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James Hollis

Disciplines:
usa
jungian psychology
psychology/midlife
philosophy/meaning

Summary

American Jungian analyst who has written over a dozen accessible books on Jungian psychology — The Middle Passage, Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life, What Matters Most, Swamplands of the Soul — making analytical psychology accessible to a general educated audience.

Core Contribution

Makes Jungian psychology accessible to non-specialists — Hollis's books on midlife, meaning, and relationship have brought Jungian concepts to a wide general audience, communicating the individuation process and shadow integration in a clear and compelling style without oversimplifying the underlying depth.

Notable Works & Achievements

The Middle Passage

Swamplands of the Soul

The Eden Project

Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life

What Matters Most

Historical Influences

C.G. Jung Rilke Murray Stein

Intellectual Lineage

Illinois Drew UniversityZurich Houston Washington DC

Contemporaries & Peers

Murray Stein Thomas Moore Marion Woodman

Minds Influenced

Popular Jungian literatureJungian tradition

Intellectual Posterity

The Middle Passage Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life Swamplands of the Soul Hollis as Jungian popularizer

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