" When the feminine and our vitality become lost to power drives and life becomes a wasteland, the stage is set for the mythic world to give rise to a hero to transform and revitalize the situation. They mythic hero is a metaphor for our struggle to transform our consciousness and bring new life to ourselves. "

― Massimilla Harris , Into the Heart of the Feminine: Facing the Death Mother Archetype to Reclaim Love, Strength, and Vitality