Eternal Drama by Edward F Edinger

Eternal Drama by Edward F Edinger

An in-depth exploration of the figures of Greek mythology which draws on Jungian psychology to reveal what the stories and their continued significance represent about our modern lives

Zeus, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Athena--do the gods and goddesses of Greece have anything to say to us that we haven't already heard? In this book, based on a series of his lectures, the eminent Jungian analyst and writer Edward F. Edinger revisits all the major figures, myths, oracles, and legends of the ancient Greek religion to discover what they can still reveal--representing, as they do, one of the religious and mythic foundations of Western culture.

Building on C. G. Jung's assertion that mythology is an expression of the deepest layers of mind and soul, Dr. Edinger follows the mythic images into their persistent manifestations in literature and on into our modern lives. He finds that the gods indeed continue to speak as we grow in our capacity to listen and that the myths express the inner energies within all of us as much as ever. Heracles is eternally performing his labors, Perseus is still confronting Medusa, Theseus is forever stalking the Minotaur, and Persephone is still being carried off to life in a new realm.

Edinger, Edward F.: - Edward F. Edinger, MD (1922-1998), was a supervising psychiatrist at Rockland State Hospital in Orangeburg, NY, and later was a founding member of the C. G. Jung Foundation, Manhattan, and the C. G. Jung Institute of New York. He was the institute's president from 1968 to 1979, when he moved to Los Angeles. There, he continued his practice for another 19 years, becoming an analyst, supervisor, and faculty member at the C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles. Dr. Edinger was a prolific author and lecturer.

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ISBN 13	9781570626739
ISBN 10	1570626731
Title	Eternal Drama
Author	Edward F Edinger
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Shambhala Publications Inc
Year published	2001-05-01
Number of pages	224
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