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50th Anniversary of Re-Visioning Psychology by James Hillman
Fifty years after James Hillman published Re Visioning Psychology, his work remains vivid, challenging, and creatively alive. This article explores Hillman’s life, ideas, and contributions to archetypal psychology, with reflections on image, soul, dreams, imagination, and the deep ecological and cultural themes that shaped his vision.
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Dec 5, 202513 min read


The North Remembers - Art and Embodied Imagination | An essay by Keith Hackwood
Different landscapes in our sense of the world also speak to us differently, and here it serves us to consider the aspect of ‘North’ in Phillips’s work. Made on and of the chalklands of England’s South Downs, then nurtured and moulded in art school in South Wales (where his dissertation for his degree in Fine Art provides us with another clue - ‘Remedy in the Affliction: Beginning with the Wound’) the intervening years have slowly led the artist Northwards.
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Jul 14, 202513 min read


The Philosophers' Secret Fire by Patrick Harpur: Imagination, Myth and the Psyche
Patrick Harpur's The Philosopher's Secret Fire explores a forgotten understanding of imagination. Not fantasy or invention, but a living realm where myth, psyche, and world meet. This article reflects on imagination in psychotherapy, creative practice, and the imaginal dimension of reality.
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May 13, 20257 min read


The Smell Of Rain On Dust - Grief and Praise, by Martín Prechtel.
"If there is ever to be any real peace on earth, all people need to relearn and reestablish the now diminished and hidden arts of Grief and Praise, for one without the other is not possible." "Life change rituals should accompany every stage of life and anticipate people's full expression of grief. For this reason natural culture doesn't need to address life changes with therapy because they anticipate these changes and have a place for the grief. These rituals of life change
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May 6, 20252 min read
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