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Summary: Must-read for those interested in psychology/personalities
Review: I have had a non-professional interest in Jungian psychology for years and this book, along with 'Gods in Everyman', was a refreshing breath of air and an expansion of Jungian themes from a modern gender perspective.
I can say that I am an INFJ in Jungian terms, but it means even more to use her goddess types and say that I am Artemis, with a healthy does of Aphrodite, a bit of Hestia, and a smattering of Hera. And no, this isn't some kind of flaky new-age thing, as I feared initially from the title, Bolen knows her stuff.
I recommend that those who read this book also read 'Gods in Everyman' as the personality types often cross genders. My husband and I read both and it has sparked much lively conversation and helped our understanding of each other.
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Summary: One of my Top Five All-Time Favorites
Review: I keep at least two copies of this book on hand at all times. One for myself (for safe-keeping) and the second one to loan out to friends who simply must read the book. (I've replaced the second copy several times after loaning it to friends who simply must "KEEP" the book.)Goddesses in Everywoman is one of the clearest presentations of Jungian theory I've ever seen put into actions. I've loaned this book to people with PhDs, people with GEDs, and people with every educational level between. Male or female, each person has found something of themselves in this book--each person who reads it finds a bit of their mom, or sister, or girlfriend, too. If I could give just one book to every woman in my life, it would be Goddesses in Everywoman, by Dr. Bolen.
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Summary: One of my Top Five All-Time Favorites
Review: I keep at least two copies of this book on hand at all times. One for myself (for safe-keeping) and the second one to loan out to friends who simply must read the book. (I've replaced the second copy several times after loaning it to friends who simply must "KEEP" the book.) Goddesses in Everywoman is one of the clearest presentations of Jungian theory I've ever seen put into actions. I've loaned this book to people with PhDs, people with GEDs, and people with every educational level between. Male or female, each person has found something of themselves in this book--each person who reads it finds a bit of their mom, or sister, or girlfriend, too. If I could give just one book to every woman in my life, it would be Goddesses in Everywoman, by Dr. Bolen.
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Summary: goddesses in me
Review: I read this book in Korea. I come to know that I am like Arthemis. I'm surprised by this fact. I'll live so foever. And I'll cultivate my nature of goddesses.
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Summary: both bolen books bring benefits
Review: I studied under Prof Ruck at Boston University. He formerly taught a class called Greek Mythology, but it was really a course in Jungian archtypal analyis - something I knew nothing about at the time. We read traditional Greek Mythology texts - including one written by Ruck. We also read both Bolen books. Each week all class members would read a paper aloud about one of the archtypes. At the end of the semester we read longer pieces of self-analysis using the Bolen method. I'm proud to say that the professor was so taken with our dedication and honesty that he announced on the final night that he would never teach the class again. My one criticism is the tendency of Bolen to be a bit more critical about the male gods.
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Summary: Usefulness and Perspective of Goddesses in Everywoman
Review: I wrote Goddesses in Everywoman as a psychology of women, that has over the past fifteen years since I wrote it, become something of a classic. I've been told how useful it has been to facilitate discussions between mothers and daughters, sisters, and friends about their differences and similarities. It's helped men understand the significant women in their lives (something women who have given the book to husbands and lovers, with chapters or passages marked, hoped would happen). It's a book that has become a text in a very wide variety of courses from high school to graduate school, in mythology, psychology, women's studies, literature, creative writing, drama, and counseling, and had a major influence in women's spirituality. Its perspective and mine is Jungian, feminist, spiritual, clinical, right brain and left. I wish that women readers would also read Gods in Everyman, for a complete understanding of themselves. I think that just about every woman who does so, will find an aspect of herself in a god-archetype, which completes her internal pantheon. For example, Hermes (Mercury) the messenger god, is a very significant archetype in me. I have the exploratory energy of Artemis, but it is Hermes that puts what I learn in words and makes the intuitive connections. Besides Gods in Everyman, two of my other books are related. Ring of Power (a new edition will be published February 1999) based on Richard Wagner's operatic Ring Cycle, focuses on dysfunctional family relationships between these same archetypes (with different names). In Crossing to Avalon, I wrote about my pilgrimage to sacred sites and what I experienced of goddess spirituality. A "sequel" to Goddesses in Everywoman is in the works -- I am now writing Goddesses in Older Women.
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Summary: Great insight to yourself
Review: This book is absolutely wonderful. I have definitely found the goddesses in myself, and I will forever be trying to decide which goddess dominates the other women around me. I have even found a sense of understanding toward my mother and sister that I did not have before.
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Summary: informative and insightful
Review: this book is packed with different info on greek goddesses, it relates women to 7 different goddesses, the virgin goddesses: artemis, athena, and hestia. the vulnerable goddesses:hera,demeter, and peresphone. and the alchemical goddess: aphrodite. it talks about different types of women different roles we play in our lives. it gives great history on the goddesses, how we are like them. excellent book it will teach you something about yourself.
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Summary: Wonderful Book for Women
Review: This book is very uplifting and an enlightening read no matter what type of woman you are. One of the best qualities is the author's ability to present the strengths of each archetype and not build a hierarchy of goddesses. This approach allows the reader to understand different women, as well as conflicting emotions within herself, and see the positive qualities. I found myself completely taken by her discussion of the Hestia archetype. In fact, I did some further research on this archetype and now have a collection of notes to pull from. If a book inspires further investigation, it is definitely worth the read.
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Summary: Wonderful Book for Women
Review: This book is very uplifting and an enlightening read no matter what type of woman you are. One of the best qualities is the author's ability to present the strengths of each archetype and not build a hierarchy of goddesses. This approach allows the reader to understand different women, as well as conflicting emotions within herself, and see the positive qualities. I found myself completely taken by her discussion of the Hestia archetype. In fact, I did some further research on this archetype and now have a collection of notes to pull from. If a book inspires further investigation, it is definitely worth the read.
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