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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... experience is not an accident , but the opportunity for which the child has been patiently waiting— had it not occurred , it would have found another , equally triv- ial - in order to find a necessity and direction for its existence ...
... experience is not an accident , but the opportunity for which the child has been patiently waiting— had it not occurred , it would have found another , equally triv- ial - in order to find a necessity and direction for its existence ...
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... experience " ! I have also tried to prevent the most pernicious term of all , “ self , ” from creeping into my paragraphs . This word has a big mouth . It could have swallowed into its capacious limitlessness and without a trace all the ...
... experience " ! I have also tried to prevent the most pernicious term of all , “ self , ” from creeping into my paragraphs . This word has a big mouth . It could have swallowed into its capacious limitlessness and without a trace all the ...
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... experiences of miracle and mystery.27 That's why , Jungians would say , love is so overwhelming . It knocks your socks off as it lifts you right out of your shoes , and out of this world . The experience of romantic love is beyond all ...
... experiences of miracle and mystery.27 That's why , Jungians would say , love is so overwhelming . It knocks your socks off as it lifts you right out of your shoes , and out of this world . The experience of romantic love is beyond all ...
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