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Hermes, Ecopsychology, Complexity Theory:<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe Dairy Farmer’s Guide to the Universe Volume III<\/em>
\nby Dennis L. Merritt<\/p>\n

\u201cWho ever does not shy away from dangers of the most profound depths and the newest pathways, which Hermes is always prepared to open, may follow and reach, whether as scholar, commentator, or philosopher, a greater find and a more certain possession.\u201d \u00a0\u2014Karl Kerenyi<\/p>\n

An exegesis of the myth of Hermes stealing Apollo\u2019s cattle and the story of Hephaestus trapping Aphrodite and Ares in the act are used in The Dairy Farmer\u2019s Guide to the Universe Volume III to set a mythic foundation for Jungian ecopsychology. This volume illustrates Hermes as the archetypal link to\u00a0our bodies, sexuality, the phallus, the feminine, and the earth. Hermes\u2019 wand is presented as a symbol for ecopsychology. The appendices of this volume develop the argument for the application of complexity theory to key Jungian concepts, displacing classical Jungian constructs problematic to the scientific and academic community. Hermes is described as the god of ecopsychology and complexity theory.<\/p>\n

The front cover image is from a photo taken by the author of detail on an Attic Greek calyx krater by Euxitheos (potter) and Euphronios (painter) ca. 515 BCE. The gap between the horn-like extensions atop Hermes\u2019 staff highlight his domain\u2014the exchange and interactive field between things, as between people, consciousness and the unconscious, body and mind, and humans and nature.<\/p>\n

DENNIS L. MERRITT, Ph.D., is a Jungian psychoanalyst and ecopsychologist in private practice in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A Diplomate of the C.G. Jung Institute of Analytical Psychology, Zurich, Switzerland, he also holds the following degrees: M.A. Humanistic Psychology-Clinical, Sonoma State University, California, Ph.D. Insect Pathology, University of California-Berkeley, M.S. and B.S. in Entomology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has participated in Lakota Sioux ceremonies for over twenty-five years which have strongly influenced his worldview.<\/p>\n

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\nTitle: Hermes, Ecopsychology, and Complexity Theory:\u00a0<\/strong>The Dairy Farmer’s Guide to the Universe Volume III<\/strong><\/em>
\nAuthor Dennis L. Merritt
\nPaperback: 228 pages
\nCondition: New
\nEdition: First
\nIndex, Bibliography
\nPublisher: Fisher King Press (November 1, 2012)
\nISBN 10: 1926715446
\nISBN 13:\u00a09781926715445<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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