Mid-Life Spirituality and Jungian Archetypes (Jung on the Hudson Books) [Paperback]

Janice Brewi (Author), Anne Brennan (Author)

Book Description

Series: Jung on the Hudson Books | Publication Date: November 1, 1999

Brewi and Brennan use a blend of Christianity with Jungian psychology to address four stages of the mid-life process: the archetypal perspective, the task of coming to terms with the "shadow personality," working with the inner child, so that the child can lead the adult into this new stage of living, and exploring Wisdom, the fruit of living.

Product Details

• Paperback: 274 pages
• Publisher: Nicolas-Hays, Inc.; Revised edition (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089254046X
• ISBN-13: 978-0892540464
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,083,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I Like This Book ..., June 6, 2000

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This review is from: Mid-Life Spirituality and Jungian Archetypes (Jung on the Hudson Books) (Paperback)

Even if you've very little understanding of Jung's ideas, you'll be able to follow this book. It's easy to read, interesting, and thought provoking. More important, it addresses some of the questions I've asked as I moved into my, uh, twilight years. Further, corroberation of the ideas put forth are drawn from a wide variety of sacred and secular texts.

The book is broken into four sections: The Life Cycle, The Shadow, The Child, and Emerging Wisdom. I quite enjoyed the "Reflective Exercises" at the end of each section that gave me a chance to think about, and integrate, what I'd just read.

And like anything that goes to the core of our own personal belief system, we should remember we can take the best and leave the rest. Me? I'm taking a lot away from this book!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Read This Before You Buy the Red Sportscar, June 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mid-Life Spirituality and Jungian Archetypes (Jung on the Hudson Books) (Paperback)

Do not attempt this book if you are under 30, have never made a mortgage payment, or said "I Do". However if you are experiencing the tremors of approaching middle age this just could be your guidebook to the next phase in your life. It's the time of life in which, according to the authors, the things that used to 'work' for you-personality traits, methods of dealing with life- just dont anymore. And more important, why they don't. Be warned this is not a Life 'Lite' read; its slow going but worth the effort especially for those intrigued with the work of renowned Swiss psychologist Carl Jung.

16 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Misleading..., October 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Mid-Life Spirituality and Jungian Archetypes (Jung on the Hudson Books) (Paperback)

The title of this book is very misleading - it should have been Mid-Life CHRISTIAN Spirituality. While I have no qualms with an occasional quote from the Bible when it makes a point, this book was littered with biblical references that had little relevance other than to proselytize. In fact I was downright offended that a book geared toward people experiencing a mid-life crisis (and thus more vulnerable) would contain such a heavy Christian-only overtone. This book may interest Christians but since the book seems to take the stance of the fundamentalist or born again, the reader should be made aware of this before buying the book.

Simply put, this book is more about preaching a form of Christianity as a solution than a fair presentation of spirituality and mid-life. The description of the book, and the positive reviews were very misleading and the book itself very disappointing. The author should, not assume that Christianity is the answer to everyone's spiritual needs, for it certainly is not.