ndreher 's review for:

The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling by James Hillman

2.5

slow-paced

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strange read. Appreciate the critical perspective on an overly scientific, western approach to psychology. But the acorn theory doesn’t resonate for me and the book overall is a bit too mystical and ungrounded.  It could also use a editor to cut some of the strange tangents (like the part about the acorn as phallic symbol…)