The Deep Psychology of Bdsm and Kink: Jungian and Archetypal Perspectives on the Soul's Transgressive Necessities (Thomas Douglas)(Paperback)

This fascinating volume investigates how the concept of soul is connected to BDSM and kink, exploring the world of alternative sexualities through the psychology of C. G. Jung and James Hillman as readers are guided on a provocative and lively journey through darker aspects of the sexual imagination. Contextualized both in sexual history and contemporary events, the book unveils surprising points of correspondence between the tortured fantasy images of Jung's The Red Book and the modern world of BDSM, and describes from Hillman's psychology a soul-centered perspective that affirms the psychological value of fantasy images animating our human lives. The book also considers the collective archetypal sources of historical trauma which have provided inspiration to some of the more disquieting aspects of BDSM and details how the deep psychology of BDSM creates a space in
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