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Analytical psychologist Carl Jung developed a theory of archetypes that live in the unconscious mind of all humans. Within that framework, the anima is considered the unconscious feminine side of men, and the animus the unconscious masculine side of women. Under his theory, an individual’s expression of these two archetypes can be studied and developed to unlock attributes and potentials that the conscious mind might keep hidden or be unaware of.

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Female Authority: Empowering Women through Psychotherapy

Young-Eisendrath and Wiedemann break with the tradition of “deficit thinking,” the examination of what is absent, wrong, or deficient.

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype

Within every woman there lives a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. She is the Wild Woman, who represents the instinctual nature of women. But she is an endangered species.

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Jung the Mystic: The Esoteric Dimensions of Carl Jung’s Life and Teachings

Although he is often called the “founding father of the New Age,” Carl Jung, the legendary Swiss psychiatrist best known for his groundbreaking concepts such as the collective unconscious, archetype theory, and synchronicity, often took pains to avoid any explicit association with mysticism or...

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Psychological Types (The Collected Works of C. G. Jung, Vol. 6)

One of the most important of Jung’s longer works, and probably the most famous of his books, Psychological Types appeared in German in 1921 after a “fallow period” of eight years during which Jung had published little.

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Leaving My Father’s House: A Journey to Conscious Femininity

The renowned analyst and author here provides deep insight into the process required to bring feminized wisdom to consciousness, a struggle in which many women are more fully engaged today than ever before.

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The Essential Jung: Selected and Introduced by Anthony Storr

In this compact volume, British psychiatrist and writer Anthony Storr has selected extracts from Jung's writings that pinpoint his many original contributions and relate the development of his thought to his biography.

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The Secret of Secrets: The Secrets of the Golden Flower

Taoist teachings on life and existence—presented by one of the best-known and provocative spiritual teachers of our time In this unique series of discourses, Osho unravels The Secret of the Golden Flowers, an ancient text that he describes as the essence of Taoism.

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The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife

Why do so many go through so much disruption in their middle years? Why then? Why do we consider it to be a crisis? The Middle Passage presents us with an opportunity to reexamine our lives and to ask: "Who am I apart from my history and the roles I have played?" It is an occasion for redefining...

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He: Understanding Masculine Psychology

What does it really mean to be a man? What are some of the landmarks along the road to mature masculinity? And what of the feminine components of a man’s personality? Women do not really know as much about men as they think they do.

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Femininity Lost and Regained

The author of the phenomenal bestsellers He and She discusses the importance of regaining the feminine dimension in our lives. According to Johnson, regaining the power of feminine feeling and value is critical to the development of human peace and consciousness.

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