Mythanalysis

Myths are humanitys topography genealogy and history. They provide symbols that help us live; their characters and deeds tell us what is successful and what fails and under which conditions.In Mythanalysis mythographer and psychologist Pierre Solie pays particular attention to two myths about the Great Mother -- those pertaining to the Babylonian goddess Tiamat and the Egyptian goddess Isis. He analyzes these myths using several developmental diagrams and proposes the idea of chiasma -- which means cross -- to account for the crossovers where psychological changes take place. Numerous clinical cases are also presented that support the use of myth in therapy. Mythanalysis is a brilliant contribution to the science of human nature.Table of ContentsPart One Mythanalysis DefinedLauras Case or the Return to the Land of EgyptMyths About Life Sex and Death: The Myth of Isis and OsirisDialectical Models: Cannibalism and AgapeThe Babylonian Myth of Marduk and TiamatLauras ReturnPart Two Mythanalysis AppliedNocturnal Dreaming: Manifestation of Objective Psychic Reality and Witness to Its TransformationThe Psychotherapist as Sacred Prostitute of Nighttime and Daytime DreamsGeo-History: Political Imaginary and TherapeuticTherapeutic LiteratureA Return to Myth