The Lady of the Hare: A Study in the Healing Power of Dreams

Synopsis

The Dream Analysis -- The Mythology And The Hare -- The Hare As Archetype -- The Hare In India -- The Buddha, In The Form Of A Hare, Leaps Into A Fire, And Its Image Is Translated Into The Moon -- Folk-tales Illustrating The Hare's Intuitive Faculty -- The Hare In China -- The Hare In North America -- The Great Hare Of The Algonkin -- The Hare In Ancient Egypt -- The Hare Used As A Hieroglyph For The Auxilary Verb 'to Be' -- The Hare In Africa -- The Hare As Trickster-hero -- The Hare In Europe -- Saxon Goddess Of Monday Wearing A Hare-chapron And Carrying A Moon-disk -- Remnants Of Worship Of A Hare-goddess In Modern Europe -- The Easter Hare -- Customs Still Extant In Eastern Europe -- The Hare Formerly A Sacrificial Animal In Europe -- Hare-customs Connected With The Autumnal Equinox -- The Hare Makes The Elixir Of Life -- Hares As Omens -- The Hare As Witch's Familiar -- Hare Totems And Taboos -- The Hare In Classical Antiquity -- The Hare As An Omen. Aeschylus's Account Of The Two Eagles Devouring A Pregnant Hare -- Biological Beliefs Regarding The Hare's Fertility -- The Hare As A Love Symbol -- Conclusion. John Layard ; Foreword By Robert Johnson. Reprint. Originally Published: London : Faber And Faber, [1944]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.