The Heroine's Journey

At the center of attention is the rethinking of the well-known model of the 'hero's journey.' Maureen Murdoch shows that the female path of maturation and self-determination is structured differently. She describes an archetypal cycle of ten stages: from separation from the feminine beginning and the desire to live by the rules of the world of achievements to the attempt to reconnect different parts of the personality within oneself. The book relates to Jungian and archetypal psychology. It addresses themes of femininity, patriarchal attitudes, the mother-daughter relationship, spiritual emptiness, and inner restoration. This is not motivational reading, but a thoughtful conversation about the conflict between external success and inner truth.