Goddesses in Everywoman: Powerful Archetypes in Women's Lives
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Jean Shinoda Bolen’s celebrated work of female psychology that uses seven archetypical goddesses to describing behavior patterns and personality traits， as relevant and timeless today as when it was first published thirty years ago。
Myths are fascinating stories that become even more intriguing when we realize that they can reveal intimate truths about ourselves and others。 Jean Shinoda Bolen brings the Greek pantheon to life as our inner archetypes and applies the power of myth to our personal lives。 Once we understand the natural progression from myth to archetype to personal psychology， and realize that positive gifts and negative tendencies are qualities associated with a particular goddess within， we gain powerful insights。
Depending on which goddess is more active within， one woman might be more committed to achieving professional success， while another more fulfilled as a wife and mother。 From the autonomous Artemis and the cool Athena to the nurturing Demeter and the creative Aphrodite， she teaches women how to decide which to cultivate and which to overcome， and how to tap the power of these enduring archetypes to become a better “heroine” in their own life story。
Myths are fascinating stories that become even more intriguing when we realize that they can reveal intimate truths about ourselves and others。 Jean Shinoda Bolen brings the Greek pantheon to life as our inner archetypes and applies the power of myth to our personal lives。 Once we understand the natural progression from myth to archetype to personal psychology， and realize that positive gifts and negative tendencies are qualities associated with a particular goddess within， we gain powerful insights。
Depending on which goddess is more active within， one woman might be more committed to achieving professional success， while another more fulfilled as a wife and mother。 From the autonomous Artemis and the cool Athena to the nurturing Demeter and the creative Aphrodite， she teaches women how to decide which to cultivate and which to overcome， and how to tap the power of these enduring archetypes to become a better “heroine” in their own life story。
Reviews
Stephi K。
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Bolen made archtypes so accessible--it made me think about myself and others in a whole new light。 I copied down some quotes from this book because many parts resonated with me。
Karime ♡
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Este libro se volvió， sin dudarlo， uno de mis favoritos。 En él， Jean hace un análisis de personalidades arquetípicas de las Diosas de la Antigua Grecia Artemisa， Atenea， Hestia， Hera， Deméter， Perséfone y Afrodita。 De cada una de ellas explica su origen， psicología， las razones que las motivan a actuar de cierta forma o a tomar ciertas decisiones， sus relaciones con sus madres， padres y parejas， con el sexo femenino y masculino， sus personalidades en la niñez， la adolescencia y la adultez， etc。 Este libro se volvió， sin dudarlo， uno de mis favoritos。 En él， Jean hace un análisis de personalidades arquetípicas de las Diosas de la Antigua Grecia Artemisa， Atenea， Hestia， Hera， Deméter， Perséfone y Afrodita。 De cada una de ellas explica su origen， psicología， las razones que las motivan a actuar de cierta forma o a tomar ciertas decisiones， sus relaciones con sus madres， padres y parejas， con el sexo femenino y masculino， sus personalidades en la niñez， la adolescencia y la adultez， etc。 Algo que me encantó al leer el libro es que Jean， en ningún momento， hace algún juicio acerca de las Diosas y sus comportamientos。 Nos habla con perspectiva de género y， además， crea un lugar seguro para las mujeres haciéndonos saber que nosotras tenemos la posibilidad de trabajar a la（s） Diosa（s） con la（s） que nos identificamos o invocar a alguna（s） con la（s） que nos interese trabajar ciertos aspectos de nuestras vidas。 Las Diosas de cada mujer nos hace entender que tenemos el poder。 Fue un libro lleno de conocimiento， empatía， AUTOconocimiento y exploración de mi inconsciente。Me encantó， lo recomiendo ampliamente y muero por leer Los Dioses de cada hombre。 No dudo que vaya a ser， también， una increíble lectura。 。。。more
Aglaia
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More like three-and-a-half stars
Emerson
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honestly， I didn’t really love this book that much。 It wasn’t bad， it just wasn’t necessarily my taste。 I think that the author provided a lot of interesting points though， and I really enjoyed learning about Greek mythology！！ despite the fact that I didn’t love this book， I’m still considering picking up the other version of this book “Gods in everyman”…
Bruna Dolenc
