The Finger Points, but We Stare at the Finger: Seeing Beyond Symbols with Owen Barfield

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Funny, but when I first saw “The Finger of God” rock formation in Tenerife, Canary Islands, I spent all my time gazing at the rock, not where it was pointing. Other people were just like me — staring at the Finger of God without lifting up their heads.

The nature of a symbol is such that it always points to something else. Often, it’s not …