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James Hillman, (1926-2011) was the founder of Archetypal Psychology. Dr. Hillman was a leading scholar in Jungian and Post-Jungian thought and an imaginative clinician.
He was considered to be one of the most important radical critics and innovators of contemporary culture.
James Hillman was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1926. He identifies himself as Jewish and European in ancestry.
He served in the US Navy Hospital Corps from 1944–1946, after which he attended the Sorbonne in Paris and Trinity College, Dublin, graduating in 1950.
In 1959, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Zurich, as well as his analyst's diploma from the Jung Institute. He was immediately appointed to the Director of Studies at the Jung Institute, a position he held until 1969. In 1970, Hillman became editor of Spring Publications, a publishing company devoted to advancing Archetypal Psychology as well as publishing books on mythology, philosophy, and art.
His magnum opus, Re-visioning Psychology, was written in 1975 and nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Hillman then helped co-found the Dallas Institute for Humanities and Culture in 1978. His 1997 book, The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling, was on the The New York Times Best Seller List in 1997. His works and ideas about philosophy and psychology have also been popularized by other modern authors such as Thomas Moore. His papers and book drafts reside at Opus Archives and Research Center, located on the campuses of Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, California.
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Aphrodite’s Revenge: Dark Eros and Pink Magic with James Hillman and Thomas Moore

Aphrodite’s Revenge: Dark Eros and Pink Magic with James Hillman and Thomas Moore
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In this never before released audio program, the founder of Archetypal Psychology, James Hillman and Thomas Moore, author of Care of The Soul deliver an incredible listening experience. This event featured lecture periods interspersed with rich back and forth conversation. These 2 best selling authors cover many topics including psychology, Aph...

The Dilemma of Depth Psychology in Relation to Social Change with James Hillman
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Hillman refers to soul as “a perspective rather than a substance, a viewpoint toward things rather than a thing itself”. The value of seeing beneath, between, and beyond to achieve new perspectives for learning, integration, transformation, and growth was a personal challenge for Hillman, who claimed depth psychology can be summed up in one exc...

What Kind of Society Nurtures the Soul? with James Hillman
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James Hillman studied with the great Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung in the 1950s and later became the first director of studies at the Jung Institute in Zurich. After returning to the United States in 1980, he taught at Yale, Syracuse and the universities of Chicago and Dallas. They come from the environment, the cities, the economy, the racis...

Going Bugs with James Hillman
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James Hillman is a psychologist and author of The Soul's Code, recently at the top of the New York Times bestseller list. His essay "Going Bugs" is a classic exposition of the meaning of bugs in the human psyche. Hillman examines the role that bugs - insects and creepy-crawlies - play in dreams and how human reaction to them is symptomatic of l...

Politics of Feeling with James Hillman
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Seven & One Half (7.5) CE credits available! » CE Credits from BetterListen! Learn More Want to buy the CE credits only? If you already purchased this title, you can purchase the CE credits separately. NOTE: CE credits are available for US customers only. CE credits are available instantly. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Utilize a steady stream o...
The Alchemy of Psychology with James Hillman
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Ten CE credits available! » CE Credits from BetterListen! Learn More Want to buy the CE credits only? If you already purchased this title, you can purchase the CE credits separately. NOTE: CE credits are available for US customers only. CE credits are available instantly COURSE OBJECTIVES: Discuss how the field of alchemical psychol...

A Blue Fire, the Complete Set of Parts 1, 2 and 3 with James Hillman
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James Hillman's A Blue Fire burns through the entire range of his life's work in this lecture. Recorded during a seminar weekend in Rowe, Massachusetts, this talk is a conflagration of ideas. The result is Hillman revisions himself, his work, and archetypal psychology. NOTE: this product includes all three parts of the audio series - A Blue Fi...

A Blue Fire, Part III with James Hillman
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We are extremely proud to offer this third and final part of the audio series A Blue Fire from a timeless workshop recorded years ago with the late, great James Hillman. You can also get the complete series which includes all three parts here at a discount. James Hillman's A Blue Fire burns through the entire range of his life's work in this lec...

A Blue Fire, Part II with James Hillman
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James Hillman's A Blue Fire burns through the entire range of his life's work in this lecture. Recorded during a seminar weekend in Rowe, Massachusetts, this talk is a conflagration of ideas. The result is Hillman revisions himself, his work, and archetypal psychology. Author Bio and Links Running Time: 111 minutes ISBN: Digital Download 978-1...

A Blue Fire, Part I with James Hillman
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James Hillman's A Blue Fire Part I burns through the entire range of his life's work in this lecture. Recorded during a seminar weekend in Rowe, Massachusetts, this talk is a conflagration of ideas. The result is Hillman revisions himself, his work, and archetypal psychology. Hillman reads from and reflects on his life's work. "Philosophers ...

Myths of the Family by James Hillman
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In this challenging and entertaining audio program, internationally recognized Jungian teacher and theorist James Hillman, Ph.D., presents the themes he writes about in his well-know book, The Soul’s Code. The fantasy of the family remains the dominating theme of psychotherapy and psychotheory. In this recording, Dr. Hillman brings his critical ...

Beauty Without Nature Re-imagining the City by James Hillman
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In this thought provoking recording, internationally recognized Jungian teacher and theorist James Hillman, Ph.D., author of The Soul’s Code and Re-Visioning Psychology, proposes the 21st Century’s “new urbanism”, one that integrates city and nature into a harmonious whole. Says Hillman: “We are running out of nature! What beach isn’t marred by ...