The Muses of Truth and Transformation

A Jungian Perspective on Timeless Tales

Allan B. Chinen

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Routledge
22 November 2024

Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Philosophy of mind; Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology); Analytical & Jungian psychology; Psychotherapy

Drawing on the author’s own experiences as a psychiatrist-psychotherapist, this fascinating new book gathers and analyzes folktales from around the world about adults struggling with conflicts and trying to determine truth. These narratives illustrate how storytelling is crucial to the process of reconciliation.

The stories included within this book feature both familiar and forgotten ones: e.g., ""The Fisherman and the Djinn"" from Arabia; ""Why the Platypus Is Special"" from Australia; the Native American, ""How Nanapush Brought the Peace Pipe to the People,"" and the ancient Greek tale of ""Baucis and Philemon"". The anthology retells the tales and discusses them in terms of psychological and spiritual development - the role of individuation and wisdom in reconciling disputes. The tales reveal astonishing cross-cultural similarities about how to do so, and directly apply to many modern dilemmas. Particularly important is a new paradigm of truth and transformation illustrated by long overlooked tales of the Greek Muses.

The Muses of Truth and Transformation draws on Chinen's research in adult cognitive, emotional, and spiritual development. The new perspective will appeal to Jungian analysts, psychotherapists, as well as students of psychology, mythology, and epistemology.

By: Allan B. Chinen
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9781032748122
ISBN 10: 1032748125
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 22 November 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Allan B. Chinen, MD is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry (voluntary), University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine and a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is the author of In the Ever After, Once Upon a Midlife, Waking the World and Beyond the Hero, as well as a co-editor of The Textbook of Transpersonal Psychiatry and Psychology.

Reviews for The Muses of Truth and Transformation: A Jungian Perspective on Timeless Tales

'Chinen’s splendid, new book, The Muses of Transformation and Truth, is an enlightening analysis of two dozen ancient international folk tales which are still relevant today. He argues that we repeat classical folk tales of truth to understand our realities. Though it may seem that tales are fiction, they are, in reality, embedded truths on which we depend to confront reality. In this regard, his explanations are dependable and highly insightful.' Jack Zipes, Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota 'Plato, in his Republic, described human life as people watching shadows on the wall of a cave. The ancient Greeks knew that the Muses needed to guide us from that cave toward the light. Allan Chinen’s book, The Muses of Truth and Transformation, recounts timeless folktales from around the world that help us on that journey. The stories teach us about judging truth and resolving conflicts, i.e., wisdom. We can all be grateful for Dr. Chinen’s guidance.' Harry R. Moody, Ph.D., author, The Five Stages of the Soul and retired Vice President for Academic Affairs, American Association for Retired Persons