Exploring the patterns in "The Blade of Straw, The Coal and The Bean", thanks to Marie-Louise von Franz, shows us the duality and closeness of things that might seem opposing or separate. Funerals become wonderful celebrations. Joyous parties become angry brawls. The episode aims to lead you to the concept that attempting to eliminate "violence", from children's books and real-life, is also an (unconscious) attempt to eliminate joy, humour and laughter from children when they are older. Domineering, negatively-reinforcing and "preventative" parents (who also misunderstand violence) usually aren't much fun to be around and lack a sense of humour!
Books
Franz, Marie-Louise von. (1915).
Archetypal Patterns in Fairy Tales. Inner City Books.
https://archive.org/details/archetypalpatter0000franZipes, J. (Ed.). (2007). “The Blade of Straw, The Coal and the Bean”.
Vintage Grimm: The Complete Fairy Tales. Vintage Classics.
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Fairy-Tales-Grimm/dp/0099511444Heindel, Max. (1865-1919).
The Rosicrucian Principles of Child Training. The Rosicrucian Fellowship.
https://rosicrucian.com/rct/rcteng01.htm_______________
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