Title: A concise, provocative examination of all we seek to avoid.
Product review: This is an easy to read, intelligent, provocative summary of ideas relating to the worth and power of examining and honoring our "dark" side, both individually and culturally. Rather than vainly trying to split the two, which causes much of the unbalance in our life and world, the author points to the essentially sacred work of balancing our growth with a foot on each side of our nature. In this way, assent is truly transcendence, and heaven and hell together reach toward God. A short book, Johnson makes his points without undue fanfare or setup. The last chapter moves into statements that challenge initial comprehension, such as, "To make any well formed sentence is to make unity out of duality......One makes a mandorla every time one says something that is true." Yet, upon contemplative re-reading, a deeper sense of Johnson's meanings emerges. On whole, this is a bracing, friendly and yet serious account of Work that faces us all.
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