The planter represents a motherly figure, being the one that nurtures the plants and creates an environment where they can all grow best. It's interesting how all of the roles in this relationship are feminine ones.

The personification of the plant and the connection to "confines", and later on, "hormones" make me believe that the plants symbolize personal growth. The story here seems similar to a child, who does not yet know how to use their voice but uses their actions, such as acting out to express their emotions as they have not yet found the words. Just like children the plants grow out of what used to be a good and comfortable way for them to live.

An island can be symbolic for something that is within reach, but not quite so. It is an idyllic representation. Love, as well.

I don't know whether or not Melville intended for the "leader" to be ambiguous, it could be Babo or Aranda. It's also worth noting that Babo's head is positioned to be looking toward Aranda's bones and Cereno's monastery. During my first reading, I thought this gesture served as another cruel reminder to Babo and other slaves of where they stand in the world, always looking for the white man. But as I read this again, I view it more as Babo taunting both men he had successfully destroyed, physically and mentally, even if his revolt failed, he remains tied to Cereno, a fact that haunts the Spaniard to his grave.

It is far more easy to open a lock with a designated key, than untie a complicated knot. I think this signals that the testimony will only cover the easier to digest and more socially acceptable narrative, rather than focusing on the voices of the slaves and their narrative.

Shadows are dark in color, either grey or completely black. Cereno may be saved, but he will always remember Babo as his attached shadow on the San Dominick.

Who is the "leader" and does it shift throughout the story? Is it dependent upon the reader's interpretation?

Dennis Duncan completely misreads this image of Grosseteste and the Pelican which appears in the Lambeth Palace Library's MS 522 of The Castle of love. (for image see: https://hypothes.is/a/RzHLjsz8Ee6dZLOTV5h65Q)

Duncan identifies Grosseteste's pose with his hand raised and his index finger extended as "the classic gesture of the storyteller." In fact, the bishop is pointing directly up at the pelican which sits just on top of the frame of the illuminated scene. This pelican is elevated above and just beyond the scene of the image because it represents, as was common in the time period, the suffering of Christ.

Bestiaries of the age commonly depicted the "pelican in her piety" which was noted by Isidore of Seville in his Etymologies (Book 12, 7:26) from the 7th century, a text which heavily influenced many of these bestiaries. It was also thought at the time that the insatiable and rapacious pelican ate lizards and crocodiles (or lived off of them); as these were associated with snakes and by way of the story of the Garden of Eden the devil, they were also further associated with Christ and driving sin out of the world.

Thus the image is more appropriately read in its original context as Grosseteste giving a sermon about the suffering of Christ who is represented by a pelican floating above the scene being depicted.

see: https://hypothes.is/a/QAc8us24Ee6d1kPcrhQPyw

17:00 authenticity runs against barriers, story not telling everything

• see on how stories/language can be limited

18:00 story as providing a lot (see symbolism as achieving this, telling something broader)

1:12:00 dragon as symbol of predator

The holy grail caused the members of the round table to leave in search for it. The theme to of giving into your passions (see Excalibur) seems to recur.

I came to this page after reading the "About the Author (The Second Right Answer)" page of Roger von Oech's "A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative" which was mentioned by Kevin Bowers in his discussion with John Vervaeke titled "Principles & Methods for Achieving a Flow State | Voices w/ Vervaeke | John Vervaeke & Kevin Bowers".

von Oech stated that

I wrote my doctoral dissertation on the twentieth century German philosopher Ernst Cassirer, the last man to know everything. From him, I learned that it's good to be a generalist, and that looking at the Big Picture helps to keep you flexible.

This was a surprising reference since Bowers stated that the book was written for helping entrepreneurs become more creative; the book seems more widely applicable based on the examples and exercises given in the first 20 pages.

Cassirer appears to bridge between the continental and analytic traditions in philosophy. Cassirer's touching on mathematics, aesthetics, and ethics reminds me of - John Vervaeke's work - ie, the process of relevance realization and his neo platonic, transformational reading of ancient texts - Forrest Landry work - ie, his magnum opus "An Immanent Metaphysics" which he purports to be pointing to a foundation between ontology, epistemology, and ethics. Recently, IDM (Immanent Domain Metaphysics) made more sense to me when I attempted to translat the 3 axioms and 3 modalities into language from category theory

The following seem important and related somehow: 1. the symbolic process 2. the process of abstraction 3. the process of representation

Maybe these are related to the means by which one can can transcend their current self? ie, is it through particular symbolic practices that one can more easily shed one identity and acquire another?

Also, are 1., 2., and 3. different aspects of the same thing/event?

prayer

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The "pink ribbon" represents the pureness. Pink symbolizes innocence; Fath is depicted as pure through the ribbon.

It is important to acknowledge the pink ribbon is hers because "faith" lies within her and her innocence is indirectly referenced innumerable times.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouba/kiki_effect

The bouba/kiki effect might be an interesting thing to use for memorizing birdsong patterns.

There are two broad types of gestures: - symbolic gestures: movements that help to capture the semantic meaning of one's message; - beat gestures which serve to punctuate one's points.

Are there other gesture types or classifications? Is there research on the perceived ability of actors who perform these techniques? What about small facial movements like eyebrows which may serve these functions as well.

Relate to micro facial movement research as means of communicating emotion.

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33682878

The wedding ring symbolizes the expectation that wedded couples are content together. The bride clings to this material object in spite of her broken heart, hoping that the symbolism associated with the ring will become a reality.

