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The Nymphomaniac - A Psycho-Mythology Series
SMALL GEMS BY
J. MARVIN SPIEGELMAN, Ph.D.
The origin of the Nymphomaniac story is in The Tree by J. Marvin Spiegelman. His “Psycho-Mythology” grew out of many years of use of C. G. Jung’s method of “Active Imagination.” The three tales of the women are more personal in one sense–they all have names–but are also archetypal. They are meant to be quite characteristic of women, but also come from the stages of development of the anima (the image of the feminine in the male psyche), as described by Jung. Julia, the Atheist-Communist, is Mother and struggles with the issue of motherhood and creativity, although her spiritual battle is
political. Sybilla, the Nymphomaniac, is Hetaira (prostitute into priestess and oracle), who reconciles the warring gods within herself. Maria, the Nun, is a spiritual priestess as Sybilla was an earth priestess. She overcomes taboo and the flesh and brings a renewal of the Christian story into the modern day.
Spiegelman had used Jung’s method of inner dialogue and Active Imagination for fourteen years, when one day there was a quantum jump for him, and as he put it:
“The work was no longer merely for my own enlightenment and development, but suddenly took on the possibility of social usefulness.”
Israel Regardie (1907-1985) the western world’s foremost authority on higher consciousness states:
“Spiegelman deals symbolically with the process of individuation,the growth to be ONESELF, the movement Godward.”
We hope you enjoy the Small Gems Series of books by J. Marvin Spiegelman, Ph.D. Click title to order.
The Quest - The Quest, Further Adventures in the Unconscious, is part of the Psycho-Mythology Series, a blend of fiction and psychological fact. Spiegelman had used Jung’s method of inner dialogue and active imagination for fourteen years, when one day there was a quantum jump for him, and as he put it: “The work was no longer merely for my own enlightenment and development, but suddenly took on the possibility of social usefulness.” The first book of the Psycho-Mythology Series is The Tree, which consists of ten tales told by five men and five women. Each story is of a heroic nature, though the people are quite ordinary. Each is a tale of individuation, of a pursuit of wholeness and meaning based on their own experience of the divine. The Quest, which is made up of different stories, dovetail into one tale. Humanity’s search for meaning, and understanding, integration and union carries on. The content is of learning and healing. Through their experiences, they are redeemed and make the discovery of the divinization of man and the humanization of the divine. Click title to order.
Mysticism, Psychology and Oedipus - Mysticism, Psychology and Oedipus, from the Small Gems series is one of these mysterious alchemys which Regardie and Spiegelman crafted for the serious student of mysticism. Mysticism, Psychology and Oedipus by Dr. Israel Regardie and his friend, world renowned Jungian Psychologist, J. Marvin Spiegelman, Ph.D. was created to reach the serious student at the intersecting paths of magic, mysticism and psychology. While each area of study overlaps they also maintain their own individual paths of truth. One of Regardie’s greatest gifts was his rare ability to combine these difficult and diverse subjects and make them understandable. Click title to order.
The Knight - A Jungian Healing Journey by J. Marvin Spiegelman is written in the style of Psycho-Mythology, a creative kind of union between fiction and psychological fact. Psycho-Mythology is a literature in which an individual’s fantasy transcends the personal level, reaching the collective unconscious. Spiegelman had used Jung’s method of inner dialogue and Active Imagination for fourteen years, when one day there was a quantum jump for him, and as he put it: “The work was no longer merely for my own enlightenment and development, but suddenly took on the possibility of social usefulness.” Click title to order.
The Wisdom of J. Marvin Spiegelman, Ph.D., Volume I - The Wisdom of J. Marvin Spiegelman, Ph.D., Volume I - Selected Writings, is filled with the rich wisdom and deep knowledge acquired throughout many years of personal and professional experience, as a Jungian Analyst, teacher, creative thinker and person on a quest. J. Marvin Spiegelman, Ph.D., (1926 - 2017) was a Diplomate in clinical psychology and graduate of the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. He had his own private practice in California. He taught at UCLA and USC, consulted and lectured widely in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. He was a prolific writer, beginning with his first book, The Tree of Life. It was part of the psycho-mythology series, in which he explored the age-old passions of lust, power, betrayal, greed, and the other appetites of the human soul, as well the psychic needs for love, creativity and religion. Click title to order.
The Wisdom of J. Marvin Spiegelman, Ph.D., Volume II - The Wisdom of J. Marvin Spiegelman, Ph.D., Volume II- Psychology and Religion, is filled with the rich wisdom and deep knowledge acquired throughout many years of personal and professional experience, as a Jungian analyst, teacher, creative thinker and person on a quest. Click title to order.
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