Creating a Life: Finding Your Individual Path
Author: James Hollis
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ISBN: 0919123937
Publisher: Inner City Books (November, 2000)
Sales Rank: 43,436
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5
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Rating: 4 out of 5
A Pragmatic Guide to Individualtion
James Hollis' Creating a Life is a pragmatic guide to individuation - the creation of a meaningful life worthy of its soul. Hollis' no-nonsense straight up voice separates it from new age self-help titles while still remaining accessible to lay individuals who are awake enough to be drawn to it. This book is not a step-by-step guidebook; rather I romantically view it as the reflections of a man on the path who has stopped off at the adventurer's tavern to tell of his journey so far. Throughout the book Hollis reinforces the promise of both what is attainable and what is at risk if one embarks on the quest. He also sprinkles a series of questions throughout the book that may illuminate a thread of understanding in one's life, one that might lead to the center of one's Self.
Rating: 5 out of 5
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Creating a Life is a powerful commentary on the importance of the examined life, illustrating how we may come to 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 enrighed by the inclusion of poetry and excerpts from the works of modern writers (John Fowles, Rilke, D.H. Lawrence, Pascal, Kierkegaard, etc.). Similar Products
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