compliment for the Danish edition:
“Skogemann is going in the course of the entire of Tolkien’s work—characters, landscapes, and events—to make certain what sort of archetypes and simple occasions from the collective subconscious are showing. and he or she does it with huge, immense zest.” —Anne Knudsen, Weekendavisen

“Pia Skogemann’s eloquent exposition is extremely fertile even for an unbeliever like myself.... Her tackle Tolkien’s trilogy pleasantly expands his universe in a most provoking fashion.... She transports the paintings past black-and-white statements concerning the relatives among reliable and evil.” —Bo Tao Michaelis, Politiken

“If you're looking for the way to appreciate Jung’s theories, Skogemann’s paintings is eminent.... i will be able to warmly suggest this book.” —Niels H. Elberling, Højskolebladet

“The writer indicates why Tolkien’s superb tale has touched such a lot of people.... fascinating examining for all Tolkien lovers who are looking to comprehend the tale on a deeper, mental level.” —Martin Hjelmborg, Lektørudtalelse

“I have studied Tolkien for a few years, and Skogemann’s booklet is among the such a lot reliable and well-documented experiences at the Lord of the jewelry i've got ever read.” —Lars Tjalve, Kristeligt Dagblad

Where the Shadows Lie takes the reader on a trip via Tolkien’s Middle-earth, following the hobbits, their partners, and the characters they stumble upon on their quest. alongside the way in which, Skogemann finds the deep symbolic layers which are the resource of pleasure and appeal that many locate in studying The Lord of the earrings. Aragorn, by means of Gandalf, Legolas, and Gimli, ascends to the throne and turns into the heart of an outstanding, unified kingdom—a image of the collective Self. The 4 hobbits, representing person ego-consciousness, are remodeled through the hunt and obtain the mental instruments they should renew the Shire—the small area enfolded within the nice.

Jung’s theories of the collective subconscious and the archetypes offer a key to knowing the forces of delusion which are so robust in Tolkien’s masterpiece—and thereby a key to knowing ourselves and the occasions of the skin global in our smooth times.