In Midlife A Jungian Perspective

Midlife: crisis, anger, dissolution, change...Drawing on analytical experience, dreams, & mythology, Murray Stein, well-known Jungian analyst & author, formulates three main features of the midlife passage. It begins with an erosion of attachment to the world, as if an inner treasure has been thieved away. This is followed by hints of a fresh spirit, renegade, mischievous, that scoffs at established routines. This new spirit - whom we must call Hermes - disrupts life & alarms family & friends. Finally, with luck, a deep transformation occurs, as the personality adjusts to the influx of Hermes & receives his gifts. An important book - the first to address this critical translation in terms of the psychology of C.G. Jung & the anthropology of Victor Turner. IN MIDLIFE is a good-humored book brimming with shrewd counsel, dreamwork & cultural relevance. "...there is a wisdom at the heart of this book that glows brightly throughout."--The Utne Reader.Stein, Murray is the author of 'In Midlife A Jungian Perspective' with ISBN 9780882141152 and ISBN 0882141155.