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does not seem to have been built. They seem, rather, stupendous growths of nature, like crystals, or cliffs of basalt.

Cathedrals do not seem to me to have been built. They seem, rather, stupendous growths of nature, like crystals, or cliffs of basalt. Harriet Beecher Stowe

A cave is really just a hole on its side...

hole

is symbolic of the security and the impregnability of the unconscious.

For Jung, it stands for the security and the impregnability of the unconscious.

is in mythological iconography, often the meeting-place for figures of deities, forebears or archetypes, expressive of the psychological unconscious.

It appears fairly often in emblematic and mythological iconography as the meeting-place for figures of deities, forebears or archetypes, becoming therefore an objective image of Hades, although still expressive of the psychological unconscious (32).

is like traveling into the kingdom of darkness and silence.

To explore a cave is like traveling into the kingdom of darkness and silence; it is a temporary renunciation of heaven in order to be hugged by the Mother Earth guts. Since I fear enclosed spaces, it is always a big challenge for me but I assure you it is a fascinating adventure, come with me.