Murray Stein
Dr. Murray Stein’s prolific career has produced a substantial body of writings, lectures, and interviews. His writings, captured in these volumes, span a wide domain of topics including Christianity, individuation, midlife, the practice of analytical psychology, and topics in contemporary society. His deep understanding of analytical psychology is much more than an academic discourse, but rather a deeply personal study of Jung that spans nearly half a century.Volume 2 looks at Mythology through a Jungian lens. Dr. Stein examines a vast array of mythologic figures. Cronos the devouring Olympian father, Hephaistos with his powerful creativity, and Narcissus with his legendary vanity, are just a few of the archetypal figures he pursues. The passage through midlife and its mythological nuances is portrayed with astute attention to the liminal space it embodies. Mythology is ripe with transformative symbols reaching deep into our unconscious. Dr. Stein masterfully unpacks the archetypal cores from within as he guides us through this transformation.TA B L E O F CO N T E N T SThe Devouring Father: A Myth of Repression 1. A Portrait of the Father-Devoured Personality2. The Devouring Father in Greek MythologyHephaistos: A Mythic Image for the Instinct of Creativity 1. The Mythic Image of Hephaistos2. The Underground Forge of Creativity3. Hephaistian Art and the Feminine4. The Hephaistian Character5. Hephaistos and His Brother6. The Loves of Hephaistos7. PostscriptNarcissus: A Mythic Image for the Instinct of Reflection 1. The Story and Its Interpreters2. Narcissus and Death3. Narcissus and Vanitas 4. Narcissus and Reflection5. Narcissus and Projection6. Narcissus and Narcissism7. Narcissus and NeoplatonismHera: A Mythic Image for the Instinct of Mating in Matrimony 1. Hera as Archetypal Image of the Mating Instinct2. The Phases and Rhythms of Hera3. Hera’s ChildrenThe Paradox of Jealousy 1. Introduction2. Jealousy: Hera’s Offspring3. The Conflict between Hera and Aphrodite4. The Wanderings of Hera5. A Child of Jealousy: HarmoniaIn MidLife Chapter 1: Hermes, Guide of Souls Through LiminalityChapter 2: Burying the Dead: The Entry into the Midlife TransitionChapter 3: Liminality and the SoulChapter 4: The Return of the Repressed During Midlife LiminalityChapter 5: The Lure to Soul-Mating in Midlife LiminalityChapter 6: Through the Region of Hades: A Steep Descent in Midlife’s LiminalityChapter 7: On the Road of Life After MidlifeOn Psychological Interpretation 1. Symbols and Interpretations2. Three Types of Representation3. Jung’s Hermeneutical Method4. Interpretation and the Language of PsychologyReferences Index
