The Kore Goddess: A Mythology and Psychology by Safron Rossi
Also known as the Maiden or Virgin, the Kore personifies an archetypal state of youthful being in which a person becomes one-in-herself. In The Kore Goddess Safron Rossi applies Jungian depth psychology to ancient Greek imagery, tracing the reemergence of this archetype in contemporary individuation and soul-making, bringing to light the critical capacity to be psychologically virginal. In her treatment of this theme, Rossi draws on her prior study of Greek triad goddesses, showing how the Kore pattern is woven into configurations such as the Fates, the Furies, the Graces and other bands of female deities.
Expanding Jung’s little known insight that the Kore is central to women’s psychology, Rossi reveals a teleology of soul related to korehood—a deep integrity grounded in one’s essential nature and character. Our relationship to this archetypal pattern brings a sense of vitality and sovereignty, as well as a connection to the interior rhythms of life.
Safron Rossi, Ph.D., has dedicated her life to the study of literature and mythology, fields in which she holds her degrees. She is a member of the core faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute, teaching mainly in the Jungian and Archetypal Studies program.
Safron is also an archetypal psychological astrologer. More about her work can be found on her website — www.thearchetypaleye.com
Jung vs Borg: Finding the Deeply Human in a Posthuman Age by Glen Slater
Jung vs Borg contends the industrial disruption of the outer world has been followed by a post-industrial disruption of the inner world. Prominent plans to merge humans and machines, focused on the joining of minds and computers, are shown to be outgrowths of this disruption.
This perspective propels the book’s critical assessment of the posthuman movement and leads to a depth psychological encounter with the cyborg—an image of human-machine hybridization that stands at the vanishing point on today’s techno-scientific horizon.
Building on its response to the loss of instinct in the industrial era, Jung’s psychology of the unconscious is simultaneously shown to occupy a pivotal position in the increasingly pressing counter-cultural confrontation with the soulless excesses of the post-industrial, digital era.
Glen Slater is a core faculty member at Pacifica Graduate Institute where he has, most recently, chaired its Jungian and Archetypal Studies program. His work as a teacher in depth psychology spans three decades. He has written numerous articles and book chapters in the areas of Jung and film, psychology and religion, and depth psychology and technology.