This is a striking last sentence; his representation of the recent voter suppression tactics as theft is a powerful symbolism. His connection to the past, "another of history's racist robberies", also appeals to the audience emotionally since the topic of past racism is touchy and logic; no one denies that these events happened in the past.

Just ask Steven Wolfram about this

"The hat" seems to symbolize authority since it's worn in the head like a crown—a status symbol that an individual proudly wears. In this scene, however, it functions as a symbol of shame. I think it's worth noting how Mansfield utilizes the duality of the symbolism of "the hat."

Also from wikipedia: Snuff is a smokeless tobacco made from ground or pulverised tobacco leaves. It is inhaled or "snuffed" into the nasal cavity, delivering a swift hit of nicotine and a lasting flavoured scent (especially if flavouring has been blended with the tobacco).

The scene of the room and the priest is unnerving, and it's contradictory in regard to what I think of a priest. But the garments are perhaps symbolic of that. Also he seems to be living poorly since he is so cold. Seems like the narrator is the only one taking care of him?

I interpreted this passage as a consequence of privilege, obviously not for those who have it but for those who have to clean up the mess. Furthermore, the tendencies illustrated in childhood get carried over and even advanced in later years, especially when this type of behavior is normalized and unchallenged.

Symbolism in Master and Margarita

Maybe the shoemaker had forgotten his name from prison?

I think someone could make a few romanticism topics for this line.

does this symbolize something?

this line has a lot of meaning because the fruit of your loins is a child and he wraps his child in his loincloth so his son is now the literal fruit of his loins.

The author uses this to show symbolism. The author's symbolism here is the little button as it is the thing that people are trying to get other to hit. The little red button is a symbol for the "heart" or "like" button. The author is also saying how this "like" button ruined the internet as people obsess, worry, and get subconscious about it.

Mulling this over: words can, in a sense, be material--we can record them on paper or other tangible things. Letters are symbols but they have narrowly defined meanings. Letters combined can become words that represent material things.

Performativity is, by its very nature, ephemeral, even if it is in some sense material (bodily, as discussed above). The premise, then, seems to be that if discursive practices are performative, they naturally challenge power because power can only be obtained upon something longer-lasting. Or, alternatively, that performativity challenges power because the understood meaning(s) cannot be represented by words.

Doesn't the assumption that words have power act to give words more power?

"A joining or combination and, consequently, something once so joined or combined that stands for or represents...the entire complex." This annotation stood out to me for the simple fact of its relation to Epithalamion a poem written by Edmund Spencer. As shown in Spencer's piece, you could dissect the poem of its contents and compare the similarities of symbolism.

Lilies traditionally associated with funerals and death. Purity of heart

It is confirmed here that Faith is her name. the significance of the name is that it is the main character's wife's name. The name Faith is also a word which means a belief or trust of something in particular. Some symbolism is that the Goodman guy is leaving his wife whose name is faith and is in a way separating himself from his faith in terms of the word.

I think the significance of the wifes name, Faith, is a symbol for assurance of things hoped for , conviction of things not seen. In the story she is what holds back Mr.brown from making a life changing decision. Just the thought of her makes his decision clear.

Various forms of symbolism are shared here between Poe's "The Raven", and Whitman. While the bird in this poem more directly symbolizes a lament for a lost former lover of Whitman's than the raven in "The Raven" represents the evil gloom of Poe's despair, "risings and fallings" of the Whitman's "sea of despair" relate to Poe's use of the eventual cresting of his despair when the raven arrives in his chamber, "Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore,— Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!" According to "The Limits of Whitman's Symbolism" by V. K. Chari, the sea in Whitman's poem, "acquires a subtle symbolic power by the suggested equivalence between its savage undertones and moanings, its * fitful risings and fallings ' and the inarticulate sobbings of the poet's heart."<br> Chari, V. K. “The Limits of Whitman's Symbolism.” Journal of American Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 1971, pp. 173–184., www.jstor.org/stable/27670641.

I'm guessing that the character of Cicero might have some reflection to play in these parts. I'd have to research further to draw up a conclusion.

The clairvoyante’s cards seem to be Tarot cards in this stanza.

Most obviously, “The Hanged Man” is the name of one of the major arcana/trumps, representing a traitorous person, or a crossroads. “The Wheel [of Fortune]” is also a trump, and represents change and movement, and the cycle of life.

The other cards all appear to be minor arcana. “The drowned Phoenician Sailor” seems to refer to the Ten of Swords, representing anguish and defeat, but with a chance of hope. (It is considered one of the most negative cards.) “Belladonna / Lady of the Rocks / Lady of Situations” is the Queen of Cups, representing a difficult road with a large reward at the end. “The man with three staves” is the Three of Wands, representing a journey, or hope for renewal. (Interestingly, this card often depicts a man looking out on a wasteland.) Finally, “the one-eyed merchant” would likely be the Six of Pentacles/Coins, representing equality and generosity.

This could be read into much more deeply than the general meanings of each card, but overall, the message appears to be “bleak, but with hope of salvation or reparation.”

Things that were ruined are regaining life, while the things that were alive are now being ruined by those things regaining life. Nature was ruined by man and revives, and now man is ruined by nature, because he no longer knows how to live within it.

If the Hills symbolise the kid, the pregnant tummy or the elephant in the room, then the shadeless landscape infront of them could be a symbolic illustration of a conflictless way of life, avoid of hindrance.

White symbolizes innocence and pureness, which is often connected with children. The white elephants could therefore symbolize the baby.

Could be a symbolic illustration of the girl becoming "barren" post abortion, just like the land is barren.

What are some of these "physical attributes" and what "aspects of social life" are they representing?