The Collected Writings of Murray Stein: Volume 2: Myth and Psychology (Unabridged‪)‬

This volume of the Collected Writings consists of psychological reflections on classical mythology for insight into archetypal structures and dynamics that play out in contemporary life. 

Mythology is an important resource for depth psychology, and the works included in this volume are a contribution to the archetypal perspective on psyche inspired by the works of C.G. Jung, James Hillman, and Raphael Lopez-Pedraza.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: The Devouring Father: A Myth of Repression 

Chapter 2: Hephaistos: A Mythic Image for the Instinct of Creativity

Chapter 3: Narcissus: A Mythic Image for the Instinct of Reflection

Chapter 4: Hera: A Mythic Image for the Instinct of Mating in Matrimony

Chapter 5: The Paradox of Jealousy 

Chapter 6: In Midlife

Chapter 7: Hermes, Guide of Souls through Liminality

Chapter 8: Burying the Dead: The Entry into the Midlife Transition

Chapter 9: Liminality and the Soul

Chapter 10: The Return of the Repressed During Midlife Liminality

Chapter 11: The Lure to Soul Mating in Midlife Liminality

Chapter 12: Through the Region of Hades: A Steep Descent in Midlife's Liminality

Chapter 13: On the Road of Life After Midlife

Chapter 14: On Psychological Interpretation