Redemption of the divine: The feminine spirit in Le Guin’s Earthsea Cycle

Thomas Gitz-Johansen

Redemption of the divine: The feminine spirit in Le Guin’s Earthsea Cycle

Institut for Mennesker og Teknologi

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Abstract

The paper is an investigation of aspects of the archetype of spirit that are represented by a female image. To this end, the Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin is discussed. It is shown that the image of dragons represents a primal and wild aspect of the human spirit. Through an image of a wounded girl-child who embodies the dragon-energy, spirit is reborn from below. The girl mediates between the world of spirit and the material world. Renewed consciousness of the reality of a spiritual realm redeems the materialism and inflated belief in human power of our time.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Publikationsdato	1 aug. 2021
Udgivelsessted	jungforalle.dk
Udgiver	Dansk selskab for analytisk psykologi (DSAP)
Antal sider	23
Status	Udgivet - 1 aug. 2021

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3 nov. 2022
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