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  Hilda Reilly January 24, 2013 at 8:41am

  One of my favourite books is The Origin of Unconsciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes. Don't let the title put you off. And whatever you may think of Jaynes' theories you have to admit that it's an intellectual tour de force.
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  Kate Keller September 4, 2011 at 7:29pm

  I would add the books by Paula Reeves, both Women's Intuition and Heart Sense.  She is in Atlanta.  And check out Susan Olson's By Grief Transformed.
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  Siona van Dijk June 6, 2011 at 2:34pm

  I remember being deeply influenced by Ernest Becker's The Denial of Death.
  
  I'd also recommend James Carse's Finite and Infinite Games as another brilliant little life-changer.
  
  Aphrodite's Daughters, by Jalaja Bonheim, is incredible, as is Woman's Intuition, by Paula Reeves. (The latter has simple title for such a rare and deep book. I believe Marion Woodman is the co-author.)
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  Sally Durham May 24, 2011 at 5:09pm

  I've just completed Donald Kalshed's The Inner World of Trauma.  He's proposed groundbreaking ideas about what lengths the Self will go to preserve the psyche from being re-traumatized.   Both startling and insightful, Kalshed presents a novel  view of Self as both protector and potential annihilator.  His use of dreams and fairy tales to explicate theory make this book especially poignant.
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  Ian Pitt January 21, 2011 at 7:10pm

  Thanks for the video, Bonnie. Peter Kingsley has chosen an odd, anti-academic style for his later books (Ancient Philosophy has an academic style) that can be off-putting and even frustrating, but his ideas are worth exploring for those interested in the interfaces between psychology, religion, and philosophy. I for one had paid no attention to the ancient Greeks in this context until I had read his books, but they have opened my eyes to many things.
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  Bonnie Bright January 21, 2011 at 4:10pm

  Ian, Thanks for posting about Peter Kingsley. Someone had highly recommended him to me a few months ago and I had never heard of him before. I still haven't had as much time as I'd like to dig into his work, but his work is quite remarkable. I've just posted a (20-minute) interview with him in the Videos section for anyone who is interested...
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  Ian Pitt January 21, 2011 at 11:20am

  Reading Peter Kingsley's books because of Thomas Moore's recommendation: 

  Ancient Philosophy - opened my eyes to the connections between religion and philosophy for the ancient Greeks

  In the Dark Places of Wisdom - Parmenides was a follower of Apollo who practiced incubation

  Reality - Kingsley provides a mystical/psychological analysis of Parmenides writings
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  Bonnie Bright January 17, 2011 at 4:08pm

  Hi Lois. Sandplay is such a fascinating topic: Do you have any specific books you would recommend on the subject?
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  Lois Carey January 16, 2011 at 6:07am

  I forgot to report that I present topics related to mythology and sandplay to many groups.  In April, together with Ilka List, we are presenting the snake as a healing symbol.  I am focusing on Medusa as the negative side of the image and her role as the negative mother archetype.
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  Ed Koffenberger December 14, 2010 at 5:22pm

  For dog lovers:

  The Symbol of the Dog in the Human Psyche: A Study of the Human-Dog Bond by Eleanora Woloy.