What distinguishes this book from previous books on mythology and psychology is that Adams provides so many impressively persuasive examples of how and where myths appear in contemporary life. Employing both the explative-amplificatory technique (an interpretive method) and the active imagination technique (an experiential method), Adams examines the psychological significance of Oedipus, Odysseus, Hercules, the Hydra, Poseidon, Chronos, Medusa, Tezcatlipoca, the labyrinth, the Minotaur, the griffin, the unicorn, and many ...
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What distinguishes this book from previous books on mythology and psychology is that Adams provides so many impressively persuasive examples of how and where myths appear in contemporary life. Employing both the explative-amplificatory technique (an interpretive method) and the active imagination technique (an experiential method), Adams examines the psychological significance of Oedipus, Odysseus, Hercules, the Hydra, Poseidon, Chronos, Medusa, Tezcatlipoca, the labyrinth, the Minotaur, the griffin, the unicorn, and many other mythological creatures, and concludes by presenting a dream that beautifully exemplifies the myth of the hero. With wit and eloquent clarity, this book succeeds in transporting us into an incredibly rich psychic realitythe reality of the infinitely creative human imagination.
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