018: The Past Has Arms: Risking Relationship with Ourselves So We Can Grow Up with James Hollis, PhD

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018: The Past Has Arms: Risking Relationship with Ourselves So We Can Grow Up with James Hollis, PhD

“We would rather be ruined than changed
We would rather die in our dread
Than climb the cross of the moment
And let our illusions die.”

– W.H. Auden

James Hollis, Ph. D., is a trained Jungian analyst at the Jung Institute of Zurich, Switzerland and currently serves as the Executive Director of the Washington Jung Society and author of numerous books including Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up, The Eden Project: In Search of the Magical Other, and most recently, Hauntings: Dispelling the Ghosts Who Run Our Lives.

In this episode, James shares about his journey with Jungian psychology, the power of self-awareness and the inner work that is a paramount for growing up. You can learn more about James’ work at jameshollis.net.

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EPISODE SHOW NOTES

Recent Books by James Hollis

Resources Mentioned

People

  • James Hollis, Ph. D.
  • Jung Institute of Zurich, Switzerland
  • Washington Jung Society
  • Carl Jung
  • William Wordsworth
  • Soren Kierkagaard
  • W.H. Auden
  • Thomas Merton
  • William Faulkner
  • Mircea Eliade
  • Plato
  • William Butler Yeats

Drinks Pairings

  • A nice wine

Highlights

1m40s How does the term ‘contemplative’ relate to you?

6m46s How would you explain Jungian psychology to someone who is new to it?

17m30s What practice would you recommend a younger person engage in as they seek to become more in touch with who they are?

26m22 What do you mean by having our lives enlarged by relationships?

34m10s The perils of romanticism

39m10s What roles have elders and mentors been in your life?

43m30s How has your transition into the role of elder been?

47m Which of your books would recommend as a starting point?

49m15s How have you grown on this wisdom path?

51m50s Where do you see the growing edges of your curiosity?

54m11s What drink would you recommend to pair with this conversation?

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