Archetype and Character: Power, Eros, Spirit and Matter Personality Types

Archetype and Character: Power, Eros, Spirit and Matter Personality Types Review

Archetype and Character introduces a new typology based on unconscious motivations. It relies on C. G. Jung's description of the unconscious as composed of a personal and an archetypal layer. The book describes four archetypes, Power, Eros, Matter and Spirit, as the fundamental motivations that define human attitudes and behavior. This archetypal-motivational typology is contrasted with Jung's and its popular version, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, which rely solely on the conscious functions of thinking, feeling, sensation, and intuition. The book outlines eight personality types based on the extraverted and introverted deployment of the above four archetypes. It then applies these typological categories to Freud, Adler and Jung so as to highlight heretofore neglected aspects of their personalities and to understand the reasons for their personal and theoretical disputes. A concluding chapter summarizes the practical findings, cultural implications, and theoretical insights gained from this manner of understanding the basic principles that motivate human behavior. An Addendum provides a self-administered Archetypal-Motivational Typology Scale that makes the concepts used in the book relevant and meaningful to the reader.

The Force of Character: And the Lasting Life

The Force of Character: And the Lasting Life Review

In his powerful bestseller The Soul's Code, James Hillman brilliantly illuminated the central importance of character to our spiritual and emotional lives. Now, in this magnificent new book, Hillman completes his exploration of character with a profound and revolutionary reflection on life's second half.

"Character requires the additional years," declares Hillman. "The last years confirm and fulfill character." Far from blunting or dulling the self, the accumulation of experience concentrates the essence of our being, heightening our individual mystery and unique awareness of life. Drawing on his grounding in Jungian psychology, Hillman explains here the archetypes and myths that govern the self's realignment in our final years.

The Force of Character follows an enriching journey through the three stages of aging--lasting, the deepening that comes with longevity; leaving, the preparation for departure; and left, the special legacy we each bestow on our survivors.  Along the way the book explores the meanings and often hidden virtues of characteristic physical and emotional changes, such as loss of memory, alterations in sleep patterns, and the mysterious upsurge in erotic imagination.

Steeped in the wisdom of a lifetime, radiant with Hillman's reading in philosophy, poetry, and sacred texts, charged with a piercing clarity, The Force of Character is a book that will change--and affirm--the lives of all who read it.

Character & Characters: The Spirit of Alaska Airlines

Character & Characters: The Spirit of Alaska Airlines Review

This is the history of Alaska s last legacy airline, Alaska Airlines. Aviation-history writer Robert Serling has documented Alaska Airlines unconventional past and titled it Character & Characters in recognition of those who flew the planes and marked the airline s transformation from a single-aircraft bush operator in 1932 to a major U.S. carrier. From Alaska Airlines fabled beginnings serving the far reaches of America s Last Frontier to its present-day network stretching from Barrow to Zihuatanejo and Boston to Honolulu . . . from creative promotions to its historic flights that linked the United States and the Russian Far East . . . from distinctive in-flight services to the first online ticket sales, Character & Characters chronicles the unusual stories and colorful people behind this uncommonly independent airline. Serling s seasoned perspective is based on his authorship of a long list of airline histories, an industry fascination that began not long after the Wright brothers first flight, and his love of a good story. His experience has resulted in a spirited telling of Alaska Airlines history of survival and success over unforgiving geographies in a remarkably competitive business. Character & Characters has a rhythm to it, based not so much on chronology as on Serling s innate sense of how a good story should be told. And like the airline that is the subject of his work, his book is a great aviation saga.

Character Analysis

Character Analysis Review

Reich's classic work on the development and treatment of human character disorders, first published in 1933.

As a young clinician in the 1920s, Wihelm Reich expanded psychoanalytic resistance into the more inclusive technique of character analysis, in which the sum total of typical character attitudes developed by an individual as a blocking against emotional excitations became the object of treatment. These encrusted attitudes functioned as an "armor," which Reich later found to exist simultaneously in chronic muscular spasms. Thus mind and body came together and character analysis opened the way to a biophysical approach to disease and the prevention of it.

Activities for Building Character and Social-Emotional Learning Grades PreK-K (Safe & Caring Schools)

Activities for Building Character and Social-Emotional Learning Grades PreK-K (Safe & Caring Schools) Review

Book with CD-Rom

Hundreds of user-friendly lesson plans help teachers build attitudes of respect and caring, reduce problem behaviors, empower students to solve problems, and educate the whole child socially, emotionally, and academically. The lessons’ literature-based connections allow teachers to “build in” rather than “add on” social-emotional learning (SEL) as part of the daily curriculum. Each resource guide offers:

• Monthly themes focused on emotions, empathy, relationships, conflict resolution, bullying prevention, problem solving, decision making, teamwork, and self-esteem
• Literature-based lessons with curriculum integrations for using the lessons as part of language arts, social studies, science, math, art, and music
• Easy-to-implement lesson formats for all activities: Read, Discuss, Do, Relate
• Built-in assessments
• Reproducible activity handouts in the book and on CD-ROM

Field-tested in classrooms across the United States, these activities when fully implemented have resulted in improved school climate, greater parent engagement, increased academic achievement, and reduction in discipline referrals. The Activities for Building Character and Social-Emotional Learning resource guides are essential teaching tools for all preK–8 teachers.

Character in Action: The U.S. Coast Guard on Leadership

Character in Action: The U.S. Coast Guard on Leadership Review

How does the U.S. Coast Guard create, instill, and maintain leadership throughout a 40,000 member force spread across the United States? A former Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and a best-selling author combine their knowledge of the subject to offer a formula for success. Donald T. Phillips, who has written eight books on leadership, asserts that the Coast Guard is a superlative example of an organization with effective leadership, loaded with leaders at all levels. From a guardsman scraping barnacles off buoys in the Gulf of Mexico to the captain of a cutter in the Gulf of Alaska to the Commandant in Washington, they know exactly what leadership is, how it works, and why it is important. This case study in leadership uses the Coast Guard as an example for other organizations who want to imbue leadership to every single one of its members. An effective leadership beacon, the book is replete with tangible examples, vivid anecdotes, and explicit guidelines on how to instill leadership throughout an entire organization. Stories abound on Coast Guard efficiency, innovation, and heroism and many are used to illustrate the service's effectiveness and to engage the reader. From the military and government communities to the business world, a variety of organizations can benefit from this outstanding leadership guide. 5 x 8 inches.

Learn to Draw Disney: Celebrated Characters Collection: Including your Disney/Pixar Favorites!

Learn to Draw Disney: Celebrated Characters Collection: Including your Disney/Pixar Favorites! Review

Learn to draw a variety of Disney characters––from Mickey and Buzz Lightyear to Simba and Sulley

 

With Learn to Draw Disney•Pixar: The Ultimate Collection, kids will embark on a thrilling artistic journey full of loyal friends, brave bugs, gentle monsters, and more! This 144-page five-in-one collection features five of Walter Foster’s best-selling Learn to Draw titles, including Mickey Mouse and His Friends, Finding Nemo, The Lion King, Cars, and Your Favorite Disney•Pixar Characters. Young artists will develop their drawing skills while accompanying such characters as the fearless little fish Nemo, the hotshot racecar Lightning McQueen, and the vigilant space ranger Buzz Lightyear on their exciting, heroic adventures! The simple, easy-to-follow method shows each new drawing step in blue so artists of all levels can learn to draw with confidence. Additionally, full-color illustrations and detailed story synopses engage young artists for hours of creative fun.