The Archetypal Imagination (Paperback, New edition)

"What we wish to know, and most desire, remains unknowable and lies beyond our grasp." With these words, James Hollis leads readers to consider the nature of our human need for meaning in life and for connection to a world less limiting than our own. In The Archetypal Imagination, Hollis offers a lyrical Jungian appreciation of the archetypal imagination. He argues that without the human mind's ability to form energy-filled images that link us to worlds beyond our rational and emotional capacities, we would have neither culture nor spirituality. Drawing upon the work of poets and philosophers, Hollis shows the importance of depth experience, meaning, and connection to an "other" world. The author draws upon the work of the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, particularly his Duino Elegies, to elucidate the archetypal imagination in literary forms. To underscore the importance of incarnating depth experience, he also examines a series of paintings by Nancy Witt. With the power of the archetypal imagination available to all of us, we are invited to summon courage to take on the world anew and to risk a radical re-imagining of the larger possibilities of the world and of the self.

General

Imprint:	Texas A&M University Press Consortium
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Carolyn & Ernest Fay Series in American Psychology
Release date:	November 2002
First published:	November 2002
Authors:	James Hollis
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	135
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-58544-268-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General
LSN:	1-58544-268-2
Barcode:	9781585442683

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