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LifeWorks: Using myth and archetype to develop your life story
 
 

LifeWorks: Using myth and archetype to develop your life story [Kindle Edition]

Jane Bailey Bain
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An important and potentially life changing book. Jane Bain combines Jungian psychology with our rich mythical heritage to help us understand ourselves and transform the way we live our lives. Thoughtful and inspiring. --(Helen Batten, Psychotherapist, MA (Cantab), PGDip Counselling & Psychotherapy, MBACP)

This has 'bestseller' written all over it. It ranks alongside Julia Camerons work in terms of accessibility and user-friendliness. I have been looking for a book like this for ages! --(Frank McGrath, Writer and Journalist)

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Why did your life turn out this way? Who are the most important people in your world? What would you do differently, if you had the chance? Ever since you were a child, you have been writing your life script. You use fragments of story to weave your own personal narrative. The parts in your script are acted by people around you. Some of the oldest stories in the world are the ones called myths. The characters in them are easy to recognize: the princess, the hero, the good mother, the wise old man. These characters are based on universal figures called ‘archetypes’. LifeWorks introduces the twelve major archetypes, with examples from books and films. For each figure, there is a story, followed by points to consider and tasks to perform. You use classic stories and archetypal figures to compose your own life script. LifeWorks is a practical handbook which combines insights from psychology and anthropology. You will learn how to identify relationship patterns and life themes. Stories and exercises help you to develop your own personal mythology.


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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 457 KB
  • Print Length: 224 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1780990383
  • Publisher: John Hunt Publishing; Reprint edition (27 Jan 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0078XFEIU
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #183,439 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Power of Stories 7 Feb 2012
Format:Paperback
I started reading this out of idle curiosity. Everyone probably has a vague knowledge and understanding of the archetypes and I expected to just flick through it but after a few pages I couldn't put it down. What a great book! I had no idea before reading this just how big a part the archetypes play in our day to day lives and how important it is to explore and work with your life story in order to develop your own creative potential. As a writer this book has really helped me to create real, three dimensional characters with depth and with their own distinct voice. In fact, the stories I have created since reading LifeWorks, both personally and as a writer have improved tremendously. A life changing experience I'd recommend to anyone.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Myths and our lives 4 Feb 2012
Format:Paperback
This is an amazing book! It draws on anthropology, psychology and sociology to explore the power of myths in our lives.

The book looks at 12 archetypal figures with myths and folktales from a range of cultures. The stories are followed by questions that encourage us to relate the myths to our own lives, a fascinating exercise. We can use insights gained from myths in a practical way to help us to reach our potential, an empowering and creative tool.

'LifeWorks' is well-written, informative and thought-provoking. It is also a pleasure to read. I thoroughly recommend it.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars My story... 6 Feb 2012
Format:Paperback
I'm really glad I read this. I was hooked from the very beginning. It is a really practical book that helps you to see how the stories you construct about yourself, people around you and life in general can either help you in achieving your goals or hold you back. There are lots of practical exercises that let you work through the process step by step and once you know what to do it is really easy and very enjoyable. I was completely stuck when I picked this book up and I couldn't seem to move forward at all. LifeWorks helped me to recognize some of my patterns and showed me how to take charge of my `story'. It's changed my perspective on life. A great read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Discovering themes
I was so pleased to read about these archetypes drawn from various cultural traditions since they resonated well with my own life experience and frames of reference. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Seeking Sarah
5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating and insightful book ...
'LifeWorks' is a wonderful achievement. I am an author and the character archetypes that Jane explores are essential to my work. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Carl Ashmore
5.0 out of 5 stars What's Your Story?
Jane Bailey Bain's fine book Lifeworks asserts the importance of myth and archetype on personal development. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Catherine Hiller
5.0 out of 5 stars Why we tell stories
I have several very large books about stories, why we tell them and how they work - this book gets to the point much more concisely and illustrates with some good examples. Read more
Published 10 months ago by M. Thexton
5.0 out of 5 stars You can be your own Hero
Jane Bain has written a fascinating book outlining the way myths, legends and folk tales affect us. Ingrained in the human psyche, twelve archetypes resonate in our everyday lives,... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Wendy Bertsch
5.0 out of 5 stars A great guide to understanding your inner journey
A wonderfully refreshing anaylsis of the archetypes that exist within us all. The author invites the reader to explore his or her own inner landscape and experience just how these... Read more
Published 14 months ago by John Kent
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