Imprint DESIGN Sense/Net, Andy Disl and Birgit Eichwede, Cologne EDITORIAL COORDINATION Florian Kobler and Kathrin Murr, Cologne PRODUCTION Stefan Klatte and Daniela Schadlich, Cologne To stay informed about upcoming TASCHEN titles, Please request our magazine at: www.taschen.conv/magazine Or write to: 'TASCHEN, Hohenzollernring 53 D-50672 Cologne, Germany eontact@taschen.com Fax +49-221-254919 We will be happy to send you a free copy of our magazine, which is filled with information about all of our books. Copyright © 2010 Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism. All Rights Reserved. © 2010 TASCHEN GmbH Hohenzollernring 53 D-50672 Koln www.taschen.com Printed in China, ISBN 978-3-8365-1448-4 COVER IMAGE Hand-shaped cutout of the American Woodland Indians, Middle Woodland period, 200 B.C.B.-400 C.E. (see also p. 383). IMAGES ON BACKCOVER (top left to bottom right) Bubble, Sth-century Japanese hanging scroll by an unknown artist (see also p. 53); Sky (see also p. 56); Sun, tempera painting with gold, ca. 18th century, India (see also p. 23); Dew, Greek vase depicting Eos, the goddess of dawn (see also p. 75); Chakras, the ordering of subtle body energies within the seven major'chakras. Kangra painting, ca. 1820, Himachal Pradesh, India (see also p. 782); ‘Transformation, mask, wood, bair, twine and paint, Nuxalk Indian, ca. 1865, British Columbia, Canada (see also p. 779). IMAGE ON PAGE 2 Crescent, Le Seize Septembre, by René Magritte, oil on canvas, 1956, France (see also p. 31).Red Ifcolor is the musie of the eves (Portmana, 158), then red would be the sound of trumpets (Theroux. 161), Coneretely. red is evoked in humans by radiant energy of specific wavelengths, which increase muscle tone, blood pressure and breath rate, For some animals it is sexually arousing, These effects occur also in blind humans and animals, so “red” is not purely an experi- ence of the eve but something more like a bath (Port- mann, 138ff). ‘Symbolically, red is the color of life. Its meaning relates, at bottom, to the human experience of blood and of fire. In primitive thinking blood was life: When the blood left the body, it took life with i (Edinger 1992, 227). Atthe same time, the red flow of blood was a dan- er signal. The glow of fire was our great comfort and protection, but, out of control, a threat of annihilation, Red attracts us, conveying vitality, warmth, excite ‘ment, passion, but also warns of danger, calls for atten- tion, says “stop!” In China, as well as in Stone Age Eu- rope, red pigment was buried with the bones of the dead for renewal of life (Portmann, 140) ‘The color red stands at the center of our images of libido~life energy—whether sexual passion or af- ‘toed Whore of abylon ane Soorar ecto Se war, fierce energy and destruction. In many cultures, red is associated with fiery in- ee eee ens {Chaim Souin' red image ses pe trerween lifeiving food and bloody death Side ‘and Calfs Head. oil on canvas. ea. 1925. &‘The fierce energy of red is so widely felt that even red hair has been seen as related to a hot temper, iras- cibility, choleric temperament. By the principle of like protecting from like, a red ribbon over the doorway or fa red spot painted on the forehead was protection ‘against devils. The Christian devil, of course, was red too, Red coral protected against the evil eye (Theroux, 2021). ‘And, to the alchemist, rubedo or reddening was the last stage of the long process of making gold or, psy- ‘chologically, integrating the personality. It meant noth- ing less than bringing spiritual realization into full- blooded reality, lived out fully in everyday life (Edinger 1995, 296). Bamhart, Robert K. Ed. The Barnhart Coneis Dictionary of Etymology. NY. 1995. * Berger. Patricia, etal. The Legacy of Chinggis ki London, 1995. et et Edinger. Edward F. Ego and Archetype. Boston and London. 1992. Pdinger, Edward F. The Mysterium Lectures, ‘Toronto, 1995. Portmann, Adolf, et al. Color Symbolism ‘Six Excerpts from the Eranos Yearbook, 1972 Zurich, 1977. ‘Theroux. Alexander. The Primary Colors. Ny, 1994. Nor ‘Not all reds have the same punch. In this painting, Sven red achieves harmot Mar ‘and balance. Red! No. re Rothko, oil painting. 1961. United States. ‘tRed as the raging fire of ferocity: The Tibetan rit sees mask from Mongolia was worn by one of el. Sword Bearers in the retinue of Begtse. the war 6 Sesame the guardian of the Dalai Lama (Berger. Papiersmiché, 19th century