Woman's mysteries, ancient and modern : a psychological interpretation of the feminine principle as portrayed in myth, story, and dreams

Not so many years ago the title of this chapter would have evoked a smile, for while myths might be studied as part of the strange world of the primitive, they could have no place in relation to the mind of modern man. Myth and the modern mind The moon as giver of fertility The moon in modern life Early representations of the moon deity The moon cycle of women The inner meaning of the moon cycle The man in the moon The moon mother The virgin goddess Priests and priestesses of the moon The sacred marriage Ishtar Isis and Osiris The sacrifice of the son Rebirth and immortality The changing moon Inspiration and the self.