The Perverse Feminine

Name: The Perverse Feminine
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An Archetypal Reclamation of Forbidden Power

By: Kalen Aradia

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Hardcover | 6 October 2025 | Edition Number 1

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The Perverse Feminine resurrects a long-buried psychic figure: the Perverse Feminine Archetype. Grounded in intuitive inquiry, this work builds on Jungian theory, feminist psychology, and myth to illuminate the archetypal constructs of forbidden power, deviant desire, and inherited shame shaping the collective psyche of cisgender women.

Across careers, relationships, and inner lives, women in this study enliven the perverse through acts of subversion, refusal, creative expression, and sexual exploration. Through their stories, a meditation on the unconscious unfolds, unveiling the archetypal feminine and perversity as portals to healing and integration.

Distilled from the data, a four-stage framework maps research participantsâ psychological journeys across the evolving inner landscapesâ"where pain, power, and transformation entwine. Through evocative narratives that generate tools for archetypal engagement, this study offers individuals, theorists, and clinicians a guide to identity, self-discovery, and psychic wholeness within a rapidly changing cultural landscape.

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