Preface. Introductions. Singer, Purpose of this Book. Kirsch, History of Initiation Scholarship. Beane Rutter, Women and Initiation. Structure of this Book. Part I: The Archetype of Initiation and Joe Henderson. Singer, In the Footsteps: The Story of an Initiatory Drawing by Dr Joseph Henderson. Russack, Sitting With the Old Master. Part II: The Archetype of Initiation in Clinical Practice. Beane Rutter, The Archetypal Paradox of Feminine Initiation in Analytic Work. Stein, Initiation as Surrender: A Twelve Year Analysis. Part III: The Archetype of Initiation in Culture. Stein, On Modern Initiation into the Spiritual - A Psychological View. Sherwood, The Traditional Plains Indian Vision Quest: Initiation and Individuation. Beebe, Hitchcock's Rite of Passage: A Jungian Reading of 'North by Northwest'. Part IV: The Archetype of Initiation in Aging and Death. De Shong Meador, Separation, Sorrow, and Initiation. Tresan, A Meditation on Death "Cast a Cold Eye".