The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and CallingRandom House, 1996 - 334 pages A journey into the essential mystery at the center of every life--the search for calling--The Soul's Code takes a new look at age-old themes, providing a radical, frequently amusing, and highly accessible path to realization through an extensive array of examples. Hillman ecnourages readers to discover the "blueprints" particular to their individual lives, certain that there is more to life than can be explained by genetics or environment. |
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Page 67
... claim that this tale is superb anecdotal evidence for the dom- inating role of heredity . Advocates of the importance of early environment might still claim that , indeed , the two men re- acted to their mothers , but in two different ...
... claim that this tale is superb anecdotal evidence for the dom- inating role of heredity . Advocates of the importance of early environment might still claim that , indeed , the two men re- acted to their mothers , but in two different ...
Page 100
... claims of sanctity and examining miracles . This excursus on intuition was necessary for three reasons . First , we needed an acceptable term for the kind of perception that sees mythically ( “ I saw them feel ” ) , that sees through ...
... claims of sanctity and examining miracles . This excursus on intuition was necessary for three reasons . First , we needed an acceptable term for the kind of perception that sees mythically ( “ I saw them feel ” ) , that sees through ...
Page 142
... claiming devotion beyond all bounds . For Plato , mania was an intervention of the gods , specifically Aphrodite and Eros.28 Lit- tle else in life feels more exclusively meant for me , more per- sonally directed at you , than the manic ...
... claiming devotion beyond all bounds . For Plato , mania was an intervention of the gods , specifically Aphrodite and Eros.28 Lit- tle else in life feels more exclusively meant for me , more per- sonally directed at you , than the manic ...
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