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Illustrated throughout with revealing images, this is the first and only work in which the world-famous Swiss psychologist explains to the layperson his enormously influential theory of symbolism as revealed in dreams.

The Interpretation of Fairy Tales

by Marie-Louise von Franz, Kendra Crossen

Of the various types of mythological literature, fairy tales are the simplest and purest expressions of the collective unconscious and thus offer the clearest understanding of the basic patterns of the human psyche. Every people or nation has its own way of experiencing this psychic reality, and so a study of the world's fairy tales yields a wealth of insights into the archetypal experiences of humankind. Perhaps... (more)

Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales (A C.G. Jung Foundation Book)

Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales (A C.G. Jung Foundation Book)

by Marie Luise von Franz

Fairy tales contain profound lessons for those who would dive into their meaning. Von Franz draws on her vast knowledge of folklore and her experience as a pychoanalyst and a collaborator with Jung to illuminate on fairy tales and the dark side of life and human pyschology.

Spinning Straw into Gold: What Fairy Tales Reveal About the Transformations in a Woman's Life

Spinning Straw into Gold: What Fairy Tales Reveal About the Transformations in a Woman's Life

by Joan Gould

What’s your favorite fairy tale? Whether it’s “Cinderella,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Hansel and Gretel,” or another story, your answer reveals something significant about you, your experiences, and your soul. In this penetrating book, Joan Gould brings to the surface the hidden meanings in fairy tales and myths, and illuminates what they can tell you about the stages in your own life. As Gould explores the... (more)

The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers

The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers

by Christopher Vogler

In 1993, The Writer's Journey became one of the most popular books on writing of the last 50 years. Now, the 2nd Edition provides new insights and observations from Vogler's pioneering work in mythic structure for writers.

The Inner Reaches of Outer Space: Metaphor as Myth and as Religion

The Inner Reaches of Outer Space: Metaphor as Myth and as Religion

by Joseph Campbell

Developed from a memorable series of lectures delivered in San Francisco, which included a legendary symposium at the Palace of Fine Arts with astronaut Rusty Schweickart, Joseph Campbell’s last book explores the space age. Campbell posits that the newly discovered laws of outer space are actually at work within human beings as well and that a new mythology is implicit in this realization. He examines the new... (more)

Archetypal Patterns in Fairy Tales (Studies in Jungian Psychology By Jungian Analysts)

Archetypal Patterns in Fairy Tales (Studies in Jungian Psychology By Jungian Analysts)

by Marie-Louise von Franz

Feminine in Fairy Tales

by Marie-Louise Von Franz

In this engaging commentary, the distinguished analyst and author Marie-Louise von Franz shows how the Feminine reveals itself in fairy tales of German, Russian, Scandivian, and Eskimo origin, including familiar stories such as "Sleeping Beauty, " "Snow White and Rose Red, " and "Rumpelstiltskin." Some tales, she points out, offer insights into the psychology of women, while others reflect the problems and... (more)

The Book of Lilith

by Barbara Black Koltuv

Dr. Koltuv, a clinical psychologist and Jung analyst, shows the mythological she-demon Lilith as an archetypal part of the Self and helps the reader to reconnect with this powerful energy in order to transform it to themselves in this fascinating study.

Archetypes for Writers: Using the Power of Your Subconscious

Archetypes for Writers: Using the Power of Your Subconscious

by Jennifer Van Bergen

Drawing on her years of training in theater and decades of teaching, Van Bergen unveils the secret of using your own archetypes to find and develop already-existing characters. This approach has little to do with how to "create" characters or plot stories. Rather, is is more about how to find your characters and story archetypes, or even how to have them find you - using specific skills taught in the book.

1000 Symbols: What Shapes Mean in Art and Myth

1000 Symbols: What Shapes Mean in Art and Myth

by Rowena Shepherd

Symbols are an international language, but that language is far from universal. Different symbols mean radically different things in different contexts—a cross, a crane, or a swastika each have a distinct meaning for a Buddhist, an art historian, or a student of the occult. 1000 Symbols offers a comprehensive directory of symbols in clear, detailed artworks, each accompanied by a definition of the symbol's... (more)

The Wisdom of Oz: Reflections of a Jungian Sandplay Therapist (Oz Series)

The Wisdom of Oz: Reflections of a Jungian Sandplay Therapist (Oz Series)

by Gita Dorothy Morena

The Oz series has captured the hearts of children and adults alike over the past century. In The Wisdom of Oz, Gita Morena explores her personal connection to Dorothy and uses theories of psychoanalysis and meditation as passageways into the psychological healing central to the story's themes. The book is divided into three sections, weaving the significance of Oz together with Morena's embodiment of Dorothy.... (more)

