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Polly Young-Eisendrath´s Women and Desire: Beyond Wanting to Be Wanted was first published by Harmony Books in 1999. Since then, it has become a classic read for those readers- to use a cinematographic expression - who want to use analytical psychology to shed light on what women want. This book, when first published, was described (and still is) as ""provocative and vital.""More than 20 years after its publication, this book still shows effectively ""how to break out of this double bind so that"" women ""can encounter the challenges of choice and responsibility for our own desires."" The author ""wisely uses mythological and personal stories to help us take control of our sexual, relational, material, and spiritual lives."" Therefore, ""If you feel confused, resentful, or trapped in a life that does not seem to be fully yours, then you can find a clear path to your true self, once and for all, with the help of Women and Desire."" This book is the second of the series titled Jungianeum: Re-Covered Classics in Analytical Psychology curated by Stefano Carpani. Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1 Wanting to Be Wanted Chapter 2 The Menace of Female Beauty Chapter 3 Sex through the Looking Glass Chapter 4 Hothouse Mothering and the Divine Child Chapter 5 The Material Girl and the Hungry Ghost Chapter 6 The Spiritual Problem of Giving Your Self Away Chapter 7 The Paradox of Freedom and Desire Notes Bibliography Index

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Polly luminously gives a 'name' to our current struggles to grow our abilities to become even more sovereign, self-defined and self-determined in service to living lives reflective of the highest and best of who we came here to be. This book is a real page turner! This book is also profoundly revealing of the multitude of ways that so many of us covertly slice off pieces of our soul in an anxious attempt to belong. After thousands of us took to the streets in 2016 wearing pink pussy hats, and the subsequent rise of the 'Me Too' Movement soon after, it's clear that the stand for women's authentic power, sovereignty and self-determination is no longer a hypothetical discussion. Nor is it an optional one. Given the current state of our world, there are few who would disagree that what the world needs now is a uprising of visionary and courageous women who are standing for all things decent and good, and that make life worth living. -Katherine Woodward Thomas

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Polly Young-Eisendrath, Ph.D., is a psychologist, writer, speaker and Jungian analyst who has published 18 books (translated into 20 languages) including Love Between Equals: Relationship as a Spiritual Path, The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance, The Cambridge Companion to Jung and The Present Heart: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Discovery. She maintains a clinical practice in Central Vermont and hosts the podcast Enemies: From War to Wisdom that provides a fresh look at human hostilities and what to do about them. She is a lifelong Buddhist practitioner and a mindfulness teacher.

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