James Hillman était un psychologue américain et le fondateur de la psychologie archétypale. Son œuvre a plongé profondément dans les royaumes du mythe, de la philosophie et de l'art, cherchant à comprendre la psyché humaine à travers l'imagerie symbolique. L'approche unique de Hillman a souligné l'importance de l'image et de la métaphore dans la vie psychologique, offrant une perspective radicalement différente sur l'expérience humaine. Ses écrits invitent les lecteurs à explorer les couches plus profondes et archétypales de la conscience, révélant la richesse du monde inconscient.
The book presents a comprehensive collection of Hillman's influential writings, covering a wide range of topics such as language, learning, cosmology, and metaphysics. It delves into the philosophy of psychology, the relationship between animals and the environment, and explores aesthetic and religious dimensions of archetypal psychology. Additionally, it includes discussions on various conversations and controversies, as well as reflections on future time, showcasing Hillman's profound insights and interdisciplinary approach.
Exploring the essence of therapy, Hillman poses the question, "What does the soul want?" and suggests that it seeks "Fictions that heal." The book critically analyzes the contributions of Freud, Jung, and Adler to depth psychology, offering fresh insights into concepts like "case history," "active imagination," and "inferiority feelings." Through this examination, it challenges conventional understandings and highlights the therapeutic power of narrative and imagination in healing the soul.
With this book James Hillman initiated the "soul movement" in psychotherapy more than fifty years ago. Soul and suicide are dominant issues of this new millennium; soul because it cannot be reduced to genes and chromosomes; suicide because it raises fundamental religious, political, and legal conflicts. As Hillman writes in the Postscript to the second edition: "The individual consists of more than his or her personal individuality. Something besides 'myself' inhabits the soul, takes part in its life and has a say in its death...We need a...definition of self as the interiorization of community. Suicide, literally 'self-killing, ' now would mean both a killing of community and involvement of community in the killing."Hillman's book tries to carry Jung's ideas of a soul-informed psychology into the most wrenching agony of therapeutic practice: the suicide of the patient. It goes to the heart of therapy. Since we are each in a silent therapy with ourselves, the issue of suicide reaches into the heart of each of us. Suicide and the Soul resurrects "soul" from its reliquary in spiritual churchiness and instills the idea with the passion-laden daily life of soul food, soul music, soul brother, soul sister, and soul death.This new edition is introduced by the eminent psychiatrist and pioneering social critic Thomas Szasz
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The book explores the contrast between egalitarian typologies and the appreciation of individual uniqueness through James Hillman's principal essay. It then delves into his extensive work, "Inquiry into Image," which examines the significance of images in shaping human experience and understanding. This collection invites readers to engage with Hillman's innovative ideas on psychology and perception, emphasizing the importance of recognizing both collective patterns and personal distinctions.
Extraordinary, yet practical accounts of active imagination, writing, daily work, and symptoms in their relation with loving. The only biography of Hillman, the book also radically deconstructs the interview form itself.
Exploring the relationship between experience and concept, this collection features 439 excerpts from C.G. Jung's writings, focusing on the anima. It aims to enhance existing literature by examining the often-overlooked phenomenology of the anima notion. Hillman emphasizes the reciprocal influence of experience and concept, suggesting that our understanding of the anima shapes our experiences and vice versa, providing a deeper insight into Jungian psychology.
