the night sea journey or dark night of the soul
Explore the night sea journey and dark night of the soul through transformative reads, including C.S. Lewis's *The Problem of Pain* and Christopher Booker's *The Seven Basic Plots*.
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The Seven Basic Plots
by Christopher Booker
This volume provides an analysis of stories' plot structures and their psychological meanings, attempting to distill all of storytelling down to a few archetypes. Drawing on a vast array of examples, from Proust to detective stories, from the Marquis de Sade to E.T., the author leads readers through the changes in the nature of storytelling over the past 200 years, and why so many stories have 'lost the plot' by losing touch with their underlying archetypal purpose. He analyzes why evolution has given us the need to tell stories and illustrates how storytelling has provided a uniquely revealing mirror to mankind's psychological development over the past 5000 years.
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The Problem of Pain
by C. S. Lewis
Why must humanity suffer? In this elegant and thoughtful work, C. S. Lewis questions the pain and suffering that occur everyday and how this contrasts with the notion of a God that is both omnipotent and good. An answer to this critical theological problem is found within these pages.
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Moody Minds Distempered: Essays on Melancholy and Depression
by Radden, Jennifer
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