The other within: the genius of deformity in myth, culture, and psyche

"Reveals myth and "otherness" as keys to restoring self, nature, and society. Shows how myths contain medicine to restore wholeness amidst trauma, exile, sudden life change, disability, illness, death, or grief. Synthesizes lessons from shamanic practice, quantum physics, alchemy, soul poetry, wildness, social justice, and the author's lived experience. Discloses the blessings of outsiderhood and the gifts and insights gained and contributed to culture by those who are marginalized and outcast"--