Conscious Femininity: Interviews With Marion Woodman

Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts #58

by Marion Woodman, Daryl Sharp (Editor)

1993 INNER CITY BOOKS SOFTCOVER

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Feminism, Womens, Spirituality

160 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1993

About the author

Marion Woodman was a Canadian mythopoetic author and women's movement figure. She was a Jungian analyst trained at the C. G. Jung Institute in Zürich, Switzerland. She was one of the most widely read authors on feminine psychology, focusing on psyche and soma. She was also an international lecturer and poet. Her collection of audio and visual lectures, correspondence, and manuscripts are housed at OPUS Archives and Research Center, in Santa Barbara, California. Among her collaborations with other authors she wrote with Thomas Moore, Jill Mellick and Robert Bly. Her brothers were the late Canadian actor Bruce Boa and Jungian analyst Fraser Boa.

Reviews

[Anj · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been blessed to have Marion Woodman's words with me during quarantine and it's made me feel closer to my inner world. The 'soul' was always such a vague concept to me, but this book gave clarity and highlighted how much beauty it brings to life.

I would highly recommend to anyone who wants to delve deeper into understanding their psyche.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marion Woodman was the ultimate Crone. She stood in her own power, grounded in the reality of being human and simultaneously transcending that humanity to touch eternal truths and bring them back to the rest of us in ways deeply healing and life-enhancing.

[Carol Watt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simply outstanding. The importance of Marion Woodman's work in the domain of sacred feminine consciousness cannot be overestimated.

[Henry · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book chronicles interviews Woodman has done with various agencies, with different themes involved. To me, it serves as a wonderful primer into Jungian theory.
While the interviews have various themes, the underlying tone is the same. That when people are no longer connected to their unconscious, the body will manifest disagreement with various physical aspects. The book opens with Woodman declaring that most of the physical problems - from overeating to undereating to addictions - all came from because such a person's inner self isn’t aligned with the outer self. Yet, such people refuse to communicate with the inner self, instead resorting to running away from the problem by using various distractions.

[Roger Buck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful from a beautiful author, who touched my soul forever when I was fortunate enough to do a weekend with her ...

Strange recommendation. It seems to me that, also in working with Jung and Sophia, Valentin Tomberg did something very profound in his extroardinary masterpiece Meditations on the Tarot that prefigures Woodman, in certain ways at least. My review of that book here:

http://corjesusacratissimum.org/2009/...

[Mephistopheles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting collection of essays and interviews. I have a difficult time with Marion Woodman – I do not agree with her distinction between The Masculine and The Feminine, but there are continuous nuggets in her work that are perceptive and valuable. Marie Louise von Franz, to me, is a far deeper and clearer thinker, but Marion Woodman is still important and cannot be easily dismissed.

[Asiaonmyown · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5

[Sonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sharp.

[Amber Middlebrook · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding!

[alanest · Rating 4 out of 5]

o wow zupełnie nie to czego można się spodziewać biorąc książkę ze względu na tytuł, nic nie wiedząc o autorce.

[Mary Sue Ulven · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing fountain of wisdom, Marion Woodman embodies the archetype of the wise woman. She's one of my favorite Jungian teachers. The depth and breadth of her understanding of the true feminine principle and the longing our world has for it is well expressed from multiple angles.

[Jen Holmes · Rating 4 out of 5]

In a world so dogmatically masculine, it's interesting and refreshing to read how the feminine aspect of the soul can and ought to filter into lifestyle and being to lead a whole and fulfilling existence.

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another amazing book by Woodman - her words change my perspective on lif!

[Cristy]

Absolutely changes the way I see myself and women. Has changed my life since I've read this book

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simply brilliant. I had my highlighter out but gave up as I was just highlighting nearly every line. Powerful , insightful, nourishing, enlightening wisdom from a true wise woman.

[Rain Jewelle Martin]

unspeakably brilliant!

[Lex · Rating 5 out of 5]

I pick this interview up every once in awhile and it always does the trick.