Book description
This is an exploration of the malaise of our time, the wounded-feeling function, through the mystic stories of The Fisher King and The Handless Maiden. Johnson looks to the heightened, magical language of myth for an analysis of, and a prescription for curing, this contemporary malaise. The Fisher King story…
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1 author picked The Fisher King & the Handless Maiden as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Again, this is a little book that packs a big punch.
I love how it explains the metaphors within medieval texts and how they relate to us today. Its main message is that we all need to heal our psychological suffering and mature in order to reach our potential as humans.
I found the book very insightful, particularly about the inferior and superior sides of our insecurities, and the artificial versus the authentic sides of us all. The medieval stories are described as universal hero stories of adventure and maturity. The book warns us about what happens when we refuse…
From Peter's list on ego and self development without the psychobabble.
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