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East-West Symbolic Language of Dreams, Myths, Legends, Iconography, and Poetry
The document explores the connection between ancient imagery and modern intuitions, emphasizing how personal transformations can lead to broader societal changes. It discusses various forms of storytelling, such as myths, legends, and poetry, particularly highlighting the significance of nature in haiku. Additional resources are provided for further exploration of Japanese culture and pilgrimage traditions.
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- 2. The ancient intuitivelanguage of images is still within us. The most deeply personal is the most highly universal. Inner transformation can presage changes in the world. Big dreams can foreshadow changes in our life stories. People have always lived myths and taken lessons from legends. The lore and iconography of the Pilgrimage of Shikoku provide vivid examples. Poetry relies on metaphors, while true haiku communicate through nature symbolism. Let us read the world in a deeper way.
- 3. Dreams 1 The Awakeningof Dreams (Humanities Commons)
- 4. Myths and Legends 2https://soundcloud.com/deep-in-japan/a-lecture-on-japanese-prehistory-with-professor-steve-mccarty (podcast) 3 Shikoku Bilingual Guidebook (free book online) 4 Legend of the Woman Diver (research paper)
- 5. Iconography 5 Buddhist Syncretismin Japan (East-West encyclopedia of religion article) 6 Riding the White Elephant, Blossoming the Golden Flower (presentation abstract)
- 6. Poetry 7 Can non-Japanesewrite real haiku poetry? (haiku journal article) 8 Internationalizing the Essence of Haiku Poetry (literary journal article) 9 Bilingual Haiku Scroll 和英俳句の掛軸 (author’s published haiku in Japanese and English)