Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Fairy Tale From Sacred Psychology Sitting 01

From: 'Saat Paryon Ki Kahani aur Doosri Kahaniyaan'
Text: Zahid Hussain. Illustration: Amna Mahmud
(Ilqa Publications 2013, Lahore)






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  1. asaduzaman22 November 2014 at 01:16

    What do we learn from this story?

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    1. Unknown23 November 2014 at 08:17

      - The Psychological Symbolism of Fairy Tales: ' Saat Pariyon Ki Kahani' - ('The Story of the Seven Fairies').

      Symbols Occuring in the story:

      1. Well – Kuaan - Symbol of 'the Water of Life'/ 'Centre'/ Heart (Qalb)
      2. Number Symbolism - Number '7'.
      3. Fairies in the Well – Pariyan - Symbols of the Spirit.
      4. Hen which lays Golden Eggs - Gold Symbolises the 'Spiritual' / 'Supernatural'
      5. Old Woman - 'The lower soul'/ Nafs-al-Ammara bis-Su/'The Soul Inciting to Evil'
      6. Stick to tame Old Woman - 'The taming of the Nafs-al-Ammarah'

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