The Moon & the Virgin: Reflections on the Archetypal Feminine

"Nor Hall has culled new flowers from old vines, well-weathered. The myths and their figures are familiar - the moon, the mother, the old wise woman, Amazon, Aphrodite, Psyche and her search - but her way of being with her symbols is fresh, bold, and especially sensitive. Jung, Olson, Brown, Duncan have taught her the art of psychic speech. So, here is a psychology book saved from the blight of psychological jargon, because, as she says, 'I refer to myths and fairy tales as essential psychic facts . . .' It's a book that lets us read those facts." - James Hillman "This is an original contribution to the psychology of women. A 'feminine mode of knowing' stressing awareness of the interdependence of all things underlies Hall's approach and makes her scholarly book a rewarding adventure." -Publisher's Weekly "[In] sensitive essays that meander through a wide intellectual landscape, Hall sees the various images of the Feminine as clustering around four poles: the Mother, the Amazon, the Hetaira, and the Medial Woman. By retelling and analyzing stories . . . she wants to flesh out these four archetypes and in the process help people recover some of the meaning and modes of existence which have been suppressed by the patriarchy . . . She does it gracefully, with a broad array of quotations and good literary sense . . . Stimulating." -Kirkus Reviews