James Hollis

What we wish to know, and most desire, remains unknowable and lies beyond our grasp. With these words, James Hollis leads readers to consider the nature of our human need for meaning in life and for connection to a world less limiting than our own. In The Archetypal Imagination, Hollis offers a lyrical Jungian appreciation of the archetypal imagination. He argues that without the human mind's ability to form energy-filled images that link us to worlds beyond our rational and emotional capacities, we would have neither culture nor spirituality. Drawing upon the work of poets and philosophers. Hollis shows the importance of depth experience, meaning, and connection to an ""other"" world. The author draws upon the work of the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, particularly his Duino Elegies, to elucidate the archetypal imagination in literary forms. To underscore the importance of incarnating depth experience, he also examines a series of paintings by Nancy Witt. With the power of the archetypal imagination available to all of us, we are invited to summon courage to take on the world anew and to risk a radical re-imagining of the larger possibilities of the world and of the self.

Vydajuschijsja jungianskij analitik issleduet neobkhodimost glubokogo poznanija sebja i mnogochislennye prepjatstvija, stojaschie na etom puti. Kazhdaja glava illjustriruet takie vnutrennie prepjatstvija, naprimer, zapugivanie sebja masshtabom problemy, gotovnost izbegat tjazhjoloj raboty i gryzuschaja neuverennost v sebe, i takzhe predostavljaet instrumenty dlja ukreplenija soznanija, neobkhodimye dlja preodolenija etikh prepjatstvij.

Kazhdomu, kto derzhit v rukakh etu knigu, vypalo schaste zhit v XXI veke s ego bespretsedentnymi vozmozhnostjami. I khotja nasha kultura nesjot na sebe nakazanie v vide bespoleznykh zanjatij i bezuderzhnogo potrebitelstva, ni odna predyduschaja epokha ne davala ljudjam bolshej vozmozhnosti svobodnogo vybora.No, k nashemu stydu, my noem o tjazhjoloj zhizni. Neuzheli zhizn dejstvitelno tak trudna i nespravedliva? Khoroshaja novost zakljuchaetsja v tom, chto my mozhem vybirat, chego khotim bolshe: podnimatsja ili padat? Razvivatsja ili degradirovat? Stanovitsja silnee ili slabet? Prinimat zhizn ili otstranjatsja ot nejo? Dzhejms Khollis zadaet voprosy, zastavljajuschie zadumatsja: chto javljaetsja nasuschnym v nashej zhizni? Chto my stremimsja preodolet? V kakom mife zhivem? Prozhivaem li neprozhitye zhizni nashikh roditelej, kompensiruja ikh strakhi? V kakuju igru prevratilas nasha zhizn, v sluzhenii chemu ili komu? Kniga otpravit vas v puteshestvie k poznaniju sebja i osoznannoj zhizni. Odnako avtor preduprezhdaet, chto eto puteshestvie ne reshit vsekh vashikh problem i ne istselit vashu bol, no ono sdelaet vashu zhizn interesnee. Ved zhizn - eto zakhvatyvajuschee, napolnennoe smyslom puteshestvie, a ne skuchnaja chereda neudach i zlokljuchenij.

Burkhlivij rozriv Chaka ta Oliviji potrapljaje v internet. Oskilki divchina - donka znamenitikh gollivudskikh zirok, a Chak - aktor, chija zirka tilki pochinaje skhoditi, video shvidko staje virusnim. Chaka ta Oliviju zaproshujut vzjati uchast u realiti-shou "Nazvi svoju tsinu", de jim dovedetsja zhiti v odnomu budinku, diliti lizhko, ale ne torkatisja odne odnogo - inakshe voni vtratjat priz: miljon dolariv kozhnomu.Oliviji vkraj potribni groshi, schob oplachuvati perebuvannja babusi v budinku dlja litnikh ljudej, a Chak vidchajdushno pragne drugogo shansu, schob nalagoditi stosunki z divchinoju. Chi vdastsja pari porozumitisja, koli na konu - ne lishe miljon dolariv, a j dva rozbitikh sertsja?

