Raphael Baldaya and Fernando Pessoa: The Search for a Common Universal Source of Inquiry between Symbology and Poetry

Abstract

All creation, be it a literary work or scientific theory, has its origins in symbolism and mythology, to which all cultures are linked, particularly in an unconscious way. However, at a certain point in history, there was a separation between the apprehension of the reality obtained rationally ("science") and the processes obtained through intuition and symbolism. One of the exceptions to the previous perspective is the multifaceted personality of Fernando Pessoa [1] who sought to “reconcile” these two sides of the human being, through astrological symbolism, evidenced by the works of Raphael Baldaya, and his facet as a poet, expressed in his work "initiatory" Mensagem, which deals with history and the Portuguese Soul [2]. In fact, Fernando Pessoa studied several spiritual traditions, with a particular interest in the Portuguese mythical-spiritual tradition, having a prophetic vision of Portugal, where the “Sebastianian” myth should be realized in the future V Spiritual Empire [3].