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Glossary of Hillmanian Thought: The First Ten Principles
This glossary is not arranged alphabetically. It unfolds conceptually. The sequence begins with soul, the perspective from which Hillman believes psychology should proceed. Part I of II
Human Thinking
Aspirational qualities
People who are self-transcendent tend to have aspirational qualities because they are motivated by values, goals, and ideals that transcend their own self-interest.
Organismic Self
The Inner-Supporter to Inner-Critic Transition
Within parts working, there is the concept of the inner-critic. This is the source of internal self-criticism, and often seen as a source of depression and a pessimistic outlook. In this article, we suggest that this inner critic, was once an inner-supporter, that became rejected and dissociated into take on that oppositional role.
Core-Self Pruning
Training the Ego
Welcome to Training the Ego. This is your simple guide to understanding and becoming the person you want to be – your true self. I’ve tried to make it simple, so that anyone can read and understand it, yet the concepts here are incredibly powerful. And if used correctly, can lead an individual to true self-transcendence, where they have complete mastery of self in all its guises.
Human Symbolic Interface
Our Potential Legacy of Maladaptive Symbolic Insight
If you think about the vast evolutionary history covered by our own genetic story. You might like to think about this: Sitting in the symbolic interface of our DNA, may be the memory of our greatest fear. That is, the biggest, most scary thing, the entire stack of memories and genetic imprints that our DNA may hold?
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The Authenticity Paradox
Authenticity, I suggest, is a continuum, a spectrum of stages, that may never end, since the self is a largely unknown thing, and that exploration of self, if done with regular determination, is always going to be revealing “new stuff”.
Core-Self Pruning
Theory of Autonomous Complexes
Jung developed his theory of autonomous complexes in 1908, through word association experiments at the Burghölzli psychiatric clinic in Zurich. By measuring subjects’ reaction times to stimulus words and noting hesitations, slips, and emotional reactions, Jung discovered patterns suggesting emotionally-charged “hot spots” in the unconscious.
Dual-Mask Model
Carl Rogers – 19 Propositions
This article explores Carl Rogers’ 19 propositions of understanding of human behaviour, each proposition is examined, criticisms explored.
Organismic Self
Phenomenological Theory of Personality and Behaviour
Carl Rogers’ phenomenological theory of personality and behaviour forms the core of his person-centred approach, viewing the individual’s subjective “phenomenal field”, as the primary determinant of behaviour and growth.
Authenticity
The Schema as the Soul
A pure DNA‑Self schema is the adaptive, genetically specified core that would have become the dominant self‑concept in a safe, validating environment. Unlike Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMS), which are maps of environmental threat, pure DNA‑Self schemas are maps of innate potential.