La gatta. Una fiaba sulla redenzione del femminile

A deeply insightful book that is enriched with enlightening passages that Maria-Lousie von Franz puts forth as she analyzes this Romanian fairytale 'The Cat.' One passage in particular comes to mind: "...One should tell that to anybody who joins feminist movements, that when the feminine is liberated Leggi tutto

Solita analisi inconcludente in stile junghiano di una fiaba per di più narrata male (nel senso che il narratore si è molto probabilmente concesse delle libertà narrative che però sono sue individuali, perché palesemente non rispettano la struttura del mito) che però la cristianissima von Franz la p Leggi tutto

I loved this book. I found it captivating, easy to read, full of symbols and very wise. I will definitely go back to it from time to time, my guess is that I will find other valuable insights. I felt sorry finishing it, but couldn't stop reading :) I totally recommend it, a good read for both men an Leggi tutto

I read this again, it was even more profound the second time. Some of the quotes are absolute gems. I shall share some of my favorites. "So, the linen has on the one side the idea of innocence and a strange connection with the possibility of being contaminated or bewitched. Thus the anima fantasy of Leggi tutto

primeiramente a ideia do livro: análise de um conto sobre gatos ! e a simbologia dos gatos ! nota 1000. foi o primeiro livro que li da marie louise von franz, mas já esperava muito, por ser coleguinha do jung. tinha tempo que eu queria ler ela, não sabia por onde começar até descobrir esse livro (po Leggi tutto

Von Franz excavates so much meaning that one can apply to one's own life from her analysis of this fairy tale. There are insights about alcoholism, marriage, symbolism of cats, Christianity, the importance of knowing the folklore of a culture. Above all, there are rich insights about anima and animu Leggi tutto

I’m tempted to stomp off into the woods, at once, to find my cat. But then she would already be lost. The path forth is the one between the opposites, resisting the seduction of the physical and the spiritual, the white and the black . A palace of cats, and a Bastet to match, would be nice, but not n Leggi tutto

Really really cool to learn all the symbols behind everything from the annunciation to somersaults. Showing the movements in femininity as Christianity took its course, and showing the folktale's redemption of the feminine, it seems relevant to today. Also reading the story is sometimes kinda funny