Jung Pynchon

[David Morris]

http://media.www.loyolaphoenix.com/media/storage/paper673/news/2008/11/12/Diversions/The-Good.Woman.Of.Setzuan-3538712.shtml

Brecht's The Good Woman of Setzuan:
Combining the Shadow & Animus for practical living

The setting is modern-day China, and three gods are searching for any
sign of goodness left on Earth when they find a kind-hearted
prostitute named Shen Te (junior Alyson Grauer) who overlooks her
profit margin to take them in for the night. Her kindness is rewarded
with a hefty tip, and the gods go on in pursuit of goodness, leaving
Shen Te with the mixed blessing of moderate wealth. She purchases a
small tobacco shop and begins handing out rice to the poor, but when
deadbeats and derelicts start showing up and leaching off of her
kindness, she realizes how difficult life as a small business owner
can be. In order to cope with capitalism she dresses up as her male
"cousin," Shui Ta, and begins taking charge. Shui Ta's no-nonsense Mr.
Hyde balances Shen Te's charitable Dr. Jekyll, only emerging in her
times of need.

On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 8:46 PM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Three times the word shadow appears in Chapter one. > Carl Jung
> 1958
> "Beneath the social mask we wear every day, we have a hidden shadow side: an impulsive, wounded, sad, or isolated part that we generally try to ignore. The Shadow can be a source of emotional richness and vitality, and acknowledging it can be a pathway to healing and an authentic life. We meet our dark side, accept it for what it is, and we learn to use its powerful energies in productive ways.