Description: In Jean Shinoda Bolen's best-selling, game-changing 'Goddesses in everywoman,' myths came to life in a whole new way that resonated with our own lives. Even fictional character Bridget Jones was reading that book. Now comes 'Artemis: the indomitable spirit in everywoman,' a groundbreaking new book that explores the archetype of the activist. Indomitable means untamed, unsubdued. It is the one-in-herself quality in girls and women who will not be victims, no matter what. To bring the Artemis archetype to life, Bolen delves deeply into the myth of Atalanta, the famous hunter and runner in ancient Greek mythology, a mortal woman who is identified with Artemis the Greek Goddess of the Hunt and Moo
Brief description:
Jean Shinoda Bolen, M. D, is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, former professor of psychiatry, and an internationally-known author and speaker. She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a recipient of the Institute for Health and Healing's Pioneers in Art, Science, and the Soul of Healing Award.
Dr. Bolen has authored over ten books with over a hundred foreign editions. Her groundbreaking work, Goddesses in Everywoman, sold over half a million copies and continues affecting women to this day. Another one of her works, The Millionth Circle, inspired The Millionth Circle Initiative (www.millonthcircle.org) and led to her involvement at the United Nations. The Association for the Study of Women and Mythology presented her the Demeter Award for her lifetime achievement in women's spirituality.
She currently maintains a private practice in Mill Valley.
Review Quotes: Whether or not women know it, Artemis is the archetype or goddess who can inspire us to be activists in the world. In Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman, Jean Shinoda Bolen provides ancient and modern ways to be our authentic, courageous, and passionate selves. Jean herself is an Artemis. --Gloria Steinem-- "Reviews"