According to myth, Cassandra received her prophetic gift from Apollo. This gift became a curse for her, since no one believed her predictions. She foresaw tragic events, but could not prevent any of them - not even the terrible ending of her own life. Women with developed intuition, especially sensitive to impending changes, have been persecuted for many centuries. They were insulted, tortured, burned at the stake... In the end, they stopped believing even in themselves. Should modern-day Cassandras suffer the same fate? In this book, Jungian analyst Laurie Layton Shapira examines in detail the myth of Cassandra, its manifestations in the psyche and its relationship to hysteria. It describes the psychological profile of a modern woman with a Cassandra complex, its use in therapy and the clinical phases of the analytical process. The book will be interesting and useful to both a professional audience (psychologists, psychotherapists) and non-professional readers. At a minimum, with its positive confidence that the burden of unconscious “prophecy” can become a source of creativity and a source of legitimate pride.