| Fate, Love, and Ecstasy: Wisdom from the Lesser-Known Goddesses of the Greeks Contributor(s): Sanford, John B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0933029969 ISBN-13: 9780933029965 Publisher: Chiron Publications OUR PRICE: $39.90 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2013 Annotation: Whether you are reading Greek mythology for psychological insights or studying the classics in college, there are a number of goddesses who have been almost entirely overlooked. They are who John Sanford calls the lesser-known goddesses. However, there is nothing lesser about them. They personify the deeper elements that exist across all life, nature, and spiritual reality. Our current culture often neglects their qualities but would be wise to increase its understanding of them. Many books, including the bestseller Goddesses in Everywoman by Jean Bolen, illustrate well-known goddesses who are the main characters in their stories. But behind the scenes and often running their personalities are the lesser-known goddesses from the ancient matriarchal era of Greek culture. To bring forward their spiritual meaning, Sanford has pieced together information from various Greek stories, plays, and poems. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Antiquities & Archaeology - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Psychology |
| Dewey: 292.211 |
| LCCN: 95-14099 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.23" W x 9.23" (0.93 lbs) 120 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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| Publisher Description: Whether you are reading Greek mythology for psychological insights or studying the classics in college, there are a number of goddesses who have been almost entirely overlooked. They are John Sanford calls the lesser-known goddesses. However, there is nothing lesser about them. They personify the deeper elements that exist across all life, nature, and spiritual reality. Our current culture often neglects their qualities but would be wise to increase its understanding of them. Many Greek gods and goddesses have given modern psychologists powerful portraits of various personality types. In this book, however, analyst John Sanford turns his attention to the lesser-known goddesses: Ananke (goddess of necessity), Peitho (goddess of persuasion), the Fates, the Furites, Ate (goddess of folly), Aidos (goddess of modesty), and the Three Charites (beauty, good cheer, and abundance). Sanford draws from various stories, plays, and poems to illustrate the goddesses' source of spiritual meaning and their role as the personification of the energies that truly run our souls. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sanford, John A.: - John A. Sanford is a Jungian analyst, marriage and family counselor, and pastoral counselor practicing in San Diego, California. He is the author of eighteen books on the subjects of psychology, religion, and individuation. Dr. Sanford served as an Episcopal minister with the Reverend Morton T. Kelsey and studied depth psychology with the late Fritz Kunkel, M.D. He completed his training in Jungian analysis at the C. G. Jung Institute in Los Angeles. |