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In this empowering work, the bestselling author of The Hero Within and Awakening the Heroes Within speaks to the heroine in every woman, offering potent strategies to forge lives of greater happiness and fulfillment—through activating the archetypes inherent in the ancient Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone.
Our era of professional and familial pressures, constant connection, and a renewed debate on “having it all” presents unprecedented challenges to contemporary women. In Persephone Rising, celebrated scholar of depth psychology and archetypes Carol S. Pearson brings a fresh vision for meeting those challenges and rising above them, as only she can. Drawing on her profound understanding of myth's enduring power to catalyze transformations, Pearson guides readers on a journey of self-discovery, teaching us how to activate and apply the archetypes of Demeter and Persephone, as well as Zeus and Dionysus, in our own lives— empowering readers to see the unexpected choices and opportunities available to us all.
Illuminating ancient wisdom for a modern audience, Persephone Rising offers meaningful and effective strategies to answer the call to heroism in our own lives: to locate and harness the unique potential within each of ourselves, and ultimately to develop our own innate heroic gifts. Just as Demeter and Persephone discovered, in the midst of great difficulty, their own powers, gifts, and abilities for creating a better path not only for themselves, but the world, Persephone Rising teaches that each one of us has more options than choosing whether to lean in or out—we have the power to change ourselves, and thus our world.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780062318947 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | HarperCollins |
| Publication date: | 03/19/2024 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 352 |
| File size: | 1 MB |
About the Author
Carol S. Pearson, Ph.D., D.Min., is an internationally known authority on archetypes and their application to everyday life and work. Her early work in this field, upon which she has expanded over time, produced books and monographs that have helped people all over the world find their purpose and live more fulfilling and successful lives through increasing their archetypal narrative intelligence. Such books include The Hero Within: Six Archetypes We Live By and Awakening the Heroes Within: Twelve Archetypes to Help Us Find Ourselves and Transform Our World. Together with Hugh Marr, she also developed the Pearson-Marr Archetype Indicator™ (PMAI™), a tested instrument that helps individuals discover the archetypes that motivate them at a deep level, along with a supporting workbook, What Stories Are You Living? Discover Your Archetypes&mash;Transform Your Life, that allows them to discover which of their active archetypes is a core archetype, which might be related to an area of unlived vitality, and which might cause them problems if they fail to connect with it. This system is also implicit in her mythology-based book Persephone Rising: Awakening the Heroine Within, written for both men and women.
Dr. Pearson's more recent work helps individuals and leaders not only achieve personal success in their careers but also to develop workplaces that are healthier for employees and that enhance the ability of organizations to achieve their goals. Publications on this subject include The Hero and the Outlaw: Building Extraordinary Brands Through the Power of Archetypes (co-authored by Margaret Mark); Mapping the Organizational Psyche: A Jungian Theory of Organizational Dynamics and Change (co-authored by John Corlett); Magic at Work: Camelot, Creative Leadership, and Everyday Miracles (with Sharon Seivert), and The Transforming Leader: New Approaches to Leadership for the Twenty-First Century (ed.), which grew out of a three-year project with the Fetzer Institute that she co-led. As part of that project, she also wrote a pamphlet that uses an archetypal analysis to help readers understand contemporary American culture: Maturing the American Dream: Archetypal American Narratives Meet the Twenty-First Century. In addition, she developed the Organizational and Team Culture Indicator™ (OTCI™), a tested instrument that identifies archetypes in organizational cultures. The OTCI was acquired by Kenexa, a global human resources firm, in 2008 and was renamed the Kenexa Cultural Insight Survey™ (KCI™). It is used for internal branding and to enhance employee satisfaction, effectiveness, and retention. Many of Dr. Pearson's publications are available in a growing number of foreign languages and in e-book as well as print form.
A respected scholar and higher education administrator, Dr. Pearson served most recently as Executive Vice President/Provost and then President of Pacifica Graduate Institute. Previously, she was Professor of Leadership Studies in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland and the Director of the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership. During her tenure, the Academy was the incubator of the International Leadership Association (ILA), and Dr. Pearson was a member of ILA's Board of Directors. Currently, she is an author and educator in private practice.
Table of Contents
Preface for the Paperback Edition ix
Introduction The Power Of Story In The In-Between
The Story of Demeter and Persephone 3
The Eleusinian Mysteries and the Power of Collective Transformation 13
Why Me? How This Tradition Changed My Life 23
Why You? Awakening Your Capacities and Potential 33
Why Now? Thriving in an Unfinished Revolution 43
Part 1 Demeter
Demeter and the Way of the Heart 53
Demeter Lesson One: Living a Life of Connected Consciousness 65
Demeter Lesson Two; Demonstrating Brave-Hearted Resilience 77
Demeter Lesson Three: Valuing the Generous Heart 89
Demeter Lesson Four: Voting with Your Feet 101
Demeter Lessan Five: Standing Up for What You Care About 111
Capstone Exercise: Dialogue with Demeter 119
Part 2 Zeus
Zeus and the Way of Power 123
Zeus Lesson One: Overcoming the Feat That Fuels a Driven Life 133
Zeus Lesson Too: Declaring Your Independence 141
Zeus Lesson Three: Unleashing Your Passion, Focusing Your Actions 151
Zeus Lesson Four: Regrouping and Rethinking as You Know More 161
Zeus Lesson Five: Moving from Power Over to Power With 173
Capstone Exercise: Dialogue with Zeus 184
Part 3 Persephone
Persephone and the Way of Transformation 187
Persephone Lesson One: Responding to the Call of Eros 201
Persephone Lesson Two: Claiming Your Love Rights 211
Persephone Lesson Three: Doing Life a Simpler Way 225
Persephone Lesson Four: Making Choices to Realize Your Destiny 237
Persephone Lesson Five: Experiencing Radical Belonging 251
Capstone Exercise: Dialogue with Persephone 266
Part 4 Dionysus
Dionysus and the Gift of Joy 271
Dionysus Lesson One: Realizing the Eleusinian Promise 287
Dionysus Lesson Two: Celebrating Life's Great Beauty 301
Dionysus Lesson Three: Dancing Collective Joy 313
Dionynts Lesson Four: Directing Your Inner Theater Company 327
Capstone Exercise: Dialogue with Dionysus 338
Integrative Capstone Exercise: Your Personal Eleusinian Mandala 338
Conclusion The Power Of Story To Transform Your Life 339
Who's Who 359
Bibliography 361
About the Author 367
Acknowledgments 369
Notes 375
Reading Group Discussion Guide 389
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