Teaching is an art demanding the highest creativity and Reclaiming the Fire: Depth Psychology in Teacher Renewal shows just how and why the psychological and spiritual dimensions of the vocation need tending. In this lyrical exploration, pioneer of Jungian pedagogy, Clifford Mayes, visionary political advisor and teacher, Mark Grandstaff and poet, scholar, and leader in the field of Jungian studies, Alexandra Fidyk, all provide essential sustenance for todays teachers and those who nurture them. Without the compassionate understanding suppled in Reclaiming the Fire, the committed teacher is left to the managerial and mechanical mindset that bedevils our schools. This book helps teachers, students and parents find the soul of education. Our future depends upon it.

Susan Rowland, PhD,Core Faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute, California; author, "Remembering Dionysus" (2017)

Set with care in a context of Buber, Tillich, and others, Reclaiming the Fire is an enlightening exploration of Jung as a source of symbols for education. With lifespan developmental psychology as an overarching theme, the authors illustrate that the purpose and practice of teaching is derived ultimately from meaning. And meaning, as to Jung, is an uncovering of the Self in our conflicted, ego-gripped world.

Paul Shaker, PhD, Professor emeritus, Simon Fraser University, British