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James Hillman, Therapist in Men's Movement, Dies at 85
The New York Times ^ | October 27, 2011 | Benedict Carey

Posted on 10/28/2011 2:11:52 PM PDT by EveningStar

James Hillman, a charismatic therapist and best-selling author whose theories about the psyche helped revive interest in the ideas of Carl Jung, animating the so-called men's movement in the 1990s and stirring the pop-cultural air, died on Thursday at his home in Thompson, Conn. He was 85...

...Mr. Hillman had adapted Jungian ideas into a model he called archetypal psychology, rooted in the aesthetic imagination...

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: archetypalpsychology; jameshillman; mensmovement; obituary
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1 posted on 10/28/2011 2:11:54 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Was he the guy who recommending drumming and running around the woods in your underwear? Sweat lodges, etc?


2 posted on 10/28/2011 2:14:40 PM PDT by Martin Tell (ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it)
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To: Martin Tell

I don’t know. He seems to be somewhat significant. That’s why I posted the article. I myself know nothing about him but I’m sure someone here does. :)


3 posted on 10/28/2011 2:24:04 PM PDT by EveningStar
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4 posted on 10/28/2011 3:46:49 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: EveningStar

RIP.


5 posted on 10/28/2011 7:21:42 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Rick Perry has more red flags than a May Day Parade)
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