Marion Woodman "The Damage of Patriarchy"

Marion Woodman is a widely read and acclaimed author, a leader in women's spirituality and feminine consciousness, and a Jungian analyst. Internationally acclaimed for her work as a "bridge builder between the male and female worlds," the former high school English and drama teacher has, in the 25 years since she enrolled in Zurich's C.G. Jung Institute, earned a name as a groundbreaking analyst with a rare understanding of the role of the feminine in bringing about personal and cultural transformation.Perhaps best known for her videotaped workshop with men's movement pioneer Robert Bly, Bly and Woodman on Men and Women, she is also the best-selling author of many books, including Addiction to Perfection, The Ravaged Bridegroom: Masculinity in Women, Conscious Femininity, Leaving My Father's House, and, with psychologist Elinor Dickson, Dancing in the Flames: The Black Goddess in the Transformation of Consciousness.In Woodman's presence, the often enigmatic world of Jungian archetypal psychology becomes accessible to anyone, and especially to women who are on a quest for wholeness. Woodman believes that centuries of "patriarchal thinking" have stripped the soul from the inner and outer lives of individuals and in the world. To recover the soul, we must engage with the complex shadow world of the unconscious and go beyond absolute, either/or thinking to embrace the "dance of opposites."

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Julie Ann Perkins June 29, 2015 at 6:24pm

Thank you for adding this gem from Marion Woodman, Bonnie. I sent this on to a DP group in Sonoma County as we had just met to watch part of "Dancing in the Flames" and wondering about her view of the masculine, and feminine.

Final sentences she speaks in this 2 minute video:

"...The missing energy, the feminine, is that heart energy that can fill a room. Certainly, in a relationship, it's the energy that holds presence"

Julie
Linda AK Thompson, PhD May 30, 2015 at 6:20am

OMG - thank you for sharing this with us...I have not heard nor read any of her works and she certainly has captured my attention...a woman who speaks from heart + soul. Refreshing especially after reading the content in the Lexicon on Jungian sent to us by Eva. The only lexicon I referred to historically was Neurology + Neurosciences. Peace + Love Linda

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