Nas ubezhdajut, chto my mozhem dostigat nevozmozhnogo i byt schastlivymi kazhduju minutu zhizni. Mir oglushaet idejami o tom, kak stoit zhit i k chemu stremitsja, i mnogie iz nas perestali slyshat svoego samogo glavnogo nastavnika i sovetchika - sebja. Vnutrennij golos tikho shepchet vam, chto dlja vas vazhno i chto vam nravitsja, kakoe reshenie pravilnoe i kak obresti spokojstvie. Dzhejms Khollis, legenda jungianskogo analiza, v etoj knige predlagaet sosredotochitsja na sebe i svoem golose. Ona daet pischu dlja razmyshlenij i razvivaet prakticheskie navyki, kotorye pomogut vam zametit ubezhdenija, kotorye bolshe ne rabotajut, i preodolet vlijanie metaistorij - istorij iz vashego proshlogo. Vy smozhete: - preodolet oderzhimost schastem i tsenit ljuboj moment zhizni takim, kakoj on est; - najti svoju strast i sledovat ej, dazhe kogda vdokhnovenie pokidaet vas; - uvidet, kak posledstvija proshlykh otnoshenij rukovodjat vashej zhiznju sejchas, i izmenit ikh. Stoit tolko nauchitsja razgovarivat so svoej dushoj - psikhe - i intuitsija obostrjaetsja, sny obretajut simvolicheskij smysl i zhizn napolnjaetsja jasnostju i teplom.

Join a Veteran Depth Psychologist and Philosopher on the Search for Paths to Deeper Meaning, Purpose, and Fulfillment How did we get to this crossroads in history? And how will we make it through--individually and as a species? "We all assumed that learning, rationality, and good intentions would be enough to bring us to the promised land," says Dr. James Hollis. "But they haven't and won't. Yet what we also do not recognize is that the human animal is equipped for survival. In time, we grow large enough to contain what threatened to destroy us." In Living Between Worlds, the renowned Jungian broadens his lens to encompass the relationship between our inner struggles and the rapidly shifting realities of modern human existence. Here, you will invoke the tools of depth psychology, classical literature, philosophy, dreamwork, and myth to gain access to the resources that supported our ancestors through their darkest hours. Though our current challenges may be unique, finding a way forward has always come through our measureless capacity for creativity, wisdom, and connection to a reality larger than ourselves. In Living Between Worlds, you won't find easy answers or pat reassurances--but you will discover always-available sources of hope and support.

Eta kniga podvodit itog tseloj zhizni nabljudenij i izuchenija togo, pochemu my zdes, chto mozhet oznachat nashe voploschenie s tochki zrenija prirody ili bozhestvennosti, chemu sluzhim i chego trebuet ot nas zhizn. V etikh odinnadtsati esse, napisannykh klassikom jungianskogo analiza chetyre goda nazad, rassmatrivaetsja to, kak my ponimaem samikh sebja, kak chasto nam prikhoditsja pereosmyslivat eto ponimanie, prirodu i dar jumora, voobrazhenie, zhelanija, a takzhe nashe stolknovenie s nartsissizmom i stareniem. Khollis issleduet prepjatstvija, s kotorymi my stalkivaemsja, i nashu postojannuju zadachu - prozhit nashe korotkoe puteshestvie s takim muzhestvom, pronitsatelnostju i reshimostju, na kakie tolko my sposobny.

My rozhdaemsja s intuitivnym znaniem o tom, v chem smysl nashej zhizni i chto stoit delat, chtoby sledovat nashim tsennostjam. Nash vnutrennij golos govorit s nami cherez sny, intuitsiju, strannye sovpadenija i neozhidannye ozarenija. Etot golos znaet pravdu o nas. No s godami on stikhaet - zaglushaetsja strakhami, chuzhimi ozhidanijami, privychkami, kotorye my ne vybirali. Kogda privychnaja realnost treschit po shvam, my vdrug osoznaem, chto zhivem ne toj zhiznju - ne svoej, ne radujuschej, ne toj, o kotoroj mechtali. Nedovolstvo vtorgaetsja vo vse sfery zhizni, nastigaet depressija - krizis smysla zhizni. Dzhejms Khollis zadast vam znachimye voprosy, i kogda vy otvetite na nikh, vy pochuvstvuete sebja uslyshannym - samim soboj. Ved vy - svoj samyj blagodarnyj slushatel. Udivitelno, kak mozhno pochuvstvovat sebja ponjatym, chitaja tekst, napisannyj drugim chelovekom. Blagodarja etoj knige vy nauchites: - ponimat unikalnyj jazyk svoej dushi - cherez sny, insajty, impulsy; - byt smelym blagodarja opore na tsennosti i tseli; - mirno zhit so svoimi strakhami i stydom; - videt sebja bez iskazhenij, chtoby stat tem, kem vam nuzhno stat; - zamechat svoi avtomaticheskie reaktsii, ne davaja proshlomu prosachivatsja v nastojaschee i upravljat im. "Dzhejms Khollis v svoikh knigakh vystraivaet most mezhdu klassicheskoj jungianskoj psikhologiej i sovremennym chitatelem. On issleduet temy smysla, krizisov, strakha, ljubvi s prostotoj i odnovremenno na glubinnom urovne. Takoe sochetanie uvlekaet i professionalnykh psikhologov, i chitatelej, kotorye tolko pogruzhajutsja v mir psikhologii. V etoj knige Khollis uchit nas zadavat voprosy i vzyvaet k nashej smelosti: chtoby vstretitsja s tenju, prinjat neopredelennost i, v konechnom itoge, stat avtorom svoej sobstvennoj zhizni". - MARIJa ZHUKOVA, jungianskij analitik, Prezident Assotsiatsii Analiticheskikh Psikhologov

