Same-Sex Love and the Path to Wholeness

by Hopcke, Robert H.

• ISBN13: 9780877736516
• ISBN10: 0877736510
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-02-16
• Publisher: Shambhala

Summary

This is the first book to examine the unique ways in which gay men and lesbians make the journey toward the psychic wholeness and balance needed in every life-a process C. G. Jung calledindividuation.Here eighteen prominent therapists and writers offer thought-provoking insights into the deep meaning of homosexuality. Contributions from: Robert A. Johnson, Christine Downing, Robert Bosnak, Joseph Henderson, John Beebe, Robert H. Hopcke, Howard Teich, Morgan Farley, Caroline T. Stevens, Will Roscoe, Karin Lofthus Carrington, Lyn Cowan, Scott Wirth, Suzy Naiberg, Donald Sandner, David J. Tacey, Eugene Monick, and Susan Griffin.

Author Biography

Robert H. Hopcke is a licensed marriage and family therapist with degrees in both pastoral and clinical counseling. He is the author of numerous books, including There Are No Accidents and Living the Mysteries: The Spiritual Power of the Rosary in the Lives of Contemporary People.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Editors' Introduction	p. 1
Homoerotic Relationships Between Men in India and in Western Mythology	p. 8
Coming Home: The Late-Life Lesbian	p. 28
Individuation and Eros: Finding My Way	p. 38
Her Radiance Everywhere: Poems from a Midlife Awakening	p. 51
Homophobia and Analytical Psychology	p. 68
Women Loving Women: Speaking the Truth in Love	p. 88
Dreaming the Myth: An Introduction to Mythology for Gay Men	p. 110
Homo/Aesthetics, Or Romancing the Self	p. 125
Homovision: The Solar/Lunar Twin-Ego	p. 136
Toward an Image of Male Partnership	p. 151
Brother Longing and Love: The Example of Henry James	p. 170
Not "A One-Sided Sexual Being": Clinical Work With Gay Men from a Jungian Perspective	p. 186
The Role of the Anima in Same-Sex Love Between Men	p. 219
Reflections on Homosexuality: An Interview With Joseph Henderson	p. 231
Homoeroticism and Homophobia in Heterosexual Male Initiation	p. 246
Individuation, Taboo, and Same-Sex Love	p. 264
Mirroring Affirmation: With Special Reference to Psychoanalysis and to Men	p. 273
The Uncharted Body	p. 284
About the Contributors	p. 291
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