Ἀρχή,

Harold Bayley, from The Lost Language of Symbolism: An Inquiry Into the Origin of Certain Letters, Words, Names, Fairy-tales, Folklore, and Mythologies (p. 1912)

quoting: W. M. Flinders Petrie, Personal Religion in Egypt, p. 94

Harold Bayley, from The Lost Language of Symbolism: An Inquiry Into the Origin of Certain Letters, Words, Names, Fairy-tales, Folklore, and Mythologies (p. 1912)

Derrida,

six-petaled rosette, (known as the, seed of life in esoteric traditions). a symbol, too: the, magdala flower (christian) .. the latter presenting: [..] enlightenment unfolding from lived human experience rather than withdrawal from it.

Anaïs Nin, from Mirages: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1939–1947 (April 18th, 1943)

Anaïs Nin, from Mirages: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1939–1947; “Awakening” (March 22nd, 1946)

Anaïs Nin, from Mirages: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1939–1947; “Endings” (November 15th, 1946)

Anaïs Nin, from Mirages: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1939–1947 (June 29th, 1943)

Anaïs Nin, from Mirages: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1939–1947 (April 17th, 1945)

Debating posting excerpts from Dune: Messiah on this blog.

E. M. Cioran, from Tears and Saints

E. M. Cioran, from Tears and Saints

E. M. Cioran, from Tears and Saints

E. M. Cioran, from Tears and Saints