Christine Downing

The Heroines Journey describes contemporary womans search for wholeness in a society where she has been defined according to masculine values. Drawing on cultural myths and fairy tales, ancient symbols and goddesses, and the dreams of contemporary women, Murdock illustrates the need forand the reality offeminine values in Western culture. This special anniversary edition, with a new foreword by Christine Downing and preface by the author, illuminates that this need is just as relevant today as it was when the book was originally published thirty years ago.

Libro imprescindible para todo el mundo interesado tanto en psicología profunda, mitología o espiritualidad. La autora nos enseña cómo el mito puede ayudar a dilucidar el significado de una experiencia y cómo utilizar la experiencia para penetrar en los significados del mito.

The story of the mother-and-daughter goddesses Demeter and Persephone has seized the imagination of people in every age, from ancient times to the present. Considered today by many to be the archetypal myth for women, it touches on timeless themes in every life, such as the male-female relationship, love between women, initiations into puberty and old age, the mother-daughter bond, death, and ecological renewal. Christine Downing has combined essays, prose, poetry, and even performance art with her own insightful commentary to shed new light on the myths ancient meanings and to offer new insights in its implications for contemporary men and women.