Resurrecting the Unicorn: Masculinity in the 21st Century by Bud Harris
ISBN 9780981034409 (ISBN 10: 0981034403) Index, Biblio, 300 pp., 2009.
Product Description
In the
present day, our culture's evolving masculine spirit seems to be
sputtering out. We began with a powerful, creative force, yet somewhere
along our path, phallus has been rendered impotent. The unicorn, this
wondrous masculine symbol, has been reduced to a limp-horned stuffed
animal found in novelty stores or worse yet, discarded to a dusty old
shelf of a second-hand thrift shop.
Resurrecting the Unicorn
addresses the impoverished state of masculinity in the 21st century.
Without a strong masculine image, our souls become fragmented and we
lose our way. In fact, this is how many men feel today and women, too
as we all have these inner components. When we are in such a state of
psychological confusion and imbalance, we must begin again to search
for The Holy Grail; The Grail is the symbolic container of the psycho-spiritual contents that can nourish, balance, and renew our lives.
All
the compensatory posturing, chest-pounding or drum-beating in the world
won t revive this great masculine spirit! This can only be accomplished
by developing a deeper relationship to soul. The mental landscape of
metaphors dreams, stories, myths, fairy tales deal with the eternal
truths of human nature and are the language of soul. In Resurrecting the Unicorn,
Bud Harris guides us deep into the realm of metaphors so we can examine
the evolution and development of human consciousness and reclaim
discarded, yet much needed, aspects of our humanity.
About the Author
Bud Harris is a diplomate
of the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. He and his wife,
Massimilla Harris, are practicing Jungian analysts in Asheville, NC.
Dr. Harris is the author of several publications including Sacred Selfishness: A Guide to Living a Life of Substance and The Fire and the Rose: The Wedding of Spirituality and Sexuality.
