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The act of consciousness is central; otherwise we are overrun by the complexes.

The act of consciousness is central; otherwise we are overrun by the complexes.

James Hollis
Consciousness, Individuation, Personhood
James Hollis (1993). “The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife”, p.116, Inner City Books

Is not our chief neurosis - by which I mean our estrangement from nature - our desire to hold fast to what is forever transforming, to freeze the familiar, to submit motion to stasis, to solicit immortality through rigidity.

James Hollis
Mean, Forever, Desire
James Hollis (2008). “What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life”, p.75, Penguin

Anger is generally seen as an unwelcome presence in our midst, however natural it may be. Although each person, and each society, is charged with how anger is to be appropriately channeled, the denial of anger, or its continuous repression, is a deep source of our psychopathology and will invariably seek its expression in a less healthful fashion.

James Hollis
Fashion, Anger, Expression
James Hollis (2008). “Why Good People Do Bad Things: Understanding Our Darker Selves”, p.48, Penguin

The goal of individuation is wholeness, as much as we can accomplish, not the triumph of the ego.

James Hollis
Goal, Ego, Triumph
James Hollis (1993). “The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife”, p.107, Inner City Books

There is some debate in professional circles about whether the so-called “midlife crisis” exists.

James Hollis
Circles, Midlife, Debate
James Hollis (2005). “Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up”, p.29, Penguin

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