People used to trust their doctor. They went to an expert. Now people have new ideas and are thinking for themselves. That's a very important change in our collective psychology.

Well, if I'm only a result of past causes, then I'm a victim of those past causes. There is no deeper meaning behind things that gives me a reason to be here.

Until the culture recognizes the legitimacy of growing down, each person in the culture struggles blindly to make sense of the darkness that the soul requires to deepen into life.

Yes, we worship the idea of the "self-made man" - otherwise we'd go on strike against Bill Gates having all that money! We worship that idea.

I don't think anything changes until ideas change.

I don't think anything changes until ideas change. The usual American viewpoint is to believe that something is wrong with the person.

Follow the lead of your symptoms, for there’s usually a myth in the mess, and a mess is an expression of soul.