog</n>, 1957.

<n>The Green Lion Devouring the Sun</n>, an alchemical illustration from the <n>Rosarium Philosophorum</n>, 1550.

An animated work by artist <n>Javier Arizu</n> of <n>usu projects</n>, 2015.

<n>Spiral Head</n>, a 1950 pastel on paper by artist <n>Pavel Tchelitchew</n>.

<n>Wave Motion I</n> (1976) by photographer <n>Keiji Uematsu</n>.

A detail of <n>Salvator Mundi</n>, c. 1500, by <n>Leonardo da Vinci</n>.

An illustration of <n>Zoroaster</n> from the 1738 alchemical manuscript <n>Clavis Artis</n>.