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The Soul’s Code

In Search of Character and Calling

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The Soul’s Code

By: James Hillman
Narrated by: John Lescault
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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 best seller, 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.

©1996, 2013 James Hillman (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing
Consciousness & Thought Philosophy Psychology Psychology & Mental Health

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Beautiful book, does something to the soul just by listening to the language and character in the words.

Beautiful

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I imagine this is what psychology was like in the beginning individual cantered not a symptom or diagnosis. Seeing the individual as unique.
Though the author meant to shock I'm sure, he did not shock me much of what he states is written in the Bible though using other language. It is a beautiful life affirming book on the in

Aesthetics meets psychology

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Everything you might hope for from Hillman. Beautifully written in his easy-style and profound, uplifting take on our lives.

Excellent

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This book corrects all sorts of shallow and short sighted concepts in western psychology. Hillman likes to put the cat amongst the pigeons, sometimes seemingly with a mischievous twinkle in his eye. Either way, his ideas make essential corrections to modern materialist ideas.

Important book

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Good if you’re interested in biographies of famous figures, particularly Americans from the 20th Century.

Lots of biographies

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