Life can often feel like a distraction, dividing us not only from others but also from ourselves. Yet even within the cacophony of life, deep down you can intuit your own soul, that part of you that knows you better than you know yourself, and that offers moments of solace. Our disconnect from this inner source of guidance leads to self-doubt, but bestselling author and Jungian analyst James Hollis provides a reminder that we carry within what we’re so anxiously looking for from a crazed world. “Behind the noise and beneath the surface, something in the soul of each of us cries out,” says Hollis. “While we may be distracted from this summons, the soul keeps asking that we pay attention.” These summons come to us through symptoms, dreams, and restless nights. Here, Hollis reveals tools we can utilise to engage in a conversation with the soul. In this collection of essays, Hollis helps us to reflect deeply on questions that explore and celebrate life's challenges in our evolving world, including how happiness is attained, how to approach our dreams, the divided soul of America, our fear and fascination with death, and the conflict between good and evil. Using analytic psychology as a vehicle for the recovery of a spiritual life in a secular age, you’ll find inspiration for reconnecting with deep wisdom, bringing renewed purpose and dignity to this mysterious journey called life.

"Za poslednie tridtsat let ja imel chest obekhat s prezentatsijami i seminarami chetyre kontinenta. V etikh poezdkakh ja videl, chto trogaet ljudej, napominaet im o chem-to, chto oni znajut, no, vozmozhno, zabyli, i, nakonets, chto zastavljaet ikh vernutsja k svoemu puti. Nizhe ja obobschaju eti ochen slozhnye voprosy. Inogda nam nuzhen spisok, inogda - napominanie, a inogda - motivirujuschij pinok. Eta kniga - to samoe napominanie, tot samyj pinok". Dzhejms Khollis, jungianskij psikhoanalitik, predlagaet issledovat smysly, kotorye vyvedut vas iz tupika, gde vy terpite neprijatnuju rabotu i ljudej, kotorye vas ne vdokhnovljajut, na dorogu tsennostej i udovletvorennosti zhiznju. Vam nuzhno sdelat 21 shag, chtoby: - vernut sebe vlast nad soboj i perestat podstraivatsja pod predstavlenija okruzhajuschikh; - izgnat prizrakov proshlogo i ne dat kritike i strakhu sbit vas s puti; - stat samim soboj i prinjat svet i ten vnutri sebja.

Eta kniga ne povtorjaet izvestnye istiny, ona voobsche ne zanimaetsja "istinami". Avtora bolshe interesujut voprosy, poisk otvetov na kotorye vyzyvajut novye, esche bolee glubokie voprosy. Khollis uveren: chem bolshe voprosov, tem bolee interesnym i dukhovno bogatym stanovitsja puteshestvie, kotoroe my nazyvaem zhiznju. Avtor delitsja svoim opytom lish dlja togo, chtoby my smogli luchshe ponjat sebja, i nadeetsja, chto, zhivja etimi voprosami, my smozhem perenosit tjagoty zhizni bolee osoznanno.

