The Gambler: Romancing Lady Luck (A Jungian Explanation) (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts) - Softcover

Billye B. Currie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1894574192 ISBN 13: 9781894574198

Publisher: Inner City Books, 2008

Synopsis

Gambling, once shunned as a criminal activity, is now a main-stream component of Western culture. Participation in gambling is reported by over 80% of people in North America. This is the first ever book on gamblers and gambling from a Jungian perspective. Most studies of gambling activities focus on addiction to the game(s), but this book covers the gamut, from recreational to pathological gambling. The author explores the archetypal foundations of the gambler through 1) ampli-fication of images of Lady Luck; 2) the role of "play" as an activity informing the gambler's approach to the game; and 3) images of the gambler on the continuum from play to addiction -all in the service of becoming better acquainted with the gambler in ourselves and in those around us. Case stories are included in this exceptionally insightful study of the inner forces that urge many of us to take a chance-on slots, cards, dice, lotteries, horses, roulette wheels, love and more, with particular attention to gambling in casinos.

About this edition

• Publisher: Inner City Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1894574192
• ISBN 13: 9781894574198
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128