The Unfolding Self unveils the dynamics and archetypes of transformative experience, offering seekers and practitioners alike insights into the universal structures of human psychology and spirituality. Using humanity's common language of myths and archetypes in global sacred traditions, literature, philosophy, and psychology, the pages within offer guidance for those currently engaged in their own, often nonlinear, evolutionary growth-restoring faith in a journey that is mirrored in a myriad of metaphors that span centuries and cultures. Authored by Ralph Metzner, a world-renowned psychotherapist and consciousness researcher, this book weaves together academic and spiritual knowledge to provide an inspiring framework for understanding the meaning of human transformation. Metzner's wisdom calls out to those undergoing a search for self and invites them to witness the ripple effects of individual expansion as a catalyst for social and worldwide change. Book jacket.