“The act of consciousness is central; otherwise we are overrun by the complexes. The hero in each of us is required to… — James Hollis Copy Share Image
“The paradox of individuation is that we best serve intimate relationship by becoming sufficiently developed in ourselves that we do not need… — James Hollis Copy Share Image
“When one has let go of that great hidden agenda that drives humanity and its varied histories, then one can begin to… — James Hollis Copy Share Image
“The goal of individuation is wholeness, as much as we can accomplish, not the triumph of the ego.” — James Hollis Copy Share Image
The act of consciousness is central; otherwise we are overrun by the complexes. — James Hollis Copy Share Image
We best serve intimate relationship by becoming sufficiently developed in ourselves that we do not need to feed off others. — James Hollis Copy Share Image
“The act of consciousness is central; otherwise we are overrun by the complexes. The hero in each of us is required to answer the… — James Hollis Copy Share
“Those who say that they know what kind of art they like, or what kind of god, or what kind of moral structure are… — James Hollis Copy Share
“Where am I asking others to take responsibility for my life? Let's face it - we would all love to be taken care of.… — James Hollis Copy Share
“… but she herself embodies their greatest, most therapeutic gift: the message that we are here to be here , to go through it… — James Hollis Copy Share
“David McKay, 1900. Wolfe, Thomas. Look Homeward, Angel. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1929. Yeats, William Butler. A Vision” — James Hollis Copy Share
“Today, as we have seen, fascism and communism are discredited, but are replaced by a paraphilic consumer culture driven by fantasy, desperately in search… — James Hollis Copy Share
In the end, we are only tiny frightened animals, doing our best to survive amid other tiny frightened animals. — James Hollis Copy Share
“Though inland far we be, Our Souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought us hither.” William Wordsworth,” — James Hollis Copy Share
In the second half of life, the questions become: 'Who, apart from the roles you play, are you? What does the soul ask of… — James Hollis Copy Share
To experience some healing within yourself, and to contribute healing to the world, you are summoned to wade through the muck from time to… — James Hollis Copy Share
One of the most powerful shocks of the Middle Passage is the collapse of our tacit contract with the universe-the assumption that if we… — James Hollis Copy Share
Is not our chief neurosis - by which I mean our estrangement from nature - our desire to hold fast to what is forever… — James Hollis Copy Share
“It is only when we welcome such spirits and give them entrance that they may reveal themselves to us. When we open to ask… — James Hollis Copy Share
Anger is generally seen as an unwelcome presence in our midst, however natural it may be. Although each person, and each society, is charged… — James Hollis Copy Share
Learning to live with ambiguity is learning to live with how life really is, full of complexities and strange surprises. — James Hollis Copy Share
