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The Human Shadow and What Stories Do We Need?

By: Robert Bly
Narrated by: Robert Bly
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Robert Bly - one of the most compelling mythologists and storytellers of our time - captures the imagination in two live recordings.

In The Human Shadow, Bly takes us on a thought provoking and entertaining journey exploring our "shadow" through poetry, music, and storytelling. Bly says that the development of the shadow starts in childhood when parents make it clear there are certain parts of us they don’t like: "you’re too noisy!" So we put this into a "bag". Over time, our independence and feeling also go into the bag, getting heavier and heavier. Then, according to Bly, we spend the rest of our life trying to get everything back out of the bag to live fully again.

What Stories Do We Need? reminds us that the mythology we have inherited is often defective. Just as the church refused to accept the reality Galileo saw in his telescope, literalists have removed the dark soul images that nourished our ancestors from mythology by refusing to include them in our stories. But Bly reminds us that these are exactly the stories we need to hear.

©2009 Robert Bly (P)2009 BetterListen! LLC Personal Development Philosophy Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Inspiring
Profound Insights • Delightful Presentation • Powerful Performance • Deep Wisdom • Poetic Content • Wonderful Poetry

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Extremely pertinent material in these times of such struggles to fully inhabit ourselves. To take ownership of our total arc of inner and outer characters is a life’s work and Robert’s work is invaluable along the way.

Fantastically engaging and informative

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I have listened several times and each time I learn more about my shadow and the mythology that makes us.

Insightful and funny

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What a gift Robert Bly has to share with men (and all those women that live, work, and attempt to understand us). already listened to 3 times through, shared with my wife and my boys!!!

WOW ... Bly speaks directly to my heart!

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Loved the emotion and enthusiasm. This was timely and pertinent to my life's circumstances. He helped make Jungian Shadow work come alive.

very animated!

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loved it. struggled to finish it. for me it got too perfornance like and less narrative. or maybe it is too smart for my level

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