![]() Many things arousing devotion or feelings of awe, as for instance the Church, university, city or country, heaven, earth, the woods, the sea or any still waters, matter even, the underworld and the moon, can be mother-symbols. Other symbols of the mother in a figurative sense appear in things representing the goal of our longing for redemption, such as Paradise, the Kingdom of God, the Heavenly Jerusalem. Mythology offers many variations of the mother archetype, as for instance the mother who reappears as the maiden in the myth of Demeter and Kore or the mother who is also the beloved, as in the Cybele-Attis myth. To this category belongs the goddess, and especially the Mother of God, the Virgin, and Sophia. Then there are what might be termed mothers in a figurative sense. I mention here only some of the more characteristic.įirst in importance are the personal mother and grandmother, stepmother and mother-in-law then any woman with whom a relationship exists-for example, a nurse or governess or perhaps a remote ancestress. ![]() Like any other archetype, the mother archetype appears under an almost infinite variety of aspects. ![]() Carl Jung Depth Psychology Facebook Groupįour Archetypes: Mother, Rebirth, Spirit, Trickster (Routledge Classics) ![]()
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![]() ![]() As a teenager, Johnson stole down to Greenwich Village to sing folksongs in Washington Square. But secret rebels, like Joyce and her classmate Elise Cowen, refused to accept things as they were. Attitudes like that were not at all unusual at a time when "good" women didn't leave home or have sex before they married even those who broke the rules could merely expect to be minor characters in the dramas played by men. Johnson captures this period with deep clarity and moving insight." - Dwight Garner, The New York Times In 1954, Joyce Johnson's Barnard professor told his class that most women could never have the kinds of experiences that would be worth writing about. ![]() Named one of the 50 best memoirs of the past 50 years by The New York Times Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award "Among the great American literary memoirs of the past century. ![]() ![]() ![]() David Lorimer, Scientific and Medical Network Review “What more important message could there be for our time? If you want to understand more deeply the currents which have shaped and are shaping our world, then this passionate, brilliant, and luminous book is essential reading.” “This is the closest my head has been to exploding while reading a book.” Stanislav Grof, author of Psychology of the Future The evidence contained here represents the most significant challenge I have seen to the materialistic paradigm of modern science.” It combines impeccably meticulous scholarship and extraordinary clarity of thinking and writing with deep creative vision. “Cosmos and Psyche is an epoch-making work. 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Publisher's description: Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. ![]() ![]() ![]() It's an interesting look at the life and times of Roddenberry (who seemed like a really interesting guy). Plus, he's the creator of 'Star Trek' and this was at the library. I knew he had been a police officers and vaguely aware that he had been a pilot, but had no idea he had any experiences like this. ![]() This crash and others would lead Roddenberry to get out of the airline/flying business for good.Īfter reading that comic, I had to know more. Luckily the survivors were not far from a village and help was radioed. Roddenberry managed to help get some of the passengers out and took charge after the plane exploded. Roddenberry was a co-pilot on a plan that crash-landed in Syria. Interesting read for Star Trek fans I was brought to this book due to a comic in 'The Oatmeal' where the artist told a story that can be found here. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sting understood periodic sentences when he penned Every Breath You Take The long and short of sentences Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn – The Bible. ![]()
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