Publisher: Inner City Book
Date: 1987
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Follies Phallic,
By Nancy R. Fenn "The IntrovertZCoach" (San Diego) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Phallos: Sacred Image of the Masculine (Studies in Jungian Psychology By Jungian Analysis) (Paperback)
It was a bit tough ploughing through this book ten or so years ago as it seems a little ponderous and self conscious but I'm glad I did. In retrospect I can't think of another book that raised my consciousness quite the way this one did. As a female victim of childhood molestation, I have tried to understand sexuality from the male perspective and it was helpful to read a frank but intelligent and spiritual book by a man about men without intercession and without courtship to the feminine in the audience. I often recommend this book to women who are genuinely interested in a better understanding of men and not just interested in getting them to put the toilet seat down. If you're one of these more enlightened sister types, give the book a try. It's one of a kind in my experience. I also appreciate the Jungian approach to all matters in life and this book is part of a series of books, most of which I have read with interest and appreciation.
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an uncommon view lucidly expressed,
By krishna sherchan (usa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Phallos: Sacred Image of the Masculine (Studies in Jungian Psychology By Jungian Analysis) (Paperback)
This is a great book for one's 'men's issues' or Jungian bookshelf. Of particular interest to me was the author's elucidation of the archetypal unconscious having 'phallos' qualities intrinsically. Both Freud and Jung articulated the feminine quality of the unconscious, with heroic ego differentiation representing a masculine step (initially)away from it. Yet, metaphorically, why would the unconscious be exclusively feminine? Why would the heroic ideal be exclusively masculine? As our culture's gender roles become more flexible Monick's interpretations will become increasingly useful to analysts and other therapists. This book also contains great photos of depictions of the phallos in art.
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A different way of understanding masculinity,
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I am only a lay person in exploring the ideas of Jungian psychology. However, my curiosity seems to know when it discovers a very interesting line of thought. This is what I found in this book. The idea of masculinity being underpinned by an archetype or god that is infused with the numinous was really the idea to which I kept returning. Here is an understanding that seems to emerge from some unknown but seductive antiquity. It's difficult to explain but I saw this sort of understanding as promising all sorts of possible insights some of which are developed in this book. I found it refreshing to stumble upon some reasoning that not only moves beyond the mechanical aspects of masculine sexuality but also promises further interpretation.
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As a child of about seven, in the early days of the psychosexual period which Freud called latency, I crawled into my parents' bed one summer morning. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chthonic phallos, solar phallos, physical phallos, psychoid unconscious, solar masculinity, phallic dream, unus mundus, phallic identity, negative animus, philosophical tree, axis mundi, masculine presence Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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As a child of about seven, in the early days of the psychosexual period which Freud called latency, I crawled into my parents' bed one summer morning. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chthonic phallos, solar phallos, physical phallos, psychoid unconscious, solar masculinity, phallic dream, unus mundus, phallic identity, negative animus, philosophical tree, axis mundi, masculine presence Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Great Mother, Iron John, New York, Cerne Giant, Holy Spirit, Mary Vincent, Mircea Eliade, United States New!
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- Ravaged Bridegroom: Masculinity in Women (Studies in Jungian Psychology By Jungian Analysts) by Marion Woodman on page 212, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Guided Tour of the Collected Works of C.G. Jung by Robert H. Hopcke on page 48, page 49, and page 106
- Under Saturn's Shadow: The Wounding and Healing of Men (Studies in Jungian Psychology By Jungian Analysts) by James Hollis on page 93, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Now or Neverland: Peter Pan and the Myth of Eternal Youth : A Psychological Perspective on a Cultural Icon (Studies in Jungian Psychology, 82) by Ann Yeoman on page 28, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Bible and the Psyche: Individuation Symbolism in the Old Testament (Studies in Jungian Psychology No. 24) by Edward F. Edinger in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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