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ISBN 9781894574358. Index. 128 pp. 2012. $25.00

This final volume in The Eros Trilogy is all one might expect from the author who coined the term “Jungian romance.” Sharp and his rogueish side-kick Razr jostle for position, adroitly balancing Logos and Eros, puer and senex. Overall, it is both heady and hearty.

A bonus here is the inclusion of a long-lost scholarly essay by the late A. R. Pope of Zurich, “The Eros Aspect of the Eye,”

Here are some advance reviews:

Hijacked by Eros is saucy and salty, peppered with nonsense and experiential insights.—B. C. Review of Books, Vancouver.
 
Sharp explores the genre he created (Jungian romance)
with courage and panache. Serious fun.—Melbourne Daily Mail.

Sharp is the Harold Pinter of the Jungian world.
Simultaneously sparse and profound, his books offer a refreshing
perspective on Jung’s fundamental ideas.
—Washington Tribune.

Hijacked by Eros packs a mighty wallop:
Unadulterated Jung, song and dance, and sexy ladies.
—Indianapolis Broad Rippler.

Hijacked by Eros is a remarkable blend of thinking and feeling,
Logos and Eros. It is a refreshing and informative read, light-hearted and bold in elucidating the basic tenets of Jungian psychology.
—San Francisco Mirror.

DARYL SHARP, M.A., B.Sc., B.J., is a graduate of the C. G. Jung Institute of Zurich and the author of many other books. He is the publisher of Inner City Books in Toronto, Canada, where he has an analytic practice.
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132. TRAMPLED TO DEATH BY GEESE: More Eros, and a Lot More Nonsense (A Jungian analyst’s whimsical perspective on the inner life) Book Two of the Eros Trilogy.

Daryl Sharp

ISBN 9781894574341. Sewn. Index. 160 pp. 2011. $25.00

This is the book many have been waiting for—a sequel (of sorts) to the author’s acclaimed Live Your Nonsense (2010). Some advance reviews: 

Trampled to Death by Geese is a rare anomaly in the world of Jungian writing. There are some racy, picaresque scenes, as befits the author’s style, but on the whole it is a delicate balancing act between narcissistic self-indulgence and serious explications of Jung’s ideas, with sheer fun along the way. This is no small feat, comparable to surviving Niagara Falls in a barrel. 
—Yellowknife Drummer. 

Trampled to Death by Geese is an audacious and clever meld of Logos and Eros. Highly recommended to those who can stand the tension. 
—Saskatoon Harold. 

Trampled is your best book ever, deftly integrating the opposites. 
—T. W., London, Ontario. 

Here is an artful dodger able to put complex ideas into words and real-life situations that laymen can understand. It is a rare ability. 
—Robertson Davies, author of Fifth Business and The Manticore. 

Jungiana simply doesn’t get more readable than this little gem. The writing is absolutely superb. It rolls along like the waves of the sea—constant, steady and rhythmic; fresh, salty and invigorating. 
—A.C. Review of Books, Toronto, Ontario. 

Daryl Sharp, M.A., B.Sc., B.J., is a graduate of the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich and the author of many other books in this series. He is the publisher of Inner City Books in Toronto, Canada, where he has an analytic practice.
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131. BEES, HONEY AND THE HIVE: Circumambulating the Centre; A Jungian exploration of the symbolism and psychology
Frith Luton

ISBN 9781894574327. Index. 208 pp. 2011. $30.00

The symbolism of bees, honey and the hive intertwine, but at the core is the imagery of the circumambulation of the centre. For bees, this is a dynamic in the service of the queen bee and the preservation of the hive. In depth psychological terms, circumambulation is linked with mandala symbolism or the archetype of inner order, an archetype that Jung said was perhaps the most important.

This work explores the alchemical union of opposites through symbolism related to the life and nature of the bee. Some particular opposites associated with bees, honey and the hive include those of love and war, sweetness and bitterness, the individual and multiplicity, light and dark, order and chaos, industry and laziness, earth and heaven/the sky, sun and moon, spirit and matter, fertility and sterility, regeneration and death.

The author brings together her practical experience as a beekeeper and insights gained in her work in depth psychology, particularly through an appreciation of Jung's final work, Mysterium Coniunctionis: An Inquiry into the Separation and Synthesis of Psychic Opposites in Alchemy.
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130. RISKY BUSINESS: A Jungian view of environmental disasters and the nature archetype
Stephen J. Foster

ISBN 9781894574334. Index. 128 pp. 2011. $25.00

In Risky Business, environmental disasters, our relationship with nature and the Nature archetype are explored from a Jungian perspective through the use of nature myths that illustrate greed and environmental destruction.

Our relationship with nature is considered through a felt-sense of nature's presence, what Jung called the "One World" or unus mundus. Using Jung's complex theory and his work on archetypes, the author combines his background working as a scientist for hazardous waste cleanup projects and his training as a Jungian analyst to examine the psychological problem of toxic environmental spills.

Risky Business examines how Jung's theoretical ideas activate the psychology of not only the individual but also the collective when environmental disaster occurs. Specific toxic spill case studies illustrate how the Nature archetype can be expressed within communities that struggle with cleanup; the resolution of conflicts between parties often reveals the presence of what Jung called the Self working at the level of the group.

Finally, the author discusses a love story written by J. R. R. Tolkien, within the framework of an alchemical model, as an allegory for building a resilient and more engaged relationship with nature.
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129. LIVE YOUR NONSENSE: Halfway to Dawn with Eros (A Jungian approach to Individuation)
Daryl Sharp

ISBN 9781894574310. Index 128pp. 2010. $25.00

From the author’s Introduction

This book is inspired by Jung’s cogent observation on the serious nature of nonsense:

“People sometimes think that analysis will take the place of life; they protect themselves in that way against much nonsense that might be lived. But mind you, if you don’t live your nonsense you will never have lived at all, and the meaning of life is surely that it is lived, not avoided.” Nonsense does not always involve Eros, and the erotic is not always nonsense. But in my experience the two have generally gone hand in hand. This book recounts some of my own and others’ nonsense and hopes to give some insights into what that might mean in life.

Nonsense is not necessarily frivolous, foolish or sinful. It may be politically or socially incorrect, but it is often a pointer to the essence of one’s personality, which is what we Jungians call individuation—becoming who you were meant to be. This is far, and only the swift reach it and are delighted.

A Jungian with a sense of humor? Not an oxymoron, but Daryl Sharp. Here is an author able to put complex ideas into words and real-life situations that laymen can understand. It is a rare ability.
—Robertson Davies, author of Fifth Business, The Manticore and The Cunning Man.
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