Addiction to Perfection: The Still Unravished Bride: A Psychological Study

marion woodman

Addiction to Perfection
By Marion Woodman Through case studies, dreams, and myths, a Jungian analyst explores the hidden causes of compulsion in the lives of men and women. At the root of eating disorders, substance abuse, and other addictive and compulsive behaviors, Woodman sees a hunger for spiritual fulfillment. The need to experience a sacred connection to an energy greater than their own drives people to search for an illusory ideal of perfection. Through discussions of parenthood, creativity, and body image, this presentation shows that freedom from addiction can be found by discovering the wisdom and power of the feminine principle. Shambhala Lion Editions

Genres psychologynonfictionfeminismphilosophyself helpwomenspsychoanalysismental healthspiritualitypersonal development

204 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1,1982

Series

Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts

This edition

Format: 204 pages, Hardcover
Published: February 28, 1997 by Inner City Books
ISBN: 9780919123403
ASIN: 0919123406
Language: English

About the author

marion woodman

Marion Woodman was a Canadian mythopoetic author and women's movement figure. She was a Jungian analyst trained at the C. G. Jung Institute in Zürich, Switzerland. She was one of the most widely read authors on feminine psychology, focusing on psyche and soma. She was also an international lecturer and poet. Her collection of audio and visual lectures, correspondence, and manuscripts are housed at OPUS Archives and Research Center, in Santa Barbara, California. Among her collaborations with other authors she wrote with Thomas Moore, Jill Mellick and Robert Bly. Her brothers were the late Canadian actor Bruce Boa and Jungian analyst Fraser Boa.