The Broken Mirror

The Broken Mirror: Refracted Visions of Ourselves explores the need to know ourselves more deeply, and the many obstacles that stand in our way. The various sections illustrate internal obstacles such as intimidation by the magnitude of the project, the readiness to avoid the hard work, and gnawing self-doubt, but also provide tools to strengthen consciousness to take these obstacles on. Additional essays address living in haunted houses, the necessity of failure, and the gift and limits of therapy.Most of all, Hollis addresses the resources we all have within, or can obtain for ourselves, to lead a more abundant life and to step into larger possibilities for our unfolding journeys.James Hollis, Ph.D. is a Zürich-trained Jungian analyst in private practice in Washington, DC where he lives with his wife Jill, whose art has provided four Chiron covers. The Broken Mirror, his 18th book, includes “notes toward a memoir” that illustrates the benefits a review of one’s life may bring the listener.Contents:Chapter One: Fear, Skepticism, Lassitude: The Recovery of an Inner LifeChapter Two: The Zen Paradox: What You Have Become is Now Your Chief ProblemChapter Three: Necessary Fictions: Therapy as the Critique of “Stories”Chapter Four: Down and Out in Zürich: For Those Who Think Becoming a Jungian Analyst is a Cool ThingChapter Five: Shipwreck: The Importance of Failure in Our LivesChapter Six: Doing Difficult TherapyChapter Seven: Living in Haunted Houses: The Latest News from the Madding Crowd WithinChapter Eight: The Gift , and the Limitations, of TherapyChapter Nine: Invisible Means of Support: The Theogonies of Stephen DunnChapter Ten: The Resources Within Each of UsChapter Eleven: Notes Toward a Personal MemoirAfterword: On the Matter of SoulPLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.