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James Hillman

American Psychologist

Born: Apr 12, 1926

Died: Oct 27, 2011

Parents People Soul Think World You

Related authors: Abraham Maslow Angela Duckworth B. F. Skinner Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Erich Fromm Erik Erikson Phil McGraw Wayne Dyer

Everything that everyone is afraid of has already happened: The fragility of capitalism, which we don't want to admit; the loss of the empire of the United States; and American exceptionalism. In fact, American exceptionalism is that we are exceptionally backward in about fifteen different categories, from education to infrastructure. James Hillman

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The culture is going into a psychological depression. We are concerned about our place in the world, about being competitive: Will my children have as much as I have? Will I ever own my own home? How can I pay for a new car? Are immigrants taking away my white world? James Hillman

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It is impossible to see the angel unless you first have a notion of it. James Hillman

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You don't know what you're going to get into when you follow your bliss. James Hillman

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Psychotherapy theory turns it all on you: you are the one who is wrong. If a kid is having trouble or is discouraged, the problem is not just inside the kid; it's also in the system, the society. James Hillman

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If you are still being hurt by an event that happened to you at twelve, it is the thought that is hurting you now. James Hillman

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We approach people the same way we approach our cars. We take the poor kid to a doctor and ask, What's wrong with him, how much will it cost, and when can I pick him up? James Hillman

I think we're miserable partly because we have only one god, and that's economics. James Hillman

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Loss means losing what was we want to change but we don't want to lose. Without time for loss, we don't have time for soul. James Hillman

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Depression opens the door to beauty of some kind. James Hillman

Depression Beauty Kind Some Opens Door

I'm cautious about a lot of words. James Hillman

Words About Cautious Lot

It's very hard to know what wisdom is. James Hillman

Wisdom Know Very Hard

We're an air bag society that wants guarantees on everything that we buy. We want to be able to take everything back and get another one. We want a 401-k plan and Social Security. James Hillman

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We carve out risk-free lives where nothing happens. James Hillman

Nothing Out Carve Where Happens Lives

It's very important for men to look downward, to the next generation. James Hillman

Generation Men Important Look Very Next Next Generation Downward

Remember that in the early days of the feminist movement, they refused to have a leader; different women would just stand up and speak. The early feminists were very careful to not put what was spontaneously arising back in the old bottle. James Hillman

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I can't read all the books I want to read, I can't watch all the phenomena that interest me in the world. The work calls me, and sometimes I wonder whether this is an obsession and I should drop it, or it's a necessity I'm obliged to fulfill. James Hillman

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Futurism is another American myth: whether Kennedy, Johnson, Reagan or Obama, American presidents all come into office with a new program, and the conviction that the country is going to be better than ever. James Hillman

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I'm in favor of destruction, aggression, hating things. Not bearing things anymore. We think the breakdown comes because our life is in bad shape. But maybe the ideas cause the disorder. Something tries to break through and causes the disorder. James Hillman

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