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Ecstasy: Understanding the Psychology of Joy

by Robert A Johnson

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The loss of ecstasy is one of the greatest tragedies of Western culture. We no longer know how to experience true ecstasy and the transformation it brings. By desperately seeking the mere physical expressions of joy, we remain unfulfilled and imbalanced. Here noted author and Jungian analyst Robert A. Johnson explains the nature of ecstasy and shows us how to reconnect with the ecstatic element that lies dormant within us.

Tracing the rise and fall of the ancient Dionysian cults, Johnson dramatizes the loss of ecstasy in our culture. Dionysus, half-mortal, half-god, symbolizes the irrational world of the senses. "Dionysus embodies the continual, unpredictable changes and transmutations of nature," writes Johnson. "To worship Dionysus is to worship the life force."

Johnson penetrates the surface of modern life to the ancient dynamics of our humanity, pointing out practical means for achieving a healthy expression of our true inner selves. He reveals how the Dionysian can be brought back into our lives by exercising Jung's technique of "active imagination." Through dreams, rituals, and celebrations, he shows us how to return to these original life-giving principles and restore harmony to ourselves and our culture.

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Robert Johnson, lecturer, Jungian analyst and the bestselling author of He, She, and We, shows how to introduce ecstasy into one's life.

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The bestselling author of He and She reveals how understanding the Dionysian myth can restore balance, peace, and harmony to our world.

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THE RENOWNED JUNGIAN PSYCHOLOGIST AND AUTHOR OF 'TRANSFORMATION' AND 'OWNING YOUR OWN SHADOW' BRINGS THE HIDDEN GIFT OF ECSTASY BACK INTO OUR LIVES.

Robert A. Johnson has taken tens of thousands of readers on spiritual and psychological journeys

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [99]-100).
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Robert A. Johnson, a noted lecturer and Jungian analyst, is also the author of He, She, We, Inner Work, Ecstasy, Transformation, and Owning Your Own Shadow.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780062504326
Author:
Johnson, Robert A
Publisher:
HarperOne
Author:
Stine, R.L.
Author:
Park, Trip
Author:
Johnson, Robert A.
Author:
by Robert A. Johnson
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Psychology
Subject:
Methodology
Subject:
Ecstasy
Subject:
Joy
Subject:
Methodology x
Subject:
Movements - Behaviorism
Subject:
Personal Growth - Happiness
Subject:
Happiness
Subject:
School & Education
Subject:
Psychology : General
Copyright:
1989
Edition Number:
1st pbk. ed.
Edition Description:
Trade PB
Series:
Rotten School
Publication Date:
May 10, 1989
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
from 3 to 7
Language:
English
Pages:
112
Dimensions:
8 x 9.8125 in 4.72 oz
Age Level:
from 8 to 12
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"Synopsis" by , Robert Johnson, lecturer, Jungian analyst and the bestselling author of He, She, and We, shows how to introduce ecstasy into one's life.
"Synopsis" by , The bestselling author of He and She reveals how understanding the Dionysian myth can restore balance, peace, and harmony to our world.
"Synopsis" by , THE RENOWNED JUNGIAN PSYCHOLOGIST AND AUTHOR OF 'TRANSFORMATION' AND 'OWNING YOUR OWN SHADOW' BRINGS THE HIDDEN GIFT OF ECSTASY BACK INTO OUR LIVES.

Robert A. Johnson has taken tens of thousands of readers on spiritual and psychological journeys
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