Edge of the Sacred: Jung, Psyche, EarthDoes the earth have a spirit or soul? Science and rationality have not taught us how to love or care for the earth. The mythic bonds to nature, such as those found in Aboriginal Australian cultures, appear to have real survival value because they bind us to the earth in a meaningful way. When these bonds are destroyed by excessive rationality or a collapse of cultural mythology, we are left alone, outside the community of nature and in an alienated state. Jung was one of the first thinkers of our time to consider the psychic influence of the earth and the conditioning of the mind by place. Inspired by his writings and those of James Hillman, the field of eco-psychology has arisen as a powerful new area of inquiry. Edge of the Sacred: Jung, Psyche, Earth contributes to global eco-psychology from an Australian perspective. |
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Psyche and Earth | 19 |
Chapter 2 | 33 |
Danger and Opportunity | 48 |
Chapter 4 | 58 |
The Psyche Down Below | 77 |
The Need for Sacrifice | 98 |
Chapter 7 | 113 |
Spiritual Renewal | 124 |
Chapter 9 | 145 |
Holy Ground and Creation Spirituality | 166 |
Chapter II | 186 |
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