Persephone rising Awakening the heroine within

Carol Pearson, 1944-

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Published
New York, NY : HarperElixir, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers [2015]
Edition
First edition
Language
English
Physical Description
390 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9780062318923
9780062318930
Main Author
Carol Pearson, 1944- (-)
Review by Booklist Review

Readers run with the wolves and more as Pearson addresses readers' inherent heroine potential in this beautifully realized effort to present and analyze the powerful ancient Greek myth of Demeter and her daughter, Persephone, abducted by the underworld god, Hades. Pearson decodes the archetypal basis of the Eleusinian Mysteries, secret annual rituals associated with the myth provide readers with a virtual initiation into ancient, sacred, unwritten knowledge that protected the rites from dogma, rules, and censorship. She illuminates anthropologists' findings at a Cretan initiation site and shares literary and philosophical writings about the era to support her call to revive innate inner strengths and universal connections between women and men in accord with their empowerment. Primal archetypes Demeter, Zeus, Persephone, and Dionysus also provide Pearson with material for integrative lessons meant to encourage life transformation via the power of story. Pearson's accessible style bridges the scholarly and the mainstream, analysis and practice.--Scott, Whitney Copyright 2015 Booklist

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