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The Maiden King: The Triumph of the Feminine
November 19, 1998 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm PST
Robert Bly and Marion Woodman interpret the deep psychological insights imbedded in ancient stories, in this case a Russian folktale about bringing feminine energy back into the world. The Maiden King tells of an absent father, a possessive stepmother, a false tutor, and a young man overwhelmed by a beautiful maiden and her thirty sisters, sailing toward him on thirty boats. His weak response sends her retreating in anger, and to find her once again he must go on a quest that leads to Baba Yaga, the fierce old woman of Russian folk tradition who represents not life in service of death, but death in service of life. The male tendency to go to sleep in the face of feminine magnificence, female fear of power and of abandonment that leads to rage, the need to get beyond oppositional thinking enroute to the Divine – these are issues the book addresses with wisdom and lyrical beauty. The true heir to Iron John, Bly’s number-one national best-seller about men, The Maiden Kingspeaks eloquently to readers of Clarissa Pinkola Estes, James Hillman, and Deborah Tannen.
This program is a joint presentation of the Oregon Friends of C.G. Jung and Looking Glass Bookstore.
Marion Woodman, Ph. D. Hon., is a Jungian analyst and a leader in exploring the deeper levels of the feminine. She is the author of many acclaimed books which bridge the fields of analytical psychology and feminine psychology including, Addiction to Perfection and Leaving My Father’s House.
ROBERT BLY has had a tremendous influence on contemporary poetry as poet, editor and translator. He has published many volumes of his poetry, including The Man in the Black Coat Turns, Loving a Woman in Two Worlds, and Selected Poems. His work, The Light Around the Body was given a National Book Award. He is currently writing on men’s mythology and leads workshops in various parts of the country as well as abroad. He lives in Minnesota.