Healing Pandora by Gail Thomas
The story of Pandora is one of the most resonant in Greek mythology. As Healing Pandora shows, it's also one of the most relevant. Psychologist Gail Thomas has used Pandora in her practice for two decades, often with profound results. Cast in popular accounts as the evil bringer of doom to humanity in divine retaliation for Prometheus stealing fire, Pandora, in Thomas' view, is a much more complex character, with enormous healing powers as well as her better-known destructive capacity. In this revelatory book, Thomas shows Pandora's true nature as the dark but all-giving feminine, the archetypal vessel of culture and city with the power to heal our culture. Pandora's task is to help us transform our overwhelmingly material civilization into a culture of undivided participation and engagement. Part one discusses Pandora's multifaceted persona as both beautiful evil and divine benefactress. Here Thomas contextualizes Pandora in the cycle of myth and archetype. In part two, the author proposes a series of healing rituals--Healing Our Fear of Sacrifice, Healing Our Dis-Ease, Healing the Control of Patriarchy, and others--inspired by Pandora. Both practical guide and inspiring study, Healing Pandora argues persuasively for manifesting our inner work concretely on the cultural, not just personal, level.
Gail Thomas is delegation consultant and founder of the Virtual PA company, a nationwide shared secretary service.
A professional speaker and business consultant, Gail has studied in depth, the value and benefits of delegation; and has published a white paper and manifesto as part of a PhD. Her company The Virtual PA has achieved 14% growth while 85% of the industry has seen decline. Her corporate background includes roles as the ecommerce director of Whittard of Chelsea plc and Head of Boots Direct managing cross function teams of 50+. She has an MBA in Financial strategy, Business strategy and creative management.She has been finalist in the Everywoman Business Woman of the Year Awards, Women in Public Life Awards and Yorkshire Rural Entrepreneur.
A professional speaker and business consultant, Gail has studied in depth, the value and benefits of delegation; and has published a white paper and manifesto as part of a PhD. Her company The Virtual PA has achieved 14% growth while 85% of the industry has seen decline. Her corporate background includes roles as the ecommerce director of Whittard of Chelsea plc and Head of Boots Direct managing cross function teams of 50+. She has an MBA in Financial strategy, Business strategy and creative management.She has been finalist in the Everywoman Business Woman of the Year Awards, Women in Public Life Awards and Yorkshire Rural Entrepreneur.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781556438394 |
| ISBN 10 | 1556438397 |
| Title | Healing Pandora |
| Author | Gail Thomas |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Year published | 2009-09-29 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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