James Hillman & Archetypal Psychology: Re-Visioning Psychology and Soul-Making
What if the primary goal of psychology is not to fix your neuroses, cure your symptoms, or adapt your personality to fit a dysfunctional society? What if your psychological suffering, melancholic moods, and eccentricities are not diseases to be eliminated, but expressions of the soul seeking to make itself known? In the late 20th century, rogue analyst and former Director of Studies at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zürich, Dr. James Hillman , launched a radical Post-Jungian movement known as Archetypal Psychology . In landmark works like Re-Visioning Psychology and The Myth of Analysis , Hillman broke away from clinical medical models. He urged us to shift our focus from Ego-centered psychology to Soul-centered psychology —a process he famously termed Soul-Making . The Core Principles of Archetypal Psychology Hillman dismantled traditional psychological assumptions, introducing four revolutionary ideas: FOUR PILLARS OF HILLMANIAN PSYCHOLOGY ...