Eugen Drewermann has spent many years deeply engaged with the wisdom of fairy tales, particularly the household tales of the Brothers Grimm. In this first publication, he interprets the following tales: - The One Who Set Out to Learn Fear - The Brave Little Tailor - The Owl. "The deepest fear that grips us arises when we realize what it means to be human - the fear of existing spiritually: as an individual, in freedom, wandering between time and eternity. [...] Essentially, it can only be resolved in trust, but this requires a certain religious anchor. Such a hold in the Absolute cannot be prescribed or commanded; however, it can certainly be shown what happens when it is missing. We will then either suppress the fear, instill fear in others, or seek to eliminate the supposed sources of fear. In any case, we find.".