# Symbolism, Theology, and Occultism [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolism_(arts)) ( Ancient–present ) ## Description Symbolism, theology, and occultism as interlinked systems of meaning-making — religious and esoteric iconography, correspondence systems, and ritual imagery underlying occult and symbolic content in experimental and narrative film and art. ## Key Tags #symbolism #theology #occultism ## Essential Works - Eliade, Mircea. *Images and Symbols: Studies in Religious Symbolism*. Princeton University Press, 1991 (orig. 1952). - Foundational comparative-religion study of symbol systems across cultures - Jung, Carl G. *Man and His Symbols*. Doubleday, 1964. - Standard reference on archetypal and religious symbolism, closely linked to [[Transpersonal Systems]] ## Details ### Key Theorists %% none yet %% ### Exemplary Practitioners %% none yet %% ### Related Concepts - [[Transpersonal Systems]] - shares extensive esoteric-correspondence material (tarot, sephirot, archetypes) - [[Transpersonal and Consciousness Studies]] - shares concern with the occult and altered-state phenomena ### Creative and Technical Practices %% none yet %% ### Associated Movements or Institutions %% none yet %% ## References ### Primary Sources Bibliography %% none yet %% ### Secondary Sources Bibliography Eliade, Mircea. *Images and Symbols: Studies in Religious Symbolism*. Princeton University Press, 1991. Jung, Carl G. *Man and His Symbols*. Doubleday, 1964.