The Soul’s Code James Hillman .
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Review.
James Hillman’s seminal text Re-visioning Psychology is stirring, bold, and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. His work, however, is not always accessible to general audiences. The Soul’s Code provides an excellent doorway into Hillman’s writing.
The Soul’s Code is Hillman’s account of the daimon, the psychoid figure that acts as the vehicle for our individual destiny. This presence, which might be understood as rooted in soul, shapes our growth, working to ensure that we become what we must become — an outcome which varies from person to person.
Hillman spins tales of the daimon in the life of Josephine Baker, Ingmar Bergman, Eleanor Roosevelt, and others. This is a fascinating book, hard to put down, and will especially speak to readers who have a strong sense of calling.
The easy part is following the trajectory [of fate or calling] with dedication. We often feel what we must do. … The hard job is making sense of accidents, those trivial gusts that take you off course and seem to be delaying your projected arrival in the teleological harbor. Are the hindering gusts distractions? Or has each one its particular purpose?
— The Soul’s Code p. 203
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