The Eden project : in search of the magical other [a Jungian perspective on relationship]

Fear : Fear in relationships . See Chapter 3. See also index under fear (of commitment, incest, management of, primal, etc.). Work -- Psychological Aspects : Chapter 5.. Organizational Behavior : Chapter 5.. Dependency (Psychological) : Chapter 4.

James Hollis. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapters: 1. The lost garden: acquiring a sense of self -- 2. Going home: the Eden project: Eros, projection and the magical Other; This crazy thing called love; The inner dynamic of projection; Withdrawing projections; Love, relationship and the soul -- 3. Couples: coupling and uncoupling; The management of fear; Four principles of relationship -- 4. Becoming conscious of Eros wounds: The boy who failed his mother; The dark river god of the blood; The Abilene paradox; Taking care of the caretaking business; The lonely paladin; Necessary questions -- 5. Eros in organizations -- 6. The spindrift gaze towards paradise: Spirituality and soul; Three poets who walked with the gods [Stevens, Crane, Rilke]

'The quality of all our relationships is a direct function of our relationship to ourselves. The best thing we can do for our relationships with others, and with the transcendent, then, is to render our relationship with ourselves more conscious.'

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