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James Hollis
“This is why Jung observed that the greatest burden the child must bear is the unlived life of the parent.”
James Hollis, Hauntings: Dispelling the Ghosts Who Run Our Lives

James Hollis
“Today, Marxism and fascism have been replaced by only slightly subtler but no less spiritually seductive ideologies such as materialism, hedonism, and narcissism. This latter triumvirate mobilizes the spirit of most moderns, but in the end betrays them by failing to connect them to what is healing or innately satisfying. Without a “vertical” sense of participation in divinity, humankind is condemned to a sterile, “horizontal” existence, circling its own absurdity and ending in its own annihilation.”
James Hollis, Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up

James Hollis
“Our ego consciousness — namely, who we think we are, or what we believe real — is at best a thin wafer floating on an iridescent sea. In any moment, we view the world through a distorting lens and make choices based on what the lens allows us to see, not what lies outside its frame.”
James Hollis, Living an Examined Life: Wisdom for the Second Half of the Journey

Richard Siken
“Someone has to leave first. This is a very old story. There is no other version of this story.”
Richard Siken, War of the Foxes

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