![Sample our Behavioral Sciences journals, sign in here to start your access, latest two full volumes FREE to you for 14 days]({"type":"image" , "src" : "/sda/110801/TOC-Subject-Sample-2021-Behavioral-Sciences.jpg"})
Abstract
Tragic Beauty: The Dark Side of Venus Aphrodite and the Loss and Regeneration of Soul is a deeply moving explication of the compelling, golden, and erotic nature of Aphrodite Venus women. Arlene Diane Landau uses personal experience (she is Los Angeles born and bred), myth, film, literature, classical and Jungian traditions along with clinical vignettes to reveal her topic. Landau knows firsthand the overwhelming power of the archetype of the goddess of love. She lyrically and unflinchingly tells how one can live with or die from the Aphrodite energy. Reflection, steadfastness, intelligence, and courage are attributes that need to be present for a woman to relate to rather than identify with or be possessed by Venus Aphrodite. Unexpectedly, joy is also essential. Some survive and thrive; others do not.
Additional information
Notes on contributors
Puddi Kullberg
Puddi Kullberg, MA, LPC, is a Jungian analyst in private practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is a member of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts (IRSJA) and a founding member of the Boulder Association of Jungian Analysts (BAJA). Correspondence: 1301 South 8th Street, #300, Colorado Springs, CO 80905. E-mail: [email protected].