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)
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
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
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
   
"Psychopomp Stories: Contemplating Death in a Spiritually Diverse Society"
These are now available at Laura's psychopomps.org website:
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