As he says, "We need a fresh way of looking at the importance of our lives." What The Soul's Code offers is an inspirational, positive approach to life--a way of seeing, and a way of recovering what has been lost of our intrinsic selves.
Author: James Hillman
Publisher: Random House Incorporated
ISBN: UOM:39015042999766
Category: Psychology
Page: 334
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Offers a fresh and imaginative way of looking at the importance of our lives ; not only a new way of seeing, but a way to resurrect the unaccountable and thereby what has been lost of our intrinsic selves.
In Search of Character and Calling James Hillman. adjustment, verifiable results, test results, emergence, hope. You will find few diagnostic labels and no acronyms. This is a psychology book without the word “problem.
Author: James Hillman
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 9780307828446
Category: Psychology
Page: 352
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“[An] acute and powerful vision . . . offers a renaissance of humane values.”—Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life Plato called it “daimon,” the Romans “genius,” the Christians “guardian angel”; today we use such terms as “heart,” “spirit,” and “soul.” While philosophers and psychologists from Plato to Jung have studied and debated the fundamental essence of our individuality, our modern culture refuses to accept that a unique soul guides each of us from birth, shaping the course of our lives. In this extraordinary bestseller, James Hillman presents a brilliant vision of our selves, and an exciting approach to the mystery at the center of every life that asks, “What is it, in my heart, that I must do, be, and have? And why?” Drawing on the biographies of figures such as Ella Fitzgerald and Mohandas K. Gandhi, Hillman argues that character is fate, that there is more to each individual than can be explained by genetics and environment. The result is a reasoned and powerful road map to understanding our true nature and discovering an eye-opening array of choices—from the way we raise our children to our career paths to our social and personal commitments to achieving excellence in our time. Praise for The Soul’s Code “Champions a glorious sort of rugged individualism that, with the help of an inner daimon (or guardian angel), can triumph against all odds.”—The Washington Post Book World “[A] brilliant, absorbing work . . . Hillman dares us to believe that we are each meant to be here, that we are needed by the world around us.”—Publishers Weekly
123) Indeed, in The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling, Hillman's reliance on Greek philosophy and Plato is further evidenced. He begins by making several statements which are initially engaging, and I can imagine why they ...
Author: Laura Béres
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9781000608380
Category: Psychology
Page: 204
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The Language of the Soul in Narrative Therapy uniquely bridges the gap between narrative therapy and spirituality to describe how the theory and practice of narrative therapy may be expanded and enriched by incorporating the language of the soul. Divided into three parts, the book begins by contextualizing the approach of narrative therapy and spirituality. Chapters then debate the complexity of the ‘soul’ as a term drawing on the work of Christian mystics and philosophers, such as Teresa of Avila, Edith Stein, Merleau-Ponty, and Bakhtin, to show how their theoretical ideas can be incorporated in counseling practice and spiritual direction. The book concludes by discussing how the language of the soul can be integrated and applied in postmodern practice. With case examples from faith belief systems, such as Christianity, Buddhism, Paganism, Wicca, and Yazidism, throughout, this book is essential reading for therapists, clinical social workers, and counsellors in practice and graduate training, as well as spiritual directors and pastoral counselors interested in the ideas and practices of narrative therapy.
In this book of dialogues, James Hillman and Sonu Shamdasani reassess psychology, history, and creativity through the lens of Carl Jung’s Red Book.
Author: James Hillman
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393240566
Category: Psychology
Page: 256
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With Jung’s Red Book as their point of departure, two leading scholars explore issues relevant to our thinking today. In this book of dialogues, James Hillman and Sonu Shamdasani reassess psychology, history, and creativity through the lens of Carl Jung’s Red Book. Hillman, the founder of Archetypal Psychology, was one of the most prominent psychologists in America and is widely acknowledged as the most original figure to emerge from Jung’s school. Shamdasani, editor and cotranslator of Jung’s Red Book, is regarded as the leading Jung historian. Hillman and Shamdasani explore a number of the issues in the Red Book—such as our relation with the dead, the figures of our dreams and fantasies, the nature of creative expression, the relation of psychology to art, narrative and storytelling, the significance of depth psychology as a cultural form, the legacy of Christianity, and our relation to the past—and examine the implications these have for our thinking today.
MIXED MEDIA Reviewed by Mary Ellen Hannibal If psychology and religion have been doing a dance for the past century, James Hillman's book The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling (Warner Books) is a powerhouse tango in which ...
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Author: Marjory Zoet Bankson
Publisher: Augsburg Books
ISBN: 1451413645
Category: Religion
Page: 196
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Each major life transition gives us a chance, Bankson proposes, "to name what we are here for." Using mythical archetypes, biblical and personal stories, she presents a revealing six-stage soulwork cycle to help us find our calling. A valuable resource for people seeking to nurture their spiritual growth, individually, in groups, or with a spiritual director. Includes a format for a soulwork retreat.
This is the heart of my story, and the only way I can reveal how I found my lost soul would be to talk about my personal daemon, the driving spirit of my personal destiny. In The Soul's Code, In Search of Character and Calling, ...
Author: Orest Stocco
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781926442129
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 218
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Gurdjieff was wrong but his teaching works...is the story of one man's remarkable journey of self-discovery which dispels the Gurdjieffian premise that man is not born with an immortal soul. With his own quest, Orest Stocco illustrates that we are all born with a spark of divine consciousness; but not until we take evolution into our own hands, which Gurdjieff's teaching helped him to do, will we realize our true self.
spark in me that was to change my life forever; such is the power of what I can only call “the guiding principle of literature. ... He was a Jungian analyst who wrote a book called The Soul's Code, In Search of Character and Calling, ...
Author: Orest Stocco
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781926442143
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 168
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""Despite my Roman Catholic faith growing up, when I encountered the ""doctrine uttered in secret"" I felt an immediate attraction to it; and although it threw my Christian faith into confusion, I pursued the doctrine of reincarnation. And the more I read on reincarnation, the more convinced I was that when we die we come back to live life over again; and my concern then became-why do we come back to live life over again?"" Chapter 13: MY REGRESSION TO THE BODY OF GOD
Psychoanalysis, Soul-making and the Christian Tradition Peter Tyler. success of his The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling (1996), appearances on the Oprah Winfrey show and the embrace of the new medium of the internet.1 ...
Author: Peter Tyler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9780567611093
Category: Religion
Page: 192
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One of the most striking features of contemporary psychology is the return of language of the 'soul' in contemporary discourse. In this original analysis Dr Peter Tyler investigates the origins and use of 'soul-language' in the Christian tradition before turning his attention to the evolution and preoccupations of modern psychoanalysis. In his forensic examination he explores the dynamics of psychoanalysis as a 'tool to rediscover the soul' of the 21st century seeker. Central to his book is the perceived clash between analysis and the spiritual tradition. His uncompromising conclusion is that the dialogue of the two in our present time will have far-reaching repercussions for church, society and future human well-being. Read more about his work on http://insoulpursuit.blogspot.co.uk
In his book The Soul's Code, In Search of Character and Calling James Hillman calls this the “acorn theory, which holds that each person bears a uniqueness that asks to be lived and that is already present before it can be lived.
Author: Orest Stocco
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781926442082
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 263
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Monday, March 19, 2012. I had my first dream last night that indicates I am reliving my same life over again in a parallel world. In my dream, a woman that I know said to me, "There are two of you." I am astounded by her comment, because I seem to know that there are two of me in my dream also; that is, I have the knowledge that I have lived my same life before, and I say to her, just to make certain that she is sure of what she said: "Are there two of anybody else?' And she replies, "No; I only see two of you."