This book uses these two ancient myths to shed light on the "wounded feeling function" which prohibits people from living out of a heightened sense of inner joy, worth, and meaning. He sees this malady as "a casualty of our modern way of life." Johnson interprets the myth of the Fisher King as a tale of consciousness and the myth of the Handless Maiden as a meditation upon powerlessness. Through his analysis, readers will pick up keen insights into emotion, suffering, redeeming questions, solitude, self-esteem, and healing. Johnson succeeds in restoring to the feeling function its soulful dimensions.
The Fisher King and the Handless Maiden
Uses two ancient myths to understand the forces which prohibit people from living out a heightened sense of worth, meaning, and purpose.