Frontmatter -- Preface -- CONTENTS -- Illustrations -- Chapter I. The Mountain, the Pillar and the Tree -- Chapter II. The Central Symbols in the Mediterranean World and Beyond -- Chapter III. The Twin Mountains, the Twin Stars and the Dioscuri -- Chapter IV. In the Garden of Eden -- Chapter VI. The Assouciated Symbols: I. The Lunar Crescent and the Bowl -- Chapter VII. The Symbols of Ecstasy in Ancient Mesopotamia: The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Myths of Etana and the Indian Prince Jimutavahana -- Chapter VIII. Some Signs of the Practice of Yoga in Western Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean -- Chapter IX. The Tales Odysseus told Alkinoos, and an Akkadian Seal -- Chapter X. Some Origins -- Chapter XI. The Crucifixion on the Lotharkreuz at Aachen -- Index -- Plates