Books by John Layard

This book is both a fascinating account of dream therapy and an exploration of the symbolism of the hare in myth and fable around the world. John Layard, a British Jungian analyst, first reconts his treatment of a devout Christian woman whose dream of the sacrafice of the hare marked a turning point in her spiritual and psychological healing. He then goes on the examine the meaning of the hare in the mythology of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt. Among the many manifestations of this universal archetype are the hare as trickster-hero, as a goddess associated with the moon, as a Buddhist symbol of spiritual transformation, and as the Easter Rabbit of the Christian tradition.

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This extraordinary and fundamental work is the first document relating to the practice of analytical Jungian psychology that gives a true case history in the sense that it attempts to record in detail the analyst's own part in the process as well as the patient's part. The analysis focuses on dreams and the hare as archetype. Jungian analysis, with its interest in deep symbolism and dreams, provides an ideal forum for complex interaction between analyst and patient. This classic work demonstrates the potential of an approach whose strengths are only now beginning to be recognized.