The Liminal and The Luminescent

“Brilliant! Bold! Beautifully written! . . . Offering insight through dreams, personal experience, film, and psychological and philosophical reflection, Gibson takes us on a journey between the trauma of our divided world and the reflective reconciliation of acceptance that enables the harmony of human nature and the divine.”


—Linda Leonard, author of The Wounded Woman





“The Liminal and the Luminescent . . . sparkles like a peacock’s tail and illuminates many of the struggles of our time. It is a rich text grounded in history, psychology of religion, and Jungian archetypal thinking. . . . The book brings to the forefront the value of liminal experiences for the individual and the collective—namely, that these experiences can and do heal individuals and societies.”


—John Allan, University of British Columbia, professor emeritus; author of Inscapes of the Child’s World: Jungian Counseling in Schools and Clinics





“Terrill Gibson’s legacy book, The Liminal and the Luminescent, is a worthwhile read for any person or practitioner interested in the Jungian perspective of soul craft. Clinicians will find many useful discussions of the evolution of ideas across the twentieth century. Gibson uses his intimate knowledge of the history of craft ideas to lead a way for mature clinicians to embrace Jung’s wisdom regarding evidence for the value of confronting the mysterious and mystical.”


—James Ingersoll, Senior Psychologist and Family Systems Specialist