The mermaid in the pond : an erotic fairy tale for adults
- New York Continuum c1999
- 123 p.; bibliog.
Translated by Vanessa Agnew.
The Mermaid in the Pond, a Grimm Brother's Fairy Tale. Introduction. Misfortune comes with the night. Sacrificing the future--A depressive way of behaving. The miller's pronlem. The nixie. Powerful feelings that are longed for and feared. And everything is just the way it once was. The hour of the nixie. In the arms of the nixie at the bottom of the pond. A time of mourning. The dream. The wise woman. The wise old woman in the crisis of a modern woman. The advice given by the old woman in the fairy tale. The conflict with the nixie. A time for self-protection. The spring. What we can learn. Dealing with our partner's attraction
'For many years, I gave this story of The Mermaid in the Pond just a very cursory glance. Upon a closer look, I became fascinated by it. I have worked with the story in seminars, and over and over again somehow come to the conclusion that it is a story full of hidden images...The greatest thing we can learn from this fairy tale is how to deal with a partner who is in the grips of a powerful attraction to someone else.'
Paperback
0826409261 (hardcover : alk. paper)
96008730
Mythology--Psychological aspects Psychoanalysis and folklore Jungian psychology Tales--Psychological Aspects Symbolism in fairy tales