Gods in everyman : a new psychology of men's lives and loves

in This Challenging And Enlightening Companion Volume To The Bestselling goddesses In Everywoman, jean Shinoda Bolen Turns Her Attention To The Powerful Inner Patterns—or Archetypes—that Shape Men's Personalities, Careers, And Personal Relationships. Viewing These Archtypes As The Inner Counterparts Of The Outer World Of Cultural Stereotypes, She Demonstrates How Men An Women Can Gain An Nvaluable Sense Of Wholeness And Integration When What They Do Is Consistent With Who They Are. Dr. Bolen Introduces These Patterns In The Guise Of Eight Archetypal Gods, Or Personality Types, With Whom The Reader Will Identify. From The Authoritarian Power-seeking Gods (zeus, Poseidon) To The Gods Of Creativity (apollo, Hephaestus) To The Sensual Dionysus, Dr. Bolen Shows Men How To Identify Their Ruling Gods, How To Decide Which To Cultivate And Which To Overcome, And How To Tap Thepwer Of These Enduring Archetypes In Order To Enrich And Strengthen Their Lives. She Also Stresses The Importance Of Understanding Which Gods You Are Attracted To And Which Are Compatible With Your Expectations, Uncovers The Origins Of The Often-difficult Father-son Relationship, And Explores Society's Deep Conflict Between Nurturing Behavior And The Need To Foster Masculinity. in gods In Everyman dr. Bolen Presents Us With A Compassionate And Lucid Male Psychology That Will Help All Men And Women To Better Understand Themselves And Their Relationships With Their Fathers, Their Sons, Their Brothers, And Their Lovers. san Francisco Chronicle a Fascinating Book....novel, Visionary And Helpful. In this challenging and enlightening companion volume to the bestselling Goddesses in Everywoman, Jean Shinoda Bolen turns her attention to the powerful inner patterns, or archetypes, that shape men's personalities, careers, and personal relationships. Viewing these archetypes as the inner counterparts of the outer world of cultural stereotypes, she demonstrates how men and women can gain an invaluable sense of wholeness and integration when what they do is consistent with who they are. Dr. Bolen introduces these patterns in the guise of eight archetypal gods, or personality types, with whom the reader will identify. From the authoritarian power-seeking gods (Zeus, Poseidon) to the gods of creativity (Apollo, Hephaestus) to the sensual Dionysus, Dr. Bolen shows men how to identify their ruling gods, how to decide which to cultivate and which to overcome, and how to tap the power of these enduring archetypes in order to enrich and strengthen their lives. She also stresses the importance of understanding which gods you are attracted to and which are compatible with your expectations, uncovers the origins of the often-difficult father-son relationship, and explores society's deep conflict between nurturing behavior and the need to foster masculinity. In Gods in Everyman Dr. Bolen presents us with a compassionate and lucid male psychology that will help all men and women to better understand themselves and their relationships with their fathers, their sons, their brothers, and their lovers. The companion volume to Goddesses in Everywoman reveals the powerful inner patterns, or archetypes, that shape men's personalities, careers, and personal relationships--offering a insights into Greek mythology, Jungian archetypal psychology, and into themselves and the people in their lives. A Jungian analyst, Dr. Bolen introduces our inner patterns in the guise of eight archetypal gods. From the authoritarian, power-seeking gods (Zeus, Poseidon) to the gods of creativity (Apollo, Hephaestus) to the sensual Dionysis, Dr. Bolen shows men how to identify their ruling gods, how to decide which to cultivate and which to overcome, and how to tap the power of these enduring archetypes in order to enrich and strengthen their lives. She stresses the importance of understanding which gods you are attracted to and which are incompatible with your expectations, uncovers the origins of the often-difficult father-son relationship, and explores society's deep conflict between nurturing behavior and the need to foster masculinity. In Gods in Everyman, Dr. Bolen presents us with a compassionate and lucid male psychology that will help all men and women to better understand themselves and their relationships with their fathers, their sons, their brothers and their lovers Relates the author's harrowing family circumstances that led to his placement in the equally daunting foster-care system, and describes how he beat the odds through high academic achievement This book is about the gods in Everyman, the innate pat archetypes-that lie deep within the psyche, shaping men from within. Title from PDF title page (viewed on Feb. 15, 2008).