How to find your Destiny, with James Hillman's "The Soul's Code"

Welcome back to "Ancient Greece Revisited," where we dive deep into the wisdom of the ancients and see it through the lens of today's world. In this episode, Michael Michailidis delves into a rather unexpected territory for our series - a book that at first glance might seem like a modern self-help guide, but is, in reality, a profound journey into the soul's purpose and destiny.
Join us as we explore "The Soul's Code" by James Hillman, a renowned psychoanalyst who brings a refreshing perspective to the works of Carl Jung. Hillman challenges the deterministic view of modern science with ancient wisdom, arguing for a teleological understanding of life that sees destiny not as a series of events pushed from behind, but as a compelling force pulling us toward our true purpose.
This episode is not just a book review; it's an invitation to reconsider how we view our lives, our destinies, and the very fabric of the universe. With Hillman's insights and a nod to ancient Greek philosophy, we'll discover how understanding the past can illuminate our path forward. Whether you're a longtime follower of our series or new to the wonders of Ancient Greece, this episode promises to spark curiosity, offer new perspectives, and perhaps, help you decode a bit of your own soul's code.
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[@deborahjessop997]

Thank you for taking the time to revisit James Hillman's book and for presenting his thesis clearly. He deserves reconsideration in our mechanistic, AI world. Thomas Moore also writes about soul and encourages us to respond daily.

[@kevinaldrich5862]

Nice one. I love it.

[@johnl5316]

This PhD clinical psychologist in the USA was glad to see this.

[@brian423]

Thanks for speaking up for James Hillman again. But after all, you're the one to do it, since you're a defender of the pagan, polytheistic side of the Western tradition. The essential reason for Hillman's unpopularity among orthodox Jungians is his rebellion against Jung's crypto-Christianity, the insistence upon a unified self to mirror a monotheistically unified heaven.

[@AncientGreeceRevisited]

You might be right on that one. In fact, reading Jung is such a fascinating journey, but one feels that he tried to “pin down” some essence about the human soul that always evaded him. Hill man took another approach. He never tried to reach a conclusion but allowed phenomena to speak for themselves.

[@frogman-wm6js]

the fact you get to decide if you believe you have free will or not should tell you something.

[@AncientGreeceRevisited]

Well, for the staunch atheist you don’t really choose, you only think you do. But that’s for another video I guess :-)

[@junefield5420]

loving your channel

[@AncientGreeceRevisited]

Thank you and welcome on-board

[@maddysinclair5232]

Interesting theme. Thanks for exploring... hope you revisit down the road.

[@achillebrlnds]

interesting theme, great job

[@AncientGreeceRevisited]

Glad you like it!

[@michellem7290]

Fascinating… I will add it to my list 🙂

[@MeHighB]

Accurate as always. I might add that regardless if Kastrup is right and the phenomena is only a projection in matter of the unconceivable reality of the Universal Mind, and a reduction of our minds of the incomprehensible complexity of Reality, every agency asserted on it, inflicted upon the world of phenomena, will have a domino effect as a substrate, logical and natural. Like our thoughts. And actions. The main error is to expect something unspecific, unnatural and illogical to be the proof of agency. Of free will.

[@AncientGreeceRevisited]

I don’t think I understood a word of what you said :-)

[@MeHighB]

@@AncientGreeceRevisited I meant that every display of free will will have a logical material linage... a deterministic string of events at the atomic scale. Will not be an illogical jump. Regardless if this Universe is a mind or the Universe has a mind... or its constituents, like you and me and anywhere in between.