Forged in darkness

How to Grow in the Underworld

Written by an experienced psychotherapist, Forged in Darkness is a unique guide to working with your inner darkness – your underworld. When we search within, we inevitably encounter the underworld: lost connections, failed enterprises, haunting memories, insecurities and buried secrets. Dr Joanna LaPrade reassures readers that experiences of darkness are natural and necessary markers on the path of growth and self-discovery. She explains that in the West we are used to aspiring to the Hercules archetype, expecting ourselves always to succeed and control, but that other archetypes are also available to us. Persephone, for example, can be our guide when we find ourselves estranged from the known and the comfortable, while Dionysius is the symbol of all that is unrestrained and wild. This accessible guide show readers of all ages how to embrace the shadowed parts of themselves.