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The Vision Thing: Myth, Politics and Psyche in the World

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I found THE VISION THING a startling, bold, and creative feast in which the contributors address culturally hot topics such as political leadership, law, gender, race, pure evil, the world wide web, and Aboriginal alcoholism from a perspective steeped in the shared collective nature of our minds. Reading these pieces is not only to engage pleasurably with passionate and generous thinkers on their chosen topics, it is to become tantalized and educated about a way of appreciating ourselves as human beings in political activities. That way requires awareness of the mythic and archetypal themes braided into our conscious involvements with cultural issues.

A sure sign of the power contained in this way of analysis, and of the contributors' skills in presenting it, is that THE VISION THING stirred my emotions as well as my thoughts. One piece made me dizzy; another left me sickened; I marvelled at one and despaired at another - rare reactions to a book so chock full of first class thinking. I read most articles with an excitement appropriate to mystery stories, eager to know the outcome as I was led on by the author's own sense of adventure. Without exception, each contribution left me more thoughtful, informed, and sensitive to its topic.

Chapter after chapter recounts thoughts and deeds which will inspire, instruct, and amuse casual and professional readers for decades to come. I anticipate this book will hold a unique and valued place in the library of everyone fortunate enough to have come upon it.