Artemide. Lo spirito indomito dentro la donna

In Artemis , Jean Bolen discusses the importance of archetypes and mythological stories. She asserts that we don't just enjoy the stories for their entertainment value- we respond to the psychological truths contained between the lines. I've always enjoyed academic discussions of mythological tales. I Leggi tutto

I love Jean Shinoda Bolen's approach to feminist psychological archetype. I am less excited about the few false dichotomies of gender smattered into theory, but overall, this was a wonderful book about my once-and-always favorite Greek Goddess figure (since I first discovered them at age 8). She's a Leggi tutto

I read Bolen’s Goddesses in Everywoman before this, and sadly, Artemis was not as compelling as Goddesses was. Goddesses had a good balance between theory/archetype and anecdotal evidence, and I was expecting the same proportion in this book. I was especially intrigued about the Selene/Hecate aspect Leggi tutto

I read this after another one of Bolen’s book “The Goddesses in Everywoman”, which was my introduction to her application of Jungian archetypal exploration using Greek mythology. I was particularly captured by two goddesses: Aphrodite and Artemis and was delighted to find she had written a whole boo Leggi tutto

I loved “Goddesses in Everywoman” and identify with the Artemis archetype. The whole concept of Goddesses as archetypes is fascinating to me. I just felt that there wasn’t enough material to cover the Artemis archetype in a separate book. I thought that there was a lot of repetition in this book alt Leggi tutto

3.5 stars. Much of the book resonated very strongly with me, but there are valid critiques that the content suffers from a lack of intersectionality. Would love to see an updated edition that takes diverse feminist perspectives into account.

Lo dejé por un tiempo y al retomar me gustó más! Habla de los arquetipos de las diosas y cómo cada mujer puede identificarse a lo largo de su vida

Ho amato così tanto questa scrittrice che non ho potuto fare a meno di acquistare questo volume! Il sottotitolo del testo è “Lo spirito indomito dentro la donna”. Vi state chiedendo come mai? Ve lo spiego! Questo spirito indomito fa riferimento alle donne che hanno dentro di sé l’archetipo Artemide, Leggi tutto