Facing the Dragon : Confronting Personal and Spiritual Grandiosity

by Moore, Robert L.; Havlick, Max J., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9781888602210
• ISBN10: 188860221X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Pr

Summary

Structured around a series of lectures presented at the Jung Institute of Chicago, Moore's book attacks the problems of human evil, spiritual narcissism, secularism and ritual, and grandiosity. Moore dares to insist that we face these issues and provides clear-sighted guidance for where to start and what to expect.

Author Biography

Robert L. Moore is Professor of Psychoanalysis, Culture, and Spirituality at the Chicago Theological Seminary where he is the senior professor in the Center for Theology, Ethics, and the Human Sciences.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiv
The Lucifer Complex and the Enemy Within: Psychological Reflections on Human Evil	1	(14)
The Archetype of Spiritual Warfare	15	(30)
Regulating Dragon Energies: The Challenge of Conscious Ritualization	45	(16)
Modern Secularism Fuels Pathological Narcissism	61	(18)
Discerning and Facing Your Own Grandiosity	79	(28)
Decoding the Diamond Body: Archetypal Structures Provide a Framework for Analysis	107	(16)
The Combat Myth and the Archetypal Enemy	123	(20)
How Modern Spiritual Narcissism Leads to Destructive Tribalism	143	(22)
The Psychological Sources of Religious Conflict	165	(16)
Resources for Facing the Dragon	181	(18)
Dragon Laws: Insights for Confronting Grandiosity	199	(20)
Beyond the Lucifer Complex: Befriending the Dragon	219	(8)
Appendix: Diagrams	227	(8)
Bibliography	235	(10)
Index	245	(4)
About the Author	249