{"product_id":"2026200018773-secondhand-descent-to-the-goddess-a-way-of-initiation-for-women","title":"Descent To The Goddess: A Way Of Initiation For Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the crossroads of Jungian psychology, ancient mythology, and feminist spirituality stands a work that has transformed how women understand their own inner lives — Descent to the Goddess: A Way of Initiation for Women by Sylvia Brinton Perera. Drawing upon the 5,000-year-old Sumerian myth of Inanna's descent into the underworld to confront her dark sister Ereshkigal, Perera chronicles a profound psychological and spiritual journey that resonates with unsettling clarity for modern women navigating loss, depression, and the search for authentic selfhood. The book argues that the patriarchal world has long severed women from their instinctual, chthonic depths — and that the path to wholeness demands a courageous, voluntary descent into darkness before any true rebirth can occur.\n\nPerera writes with the authority of a practicing Jungian analyst, weaving together clinical insight, mythological scholarship, and archetypal symbolism into a cohesive and luminous whole. Her prose is both rigorous and deeply personal, illuminating how ancient goddess imagery speaks directly to contemporary female experience — to grief, rage, surrender, and transformation. First published in 1981 as part of Inner City Books' celebrated Studies in Jungian Psychology series, this landmark text remains an essential touchstone in depth psychology and women's spirituality. Who, one must wonder, might you discover waiting at the bottom of your own descent?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50573401587931,"sku":"2026200018773-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/4b82f2d5-0bd8-40ef-acc9-72df0f6883a2.png?v=1791168268","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200018773-secondhand-descent-to-the-goddess-a-way-of-initiation-for-women","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}