"The character truest to itself becomes eccentric rather……" — James Hillman
"The character truest to itself becomes eccentric rather than immovably centered, as Emerson defined the noble character of the hero. At the edge, the certainty of borders gives way. We are more subject to invasions, less able to mobilize defenses, less sure of who we really are, even as we may be perceived by others as a person of character. The dislocation of self from center to indefinite edge merges us more with the world, so that we can feel blest by everything."
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87 Quotes by James Hillman
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Psychology is ultimately mythology, the study of the stories of the soul.
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