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Support your local-internal-goddesses girl gang。
Davinia Rodríguez
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Me he sentido identificada en muchas cosas， es un libro para la introspección。 Te proporciona otra perspectiva sobre las etapas de la vida， de lo que implica ser mujer。
Francisca Dls
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Un esencial :）
Greg Rduch
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A very good addition to some such materials as https://www。16personalities。com/perso。。。 / https://en。wikipedia。org/wiki/Myers%E。。。 A very good addition to some such materials as https://www。16personalities。com/perso。。。 / https://en。wikipedia。org/wiki/Myers%E。。。 。。。more
Mónica
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The book sparked my interest in Greek/Roman mythology。 Unfortunately the examples are a bit dated and the archetypes are not mutually exclusive enough to be useful。
Ingrida
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Although in many moments it felt like reading a horoscope section or results of some buzzfeed quiz （the Barnum effect plays strong）， the intention of this book is pretty well thought out and I do feel like I have slightly enriched my psyche with ancient mythological archetypes that might influence different modes of being and perceiving the world。 2，5 rounded up to 3 stars - to be honest， before reading I thought that this book might be a load of nonsensical pseudo-pop-psychology， but it does ma Although in many moments it felt like reading a horoscope section or results of some buzzfeed quiz （the Barnum effect plays strong）， the intention of this book is pretty well thought out and I do feel like I have slightly enriched my psyche with ancient mythological archetypes that might influence different modes of being and perceiving the world。 2，5 rounded up to 3 stars - to be honest， before reading I thought that this book might be a load of nonsensical pseudo-pop-psychology， but it does make sense。 I don't think it's bad to look at your inner world from more than one prism， as long as it doesn't become the only one way。 Also it's always nice to refresh the memories of myths and the characters in them or learn about some new ones。 If anyone guesses my top 3 dominating goddesses correctly in my subjectively perceived order， I might owe you a drink。 。。。more
Cassandra
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Somewhat dated but overall helpful。 A hugely needed expansion Jungian archetypes for women。
Juliana
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Este libro de psicología femenina fue escrito en 1984 y utiliza siete diosas griegas como arquetipos para describir patrones de comportamiento y rasgos de personalidad。Me pareció muy interesante poder identificar las propias diosas internas y además ser más consciente de las poderosas fuerzas que influyen en lo que hacemos y en cómo nos sentimos。 Todas las mujeres podemos identificarnos con varias diosas， aunque siempre hay unas que son más dominantes en cada una de nosotras。 Está la autónoma Ar Este libro de psicología femenina fue escrito en 1984 y utiliza siete diosas griegas como arquetipos para describir patrones de comportamiento y rasgos de personalidad。Me pareció muy interesante poder identificar las propias diosas internas y además ser más consciente de las poderosas fuerzas que influyen en lo que hacemos y en cómo nos sentimos。 Todas las mujeres podemos identificarnos con varias diosas， aunque siempre hay unas que son más dominantes en cada una de nosotras。 Está la autónoma Artemisa y la fría Atenea hasta la nutritiva Deméter y la creativa Afrodita， y explica cómo decidir cuál cultivar y cuáles superar， y cómo aprovechar el poder de estos arquetipos perdurables para convertirse en una mejor "heroína" en la propia historia de vida。 。。。more
Oleg Paralyush
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Книга о том как «научиться быть главными героинями， ведущими действующими лицами в истории своей жизни»У этой захватывающей книги благородная миссия:Помочь женщинам познакомиться со своей Природой， а мужчинам - помочь увидеть Силу， дающую энергию женской Природе。Если одной фразой описать моё впечатление от книги - чистый восторг。 «Греческие богини - это женские образы， которые живут в человеческом воображении уже более трех тысячелетий»。 Каждая богиня - это ёмкая， яркая и прикладная метафора。 Ка Книга о том как «научиться быть главными героинями， ведущими действующими лицами в истории своей жизни»У этой захватывающей книги благородная миссия:Помочь женщинам познакомиться со своей Природой， а мужчинам - помочь увидеть Силу， дающую энергию женской Природе。Если одной фразой описать моё впечатление от книги - чистый восторг。 «Греческие богини - это женские образы， которые живут в человеческом воображении уже более трех тысячелетий»。 Каждая богиня - это ёмкая， яркая и прикладная метафора。 Каждый образ - хорошо знаком и виден в современных женщинах。 Истории древних богинь - их трудности， радости， проблемы и победы - с удивительной точностью повторяются в нашем мире。 Книга - красивая。 В ней изящно переплетены мифы и случаи из практики современного терапевта。Книга - прикладная。 В ней не только описаны ценности и трудности， которые приносит каждая богиня。 Книга - про открытие Себя， про выбор и пути развития。Она о том， как «найти личный смысл в тех решениях， к которым остальные люди могут оставаться равнодушными»… 。。。more
