Tag Archives: symbolism

New Year Hopes and Fears

Posted on January 7, 2020 by greenmackenzie

Posted in celtic prayer, elemental, mindfulness, nature photo, new year, philosophy, spiritual, thoughts | Tagged change, Highlands, life, mindfulness, nature, photography, scotland, sunset, symbolism, winter | 38 Comments

Symbolism of Doors

Posted on July 5, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Doors hold the essence of mystery, seperating two distinct areas, keeping things apart. They are a barrier, a boundary, which must be negotiated, before the threshold can be crossed. The mysterious beyond is hidden from sight by the closed … Continue reading →

Posted in change, mythology, spiritual, weekly photo challenge | Tagged barriers, doors, guardians, magic, mystery, myth, photography, postaday, symbolism, travel | 132 Comments

Thresholds

Posted on April 7, 2014 by greenmackenzie

Thresholds are magical spaces, which lie in between two places or states. They are neither one nor the other, but are a mixture of both at once. Because they are neither here nor there, they lie in the third place … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Celtic, change, elemental, mindfulness, mythology, nature photo, photos, spiritual, unconscious, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Celtic, change, magic, nature, photography, postaday, spring, symbolism, thresholds | 64 Comments

Windows between Worlds

Posted on January 12, 2014 by greenmackenzie

This ancient window is the oculus in the roof of the Pantheon in Rome, and it allows air filled with light to fall into the otherwise dark interior of the temple. It gives the gods an eye to look down … Continue reading →

Posted in change, elemental, history, mindfulness, philosophy, photos, relaxation, spiritual, weekly photo challenge | Tagged hag stones, history, magic, mindfulness, photography, postaday, scotland, spiritual, symbolism, window | 50 Comments

Fairytale Towers

Posted on October 8, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Fairy tales are full of slender towers of white marble piercing cloud filled skies. The lofty height of the spires sweeps our imagination up and away from the mundane world and into the creative space of dreams and stories. In … Continue reading →

Posted in change, elemental, mindfulness, mythology, philosophy, photos, spiritual, stuckness, unconscious | Tagged change, fairy tale, myths, philosophy, photography, psychotherapy, stuckness, symbolism, tower | 18 Comments

Focused Light

Posted on August 24, 2013 by greenmackenzie

These two shots were taken in quick succession, as I lay on my stomach in the windswept golden grass. I liked the both, so was delighted that this weeks photo challenge asks us to focus on focus. It gives me … Continue reading →

Posted in history, mindfulness, philosophy, photos, spiritual, weekly photo challenge | Tagged coast, history, lighthouse, mindfulness, photography, postaday, scotland, spiritual, symbolism | 78 Comments

Layers of my Neighbourhood – Edinburgh

Posted on March 9, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Edinburgh is a many layered city, literally built on its history. What we can see on the surface around us is only the latest addition. You can gently peel back the surface and reveal layer upon layer of our … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient history, change, Edinburgh, history, photos, weekly photo challenge | Tagged change, Edinburgh, growth, history, life, photography, postaday, scotland, spiritual, symbolism | 71 Comments

The Road

Posted on March 4, 2013 by greenmackenzie

The Road The road beckons …Can’t you hear? Whispering promises of freedom from her tarmac tongue Softly into your waiting ear. The ribbon of her body rolls shamelessly on Promising whispers of adventure from her concrete curves Seductively into your … Continue reading →

Posted in mythology, photos, poem, weekly photo challenge | Tagged change, life, mindfulness, philosophy, photography, poetry, spiritual, symbolism, travel | 49 Comments

Lost in the Woods

Posted on March 2, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Will I stick to the well worn path, pressed into creation by the passage of thousands of feet before me? If I listen to my mother and all the wisdom of those who have lived long, I will. If I … Continue reading →

Posted in change, mindfulness, photos, spiritual, stuckness, weekly photo challenge | Tagged change, life, mindfulness, nature, photography, postaday, spiritual, symbolism, trees | 48 Comments

Process as a Russian Doll

Posted on February 19, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Deep in the oak woods, something stirs. Tiny creaks and crackles fill the spaces between the air with gossamer wisps of sound.The sap hidden beneath the crusty crackled skin of bark begins its upwards journey towards the wooden finger tips … Continue reading →