The book divides Shiva mythological experiences into 7 parts and forms we are aware of and explains the significance of it in very simple manner. The importance of Shiva and Shakti in our mythology explains the relationship between a man and woman in its most balanced approach. What is acceptable and what is not in experiences of this relationship. How the Goddess convinces a mendicant to live a householder's life. How in the marriage the God and Goddess help each other shade their extreme wilder side in establishing a social order yet continue to let the freedom be there such that the creativity needed is not eliminated. Again the myth behind the children of Shiva and Shakti and their significance is well described. If I interpret it right, the Shiva purana was a way to symbolically describe the most primal relationship of a man and woman and their need for it.
A relatively short book but filled with explanations of mythological symbolism which needs careful thinking through.
