The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, No 59)
Author: James Hollis
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ISBN: 0919123600
Publisher: Inner City Books (March, 1993)
Sales Rank: 12,770
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
The Quest for Personal Meaning
This short, superb book is one of the best works on midlife that I've ever read. Hollis is NOT offering simple answers or formulas; instead, he's making clear just how difficult but rewarding the Middle Passage (as he names it) can be. I especially appreciate his oft-repeated dictum that the goal of life isn't Happiness so much as it is Meaning. Isn't this perpetual struggle to find & grasp an elusive happiness precisely what gets so many of us tied up in knots? His insistence that we must be willing to go into our own dark places, that we must be willing to acknowledge & discard out illusions, is far better advice than most of the Self-Help industry offers ... and far more helpful. A book that provokes thought & reflection, this slim volume of inner treasure is highly recommended!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Excellent
I had read several books on the midlife crisis/middle passage before I got this one, and after reading it, I realized that this book was the only one I ever needed to read. This book says much more about the middle passage than all the other ones I've read, and it does it more eloquently and in far fewer words.If I had read this book a few years ago, the last few years of my life would've made a lot more sense and probably been much easier to go through. Every person, especially every man, should read this book as soon as they turn 30.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Superb book on "midlife crisis"
The best book I've read on the topic. Hollis renames (and recasts) the midlife crisis as "the middle passage" and shows it to be an important opportunity for those of us around 40 to take advantage of. An excellent explanation of why this occurs and why the fact that it occurs is a good thing. Slightly technical jargon, but quite accessible for a layperson. Highly, highly recommended. Similar Products
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