This collection of essays is comprised of powerful and compelling stories in which the author deftly shows how the seemingly mundane contains the sacred within. In this perceptive and illuminating work, the author relates five personal stories which have universal appeal as well as two further essays which provide a fascinating insight into Dreams and the ancient creation myth. * Weeding and creating a secret garden is analogous to clearing one s psyche of unwanted dead wood allowing for creative energy to flow. * The simple act of picking up rubbish on the beach leads to an understanding and valuing of the concept of Duty. * The synchronicities surrounding the death of the author s mother, highlighting the reality and value of synchronicity. * Summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in Africa was both an inward and outward journey. *The value of opposites within us both a Mother Theresa and Medusa - and the necessity of balancing these extremes . *The value of Dreams as an integral part of our daily living.. *How the Creation myth of Lilith, Eve and the serpent in the Garden of Eden is relevant in today s world and illustrates the necessity of leaving Paradise.
Susan Scott has been interested in Jungian psychology for many years after her first introduction to the theory of C.G. Jung while doing a post graduate degree in clinical psychology. She was an essential part of The Transvaal Centre for Jungian Studies (a non-profit organization) in the late 1980 s and 1990 s in Johannesburg and Pretoria as well as part of the first group in South Africa to study Jung through Centerpoint, an organization based in the States whose purpose is to bring Jungian teachings to the wider public. She has lectured on Lilith, Eve & the Serpent in the Garden of Eden to Jungian groups on a few occasions and has also been on radio to a receptive audience. This is her first book. She lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, is married and has two adult sons.
