Words as eggs : psyche in language and clinic

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. The forgotten psyche of behavioral therapy. Myths alive. Mary's dog is an ear mother; listening to the voices of psychosis. Cancer in myth and dream; an exploration into the archetypal relation between dreams and disease. What whale does America pursue?. Words as eggs. Eros in language, myth, and dream. Psyche in hiding. Eros at the well. Coins and psychological change. Metaphor as illness. Some strange and weird experiences. Preface to Splitting Firewood

'Quietly passionae and urgently intent, this book belongs to the very best tradition of depth psychology. It appeals first of all to the intelligently psychological reader who wants new modes of understanding....original, undogmatic, sensible, and wise.'

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