Women's Dionysian initiation : the Villa of Mysteries in Pompeii

This book is a step-by-step account of the initiation of women at Pompeii. This study, written at the behest of C. G. Jung by one of his closest associates, reads the scenes of initiates, priestesses, fauns, satyrs, cupid figures & black winged angels as a dream series. We are taken inside the Dionysian experience & begin to feel the distinctions between Ariadne, his wife & her other family members - Pasophae, Phiadra & Medea. These rituals provide a key to the mysteries of midlife crises going on in women today. "Anyone fascinated by the Dionysian/Orphic mystery tradition, or interested in the use of mythical archetypes as representation of the Jungian process of individualation, will find this book a treasure trove of inspiration & confirmation."--Gnosis.… (more)