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New
books: Of
goddesses and robots
By Leslie Eringaard
Goddesses in Every Woman
By Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolan
Harper and Row, $7.95, 295 pp.
"E VERY WOMAN has the
leading role in her own un-
folding life story," Dr. Jean Shinoda
Bolen begins in her introduction of
Goddesses in Every Woman. The
book is a new psychology of women
and its author is a psychiatrist,
trained in the Jungian tradition.
'Ms. Bolen entered the field of
psychiatry when the United States
was on the edge of the burgeoning
feminist movement of the 70s. Her
consciousness raised, she joined a
group of her feminist colleagues in the
Northern California Psychiatric
Society and the American Psychiatric
Association. The two perspectives
together - feminism and Jungian
analysis - gave Ms. Bolen "a new
depth of understanding" and "a
binocular vision into the psychology of
women."
Goddesses in Every Woman offers
insight into the archetypes of women
(stored in our collective unconscious)
which helps explain many conflicting
aspects of womens personalities,
goals, lifestyles and choices. By
'summoning' the power of these God-
dess archetypes, women can realize
their strengths and potentials or
develop qualities they may be weak
in.
The unique qualities and charac-
teristics which are assigned to each
individual Goddess together make up
the whole spectrum of human
thought, emotions and action. These
qualities transcend the limiting
stereotypes of
mother/lover/careerist or housewife.
According to Jean Bolen, there are
many Goddesses in every woman. the
more complicated a woman is, the
more Goddesses are activated within
her strong identification with a God-
dess archetype may only speak to one
part of a woman, while a more
tenuous identification with another
Goddess conflicts with that same
part.
The Goddesses Jean Bolen writes
about are derived from Greek
mythology, and are categorized in
three ways, according to their per-
sonalities. The Virgin Goddesses -
Artemis, Athena and Hestia; The
Vulnerable Goddesses - Hera,
Demeter and Persephone; and the
Alchemical Goddess - Aphrodite.
The Virgin Goddesses are so labeled
because of their independant goal
oriented or inner directed per-
sonalities. They typify the aspects of
women that are "unpenetrated by
man" - the "nonrelationship aspect"
of a woman.
The Vulnerable Goddesses are
characterized by their need for af-
filiation with others. They are
relationship oriented, and their well-
being stems from their identification
with the traditional roles of mother,
spouse or daughter. Consequently,
they are vulnerable; but all the God-
desses have the potential to grow, as
is illustrated in the vignettes that Ms.
Bolen derives from Greek mythology.
Aphrodite, the Alchemical Goddess,
is in a category by herself. She
represents love, beauty and
creativity. Aphrodite shares charac-
teristics with both the Vulnerable
Goddesses and the Virgin ones, yet
she is unlike either. Aphrodite values
her relationships with men but she is
never victimized or made to suffer.
She craves strong attachments more
than independent actions, like the
Virgin Goddesses, but not permanent
bonds, like the Vulnerable ones.
Jean Bolen devotes an entire chap-
ter in the book to the myth of the
Golden Apple. Who gets the Golden
Apple? The myth portrays the God-
desses competing on Mount Olympus
for status of "the fairest." As in the
various competitions, quarrels and
alliances among the Goddesses of
Mount Olympus, the same symbolic
struggles rage within. a womans
psyche. The Goddess archetype who
gets the apple at any one time is in-
dicative of which qualities the woman
will allow to blossom and grow.
Much of the value of Goddesses in
Every Woman is in the identification.
of the archetypes which can provide
women with role models and alter-
natives for their everyday lives. The
understanding of the interrelation-
ships and patterns of the Goddesses'
behaviors can provide a key to self
knowledge and enable women to take
a more active role as heroines in the
unfolding drama of their lives.
By Gloria Sanak
Silico Sapiens: The Fundamentals and
Future of Robots
By Joseph Deken
Bantam Books
$4.50, 272 pp.
WITH THE quantum leaps in
technology and robotics,
everyone is interested in what the
future holds. Will the 21st century
resemble The Jetsons or The Ter-
minator? Joseph Deken tends to
believe the latter.
Silico sapiens will emerge as a new
autonomous species which might
threaten mankind if not monitored.
Citing ordinary people's current
familiarity with computers, Deken
believes the threat is not far off.
Computers will evolve in three steps:
automation, representations (ab-
stract intellectualization) and
autonomy. The first two steps of
evolution have already been realized.
Rather than viewing computers as a
component of robotics, Deken sees all
computers of the future as robots.
"Questions about robots and their
implications for us humans are the
core of this book," Deken indulgently
states. Unfortunately, he never gets
past the questions and his im-
plications are far-fetched. For exam-
ple, robots will virtually control all
facets of daily existence and execute
all tasks. Gardner robots will laser-
burn undesirable vegetation at
ground level. Doctors will no longer
be necessary as computers will
diagnose ailments and robots will
dispense treatment.
More often than not, Deken fails as
a visionary although his idea of a
SportStation is worth considering.
Each home would be equipped with its
own SportStation: complex exercise
equipment and video goggles. One
need only put on video goggles and
turn on the simulation equipment to
experience skiing or boxing. These
same goggles can be worn with dif-
ferent programs while listening to the
stereo thus experiencing M-TV!