Free
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I tend to very skeptical whrn it comes to changing-life books， but there's always an exception and this is one of them。 Thanks to this book I had the chance to understand my inner identity， to heal some painful wound and to cope with the others。 I turn to it all the time my life is changing direction and it's never disappoint me！ I tend to very skeptical whrn it comes to changing-life books， but there's always an exception and this is one of them。 Thanks to this book I had the chance to understand my inner identity， to heal some painful wound and to cope with the others。 I turn to it all the time my life is changing direction and it's never disappoint me！ 。。。more
Aline Carrilho
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Un libro imprescindible sobre la psicología femenina y arquetipos utilizándose de la mitología griega。
Virna Luque
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Terrible book。 Doesn’t represent the reality of women today。
Mara Faravelli
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Le dee dentro la donna è una visione della donna che ho trovato illuminante。 L'autrice， psichiatra e analista junghiana americana， ha dedicato l'intera vita allo studio della donna， approdando， tra le sue varie opere， alla conclusione， in questa， che， rifacendosi agli archetipi della donna della mitologia greca si sarebbero potuti interpretare i comportamenti delle donne。 Ogni donna， secondo questa teoria， racchiude in sè i tratti caratteriali che riconosciamo nelle dee greche Artemide， Atena， E Le dee dentro la donna è una visione della donna che ho trovato illuminante。 L'autrice， psichiatra e analista junghiana americana， ha dedicato l'intera vita allo studio della donna， approdando， tra le sue varie opere， alla conclusione， in questa， che， rifacendosi agli archetipi della donna della mitologia greca si sarebbero potuti interpretare i comportamenti delle donne。 Ogni donna， secondo questa teoria， racchiude in sè i tratti caratteriali che riconosciamo nelle dee greche Artemide， Atena， Estia， Era， Demetra e Persefone e in ultimo Afrodite e， a seconda della propensione， o della situazione è possibile intravederle。 Nella donna competittiva si può intravedere una prevalenza di atteggiamento da Artemide， mentre la donna dedita alla famiglia sarà più vicina ad Estia。 Ogni donna ha una propensione caratteriale che la identifica con una dea， a seconda della situazione questa stessa donna porà impersonare un'altra dea。 Questo approccio al femminile è un validissimo aiuto per la comprensione dei nostri tratti， così come quelli di altre donne， della psicologia che sottende a determinare scelte o comportamenti e della forza che ci anima。 Solo capendoci appieno siamo in grado di interagire con noi stesse， di capirci， di bastarci e di essere di aiuto a noi per dedicarci agli altri。 。。。more
Koto A。 V。
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Es increíble。 Para mí， leer este libro fue como protagonizar un proceso terapéutico el cual me ayudó a identificar y reconocer aspectos de mí misma que， si bien no ignoraba， tampoco me resultaban del todo conscientes。Espero y aspiro que tras estas realizaciones， pueda progresar y mejorar como persona。
Danny
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Amé este libro， me sentí reflejada en cada descripción， es una maravilla para comprender el inconsciente colectivo de una manera amena y fundamental si te apasiona la mitología griega como a mi。
Julia
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Surprisingly helpful in identifying various behavioural patterns and how those might tie in to different life stages。
Luke Warm
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Whoa， what a gread story I just read。 I suggest you join NovelStar’s writing competition， you might be their next big star。tttttttttttt
Indre Savulione
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Šios knygos ilgai nesiėmiau， nes vis atbaidė pavadinimas， kuris atrodė žada nusaldintą ir perdėm optimistišką tekstą。 Džiaugiuosi， kad ryžausi。 Autorė tikrai giliai susipažnusi ir išnagrinėjusi archetipinius senovės Graikijos mitus， informaciją pateikia labai aiškiai ir sklandžiai。 Tikrai galėjau atpažinti savyje besiskleidžiantį pasakojimą。 Ypač naudingi skyriai apie patiriamus psichologinius sunkumus ir patarimai kaip viską subalansuoti。
