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The main purpose of this book is to investigate the archetypal motif of the feminine entrapped within vegetable species (mainly fruits). Several fairy tales, originated in different regions (America, Europe, Africa, and Eastern countries) were analyzed. This motif deals primarily with the dynamic of suppression and repression of the feminine, as well as its redemption, which may occur in the collective consciousness. Throughout the text, the reader will have the chance to observe how the dynamic of suppression and repression of the feminine, as well as its redemption, may occur not only collectively, but also as a subjective happening within the psyche of both man and woman. The symbolical meaning of each fruit portrayed in the tales, the importance of the water, and the shadowy aspects of both the masculine and feminine principles are taken in to enhance the psychological understanding of human psyche, as far as the play of oppositions is concerned. Dreams of modern man and woman are also analyzed to demonstrate the actuality of the theme. Table of Contents Chapter 1 The Entrapment Within The Fruit The Story Of The Crooked Mooress Chapter 2 The Interpretation The Characters The Colors Of Blood And Cheese The Water Element The Demonic Feminine The Figure Upon Which Evil Is Projected In The Fairytale Chapter 3 The Fruit, The Woman And The Decay The Revivifying Quality Of The Fruit Chapter 4 The Transformation Of The Maiden The Renewal Of The Anima. The Fate Of The Crooked Woman Chapter 5 Final Considerations Appendix Synopsis 1: The Bel Princess Synopsis 2: The Love of The Three Pomegranates Synopsis 3: The Love of the Three Oranges Synopsis 4: The Three Citrons Synopsis 5: The Three Citrons of Love Synopsis 6: The White Little Dove and The Crooked Mooress References

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Inácio Cunha, PhD, is a Diplomate Jungian Analyst trained at the Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology according to C.G. Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz (Switzerland). He lives in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, where he has his clinical practice and lectures on Jungian Psychology.

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