Lifes Daughter/Deaths Bride, 1997 Kathie Calson have you read it?

[Diane]

"Life Daughter/Deaths Bride" 1997 By Kathie Carlson

Has anyone read this? If so, please let me know how you liked it.

"illustrating the relevance of the Persephone myth for our times"... "While picking flowers, a young woman is abducted away from the familiar world of her mother to the ghostly underworld of Hades. This splitting of Mother and Daughter is the crux of the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone, a tale that holds as much meaning for us today as it did in ancient times. The story of how Demeter's daughter becomes Persephone, Queen of the Dead, and is ransomed back from death by her mother depicts profound psychological transformations. Writing from the perspectives of Jungian psychology and goddess spirituality, Kathie Carlson examines the deep reverberations of this myth in both ancient religion and the inner lives and relationships of contemporary men and women. Included in her discussion are: The Mother-Daughter archetype as feminine self Hades as shadow in men and animus in women The plight of women who "live the myth backwards" The Mystery path of Demeter Richly illustrated with dreams, insights, and relational dynamics drawn from psychotherapy clients, this book will appeal to both layperson and professional, and to anyone interested in myth, goddess-centered religion, or Jungian psychology.

Thinking about buying it...because it sounds interesting, and because of an article in my local newspaper. We have a "Wellness Center" in the town where I live. Kathie Carlson M.A. will be joining the staff here. I'm very excited. It's a small town in no-where Pennsylvania. She's a Jungian Psychotherapist, teacher and writer. She studied at the Jung Institute in NYC and has been in private practice for the last 30 years in NY, Conn., And MI. Sounds like we might have a little spark coming to this hidden little town.