Steffi
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I skipped over large parts but the characterizations of the goddesses were interesting。 It gave me some insights on who I am and who I want to become and who not。
Marielle Kleynjan
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In het Nederlands gelezen。 Jean S。 Bolen laat een nieuwe psychologie van de vrouw zien op basis van Jungs archetypen en de vrouwbeelden uit de klassieke mythologie。 Elk archetype wat je in je hebt is verbeeld in dit boek door een Griekse godin。 Prachtig boek om te lezen。 Je herkent er alle vrouwen uit je omgeving in en na een tijdje ook jezelf！ Er staan ook aanwijzingen in hoe je wat meer naar je toe kan trekken van een bepaalde godin die een beetje ondergesneeuwd was geraakt door die dominante In het Nederlands gelezen。 Jean S。 Bolen laat een nieuwe psychologie van de vrouw zien op basis van Jungs archetypen en de vrouwbeelden uit de klassieke mythologie。 Elk archetype wat je in je hebt is verbeeld in dit boek door een Griekse godin。 Prachtig boek om te lezen。 Je herkent er alle vrouwen uit je omgeving in en na een tijdje ook jezelf！ Er staan ook aanwijzingen in hoe je wat meer naar je toe kan trekken van een bepaalde godin die een beetje ondergesneeuwd was geraakt door die dominante andere godinnen。 。。。more
clar
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This felt like I'm reading a Greek goddess version of horoscope。 It was a fun read although I didn't like the idea of putting people into different boxes or "archetypes" （as stated in the book）。 The author mentioned that a person could possess 1 or more goddess though。 It's cool to know that I relate to Athena's traits。 ✨ This felt like I'm reading a Greek goddess version of horoscope。 It was a fun read although I didn't like the idea of putting people into different boxes or "archetypes" （as stated in the book）。 The author mentioned that a person could possess 1 or more goddess though。 It's cool to know that I relate to Athena's traits。 ✨ 。。。more
Frances
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Well， I am so happy I impulse bought this at the used book store！ It was sitting sideways on the "New Age Religion" shelf， like someone had almost picked it up， and then though better of it。 Boy am I glad they did。 This book enabled me to develop a more personal relationship with the Gods， learning how to recognize them working within me， as well as in the other people around me。 Mind you， this is not a book written from a Pagan perspective， but from a Psychological one。 Whether or not you are P Well， I am so happy I impulse bought this at the used book store！ It was sitting sideways on the "New Age Religion" shelf， like someone had almost picked it up， and then though better of it。 Boy am I glad they did。 This book enabled me to develop a more personal relationship with the Gods， learning how to recognize them working within me， as well as in the other people around me。 Mind you， this is not a book written from a Pagan perspective， but from a Psychological one。 Whether or not you are Pagan， this book can help you to understand yourself and why you behave the way that you do。 In addition， it provides impressively insightful advice and guidance for bettering yourself。 For example， if you are a person very heavily influenced by Dionysus， who is spontaneous and prone to impulsiveness， you might benefit from cultivating Apollo， who is more focused on long term goals。The author did an excellent job in tying in the traits and archetypes of each God and Goddess to their mythology， including accounting for alternate retellings， and the cultural context in which myths were developed。 For example， she openly acknowledges that the Greek gods existed in an extremely patriarchal society， and factors this into all of her explanations， especially in the male section of the book。 In addition， she acknowledges that not everyone is straight， and while she typically only does this in a single sentence per deity， I appreciated it for the most part。Personally， the primary value that I took from this was in relation to my religion。 There were many "ahah！" moments that I had throughout the reading process。 Sometimes this was in relation to Gods and Goddesses that I already knew I felt close to， such as Artemis， but oftentimes it was in relation to deities that I would never have dreamed to developing a personal connection to， like Zeus， Poseidon， or Ares。 From a psychological standpoint， I found many of the theories referenced to be outdated and limited。 