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One of our most beloved sages/teachers of Jungian psyche has made the final transition. Here is his obit from the NY Times. A sad day indeed.
 James Hillman in 1985. His ideas revived interest in Jung | James Hillman, a charismatic therapist and best-selling author whose theories about the psyche helped revive interest in the ideas of Carl Jung, animating the so-called men’s movement in the 1990s and stirring the pop-cultural air, died on Thursday at his home in Thompson, Conn. He was 85. Part scholar, part mystic and part performance artist in his popular lectures, Mr. Hillman began making waves from the day he became the director of studies at the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich in 1959. Mr. Hillman followed his mentor’s lead in taking aim at the assumptions behind standard psychotherapies, including Freudian analysis, arguing that the best clues for understanding the human mind lay in myth and imagination, not in standard psychological or medical concepts. His 1964 book, “Suicide and the Soul,” challenged therapists to view thoughts of death not as symptoms to be cured but more as philosophical longings to be explored and understood. A later book, “Re-Visioning Psychology,” argued that psychology’s narrow focus on pathology served only to amplify feelings of anxiety and depression. read rest of article Jerry  
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'the best clues for understanding the human mind lay in myth and imagination'. Gifford Fence-Middle Tennessee Gifford Fence Orlando Age & Gender & Location {Required}: 61 Murfreesboro, Tn. USA Have You Posted Before? Date of Last Post {Use Search and Your Post Name to Help Find Last Post} Male How Did You Find the Dream Forum? Yes Oct 30th, 2011 - 7:07 AM
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