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Genius of Deformity: Myth, Culture, and Psyche
The Transformative Power of Otherness: Restoring Wholeness through Myth and Lived Experience
Amidst the challenges of trauma, exile, sudden life changes, disability, illness, death, and grief, the experience of "otherness" holds the key to restoring our sense of self, our connection to nature, and the well-being of society. Daniel Deardorff, a survivor of disabling polio, guides readers on an initiatory journey through ancient myth, literature, and personal revelation to uncover the wisdom hidden within the exiled parts of our own identity.
Deardorff's work synthesizes lessons from shamanic practice, quantum physics, alchemy, soul poetry, wildness, social justice, and his own lived experience. He reveals how the archetypal figures of the "Other" – the Trickster, Daimon, Not-I, and more – embody paradox and hold the power to reframe the disparities between self and other, civilization and wilderness, form and deformity. By embracing these disruptive and transgressive forces, we can break through the shackles of dogma, conventionality, and prejudice.
The 10,000-year-old stories and myths explored in this work contain sacred medicine, unlocking the imagination and restoring wholeness amidst life's most challenging experiences. Deardorff affirms the blessings of outsiderhood, and the invaluable gifts and insights contributed to culture by those who have been marginalized and cast out.
Through the act of mythmaking (mythopoesis), the experience of cultural, racial, religious, sexual, and physiognomic "otherness" becomes a catalyst for empowerment and human liberation. Deardorff guides readers on a transformative journey, inviting them to reclaim the exiled parts of their own identity and harness the wisdom of the "Other" to heal themselves, their connection to nature, and the very fabric of society.
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| Attribute | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| publisher | Inner Traditions; 3rd Edition, Third (November 8, 2022) | ||||
| language | English | ||||
| paperback | 288 pages | ||||
| isbn_10 | 1644115689 | ||||
| isbn_13 | 978-1644115688 | ||||
| item_weight | 2.31 pounds | ||||
| dimensions | 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches | ||||
| best_sellers_rank | #990,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2,359 in Folklore & Mythology Studies #6,172 in Self-Esteem (Books) #20,215 in Personal Transformation Self-Help | ||||
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