The Sacred Prostitute: Eternal Aspect of the FeminineThe ancient connection between spirituality and passionate love has in modern times become lost to the depths of the unconscious, leaving a broad sense of dissatistaction and boredom in relationships. When the Goddess of Love was still honored, the sacred prostitute was virgin in the original sense of the word (one-in-herself), a person of deep integrity whose welcome for the stranger was radiant, self-confident and sensuous. Her raison d'etre was to bring the goddess love into direct contact with mankind.In this union of opposites -- masculine and feminine, spiritual and physical -- the personal was transcended and the divine entered in. In those days, human sexuality and the religious attitude were inseparable. This exhilarating hook, solidly based on the psychology of C.G. Jung, powerfully illustrates how our vitality and capacity for joy depend on restoring the soul of the sacred prostitute to its rightful place in our conscious understanding.With a Foreword by Marion Woodman, author of Addiction to Perfection, The Pregnant Virgin, and The Owl Was a Baker's Daughter.Partial List of Contents:The Goddess and Her Virgin: Historical Background Initiation into WomanhoodThe Sacred Marriage RitualThe Sacred Prostitute and Man's AnimaThe Sacred Prostitute in Feminine PsychologyThe Split Feminine: Mary Magdalene and the Virgin MaryThe Black MadonnaRestoration of the SoulNancy Qualls-Corbett, Ph.D., is a Jungian Analyst in Birmingham, Alabama. She received her analytic training at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, and her doctorate from the Union Graduate School.