Bøker av Maureen Murdock

The Heroine''s Journey is a woman''s mythic quest to heal the deep wounding of her feminine nature on a personal, cultural, and spiritual level. She undertakes this spiritual and psychological journey to become whole, integrating all parts of her nature. Sometimes the journey is conscious, but in many cases it is not. This workbook is designed to guide the reader consciously through the different stages of the Heroine''s Journey. Based on workshops conducted by the author with women of all ages, it can be used individually or in a group. The reader will explore each stage of the journey and look at the myths and fairy tales that shed light on these archetypal experiences:    •  Separation from the Feminine, in which a woman searches for an identity in a masculine-defined culture.    •  The Road of Trials, in which she challenges the myths of female inferiority, dependency, and romantic love.    •  Spiritual Aridity, a feeling of having lost herself in her struggle for achievement.    •  Initiation and Descent, a period of drawing inward and looking for the lost pieces of herself.    •  Urgent yearning to reconnect with the Feminine and heal the Mother-Daughter Split.    •  Integrating and healing the wounded parts of her inner Masculine.    •  The Sacred Marriage, which occurs as she learns to integrate and balance all aspects of herself. The chapters include questions for reflection as well as exercises in guided imagery, writing, art, and dreamwork to bring clarity and understanding to the quest. Finally, the skills learned on this archetypal journey prepare a woman to work toward the larger quest of bringing consciousness to others and preserving the balance of life on earth.

"Memoir writing teacher and psychologist Maureen Murdock invites readers to explore their own personal mythology with practical advice on the craft of memoir writing as well as writing prompts related to each chapter's archetypical focus. Murdock, author of the bestselling Heroine's Journey, looks at thematic connections between ancient cultural myth and popular contemporary memoirs to probe universal questions such as: Who am I? What is My Journey? What is My Purpose? Where is Home? How Have I Been Wounded? Her background as a Jungian psychotherapist helps enrich the way she teaches people to write--urging her students to dig deep inside themselves to examine universal patterns and archetypes that are part of the collective unconscious. Writers who feel stuck or unworthy of writing about themselves will find thought-provoking inspiration and validation in this book, while those simply looking to explore writing as a tool for self-exploration and therapeutic reflection will examine their patterns and stories to reveal a deeper understanding of their inner selves. And all will be left with a deeper understanding of the rich scope of the memoir genre, examining contemporary favorites--like Terry Tempest Williams's Refuge, Joan Didion's Year of Magical Thinking, and David Carr's The Night of the Gun--from a whole new mythological perspective. Examining life stories through the lens of myth is a powerful way to help people map their own personal journeys. Like myth, memoir reveals a certain unity to human experience-that ultimately we all share similar hopes, dreams, and desires as well as fears, losses, and heartbreaks. Although not every memoir reflects an overtly mythic theme, most memoirs writers unconsciously reveal archetypal themes in their desire to understand the trajectory of their lives. The archetypal lens in both memoirs and myths helps us locate and understand our lives within the rich tapestry of human experience"--

Psychologist and bestselling author Maureen Murdock's fascinating exploration of memory and identity, and an exacting look at how memoir is crafted