Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman
Activism for the Modern Day Artemis
From the author dubbed “an Artemis,” by Gloria Steinem, comes Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman, a book dedicated to women with the courage and passion to change the world.
Myths come to life. Worshiped in Ancient Greece as a protectress of young girls, Artemis was the goddess of hunting, nature, and chastity—the original “wild woman.” In Artemis, Jungian analyst and best-selling author, Jean Shinoda Bolen, revives the goddess Artemis to reclaim the female passion and persistence to survive and succeed.
We are all goddesses. But an indomitable spirit isn’t just reserved for the gods. In her book, Dr. Bolen revives the myth of Atalanta, an archetypal Artemis and mere mortal. To Atalanta, fate was no obstacle. Left to die because she was born a girl, she faces the Calydon Boar and outruns any man attempting to claim her as his wife. In Artemis, women are encouraged to discover their inner heroine—the activist who never gives up, who cannot be subdued.
Artemis today. Face it: women can’t be tamed. Whether women’s rights activists or Princess Merida from Brave, the Artemis personality is embodied in the modern women. Hailed by a modern-day Artemis, Isabel Allende, as a “beautiful, inspiring book,” Artemis is dedicated to all women and girls who discover her unconquerable spirit in themselves or others. Inside find:
- Examples of Artemis in real-life and popular culture
- Ancient and modern ways to be your authentic self
- A source of strength, power, and integrity
If you enjoyed the books Women Who Run with the Wolves, Wild Mercy, or Goddesses in Everywoman, you’ll love Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman.
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Book details
- Author
- Jean Shinoda Bolen
- Imprint
- Conari Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 274
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Social Science › Women's Studies
Social Science › Gender Studies
Mind, Body, Spirit › New Thought
Mind, Body, Spirit › Spiritualism - Topics
- Greek mythology · Jungian archetypes · goddess spirituality · women's empowerment · feminist activism · wild woman archetype · ancient Greece · women's studies
- ISBN-13
- 9781573245913
About the author
JEAN SHINODA BOLEN is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, and Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology who has authored over ten books with over a hundred foreign editions. Her book Goddesses in Everywoman sold over half a million copies.
Bolen is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and has received the Institute for Health and Healing’s Pioneers in Art, Science, and the Soul of Healing Award, as well as the Demeter Award from the Association for the Study of Women and Mythology for lifetime achievement in women’s spirituality.
When she’s not writing, Bolen maintains a private practice and has been involved at the United Nations, work prompted by The Millionth Circle and the initiative it inspired. Her writing centers on women’s psychology and spirituality.
Jean lives in Mill Valley.