The heroine's journey : woman's quest for wholeness

Description: This book describes contemporary woman's search for wholeness in a society in which she has been defined according to masculine values. Drawing upon cultural myths and fairy tales, ancient symbols and goddesses, and the dreams of contemporary women, Murdock illustrates the need for--and the reality of--feminine values in Western culture. -- from back cover

Table of Contents:
1. Separation from the Feminine : Rejection of the Feminine
The Journey Begins: Separation from the Mother
The Terrible Mother and the Negative Feminine
Abandoning the Mother
Separating from the Good Mother
Rejection of the Female Body
Rejected by Mother
2. Identification with the Masculine : Daughters of the Father
Father as Ally
Daddy's Girl: Absorption of the Feminine
The Father Quest: Gathering Allies
Lack of a Positive Masculine Ally
Addiction to Perfection
Learning the Rules of the Game with Dad
Putting the Patriarchy on Notice
3. The Road of Trials : Confronting Ogres and Dragons
The Myth of Dependency
The Two-Headed Dragon
The Myth of Female Inferiority
Slaying the Ogre Tyrant
The Myth of Romantic Love
Psyche and Eros
4. The Illusory Boon of Success : The Superwoman Mystique
Reaction to the Feminine Mystique
The Great Pretender
The Myth of Never Being Enough
5. Strong Women Can Say No : A Sense of Betrayal
Spiritual Aridity
Betrayal by the Father: Iphigenia
Betrayal by God
Spiritual Daughters of the Patriarchy
What Happens When Women Say No?
Saying No: The King Must Die
6. The Initiation and Descent to the Goddess : Woman's Initiation
Looking for the Lost Pieces of Myself
Mother/Daughter Mysteries
The Grain Goddess
The Descent of Inanna
Meeting the Dark Mother
Mindful Suffering and Return
7. Urgent Yearning to Reconnect with the Feminine
The Worm Baby
Body/Spirit Split
Female Sexuality
Family Messages about the Female Body
This Is My Body
A Cap on My Heart
Grieving the Separation from the Feminine
Grandmother Spider
The Feminine as Preserver
The Feminine as Creator: Oshun and Changing Woman
Refining the Vessel
8. Healing the Mother/Daughter Split : Daughters Unmothered
Mother as Fate
The Search for the Personal Mother
Divine Ordinariness
Healing in Nature and Community
Grandmother as Guide
Woman as Mythmaker
The Origin of Images of the Goddess
The Dark Dream Woman
Woman's Words
Taking Back the Dark: Reclaiming the Madwoman
Reclaiming the Power of the Feminine
9. Finding the Inner Man with Heart : Healing the Wounded Masculine
The Unrelated Masculine
Releasing Machisma
The Sacred Marriage
A Woman of Wisdom and a Man with Heart
Healing Powers of the Feminine: Hildegard
Dreaming of the Sacred Union
10. Beyond Duality : Healing the Split between Feminine and Masculine
A Circular Perspective
Dual Nature of the Divine
Celtic Christianity
The Circle as a Model for Living

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