James Hollis

The Best of James Hollis

Wisdom for the Inner Journey

336 pages, ISBN 978-1-63051-976-6, Chiron

The Best of James Hollis: Wisdom for the Inner Journey is a collection of excerpts from the writings of James Hollis, PhD, Jungian psychotherapist and author. These selections, compiled by editor Logan Jones, span across his body of work from The Middle Passage (1993) to Prisms (2021) organized into different topics ranging from the psychological concepts of Carl Jung to the everyday tasks of our living and callings.

Hollis’s wisdom will challenge readers to find their own path, to be who they are called to be, to take the risks to trust their soul, and thus live a life worthy of their unique gifts. Hollis’s writings ask us to live a deeper and more authentic life.

Table of Contents

Foreword 1

Preface 7

1. Anima and Animus 13
2. Archetypes 15
3. Children and Parents 19
4. Complexes 29
5. Conscious and Unconscious 47
6. Death and Loss 53
7. Depression 59
8. Ego and Self 63
9. The Gods 71
10. Individuation 87
11. Initiation and Rituals 105
12. The Journey through Life 109
13. Marriage and Relationships 173
14. Men 185
15. Mid-life 189
16. Myth and Mythology 203
17. Persona 221
18. Projection 227
19. Psyche and Soul 241
20. Religion and Spirituality 259
21. Shadow 279
22. Vocation 311

Works Cited 321

References 323

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James Hollis, PhD, is a co-founder of the C. G. Jung Institute of Philadelphia and Saybrook University’s Jungian Studies program, director emeritus of the Jung Center of Houston, vice president emeritus of the Philemon Foundation, and an adjunct professor at Saybrook University and Pacifica Graduate Institute. He resides in Houston, Texas, where he conducts an analytic practice.