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Title: We : Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love by Robert A. Johnson ISBN: 0062504363 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 1985 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: The Rosetta Stone of Relationships
Comment: I have spent many years reading books, talking to counselors, and talking to friends about relationships. Reading Johnson's book was a real eye opener, to put it very mildly. I have enjoyed the author's style in his other books where he presents a myth and discusses it's psychological meaning. This book is no exception, except that it's relevance is way off the charts. Before reading "We" I had all but thrown my hands in the air in frustration regarding relationships. The author's beautiful style drills deep and answers the many questions I had. Johnson's use of the Tristan myth told me what I did not want to hear, but the pain I have experience in relationship told me that Johnson was right on the money. The author's analysis of romantic love and the distinction he makes between passion and true love (which is more low key and may even come across as boring sometimes) spoke loud and clear. He made me realize that I have been searching out there in vain for so many years for lady soul, because lady soul lurked within my unconscious mind. Since reading this book I was able to connect with lady soul and have that symbolic marriage that Johnson talks about.
I highly recommend this book to each person who has a lot of questions about why relationships in our cultures are in a state of epidepic crisis. The author's answers may not be what you want to hear if you are a "zealous" romantic. If you are willing to stretch yourself and change, then Johnson's words are an excellent catalyst for changing your ways and heading in the right direction.
I consider "We" among the most relevant books by Robert Johnson, and among the most relevantt books by any author!
Rating: 5
Summary: The Bachelor Fans: Classic Model of What Men Really Want
Comment: This classic work gives us a simple story and model for how men think, what they secretly want, and how men can see what it is they really need.
I've incorporated a lot of this book in my own work (a hidden resource that I don't really mention or credit).
At only about 100 pages and less than [$$], how could anyone miss out on buying this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Essential Examination of Western Romantic Assumptions
Comment: I found this volume almost impossible to put down once I started reading it.
Author Robert A. Johnson has a very fluid writing style, and does a superb job
of exposing the archetypal aspect of romance and love relationships by discussing the implications of
the myth of Tristan and Iseult. I found myself strongly moved
by this volume, and it helped me work through some live and
at the time previously unexplored aspects of my own psyche.
This book doesn't leave you feeling torn apart as many analytical
works on love do. It analyzes the emotions and expectations of
lovers in such a way as to allow one to re-examine one's own
love relationships and ultimately one's understanding of what
a love relationship should be. This is a timeless volume, which
transcends the stereotypical types of responses one has to love and love relationships. Western media and folklore have so thoroughly dwelt on this topic that I find it remarkable that this Jungian philosopher is able to significantly add to the tradition, by allowing one to consciously break down the archetypal influences that seem to so powerfully motivate us when we are in love. I found this book illuminating enough that after finishing it I had to purchase a copy for a close friend.
Be aware that this type of progress doesn't happen in a vacuum, so this book may be somewhat troubling if you are a person who has
long cherished views that you do not want to question about love and romance. But if you are willing to subscribe to the author's thesis that love and love relationships can be improved by understanding their core motivations as reflected in myth and allegory, you will absolutely love this book as I did and possibly this book will change the way you look at love and life. Definitely a must-read if you are someone like me who is always falling in love and not knowing why.
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Title: She : Understanding Feminine Psychology by Robert A. Johnson ISBN: 0060963972 Publisher: HarperCollins (paper) Pub. Date: 1989 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: He : Understanding Masculine Psychology by Robert A. Johnson ISBN: 0060963964 Publisher: HarperCollins (paper) Pub. Date: 1989 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: Owning Your Own Shadow : Understanding the Dark Side of the Psyche by Robert A. Johnson ISBN: 0062507540 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 1993 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Inner Work : Using Dreams and Creative Imagination for Personal Growth and Integration by Robert A. Johnson ISBN: 0062504312 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 1989 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Ecstasy : Understanding the Psychology of Joy by Robert A. Johnson ISBN: 0062504320 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 1989 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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