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"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.
Title #59. Why do so many go through so much disruption in their
middle years? Why then? Why do we consider it to be a crisis? What
does the pattern mean and how can we survive it? The Middle Passage
shows how we may pass through midlife consciously, rendering our
lives more meaningful and the second half of life immeasurably
richer.
"Creating a Life" is a powerful series of commentaries on the
importance of the examined life, illustrating how we may arrive at
an understanding of our life choices and relationships by exploring
our core complexes and personal history. With insight and
compassion grounded in the humanist side of analytical psychology,
Hollis elucidates the circuitous way of individuation. The text is
deeply enriched by the inclusion of poems and excerpts from the
works of modern writers ( including John Fowles, Rilke, D.H.
Lawrence, Pascal and Kierkegaard).
Elections around the world are plagued with the problem of unequal
levels of participation. This can have profound consequences for
election results, representation and policies. This book focuses on
the interventions that can be used to redress the turnout gap and
other inequalities within the electoral process. The book defines
the concept of inclusive voting practices to refer to policy
instruments which can reduce turnout inequality between groups and
mitigate other inequalities within the electoral process. Studies
from around the world then examine how policies can affect
inclusivity on election day. This includes research on
enfranchising felons and migrant communities; compulsory voting;
voter ID requirements; voter registration practices; investment in
electoral management; gendered electoral violence; accessible
voting practices; and overseas voting. As a result, this book will
be of interest to scholars of democracy, democratic theory and
elections, as well as having major policy implications worldwide.
The chapters in this book were originally published as a special
issue of the journal Policy Studies.
"The author's challenge is compassionate and inspired. He wants us
to succeed." -Psychological Perspectives A timely and
thought-provoking corrective to the generalized fantasies about
relationships that permeate Western culture. Here is a challenge to
greater personal responsibility, a call for individual growth as
opposed to seeking rescue through others.
The Jungian analyst author of the best-selling The Middle Passage
and The Eden Project describes the sometimes difficult emotional
process of transitioning into the second half of life, counseling
readers on how to discover career fulfillment, renew a stagnating
relationship, face mortality, and more. Reprint. 30,000 first
printing.
An Invitation to Listen to Your Soul's Calling How do you define
"growing up"? Does it mean you achieve certain cultural
benchmarks-a steady income, paying taxes, marriage, and children?
Or does it mean leaving behind the expectations of others and
growing into the person you were meant to be? If you find yourself
in a career, place, relationship, or crisis you never foresaw or
that seems at odds with your beliefs about who you are, it means
your soul is calling on you to reexamine your path. With Living an
Examined Life, James Hollis offers an essential guidebook for
anyone at a crossroads in life. Here this acclaimed author guides
you through 21 areas for self-inquiry and growth, challenging you
to: * Recover Personal Authority-how to stop living in response to
the expectations placed on you * Choose Meaning Over Happiness-why
seeking truth instead of entertaining distractions ultimately leads
to greater fulfillment * Exorcise the Ghosts of the Past That Bind
You-how the voices that haunt you can lead you to grow * Bestow
Love on the Unlovable Parts of You-recovering the guiding force
concealed in your Shadow * Construct a Mature Spirituality-the five
essential elements of integrating meaning and mystery into your
life * Seize Permission to Be Who You Really Are-the challenge of
fully showing up for your life With his trademark eloquence and
insight, Dr. Hollis offers Living an Examined Life to inspire you
toward a life of personal authority, integrity, and fulfillment.
"It is my hope that this book will be a tool to recover your
respect for that which abides deeply within," writes Dr. Hollis.
"You will not be spared disappointment or suffering. But you can
know the depth and dignity of an authentic journey, of being a real
player in your time on this turning planet, and your life will
become more interesting, taking you deeper than ever before."
What guides us when our world is changing? Discover the path to
deeper meaning and purpose through depth psychology. What makes the
challenges of our time so unique and daunting in human history?
Technology? Resource depletion? In Living Between Worlds, Dr. James
Hollis challenges us to look within for the real cause. “Few of
our ancestors, if any, became enemies of themselves as we do; few
split themselves off from their internal forms of guidance,” he
explains. “We can serve the drives for power, wealth, status,
whatever, but we cannot create meaning. Meaning is a by-product of
being in right relationship to our soul.” Dr. Hollis’s readers
know him as a penetrating thinker who brings profound insight and
sophistication to the inner journey. In Living Between Worlds, he
broadens his lens to encompass the relationship between our inner
struggles and the rapidly shifting realities of modern human
existence. This is not a journey that will yield easy answers or
pat reassurances. Yet by invoking the guidance of depth psychology,
classical literature, philosophy, and myth, you will gain access to
resources of purpose, courage, and hope that transcend time and
circumstance. “We will always live in in-between times,” Hollis
teaches. “Perhaps we may drop our plumb line into those same
guiding currents which ran through the souls of the ancients . . .
and run through ours as well.”
Over the years James Hollis has offered us many a feast, and we
have grown to appreciate the nourishment of their unique mixtures
of bitter and sweet. Here he shares our boat, navigating the
questions without charts that haunt us all. This is not a book of
revealed truths. Rather it surrenders to the questions, guided only
by whatever insight, endurance and energy each of us may have. He
acknowledges the uniqueness and value of each individual life
journey, sharing his personal experience only so that we can find
our own understanding.
Saturn was the Roman god who ate his childern to stop them from
usurping his power. Men have been psychologically and spiritually
wounded by this legacy. Hollis offers a rich perspective on the
secrets men carry in their hearts.
Whatever our cultural and religious background or personal psychology, a greater intimacy with myth provides a vital link with meaning, the absence of which is so often behind the neuroses of our time. Here the acclaimed author of The Middle Passage (title 59) explains why a connection with our mythic roots is crucial for us as individuals and as responsible citizens of our age.
In HAUNTINGS, James Hollis considers how we are all governed by the
presence of invisible forms - spirits, ghosts, ancestral and
parental influences, inner voices, dreams, impulses, untold
stories, complexes, synchronicities and mysteries - which move
through us and through history.
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