Folios among Friends
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Maybe Artemis
To share or not to share: that seems to be the eternal question, and there’s always a tail-ender attached: Where? We have this site, and I often think…
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Mother
In Murdock’s book, separation from the feminine comes in two flavors: rejection of the mother or rejection by the mother. What does that say about mothers and is…
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She’s Still Writing for Me
The idea of striving for perfection—and, perhaps, being satisfied with nothing less—has been on my mind lately. I finally feel like I understand the role perfectionism has played…
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We All Have a Journey
The take by Joseph Campbell that Murdock recounts on page 2 is interesting: In the the whole mythological tradition the woman is there. All she has to do…
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It Takes Two, Together
Now I turn to Maureen Murdock’s own words at the beginning of the introduction to The Heroine’s Journey. She tells us that she is a therapist who has worked…
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The First Step Out
I wrote the following paragraphs a few days ago and then let them sit. After reading your pieces, I was sore tempted to edit them. To edit myself…
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