Jungian Perspectives on Rebirth and Renewal: Phoenix rising by Elizabeth Brodersen and Michael Glock

Author:Elizabeth Brodersen and Michael Glock
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2016-11-25T05:00:00+00:00

Adam

Another significant aspect of the image that must not be overlooked is that when Eve reached for and ate the fruit, Adam was present and Adam participated. The male, here, is a necessary element of the transgressive move. Although a deeper look at the complicated world of gender relations is far beyond the scope of this chapter, I recognize that the image reminds us that our battle against a patriarchal paradigm is not simply a fight between male and female (for treatments of this myth in relation to gender considerations see Daly 1973, Grimke 2009[1838], Plaskow 2009[1979], Stone 1976, Pagels 1989). Furthermore, Jungian analyst Woodman (1993, pp. 30–31) reminded us that although patriarchy has been associated with maleness and masculinity, the power-oriented framework of patriarchy is a gross distortion of the masculine principle as well, and these distortions could be enacted equally by matriarchal systems. A patriarchal paradigm abandons the true archetypal masculine and feminine principles and seeks to usurp reality with power.

The image of Eve’s transgression, which for so long has been associated with this power paradigm, suggests that the problem belongs to both the masculine and feminine principles and that the way through requires their union. Woodman and Dickson (1996, p. 208) emphasized the need for this collaboration as we seek new consciousness, calling the move beyond the Rule of the Father “the third sacred dream.” A paradigm that disparages the feminine, female, and nature, and relegates to those all that it considers unacceptable or undesirable, distorts both the feminine and the masculine; both must transgress.

Eve stands at this juncture. Although used to justify and perpetuate patriarchal values, she is deeply associated with the Goddess, that is, the sacred feminine principle of the psyche. With a muddy sense of belonging, her loyalties have been continually questioned. However, in light of Woodman and Dickson’s admonition, Eve may emerge as a crucial mythical figure now, as she moves beyond both matriarchal and patriarchal paradigms into something new and yet unknown.

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