Obviously， I'm only a student in the field， but I personally find the vast majority of Freud to be extremely distasteful and inaccurate， so I skimmed when the author drew on his theories。In addition， from a psychological standpoint， I felt that the vast majority of the Gods and their archetypes were very。。。extreme。 I personally have a very extreme personality， so I had no difficulty relating to most of them， but it struck me that most of the archetypes would probably be tough for the masses to relate to。 For men， you are either a Zeus， the borderline sociopathic CEO， or you are Ares， getting into drunken barfights。 For women， you are either an Artemis， who does not interact with men at all and focuses solely on her career， or you are a Hera， who does not know who she is without her husband， and hates all other women。 The author acknowledges that we all have many different aspects of the Gods inside of us， but that was just something that I noticed。 Personally， it was a part of the reason why I could only see this book as an explanation of the Gods themselves， rather than of。。。people。 This book was written in the 70s， so bits and pieces of it are outdated， as well。 H*mosexuality was treated clinically and as an "alternate lifestyle" more often than not， with a disturbing amount of the content for gays and lesbians being dedicated to explaining how certain archetypes can cause gay men to date women and lesbians to date men。 Yeahh。。。this author very clearly has a two dimensional view of the LGBT community。 Take what she says about us with a grain of salt。 Bi people are mentioned no more than two or three times， and trans people are completely ignored。 Discussions of non cis people， I think， could have made this book come across as far more nuanced in its understanding of gender。 At the very least， the author acknowledges that men have aspects of Goddesses within them， and women have aspects of Gods within them。I will also say that the structure of this book was very formulaic。 This made it difficult to get lost in the reading in a bad way， but also in a good way。 I found myself getting bored if I read too much in one sitting， because it is， quite literally， the same pattern for every single God， headings and all。 There were also many times when I would notice something had been explained several times already， and have to sit through the author explaining it to me all over again， such as certain myths or backstories for Gods。 I would recommend reading it one chapter at a time。 All in all， though， despite my criticisms， I would call this book critical for any new pagans interested in learning more about the Greek Gods。 It allows you to connect to them on a personal level that can be difficult if you do not know how to begin applying the teachings of very archaic myths to your modern life。 Spoiler alert: yes， you can。 。。。more
Sandra Gedvilaitė
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Man nepatiko， ne mano stiliaus knyga。 Sunkiai skaitėsi。
Ramón Calatayud
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¿Cuál es tu diosa dominante？ Descúbrelo con el #ensayo #LasDiosasDeCadaMujer escrito por #JeanShinodaBolen。Aquí puedes #leer la sinopsis del libro y conseguirlo: https://amzn。to/2O2hsqG ¿Por qué algunas mujeres valoran， ante todo， el matrimonio y la familia， mientras que otras atribuyen más importancia a la independencia y a la propia realización？ ¿Por qué una mujer se comporta según el entorno como extravertida o introvertida？¿Cuáles son los rasgos que dominan el carácter y la personalidad de u ¿Cuál es tu diosa dominante？ Descúbrelo con el #ensayo #LasDiosasDeCadaMujer escrito por #JeanShinodaBolen。Aquí puedes #leer la sinopsis del libro y conseguirlo: https://amzn。to/2O2hsqG ¿Por qué algunas mujeres valoran， ante todo， el matrimonio y la familia， mientras que otras atribuyen más importancia a la independencia y a la propia realización？ ¿Por qué una mujer se comporta según el entorno como extravertida o introvertida？¿Cuáles son los rasgos que dominan el carácter y la personalidad de una mujer？ Estas son algunas preguntas que Jean Shinoda Bolen tratará de dar respuesta en “Las diosas de cada mujer”， atendiendo a arquetipos。“Lo que llena a un tipo de mujeres puede no tener sentido para otras”。 Artemisa， Atenea， Hera， Deméter o Perséfone son algunas de las diosas griegas que la autora utiliza para dar nombre a sus arquetipos。Unos arquetipos que requieren tiempo， concentración y tranquilidad para llegar a entenderlos （a pesar de los múltiples ejemplos que ofrece）。 ¡¡AVISO IMPORTANTE！！ El #libro no está pensado para un no #lector， es denso y el ritmo es lento。 。。。more
Agustina
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Un libro hermoso para comprendernos las como mujeres！
Anna Cristina Severeid
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