The uniquely well-preserved frescoes in the Villa dei Misteri in Pompeii present the stages of an ancient mystery cult for women. Against the backdrop of Orphic rites, the initiate experienced a ritual transformation in this sacred space. The psychoanalyst Linda Fierz-David, a student of C.G. Jung, skillfully illustrates the timeless validity of these individuation processes. And although two millennia separate us from the frescoes, the images begin to speak. This work dates back to 1955 and has only been published in an English version so far.