Pele's Search for Home
Images of the Feminine Self
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21204507 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carolyn H Bray (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 10-23 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Jung Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1934-2039 • E-ISSN: 1934-2047 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19342039.2016.1158580 |
| OpenAlex | W2402863869 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
Pele, the Hawaiian volcano goddess, guided by the fire in her fire stick (Pāoa), traveled to Hawaii, creating the islands from her molten lava flow. Dr. Bray retells her rendition of this journey myth and interprets it from the perspective of the Hawaiian culture and from a matristic (ancient goddess culture) viewpoint. She adds a third perspective—a Jungian psychological view—to her interpretation. In the Hawaiian culture, Pele is the creator of the islands, and seen within the context of a matristic culture, Pele reflects the functions of the goddess of death and regeneration. Psychologically, Pele embodies difficult emotions that arise in the analytic temenos—anger, rage, hate, jealousy, envy, desire, and passion. Pele's fire creates matter; in the consulting room her fire ignites affective states of consciousness, creating the potential for psychological growth, individuation
Aesthetics · Anger · Archaeology · Art · Astrology · Compassion · Consciousness · Indignation · Jealousy · Literature · Mythology · Passion · Psychoanalysis · Uncanny · Visual arts · History · Jungian Analytical Psychology · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |