The Tao of Elvis

The Inner Man vs The Mythical King

With a scholar's mind and an Elvis-fan s heart, eminent psychiatrist and Jungian analyst Dr David H. Rosen illuminates both the inner Elvis and the myth of Elvis.

Forty-two chapters representing the forty-two years of Elvis's life contain perceptive and inspiring quotations from the world s most perceptive thinkers, as well as from the people who knew Elvis best.

In a most readable fashion, Rosen unites the varied voices into each chapter s theme, such as: Spirit, Soul and Religion, ''Transcendence & Transformation,'' ''Darkness, Sorrow, and Sadness,'' ''Alone and Loneliness,'' and Love.''

An inspirational, perceptive, personal and truly innovative exploration of Elvis, which includes essays by two New York Times Best-Selling Authors:

Thomas Moore, author of ''Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life'', contributes a foreword in which he asks pivotal questions about the parallel destinies of Elvis and America.

Clarissa Pinkola Est s, author of ''Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype'', has contributed a free-wheeling afterword passionately expressing how Elvis's ''beautiful flame of life'' rocked the post-war world, and rocks her still.

THE TAO OF ELVIS is fully illustrated with Chinese papercut-inspired artwork by Diane Katz, author and illustrator of On All My Holy Mountain: A Modern Fraktur and Apples Dipped in Honey: A Jewish ABC.