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What stands out MOST importantly is Hillman's own perceptive observations and understandings about the archetypal forces that were at play with regards his scapegoating.
He always took that position, even when having the total force of what seems to be the forces of hell thrown at him; even when his accusers were unable to see their own projections and hypocrisy. And we also are told of how it affected him personally.
You won't be disappointed, especially if you are a maverick! Well done Mr Russell! When is Part 2 coming out????!!!
Send me your newsletter you can unsubscribe at any time. It weaves in the psychological ideas of the subject - linking them into relevant life events. Russell has done a phenomenal job of corralling Hillman's life from a welter of letters, interviews, and journals and he is excellent at distilling some of Hillman's ideas as they formulated themselves in the s and s this volume goes up to the very early s. The return to Greece is a psychological response to the challenge of breakdown. Robert Winer rated it it was ok Oct 13,
One of my all time favorites. Though I have read several of Hillman's books I had never fully appreciated the "man" Hillman was until I completed this beautifully written biography. I hated when I completed the audiobook, as it was as though Hillman was fully alive and present with me the entire time.
This is a must listen to book if one is at all interested in the twists and turns of life and how these twists and turns help shape each day we live. For me Hillman was a true genius and should be required reading for anyone who wants to answer the question of "who am I".
Roosevelt, and many more and Hillman's is one of my favorites thus far. I enjoyed his reading as it was neither too slow or too fast. A plesant voice with clear enunciation.
I never tired of the sound of his reading. Did you have an extreme reaction to this book?
Did it make you laugh or cry? My extreme reaction was that I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it. Hillman was a truly fascinating man. The book reads primarily as a biography with a truly interesting life my opinion. It weaves in the psychological ideas of the subject - linking them into relevant life events. Would you consider the audio edition of The Life and Ideas of James Hillman to be better than the print version?
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Brilliant renegade swims against the stream, and finds uncharted waters. The Making of a Psychologist? It's very insightful and well-researched about a fascinating character. What did you like best about this story? The last third or so - the conflicts in Zurich and the essays at Eranos. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? I have listened to this book several times - it's very long. Each time I get more out of it.
A revealing and engaging look inside the life of a man who was a mentor to thousands. Looking forward to vol 2. The Making of a Psychologist the most enjoyable?
Hillman was a truly fascinating man. The book reads primarily as a biography with a truly interesting life my opinion. It weaves in the psychological ideas of the subject - linking them into relevant life events. Would you consider the audio edition of The Life and Ideas of James Hillman to be better than the print version?
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be? Brilliant renegade swims against the stream, and finds uncharted waters. The Making of a Psychologist? It's very insightful and well-researched about a fascinating character. What did you like best about this story? The last third or so - the conflicts in Zurich and the essays at Eranos. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? I have listened to this book several times - it's very long.
Each time I get more out of it. A revealing and engaging look inside the life of a man who was a mentor to thousands. Looking forward to vol 2. The Making of a Psychologist the most enjoyable?
When you compose ideas on the edge of the new knowledge emerging in psychology you expose yourself to controversial postures and resistance. This is the comprehensive story of Hillman's adventure into archetypal reasoning and beyond medical models of fixing people's mental disturbances. Much needed reminder in today's pill pushing medical community, Hillman made a firm stand for the value of the journey and pointed to our collective dysfunction as a cause for central concern.
Yes, the "headline" is trite and doesn't do the experience of this audio journey justice. It is the second book of "revelations" dealing with Jung and his legacy that I've "read" recently. Initially thought it might just be like any other biography In fact my first attempt at "reading" it, so to speak, was short!
I got bored with the ancestry stuff I really liked this too.
I did not regret taking it up again. I confess I cannot really write an adequate "review" of this book. It has, synchronistically, dovetailed in with my own journey, as I wrestle with the whole idea of "therapy", "pathology", "counselling" and, most importantly, SOUL. James Hillman, like Jung before him, was a maverick. I nearly wrote "IS" a maverick.
He certainly lives on through his books. They are mentors for those of us who are "mavericks" and "outsiders" and who are not content to simply toe the line with the status quo or settle for holding ego positions on ideas and beliefs, just so we can "belong" or "fit in" or, well, you know.
I should not be surprised at the fact that Hillman has, via Dick Russell, revealed, what seems to be a brutally and wonderfully honest account of his experience in Zurich with "the Jungians" Like with most charismatic figures, the cult of Jung became entrenched and "The Jungian Institute" was the church Robert Johnson for one survived it.
What stands out MOST importantly is Hillman's own perceptive observations and understandings about the archetypal forces that were at play with regards his scapegoating. He always took that position, even when having the total force of what seems to be the forces of hell thrown at him; even when his accusers were unable to see their own projections and hypocrisy. And we also are told of how it affected him personally.
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