I have come to consider most of what passes for “self-help” literature today as obscene because it ignores the complexities of life, glosses over the ardor and commitment required for change, and promises panaceas not likely to happen. These banal insults to the depth of our souls will almost always end with disappointment, disillusionment, or further self-castigation, for they ignore the immense power of fate, which is to say, the sovereignty of the gods. Add to that the humbling reminder that the unconscious is unconscious, and we are compelled to respect even more the powerful currents that
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