Ginette Paris, PhD
Review of Persephone Rising: Awakening the Heroine Within By Ginette Paris, Ph.D., author of Wisdom of the Psyche (Routledge 2015) There are as many interpretations of any given myth as there are individuals. The most useful interpretation is one that sparks the imagination and teaches us something important. With stories as “big” as that of [...] Read moreDara Marks
Dara Marks Just Released! Many years ago, I had one of those great bookstore experiences where a life changing book literally fell off a shelf into my hands. It was The Hero Within: Six Archetypes We Live By, written by Carol Pearson. This was one of my initial exposures to archetypal principals that illustrate the [...] Read moreBeth Ann Boardman, PhD
Beth Ann Boardman, PhD Pearson Rising by Beth Anne Boardman, PhD (Myth 2012) A Review of Persephone Rising: Awakening the Heroine Within by Dr. Carol S. Pearson What a joy to read. First of all, let me just say that I am trepidatious in the extreme when it comes to psychologically-oriented books anymore. I read [...] Read moreSpirituality and Health
Spirituality and Health 2015 November-December Reviewer: Kathryn Drury Wagner Persephone Rising Awakening the Heroine Within By Carol S. Pearson, PhD HarperElixir I took Latin in high school, and while it’s proven fairly useless (why, O why, did I not learn to speak French like a properly chic person?) it did leave me with an abiding [...] Read moreArchetypes.com
Archetypes.com My dear Lady (and of course, Gentlemen) friends: In case you haven’t been aware, the time you are seeing and living in now is a surge of girl power 10x expression and cultural revolution across the board, the likes of which hasn’t hit the scene since the bra burning Women’s Lib Movement of the [...] Read moreRewire Me
Rewire Me Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to live in ancient Greece? In a culture flourishing with art, music, political experiments and philosophy? In a time of decadent free-flowing celebrations, the very definition of euphoria, with cults and rituals of sacrifice to a pantheon of gods and goddesses revered for [...] Read moreReviews
Reviews I always enjoy reading thoughtful commentary on my work. Such responses, whether they be praise or pushback, contribute invaluably to our shared insights. Below are links to reviews of Persephone Rising that have appeared to date. This list will be updated regularly as new reviews appear. In addition, the latest reviews are available on [...] Read more
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Persephone Rising: Awakening the Heroine Within
NOW IN PAPERBACK! With a new preface by the author relevant to the current political and cultural moment Persephone Rising: Awakening the Heroine Within JUST IN TIME, this revelatory manifesto speaks to the heroine in every woman and man, offering potent strategies drawn from ancient Greek wisdom that can help us find happiness even in [...] Read more
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