The old woman's daughter
Subtitle: transformative wisdom for men and women
By: Claire Douglas ; foreword by David H. Rosen.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Carolyn and Ernest Fay series in analytical psychology ;; no. 11
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Femininity.; Women and psychoanalysis.; Jungian psychology.
Description: "The Old Woman's Daughter offers men and women alike a way to make sense of their lives and find more healing alternatives than offered by our present culture. In gentle, evocative imagery, Jungian analyst Claire Douglas invites readers to reconnect with the ancient tradition of the feminine, the "Old Woman," symbolized by her own Celtic grandmother. After considering the dangers to individuals and the society of the masculine-focused dualities of our own culture, Douglas describes an alternative that incorporates the feminine self within each of us, man or woman." "Douglas draws on myth and story, her own experiences, poetry, the dreams of some of her patients, and images available from Tibetan Buddhism to find the images and archetypes that help us recognize our inheritance from the Old Woman. She describes a form of therapy that emphasizes "cherishment," or bonding for the purpose of recovering our ties to the ancient feminine, and she deftly incorporates her search for her own voice in shaping the book into an organic whole." "Rising from Douglas's lifelong interest in the psychology of the feminine, this book shows how healing is related naturally to a Motherline of attunement, connection, and cherishment."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The black serpent and the beautiful young girl : inherited views of the feminine; title: The snake and the girl transfigured : a feminine birthright reclaimed; title: Cherishment : a different way of doing therapy and being in the world; title: The old woman, her daughter, and her daughter's children : weaving together.