Individuation in Fairy Tales

With a text revised and corrected by the author, this definitive edition of Individuation in Fairy Tales is rich with insights from religion, literature, and myth. Dr. von Franz focuses on the symbolism of the bird motif in six fairy tales of Europe and Asia: andquot;The White Parrotandquot; (Spain), andquot;The Bath Bagerdandquot; (Persia), andquot;Princess Hassan Pashaandquot; (Turkestan), andquot;The Bid Flower Trillerandquot; (Iran), andquot;The Nightingale Giserandquot; (Balkans), and andquot;The Bird Wehmusandquot; (Austria). She explores the themes of psychological and spiritual transformation in the varied images of birds, such as the phoenix, the parrot, and the griffin. Special attention is given to the connection between fairy tales and alchemy and to the guidance that fairy tales give to therapeutic work.