Pan and the Nightmare
“Pan and the Nightmare” by James Hillman, published by Spring Publications in May 2007, is a revised edition comprising 168 pages in English. This book explores the figure of Pan through the lens of C.G. Jung’s assertion that deities manifest as our ailments. It delves into various themes, including nightmare panic, instinct, and the complex relationships Pan shares with his female counterparts, such as Echo and Selene.
Readers will find a thorough examination of the darker aspects of human experience, as well as the interplay between creativity and our primal drives. The text includes a complete translation of Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher’s significant nineteenth-century work on Pan and the demons associated with the night. This edition invites contemplation on the connections between mythology and psychological phenomena, making it a thought-provoking addition for those interested in the subjects of nightmares and the symbolic roles of mythological figures.
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This brilliant book brings Pan back to life by following C.G. Jung’s famous saying that the gods have become our diseases. Chapters on nightmare panic, masturbation, rape and nympholepsy, instinct and synchronicity, and Pan’s female lovers ― Echo, Syrinx, Selene, and the Muses ― show the goat-god at work and play in the dark drives and creative passions of our lives. (Includes a full translation of EPHIALTES, Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher’s masterful nineteenth-century mythological-pathological treatise on Pan and the demons of the night).
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