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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... once . And the face , too ; its complexion and features form a single expression , a singular image , given all at once . So , too , the image in the acorn . You are born with a character ; it is given ; a gift , as the old stories say ...
... once . And the face , too ; its complexion and features form a single expression , a singular image , given all at once . So , too , the image in the acorn . You are born with a character ; it is given ; a gift , as the old stories say ...
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... once in your life , you know , " she once said.16 But the classic austerity of her suits , their symmetrical perfection , her constant use of black and white and gray , replicate the accidents of her suppression , de- spite her ...
... once in your life , you know , " she once said.16 But the classic austerity of her suits , their symmetrical perfection , her constant use of black and white and gray , replicate the accidents of her suppression , de- spite her ...
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... once . Time slows ; events unfold one by one , and we , committed to time- bound consciousness , believe that each one causes the next . But for the daimon , time can't cause anything that is not al- ready present in the whole image ...
... once . Time slows ; events unfold one by one , and we , committed to time- bound consciousness , believe that each one causes the next . But for the daimon , time can't cause anything that is not al- ready present in the whole image ...
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