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Books by Jean
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 How Trees, Women, and Tree People Can Save the Planet will appeal most to people who realize that they are "tree people." It is poetic and educational, inspirational, spiritual, and down to earth, covering the subject of trees from anatomy and physiology to trees as archetypal and sacred symbols. |  In this book Dr. Bolen explores the archetype of the activist. Indomitable means untamed, unsubdued. It is the one-in-herself quality in girls and women who will not be victims, no matter what. She provides the means through which readers can navigate their own personal exploration to become their authentic selves. Publisher: Le Courrier Du Livre |  About synchronicity and spiritual sense of connectedness to the Tao which can be felt or sensed in synchronistic moments; Tao as the invisible underlying oneness, Self as equivalent in meaning. (Harper & Row, 1979) HarperCollins, pb.ISBN 0-06-250081-3. (25th Anniversary Edition, 2004) |
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 Myths are fascinating stories that become even more intriguing when we realize that they can reveal intimate truths about ourselves and others. Dr. Bolen brings the Greek pantheon to life as our inner archetypes and applies the power of myth to our personal lives. Once we understand the natural progression from myth to archetype to personal psychology, and realize that positive gifts and negative tendencies are qualities associated with a particular goddess within, we gain powerful insights. |  The major Greek gods as male archetypal patterns which shape personality and relationships, favor or handicap the achievement of power and success in a patriarchal society, and are sources of meaning as well as pathology. (A one volume "gods and goddesses in everyperson" would have been a conceptually more accurate, because women and men are likely to have at least one active archetype in the other book), (Harper & Row, 1989) HarperCollins, pb IBSN 0-06-097280-7 |  Forget about getting old and start embracing the beauty of aging gracefully. Through thirteen lighthearted yet thought-provoking essays and practical exercises (plus a new introduction for this updated edition), Dr. Bolen invites you to listen to your inner wisdom, reinvent yourself, and savor the goodness life has to offer. Join the ranks of wise women who have embraced their crone years and realized their true potential. Your journey towards personal growth and self-discovery begins here. |
 Personal account of pilgrimage to sacred sites, commentary and reflections upon my own spiritual journey, midlife, and goddess spirituality as embodied experience of divinity, which differs from transcendent experiences of god; midlife, individuation, quest for meaning. Grail legend, Handless maiden: archetypal patterns.(HarperSan Francisco, 1994) HarperCollins pb, ISBN 0-06-250272-7. (10th Anniversary Edition, 2004) |  Cancer and other life-threatening illnesses can be a turning point, much like a midlife crisis. Who and what matters to us, and who we matter to can become clear. Sometimes the stories we hear and believe truly become life-saving when the mind and body, immune system and psyche come together. To seek I-Thou relationships, do affirmations or visualizations, ask others to pray, and seek the best medical treatment are choices that matter. |  The Essential Guide to Women’s Circles. Inspired by The Hundred Monkey, the allegorical story that sustained the early anti-nuclear activists. A visionary, activist, spiritual “how to” about circles with a spiritual center. Inspiration for The Millionth Circle Initiative and The World Day of Circles of Compassion-November 2, as part of The Millionth Circle Movement (www.milliothcircle.org) Conari/Red Wheel/Weiser, 1999. ISBN 1-57324-176-8. |
 Archetypes of wisdom, compassion, outrage, sensuality, and healing humor in women over fifty. Includes section on the Goddesses in Everywoman--growing older, on the archetype of the wisewomen or clan mother circle, Act 3 in women’s lives and third wave feminism. Energies and images of empowerment, individuation and meaning in the third phase of life. HarperCollins, 2001. ISBN 0-06-019152-X; pb, 2002. ISBN 0-06-00992923-5. |  "Mother" is Mother Earth, mother instinct, mother archetype, mother goddess, the sacred feminine. Women as a gender have qualities and priorities that the world needs to end the violence that traumatize children and has made cycles of conflict and fratricidal wars inevitable. A call to save what we love, inspiration from examples, how evolutionary social changes come through grassroots movements. Conari Red Wheel, 2005.ISBN 1-57324-265-9. |  Moving Toward the Millionth Circle is a sequel to Dr. Bolen’s popular The Millionth Circle (1999) with a slightly different focus. Her first book describes how real change happens when a critical number of people adopt a new perspective with how-to sections on ways to create women’s circles with a sacred center. While still about women’s circles, her new book focuses more on activism and how these circles can help to sustain and support (and be a sanctuary for) women working for change. |
 Forget about getting old and start embracing the beauty of aging gracefully. Through thirteen lighthearted yet thought-provoking essays and practical exercises (plus a new introduction for this updated edition), Dr. Bolen invites you to listen to your inner wisdom, reinvent yourself, and savor the goodness life has to offer. Join the ranks of wise women who have embraced their crone years and realized their true potential. Your journey towards personal growth and self-discovery begins here. |
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