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Explore the hidden meanings behind mysticism and its symbols, using a clear, psychoanalytic lens.
This translation guides readers through a structured study of mysticism, myth, and symbolism. It combines careful interpretation with a practical method to illuminate how images and stories reflect human psychology. The book connects historic ideas with modern insight, helping readers see how sublimation and symbol work in everyday thought.
- Learn how parables, dreams, and myths reveal inner drives and psychic patterns.
- See how alchemy, Hermetic art, and esoteric traditions relate to personal growth.
- Discover how psychoanalytic concepts explain symbolism in religion, folklore, and literature.
- Understand the method behind cross-cultural comparisons and the interpretation of symbols.
Ideal for readers of psychological analysis, philosophy, and the history of ideas who want a thoughtful, accessible approach to mysticism and its imagery.
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Northrop Frye (1912-1991) was Canada s leading literary critic and one of the world s leading theorists of society and the imagination. Among his twenty-three books, and more than three hundred articles and reviews, are classic studies such as "Fearful Symmetry", "Anatomy of Criticism", "The Great Code", and "Words With Power".
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