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Meeting the Madwoman: Empowering the Feminine Spirit
In this bestseller for women who run with wolves, Jungian analyst, philosopher, and critically acclaimed author Linda Leonard explores the archetypal feminine energy that she calls the Madwoman. An invaluable key to self-understanding, the insightful myths and codified patterns show women how to live more positive lives.
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
March 1st 1994
by Bantam
(first published 1993)
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Oct 09, 2012
Aischa
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Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know... New Age.
It has good dream interpretations focusing on female archetypes. Actually, the archetypes are pretty good to think about. It can put positive spin on states of being that may intimidate us.
Chapters:
Meeting the Madwoman
Mad mothers, Mad daughters
The Caged Bird
The Muse
The Rejected Lover
The Bag Lady *my personal fear
The Recluse
The Revolutionary
The Visionary
Through the Madness
I don't know... I am pretty new to archetypes, but since we clearly end up labeling othe...more
It has good dream interpretations focusing on female archetypes. Actually, the archetypes are pretty good to think about. It can put positive spin on states of being that may intimidate us.
Chapters:
Meeting the Madwoman
Mad mothers, Mad daughters
The Caged Bird
The Muse
The Rejected Lover
The Bag Lady *my personal fear
The Recluse
The Revolutionary
The Visionary
Through the Madness
I don't know... I am pretty new to archetypes, but since we clearly end up labeling othe...more
Meeting The Madwoman scared me. For many years it sat on the shelf, taunting me to pick it up.... "I dare you," it seemed to tease.
That reluctance to read the book should have been my first and biggest clue that the book had substance to offer. It turned out that once I began reading, I could not put it down. This is a book I will never loan out, although I sincerely think EVERYONE should read it. I go back to it one occasion, and I still find a LOT to take in.
I recommend this bbok for any woma...more
That reluctance to read the book should have been my first and biggest clue that the book had substance to offer. It turned out that once I began reading, I could not put it down. This is a book I will never loan out, although I sincerely think EVERYONE should read it. I go back to it one occasion, and I still find a LOT to take in.
I recommend this bbok for any woma...more
Really enjoyed this. Gave a basic overview of "types" of women (and men), such as the Ice Queen, the Dragon Lady, the Visionary, the Recluse, etc. and how women and men healed from to much or overwhelming versions of those archetypes, and came to terms with themselves.
every woman should read this book! get ready to swallow a certain amount of fruity language but please don't let it stop you because it just might change your life! i found it by chance at the thrift store and i'm so glad. are you the ice queen? the dragon lady? the caged bird? the rejected lover? the visionary? the recluse? probably a little of each...which age old cultural construct is your power trapped in? how's your relationship with your mother? through myth, film, fiction and real people'...more
So informative about how to stand your ground!
I am always coming back to this book...
A must read!!!
Dec 19, 2009
Lisa
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Meeting the Madwoman: Empowering the Feminine Spirit by Linda Schierse Leonard (1994)
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