"Gde najti sily i uporstvo, chtoby idti vpered, kogda vse vokrug stavitsja pod somnenie?" Soglasno starinnoj kitajskoj poslovitse, "luchshe byt sobakoj v epokhu spokojstvija, chem chelovekom v epokhu khaosa". V zhizni i tak dostatochno problem i stressa, no v tjazhelye momenty, kogda rushitsja privychnaja kartina mira, kogda chelovek stalkivaetsja s ekstremalnymi ispytanijami: epidemiej, vojnoj, smertju, - legko vpast v otchajanie i opustit ruki. V svoej knige filosof Dzhejms Khollis obraschaetsja k perelomnym dlja chelovechestva periodam mezhvremenja i svojstvennym im sostojanijam poterjannosti, trevogi i apatii. S pomoschju psikhologii, filosofii, klassicheskoj literatury i mifov on pokazyvaet, kak otkryt v sebe istochnik sily i resurs, kogda vse vokrug razvalivaetsja. Iz etoj knigi vy uznaete: - Kak najti v sebe sily zhit dalshe, kogda vse vokrug rushitsja? - K chemu obratitsja, kogda vse, chto kazalos vazhnym, poterjalo smysl? - V chem obresti istselenie posle silnykh potrjasenij? - Kak najti novye orientiry, kogda proshlye uzhe ne imejut znachenija?

A Master Jungian Analyst Examines the Qualities That Bring Meaning to the Human Journey. There comes a time when we must let go of old beliefs and go looking for our own sources of purpose. Our culture tells us to seek wealth, power, prestige, or even someone else's idea of a worthy cause--yet where do we turn when these paths fail to fulfill our needs? "When the stories that once defined us have grown exhausted," teaches Dr. James Hollis, "our task is to access the promptings of the psyche that help us find our way through the complex thickets of choice." A Life of Meaning is Hollis's profound exploration of the nature of meaning and how we can orient toward it or away from it. Here, Hollis embarks on an examination of myth, literature, historical figures, and the wisdom of depth psychology that provides penetrating insight into the search for purpose. Join him to explore: - How even cherished narratives splinter and lose potency over time- Why dreams are windows into your internalized patterns and base assumptions- How to excavate and understand your earliest, most foundational beliefs- The power of fear and how it shapes unconscious reactions- Recognizing and rising to the occasion of a "summons of the soul"- How to anchor yourself during times of uncertainty and change- Why it's important to be aware of and closely examine your shadow- How to reckon with old feelings of shame, betrayal, resentment, and regret In A Life of Meaning, Hollis offers no easy answers or feel-good certainties--instead, he shares his most valuable questions and reflections to help you find the courage, persistence, and inspiration to navigate your own odyssey. "It's humbling work, this process of getting our lives back," he teaches. "Yet I submit to you that's worth the price of the ticket, for in the journey our lives become ever more luminous."

The Broken Mirror: Refracted Visions of Ourselves explores the need to know ourselves more deeply, and the many obstacles that stand in our way. The various chapters illustrate internal obstacles such as intimidation by the magnitude of the project, the readiness to avoid the hard work, and gnawing self-doubt, but also provide tools to strengthen consciousness to take these obstacles on. Additional essays address living in haunted houses, the necessity of failure, and the gift and limits of therapy. Most of all, Hollis addresses the resources we all have within, or can obtain for ourselves, to lead a more abundant life and to step into larger possibilities for our unfolding journeys.

The Broken Mirror: Refracted Visions of Ourselves explores the need to know ourselves more deeply, and the many obstacles that stand in our way. The various chapters illustrate internal obstacles such as intimidation by the magnitude of the project, the readiness to avoid the hard work, and gnawing self-doubt, but also provide tools to strengthen consciousness to take these obstacles on. Additional essays address living in haunted houses, the necessity of failure, and the gift and limits of therapy. Most of all, Hollis addresses the resources we all have within, or can obtain for ourselves, to lead a more abundant life and to step into larger possibilities for our unfolding journeys.

The Best of James Hollis: Wisdom for the Inner Journey is a collection of excerpts from the writings of James Hollis, PhD, Jungian psychotherapist and author. These selections span across his body of work from The Middle Passage (1993) to Prisms (2021) organized into different topics ranging from the psychological concepts of Carl Jung to the everyday tasks of our living and callings. Hollis's wisdom will challenge readers to find their own path, to be who they are called to be, to take the risks to trust their soul, and thus live a life worthy of their unique gifts. Hollis's writings ask us to live a deeper and more authentic life.