Follow the lead of your symptoms, for thereโs usually a myth in the mess, and a mess is an expression of soul.
James HillmanWhether we like it or not, men have more of the offices, more of the higher jobs, more of the seats in Congress. Men need to re-examine what their power is. We need to understand how to use it.
James HillmanIf 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'Mediocre' tends to mean 'undistinguished', while snobs enjoy their distinguishing hallmarks of style - how they wear clothes, use words, where they go and gather and gossip. ...Whatever the circumstances the genius has put you into, the fact of individuality defends the soul against all class-action claims. No soul is mediocre, whatever your personal taste for conventionality, whatever your personal record of middling achievements.
James Hillman