Our lives are determined less by our childhood than by the traumatic way we have learned to remember our childhoods.
James HillmanThe moment the angel enters a life it enters an environment. We are ecological from day one.
James HillmanI don't think anything changes until ideas change. The usual American viewpoint is to believe that something is wrong with the person.
James HillmanEach morning, we return from the dream soul trying to adjust to the day world, that moment when the two souls exchange places in the driverโs seat.
James HillmanSuppose that throughout your childhood you were good with numbers. Other kids used to copy your homework. You figured store discounts faster than your parents. People came to you for help with such things. So you took accounting and eventually became a tax auditor for the IRS. What an embarrassing job, right? You feel you should be writing poetry or doing aviation mechanics or whatever. But then you realize that tax collecting can be a calling too.
James Hillman