Book description
A renowned psychologist examines fairy tales through a Jungian lens, revealing what they can teach us about the darkest sides of human behavior
Fairy tales seem to be innocent stories, yet they contain profound lessons for those who would dive deep into their waters of meaning. In this book,…
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1 author picked Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Few books have made such a lasting impression on me as this remarkable work on fairy tales and how to unlock their deep-rooted lessons.
It was like seeing the nuts and bolts of a secret language laid bare. Fairy tales share a similar structure and vocabulary to dreams, and one of the characters in my novel has very vivid dreams that are sending her messages. It’s hard to write dreams effectively. Too obtuse and they lose the reader. Too obvious, and they come off as silly.
But this book by von Franz is so enlightening and intelligent, you come away…
From Anthony's list on to read before hibernating.
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