Written Works

The following are articles and academic papers written by Laura Strong, PhD.

Mythology & Folklore

• The Myth of Persephone: Greek Goddess of the Underworld (original story and interpretation)
• Baba Yaga's Hut: Initiatory Entrance the Underworld
• The Rusalki: Slavic Nature Nymphs (a search for Polish goddesses)

Creativity and the Artist

• The Eternal Partnership Between Creativity and the Artist
• The Individuation Process and the Artist
• The Role of the Contemporary Creative Artist in the Continuous Search for the Soul

"Psychopomp Stories: Contemplating Death in a Spiritually Diverse Society"

• Abstract
• Table of Contents
• Chapter One

Death and the Afterlife

• Life After Death in America: An Historically Strong Belief
• Awareness is Everything: Buddhist Views on Death and the Afterlife
• Listen to Your Lama: The Symbolic Death Ritual of The Tibetan Book of the Dead
• Immortal India: Mythic Hindu Death Rituals and Beliefs About the Afterlife
• The Suicidal Attraction of the Golden Gate Bridge: Archetypal Gateway to the Other Side
• African-American Ancestors: A Unique Christian Concept of Life After Death
• Egungun: The Masked Ancestors of the Yoruba

Archetypal Symbolism & Healing

• The Labyrinth: Reemergence of a Path to Unity and Wholeness
• Listening to our Healing Intuition: A Lesson from the Ancient Temples of Asclepios