The Owl Was a Baker's Daughter
Many of us are interested in the dynamics of our particular conditioning; somehow understanding this helps to show the bigger picture that the Not-I’s maintain, enhances self-knowledge (although knowing how we came to listen to one Not-I instead of another is not essential for self-knowledge — watching it now is the key). Marion Woodman has put it all down, and shows what must be done to transform once the conditioning in understood. Her initial interest was eating disorders (fully described here in The Owl Was a Baker’s Daughter), and as she worked with women discovered that the fundamentals of perfectionism and addictions apply to most intelligent modern women striving to create in a man’s world, the one most of use grew up in. These books are not easy reading; Marion uses mythology as a language for her teaching, but more than that, she gets to the point and a sincere effort to work with her will rouse feelings long buried, and thus somewhat uncomfortable. We cannot recommend this material highly enough, but will admit it is only for those really willing to Work — who will be greatly rewarded for their efforts.
