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Goddesses in Older Women by Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.

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Goddesses in Older Women

Archetypes in Women Over Fifty

Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · July 1, 2014

Reading lane: Goddess Spirituality

From the bestselling author of Goddesses in Everywoman comes a celebration of life past fifty.

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Why This Clicks

The Third Act

A Jungian lens reframes life after fifty as a time of emerging energies, wisdom, and possibility.

Come here for

  • Goddess archetypes tied to compassion, outrage, healing laughter, and wisdom
  • A spirited view of the years beyond fifty

Expect

  • A celebration of women’s later-life transition
  • Psychological reflection grounded in archetypes

Book Details

Authors
Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
July 1, 2014
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Goddess Spirituality · Women in Literature
Reading lane
Goddess Spirituality

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Publisher Categories

  • New Thought

  • Goddess Spirituality

  • Spirituality

  • Psychology of Religion

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  • Faith

  • Wicca

  • Aging Gracefully

  • Spiritual Growth

About This Book

From the bestselling author of Goddesses in Everywoman comes a celebration of life past fifty. At some point after fifty, every woman crosses a threshold into the third phase of her life. As she enters this uncharted territory she can choose to mourn what has gone before, or she can embrace the juicy-crone years. In this celebration of Act Three, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Jungian analyst and bestselling author of Goddesses in Everywoman , names the powerful new energies and goddes...

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From the bestselling author of Goddesses in Everywoman comes a celebration of life past fifty. At some point after fifty, every woman crosses a threshold into the third phase of her life. As she enters this uncharted territory she can choose to mourn what has gone before, or she can embrace the juicy-crone years. In this celebration of Act Three, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Jungian analyst and bestselling author of Goddesses in Everywoman , names the powerful new energies and goddess archetypes of compassion, outrage, healing laughter, and new layers of wisdom that come into the psyche at this momentous time. Bolen thus suggests that women have profound and exciting reasons for welcoming the other side of fifty.

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