Hi everyone - my book "Deep Blues: Human Soundscapes for the Archetypal Journey" is currently being printed and the publisher, Fisher King Press, is estimating an August 15th shipping date for orders through their website. Fisher King is currently offering a 20% discount off the retail price of $25 on advance orders - thanks for your support.
In his ever-fascinating book, Dr. Mark Winborn goes where few authors on the blues have ever gone: into the profoundly psychological implications of the genre. A Jungian by training, Winborn argues convincingly how the blues communicates for reasons that extend to the symbolic language of the unconscious. His results are sure to inspire future research in not just the blues but in other areas of traditional culture and the creative act. —Dr. William L. Ellis, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, Vermont, Ethnomusicologist - Musician - Music Critic
Just like a fine bluesman, Winborn ‘riffs’ on the various psychological aspects of his topic: the genesis of the sound, the unitary reality created in playing and listening to the blues, its archetypal manifestations and healing potential, and the influence of the personality of performer and performance. As he states, ‘the blues belongs among the great arts because of its extraordinary capacity to embrace, embody, and transcend the opposites, especially as they become manifest in the experience of tragedy and suffering.’ Using original lyrics throughout, Winborn invites us to reimagine the power of the blues in its ability to deepen our own soulfulness. —August J. Cwik, Psy.D., Jungian Analyst & Musician
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Congratulation on publishing your book. It sounds interesting.