Drawing on twenty-six years of experience as a Jungian analyst, the
author shows how the stories and images of ancient mythology can
illuminate the depths of the psyche. In particular she shows how those
in the grip of addiction confront the great Irish goddess Maeve, whose
name means the inebriating one and whose drink was the sacred mead.
Maeve represents the profoundly human and archetypal need for
experiences of ecstasy and sovereignty. Written with passion and
clarity, the author gives us Queen Maeve in full, and invites us to
comprehend the wildness of the Celtic imagination. She brings with her
the sensitivity of a psychoanalyst who has companioned many souls
suffering the dislocations and addictions of modern life. For those who
have had to battle with their own addictions or with those of their
loved ones or clients, this book offers the promise of understanding how
that battle is suffered, fought, and won.