Persephone Rising: Awakening the Heroine Within

A long dry description of the Demeter-Persephone myth found in many other myth book and encyclopedia.Nothing else of value, just endless passages of self-referencing, virtue-signalling, political-correct verbiage and "women HIGHEST and FIRST among creatures" blarney. Highly-funded propaganda from a neo-Jungian whose works barely do justice to the master.Hundreds of pages in and the point of the myth still isn't sussed.The "rape" of Persephone has nothing to do with men. It refers obliquely to the loss of the Dragon Fight, the Oedipal and pre-Oedipal conflict that rages between mothers and daughters. Don't hold your breath waiting for any feminist writer to accept this or deal with it honestly. Nope.I suggest not wasting a cent on this ponderous and righteous drivel. Instead I highly recommend the invaluable book "Women's Inhumanity Against Woman," by feminist Phyllis Chessler.*** *** ***

In Persephone Rising, Carol Pearson adds a deeply insightful and just-right-for-the-times entry to her extensive catalog on the intersection of ancient myth and modern meaning. Through the interlocking stories of Persephone, Demeter, Zeus and Dionysus (especially Demeter’s abduction into the Underworld), Dr. Pearson sheds new light on what today’s women need to be happier, more fulfilled and more authentically alive. This wise and wonderful book is a must-read for any woman looking to claim her own power, purpose and potential in the world.

I am reading out loud some relevant passages to my partner. It is helpful to see aspects of our story reflected back to us through these archetypal figures and stories. They open a dialog that flows from the recognition that our issues are universal and we can see ourselves in the context of human family. The Ancient Greek stories have the power take us deeper because the personality traits of the gods are also to be found within ourselves. Carol's treatment and interpretation connects the dots in a way that is transformative, letting us know from within that we have the power improve ourselves individually as well as our relationship. Self knowledge breeds acceptance and confidence in our capacity to actualize our highest aspirations. This book helps us to achieve this.

I wanted to love this book. I am looking for a good core feminine archetypal myth that works for woman in the same way the hero's myth works for men, but I find the often long winded, over done feminist commentary ruins a more pure interpretation of the myths. For most of humanity, not everything had to twisted around a frame of poor women. Everyone has problems and I wish I could find a myth that has not been made profane by the need to chatter endlessly about how women shared the same oppressed fate by most humans since the dawn of civilization.

A friend recomended this years ago when she found out that I was a Hellenic Polytheist. I think Persephone and the other Greek Goddesses are very popular right now among new agey types. I found this to be pretty much ahistorical.

Excellent writing on the archetypal qualities of Persephone, especially considering how difficult it is to find consistent information on the story that surrounds her. I also love how connections are made in the dynamics between Zeus, Demeter, Hecate and Persephone as well. Wonderful read and helped me greatly in understanding some of my own subconscious inclinations.

The writing is lovely and the topic is extraordinary!

This is an incredible and inspiring book. Every woman interested in leading a rich and meaningful life that elevates others for the betterment of humanity will want to read this gem of a book!

Great, beautiful, insightful, heat warming.

> Pour approfondir mes connaissances sur ce mythe dans une perspective jungienne...