The Mythological Unconscious: Second, Expanded Edition

By Michael Vannoy Adams

Book Overview

One of the most radical discoveries of Freud and Jung is that the unconscious is "mythological - that ancient gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, and fabulous creatures are alive and well in the psyches of modern men and women. In THE MYTHOLOGICAL UNCONSCIOUS, Michael Vannoy Adams provides numerous persuasive examples of how myths appear in contemporary dreams and fantasies, and he does so with erudition, wit, and eloquence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882145959
• ISBN13: 9780882145952
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Spring Publications
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The Best of Post Jungians Thinking

The author has a very refined style. That refinement is a result of his own individuation process. It is a soul making book, of course, in the best sense of the word, and the chapter concerning Ariadne will certainly enriches the reader. How do we need our Ariadnes. In either micro and macrocosm. I hope that there are more on the way.

An excellent and insightful overview of the mythic dimension

For a long time, I've read thought leaders like James Hillman complaining that Jungians have lost the mythic dimension that was so important in Jung's own writing, resorting instead to an almost Freudian reductionism. This book, more than any other, helped me understand exactly why myth is important both in therapy and in the world around us."The Mythological Unconscious" is written for the professional, but it's certainly accessible by the layman. It's very readable, filled with pointed -- and poignant -- examples and, of course, myth and metaphor. I almost wish Dr. Adams had called this book something like "Myth and the Soul." Maybe then it would find the wide, popular audience it deserves.