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Feathered grace: Animal guides in mythology, literature, and life.

机译:羽毛般的优雅:神话,文学和生活中的动物指南。

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The Greek word for soul is psyche, which also translates as breath, the divine breath that animates all living things. Birds, as animal guides in myth, serve as a powerful connection to the soul; the very nature of a bird's movement is to swim in the divine breath, air. If, as the ancient Greeks maintain, the soul too is part of this divine breath, then it has a special relation to the winged animals that inhabit the element of air.;Mythology can be defined as a narrative that carries one back and forth between this world and a timeless otherworld, and also as a vehicle for archetypal patterns that serve as reflections of our own inner nature. These archetypal patterns provide a blueprint for each individual's journey toward apotheosis, a connection with one's own divine essence, the soul. The heroes of myth consistently experience a transcendent life-altering experience with the divine through their archetypal journeys, through the core elements of shamanism, and most importantly, through the guidance and inspiration of winged animals, including swan, turkey, vulture, and dove.;Celtic, Greek, Roman, Navajo, Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Jewish, and Christian mythologies and literary traditions reveal the essential role of the winged animal helper in achieving a wholeness and harmonic balance of the individual and community. With special attention to Marie Louise von Franz's depth psychological finding that the advice of the animal helper is essential to human success, study of the shaman's role in relationship to animals in each selected culture, and analysis of the appearance of animals that provide the necessary guidance in the Call to Adventure stage of the heroes' journeys, it is clear a relationship of mutual respect and harmony between animals and humans is an essential component to a spiritually fulfilled and inspired life.;The study concludes with recent stories of winged animals and their effects on the lives and psyches of contemporary individuals. Today, as in the ancient myths, their presence, whether in our homes, backyards, or the wilderness, is a reminder that the inspiration of the animal helper is only a breath away.
机译:希腊语中表示灵魂的单词是psyche,它也翻译为呼吸,这是使所有生物生气勃勃的神圣呼吸。鸟类作为神话中的动物,是与灵魂的有力纽带。鸟类运动的本质是在空气中呼吸神圣。如果正如古希腊人所坚持的那样,灵魂也是这种神圣呼吸的一部分,那么它就与居住在空气中的有翼动物有着特殊的关系。神话可以被定义为一种在两者之间来回传递的叙事这个世界和永恒的另一个世界,也是原型模式的载体,这些原型模式反映了我们自身的内在本质。这些原型模式为每个人走向神化的旅程提供了蓝图,该旅程与一个人自己的神圣本质-灵魂联系在一起。神话中的英雄们通过原型之旅,萨满教的核心要素,最重要的是,通过有翼动物(包括天鹅,火鸡,秃鹰和鸽子)的引导和启发,始终与神圣经历着超越生命的改变。凯尔特人,希腊人,罗马人,纳瓦霍人,印度教徒,佛教徒,伊斯兰教徒,犹太人和基督教徒的神话和文学传统揭示了有翼动物助手在实现个人和社区的整体和和谐平衡方面的重要作用。特别要注意玛丽·路易斯·冯·弗朗兹(Marie Louise von Franz)的深层心理发现,即动物助手的建议对人类的成功至关重要,研究萨满在每种选定文化中与动物的关系中的作用,并分析动物的外观,从而提供必要的指导在英雄之旅的“呼唤冒险”阶段,很明显,动物与人类之间相互尊重和和谐的关系是精神上充实和启发性生活的重要组成部分。对当代人的生活和心理的影响。今天,就像在古老的神话中一样,它们的存在,无论是在我们的家中,在后院还是在荒野中,都在提醒我们,动物助手的灵感只有一口气。

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  • 作者

    Kumelos, Rae Ann.;

  • 作者单位

    Pacifica Graduate Institute.;

  • 授予单位 Pacifica Graduate Institute.;
  • 学科 Literature Classical.;Literature Comparative.;Religion General.;Folklore.;Psychology General.
  • 学位 Ph.D.
  • 年度 2005
  • 页码 280 p.
  • 总页数 280
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
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