The woman who became a spider: audio-recording of an online, interactive class

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A class offered by the
C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology

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The Inuit legend, The woman who became a spider, is told then analyzed. The legend offers surprising images of the feminine and its struggle to integrate aspects of the animus.

Throughout the class, participants discuss the tale and the process by which it is analyzed. (All participants agreed to have their discussion recorded and posted online.)

Jungian analysis Jungian therapy in new york: inuit picture of spider

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Click here for the text version of the tale 

Woman-spider: part 1

Woman-spider: part 2

Woman-spider: part 3