I believe that I first learned about the mythology of Halcyon from reading the works of Carl Jung or one his students, perhaps it was in the works of Marie-Louise von Franz. It is that time of year. In the Northern hemisphere are at the time of the winter solstice. The hours of sunlight slowly wane to their minimum. It is at the time of the winter solstice that summer is born, i.e. Life-in-Death. Prior to Christianity, pagan peoples performed rituals and rites to ensure that the sun would return from its gradual arc of descent in the sky. There were no guarantees that it would. The star on top of the Christmas tree is part of the pre-Christian symbology connected with the solstice and the dying of the light. The mythology has a tie in to the name of my writing here since the Halcyon was a type of kingfisher bird. A kingfisher was found on the shores of the lake near Bollingen just after Carl Jung died in 1961. The kingfisher is not commonly found in that part of the world.
Halcyon Days
Halcyon Days
Halcyon Days
I believe that I first learned about the mythology of Halcyon from reading the works of Carl Jung or one his students, perhaps it was in the works of Marie-Louise von Franz. It is that time of year. In the Northern hemisphere are at the time of the winter solstice. The hours of sunlight slowly wane to their minimum. It is at the time of the winter solstice that summer is born, i.e. Life-in-Death. Prior to Christianity, pagan peoples performed rituals and rites to ensure that the sun would return from its gradual arc of descent in the sky. There were no guarantees that it would. The star on top of the Christmas tree is part of the pre-Christian symbology connected with the solstice and the dying of the light. The mythology has a tie in to the name of my writing here since the Halcyon was a type of kingfisher bird. A kingfisher was found on the shores of the lake near Bollingen just after Carl Jung died in 1961. The kingfisher is not commonly found in that part of the world.