Same-Sex Love: And the Path to Wholeness

by Robert H. Hopcke

This is the first book to examine the unique ways in which gay men and lesbians make the journey toward the psychic wholeness and balance needed in every life—a process C. G. Jung called individuation. Here eighteen prominent therapists and writers offer thought-provoking insights into the deep meaning of homosexuality. Contributions Robert A. Johnson, Christine Downing, Robert Bosnak, Joseph Henderson, John Beebe, Robert H. Hopcke, Howard Teich, Morgan Farley, Caroline T. Stevens, Will Roscoe, Karin Lofthus Carrington, Lyn Cowan, Scott Wirth, Suzy Naiberg, Donald Sandner, David J. Tacey, Eugene Monick, and Susan Griffin.

Genres: Psychology, LGBT, Gay

312 pages, Paperback

First published February 16, 1993

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book found me. The word "Wholeness" in its title caught my eyes and I started to browse trough the pages. It is mostly essays but among them there were poems written by Morgan Farley. And that completely sucked me in.
These poems were the most beautiful love poems and self-discovery poems I have ever read. It cost me some tears to read them and now I'm on my quest to find something more of Farley. Mainly because of her contribution I give 5 stars to the book. Nevertheless, all the other texts brought me a completely new perspective about our society, individual revelations that I also could identify with and it definitely revived my Jungian knowledge.

[Bobbie de Matos · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've sifted through a few books right now on LGBTQ+ Psych - and this is my favorite, by far. I don't have a background in Psychology, so I'm not familiar with the extensive literature pertaining to the subjects at hand, but this book is so well-written and accessible that I couldn't put it down. Some psych books on the subject are so dense (looking at you, Claudette Kulkarni) but this is the perfect balance of poetry, science, and theory. Delightful!