Deep Blues: Human Soundscapes for the Archetypal Journey

by Mark Winborn

Deep Blues explores the archetypal journey of the human psyche through an examination of the blues as a musical genre. The genesis, history, and thematic patterns of the blues are examined from an archetypal perspective and various analytic theories. Mythological and shamanistic parallels are used to provide a deeper understanding of the role of the bluesman, the blues performance, and the innate healing potential of the blues. Universal aspects of human experience and transcendence are revealed through the creative medium of the blues. The atmosphere of Deep Blues is enhanced by the black and white photographs of Tom Smith which capture striking blues performances in the Maxwell Street section of Chicago. Jungian analysts, therapists and psychoanalytic practitioners with an interest in the interaction between creative expression and human experience should find Deep Blues satisfying. Deep Blues should also appeal to enthusiasts of music, ethnomusicology, and the blues.

140 pages, Paperback

First published August 8, 2011

About the author

Mark Winborn, PhD, NCPsyA is a Jungian Psychoanalyst affiliated with the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis, and the International Association for Analytical Psychology. He is in private practice in Memphis, Tennessee; serves as the Training Coordinator for the Memphis Jungian Seminar (a training affiliate of the I-RSJA); and is the author of Deep Blues - a psychological interpretation of blues music.