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The Greatness of Saturn: A Therapeutic Myth

The Shani Mahatmya translated in English.

The telling of mythic stories has always been a powerful form of therapy, bring healing to people facing adversity. The Greatness of Saturn is such a therapeutic myth, told and retold through many centuries. Taken from the Vedic tradition, it honors the planet Saturn, who personifies time, limitation, loss, and all forms of adversity.

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No person goes through life without sometime being touched by Saturn. This book presents a classic Saturn story and a clear view of the cosmology from which the story came. As we hear the story and come to understand its context, we experience a deeper understanding of what it means to be human.

Themes
spirituality
Setting
1990s
Subject
health
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 304 pages

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