We are all but symbols of some greater thing—totems of ourselves--subject to change and growth. When we forget that metaphoric sense of ourselves, we lose sight of the overall path.

~ S. Kelley Harrell

S. Kelley Harrell Animism Metaphor Shamanism Spiritual Metaphor Symbolism Totemism

I once saw many flowers blooming Upon my way, in indolence I scorned to pick them in my going And passed in proud indifference.Now, when my grave is dug, they taunt me; Now, when I'm sick to death in pain, In mocking torment still they haunt me, Those fragrant blooms of my disdain.

~ Heinrich Heine

Heinrich Heine Death Flowers Illness Poetry Symbolism

An angel is an empty comic book thought bubble. The content has to be filled in by the viewer.

~ Chris F. Westbury

Chris F. Westbury Angel Comic Book Symbolism

The ocean is a central image. It is the symbolism of a great journey.

~ Enya

Enya Journey Ocean Symbolism

Postmodernism surely requires an even greater grasp of symbolism, as it's increasingly an art of gesture alone.

~ Andrew Eldritch

Andrew Eldritch Alone Symbolism Gesture