Plato and the Greeks called it "daimon," the Romans "genius," the Christians "guardian angel." Today we use the terms heart, spirit, and soul. To James Hillman, the acknowledged intellectual source for Thomas Moore's bestselling sensation Care of the Soul, it is the central and guiding force of his utterly compelling "acorn theory"--in which each life is formed by a unique image, an image that is the essence of that life and calls it to a destiny, just as the mighty oak's destiny is written in the tiny acorn.

In this new look at age-old themes, Hillman provides a radical, frequently amusing, and highly accessible path to realization through an extensive array of examples. He urges his readers to discover the "blueprints" particular to their own individual lives, certain that there is more to life than can be explained by genetics or environment. As he says, "We need a fresh way of looking at the importance of our lives."

What The Soul's Code offers is an inspirational, positive approach to life--a way of seeing, and a way of recovering what has been lost of our intrinsic selves.

作品目录

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Epigraphs in Lieu of a Preface

01. In a Nutshell: The Acorn Theory and the Redemption of Psychology

02. Growing Down

03. The Parental Fallacy

04. Back to the Invisibles

05. "Esse Is Percipi": To Be Is to Be Percerived

06. Neither Nature nor Nurture—Something Else

07. Penny Dreadfuls and Pure Fantasy

08. Disguise

09. Fate

10. The Bad Seed

11. Mediocrity

Coda: A Note on Methodology

Dedication

Notes

Bibliography

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