Quote by James Hollis

“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

“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

“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

“… but she herself embodies their greatest, most therapeutic gift: the message that we are here to be here , to go through it…

— James Hollis

“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

In the end, we are only tiny frightened animals, doing our best to survive amid other tiny frightened animals.

— James Hollis

“Though inland far we be, Our Souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought us hither.” William Wordsworth,”

— James Hollis

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

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

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

Is not our chief neurosis - by which I mean our estrangement from nature - our desire to hold fast to what is forever…

— James Hollis

“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