Super Heroes: A Modern Mythology (Studies in Popular Culture)

Super Heroes: A Modern Mythology (Studies in Popular Culture)

by Richard Reynolds

The super hero has been the staple of the modern comic book since the late 1930s. The phenomenally successful movies "Superman" and "Batman" have made these two comic book super heroes as familiar worldwide as any characters ever created. Yet to relatively few aficionados are they known at first hand from their appearances in comic books. Super Heroes: A Modern Mythology explores the origins of the... (more)

Different Blood: The Vampire As Alien

by Margaret L. Carter

Different blood flows in their veins—but our blood quenches their thirst. From Bram Stoker´s 1897 creation of Count Dracula, portrayed as a foreign invader bent on the conquest of England, the literary vampire has symbolized the Other, whether his or her otherness arises from racial, ethnic, sexual, or species difference. Even before the bloodsucking Martians of H. G. Wells´ War of the Worlds , however,... (more)

45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters

45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters

by Victoria Schmidt

Every novelist, screenwriter and oral storyteller faces the challenge of creating original and exciting characters. Archetypes--mythic, cross-cultural models from which all characters originate--provide a solid foundation upon which to fashion new and vastly different story people. 45 Master Characters explores the most common male and female archetypes, provides instructions for using them to create your own... (more)

Myth

by Laurence Coupe

From Shakespeare and Dante to James Joyce and Margaret Atwood, writers have felt the need to draw on archaic narrative patterns. But if myths are just 'false stories', why do we keep telling them? In this clear and lively book, Laurence Coupe organizes this vast and complex area of study by providing a two-stage account of mythic theory--discussing both mythology as a given body of narratives and the... (more)

Bullies, Bastards And Bitches: How To Write The Bad Guys Of Fiction

Bullies, Bastards And Bitches: How To Write The Bad Guys Of Fiction

by Jessica Page Morrell

Through detailed instruction and examples from contemporary bestsellers and classic page-turners, this book delineates the moral continuum of protagonists and antagonists; explores the connections between opposition, adversity, and evil; and illuminates a bad guy's many purposes in a successful story. Morrell also explores the rise in popularity of anti-heroes, how anti-heroes possess some of the same qualities of... (more)

Contemporary Fiction and the Fairy Tale (Fairy-Tale Studies)

Contemporary Fiction and the Fairy Tale (Fairy-Tale Studies)

by Stephen Benson

Recent decades have witnessed a renaissance of interest in the fairy tale, not least among writers of fiction. In Contemporary Fiction and the Fairy Tale, editor Stephen Benson argues that fairy tales are one of the key influences on fiction of the past thirty years and also continue to shape literary trends in the present. Contributors detail the use of fairy tales both as inspiration and blueprint and explore... (more)

Before the Beast

by Karen Fyke Kirchel

Before there was a fairy tale about Beauty and the Beast, there was a myth about Cupid and Psyche. Their story first appeared in written form around AD 160 in The Golden Ass by Lucius Apuleius, although it existed centuries before in oral tradition. Before the Beast moves Psyche to Thrace, around the region of present-day Bulgaria and about the time of Celtic and Greek wars within Thrace (500 BC). This move allows... (more)

Story Structure Architect: A Writer's Guide to Building Dramatic Situations and Compelling Characters

Story Structure Architect: A Writer's Guide to Building Dramatic Situations and Compelling Characters

by Victoria Schmidt

With Story Structure Architect, writers discover how to use the classical structures found in all literature since Greek mythology to create unique and successful works. Presented in a fun, 2-color illustrated design, this book: -Walks readers through each step of the structuring process--from identifying characters to weaving in subplots to building conflict -Offers thousands of possible story combinations... (more)

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by Carl Gustav Jung

by Marie-Louise von Franz, Kendra Crossen

by Marie Luise von Franz

by Joan Gould

by Christopher Vogler

by Joseph Campbell

by Marie-Louise von Franz

by Marie-Louise Von Franz

by Barbara Black Koltuv

by Jennifer Van Bergen

by Rowena Shepherd

by Gita Dorothy Morena

by Richard Reynolds

by Margaret L. Carter

by Victoria Schmidt

by Laurence Coupe

by Jessica Page Morrell

by Stephen Benson

by Karen Fyke Kirchel

by Victoria Schmidt