The Lady of the Hare: A Study in the Healing Power of Dreams
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (910 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0877734569 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He then goes on to examine the meaning of the hare in the mythology of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt. John Layard, a British Jungian analyst, first recounts his treatment of a devout Christian woman whose dream of the sacrifice of a hare marked a turning point in her spiritual and psychological healing. Among the many manifestations of this universal archetype are the hare as trickster-hero, as a goddess associated with the moon, as a Buddhist symbol of spiritual transformation, and as the Easter Rabbit of the Christian tradition.. This book is both a fascinating account of dream therapy and an exploration of the symbolism of the hare in myth and fable around the world
"Very interesting for any student of dreams and healing" according to Mary Stowell. Very moving and inspiring study of a series of dreams and the result of examining them in terms of the healing of the situation, then a survey of the image of the hare in literature around the world. The amazing thing was how closely the mythologies of the hare were mirrored in the dreams of the woman, even though she and her analyst were not aware of these my