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“The Canny Feminine: Problem Solving Through the Union of Eros and Logos.” Karen A. Smyers, Ph.D., IAAP. One of the most dangerous characteristics of our time is a stark splitting that occurs at psychological, social, and cultural levels. From within these polarized fundamentalisms, problem solving often works through confrontation and aggression, paying little attention to the relationship between the parties or the dignity of the other. What I have termed “the canny feminine” is a way of solving problems that preserves eros. It works through indirection, humor, and suggestion in a conscious modality, but one open to the gifts from the unconscious. Stories from the Bible to contemporary popular culture show that this modality is deeply human and has always been with us. I argue that it is another model of individuation. Karen A. Smyers is a graduate of ISAP- Zürich and has a private practice in Northampton. Sponsored by the Western Massachusetts Association of Jungian Psychology. Open to public, no charge, but donations accepted. For more information, contact: Karen Smyers, President of WMAJP, (413) 320-9748; email: email@karensmyers.info.
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