The author offers exploration of self and practical guidance dealing with the dark side of personality based on Jung's concept of "shadow," or the forbidden and unacceptable feelings and behaviors each of us experience.

The 37 essays in this collection address the potential wisdom that the inner child can bring to adult consciousness and incorporate psychological, psychoanalytic, mythological, and literary perspectives. Contributors include renowned scholars such as Carl Jung, James Hillman, Marie-Louise von Franz, Jean Houston, Marion Woodman, Joseph Campbell, and M. S. Peck. Los 37 ensayos en esta coleccion discuten la sabiduria potencial que puede trae el nino interior a la conciencia adulta e incorporan unas perspectivas extremamente diversas--de la psicologia, el psicoanalisis, la mitologia y la literatura. Las contribuciones vienen de Carl Jung, James Hillman, Marie-Louise von Franz, Jean Houston, Marion Woodman, Joseph Campbell y M. S. Peck.