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Saturn, or the Herb of Souls
Every human being carries a myth within them, even if they are not always aware of it. Sometimes, certain writers, thinkers, philosophers, or creators come into direct contact with this inner thread that runs through them. It is this unique encounter that the author aims to describe, highlighting the moment when a life confronts its own founding story.
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- Author: Claude Mettra
- Publication date: October 2010
- Size: 11cm x 18cm
- Weight: 300g
- ISBN: 978-2-487792-68-5
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This work starts from a simple yet demanding idea: every human being carries within them an inner myth, whether they are aware of it or not. This myth acts as a silent framework, guiding choices, breaks, and the major stages of a life. The book offers a deep reflection on this intimate dimension, focusing on understanding how a life is built in contact with its own founding story.
The encounter between a life and its myth
The author is particularly interested in those unique moments when certain writers, thinkers, philosophers, or creators come into direct contact with this inner structure. It is not a spectacular event, but a subtle tipping point where a life confronts what deeply moves it. This encounter marks a turning point, revealing a coherence that was previously diffuse and giving meaning to trials, choices, and renunciations.
An inner and symbolic reading of existence
Through this exploration, the book invites the reader to take a new look at their own path. It offers a symbolic reading of existence, attentive to cycles, limits, and transformations that mark every human life. Saturn or the Herb of Souls is for those who wish to reflect on the link between personal destiny, inner creation, and self-construction, in a clear, structured, and deeply human approach.
Claude Mettra was a French writer, essayist, and radio personality, born in 1924 and died in 2006. He left a mark on the French cultural landscape with a discreet but demanding body of work, at the crossroads of literature, poetry, symbolic reflection, and the history of spiritual traditions. For a long time a producer at ORTF and then Radio France, he helped bring attention to authors, myths, and schools of thought outside the traditional academic circuits.
His writing is distinguished by a constant interest in symbolism, alchemy, hermeticism, and the great figures of traditional thought. In his essays, Claude Mettra explores images, myths, and ancient texts as full languages, carrying a coherent and structured worldview. He places central importance on transmission, seeking to restore the meaning of symbols without reducing them to a psychological or modern interpretation.
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