While offering an interpretation of
the future, Deken fails to provide "th-
e fundamentals" of robots. Apparen-
tly lacking the current advancements
in the field or possible technical
breakthroughs. He tells of advan-
cements the media has already made
the public aware of, for example the
use of robotics in auto factories.
Deken did not even make an attem-
pt to contact specialists in the field to
discuss possible advancements so his
work lacks integrity. His only sources
are called upon for definitional pur-
poses. Even so, he injects words like
"infrared," "actuators," and "quan-
tization levels," italicized, to
legitimize what he is talking about.
Redemption did exist in the format
of the book, which was ideal for the
subject matter. Unfortunately,
Deken was not successful here either.
He used a format similar to that of
Future Shock, but where Toffler
had hard facts and statistics
categorized and the gift of overvi64v
and foresight, Deken offers pop ne*s
blurbs meshed together.
Even more problematic is Deken s
style. He tries to keep the "new
species" concept alive throughout,
using imagery of to'ay's computers
as dinosaurs. This becomes obsolete.
The absolute monotony of his imagery
attempts comes to a climax with has
discussion of computers: " ... we
might even visualize the two shores
(the physical and abstract world)
joined by Robots Bridge as being
'white-collar' Computia and 'blue-
collar' Worksville . . . There are, :f
course, two ends to every bridge,"
Sure.
Basically, Deken falls very short of
his book title and promise of a book on
the fundamentals and future of
robots. So much is happening in this
area that the time is right for a com-
prehensive book on robots. Unfor-
tunately, Deken is not the man o
write the book.
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By Lisa Leavitt
ONE'S ROAMING eyes envision
brilliant colors, energized line,
and spontaneous forms jump out from
the stark white of the walls. Uniden-
tifiable yet subtly suggestive subjects
lie before the viewer in a variety of
textures, styles, and moods. You can
discover this scene for yourself at the
Twentieth Century Permanent Collec-
tion Exhibit at the University of
Michigan Museum of Art. From im-
pressionistic works that are slightly
distorted to abstract expressionistic
works that are difficult to decipher,
the exhibit is varied and intriguing.
Upon entering this surreal world of
paintings and sculptures, a few major
works stand out. One imparticular
painting is called "The Supper Table"
by John Koch. In a dimly lit room, a
mother and her son sit down to a sum-
ptuous meal that looks good enough to
sink your teeth into. The viewer feels
as if he is seated with the figures for
their feast. Highly textured and
varied in colors, the melons dominate
the lower portion of the painting and
their juicyness invites the viewer to
partake in the wonderful fruit.
"Summer Garden" by Kamrowski
is one of my favorites of the
exhibition. Vivid blues, greens, and
sunny yellows spontaneously cover
the canvas in a warm sea of color.
What creates for an interesting can-
vas, however, is the varied textures.
As if done on crinkly tissue, the forms
jut out and recede in mountains and
valleys of vibrant color. The viewer
immediately wants to let their fingers
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You're Needed
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Ask Peace Corps Moth volunteers
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glide over the surface in order to
completely enjoy this painting.
Another painting by this same artist,
"Sensations," brings to life a fantasy
world with a surreal combination of
different colors, geometric and cur-
ved shapes, and experimentation with
overlapping forms.
On the entire back wall hangs huge
canvasses with absolutely no
distinguishable subject matter. In
fact, they are just filled with flat
areas of neutral colors. Sounds in-
finitely boring, huh? Not really. The
artist has a theory beyond his works
that make them meaningful. Two
works, "Absolom Passage" by Olit-
sky and "Untitled" by Stamos, are
covered top to bottom in a dull grey.
Textures of the paint and the way the
light shines upon different areas
make each section of the canvas
varied and interesting even though it
is merely a blank grey color.
Frankenthaler's "Sunset Corner" is
equally as confusing and mysterious,
but bright colors and the stark black
and white now fill up the canvas. The
large planes of color and the energetic
lines echoes the constant change and
motion of a sunset.
No exhibition of twentieth century
art would be complete without works
by Andy Warhol, the master of the
"Campbell Soup Can", and three of
his pieces are included here. In-
trigued by the beauty of Marilyn
Monroe, Warhol created many works
in honor of her. Three of these, each
called "Marilyn,"seductively stare
out at the viewer from three angles.
By use of silkscreen, Warhol creates
Marilyn in shiny silvers, flourescent
pinks and reds, and greys. Each
illustrates a different side of Marilyn;
each contains its own personality.
Sculpture, as well, occupy the room
and are equally as abstract. Rosso's
"The Doorkeeper" is a wax bust of an
aged man. The medium provides for
expressive wrinkles and the drooping,
saggy quality of his skin. The figure
seems to be melting or aging before
our eyes into a solid ball of wax.
Henry Moore's two sculptures,
"Reclining Bird" and "Stringed
Reclining Figure," are similar in
their flowing connection of geometric
shapes. The latter sculpture,
however, is stringed and delicately
Scurved as a violin might be. Lastly, a
huge egg-like sculpture in green mar-
ble stands before the viewer.
Smoothly rounded, it seems organic,
yet carved out sections of grey and
white painted areas interrupt the per-
fect circle making it look machine-
like rather than letting its natural
beauty come out.
Indulge in some unique and cap-
tivating works of art. The exhibit wil
be shown through the spring of 1986.
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