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“We are driven by the results of the Big Bang, billions of years ago, which eventually produced life, which eventually produced human beings, and so on. But me? I'm an accident - a result - and therefore a victim.”

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James Hillman

James Hillman (April 12, 1926 - October 27, 2011) was an American psychologist and a prominent figure in the field of analytical psychology. His research focused on dream analysis, mythology, and the relationship between the human psyche and nature. Hillman's works have had a profound impact on psychology, literature, and the arts. more

“It's a terrible cruelty of predatory capitalism: both parents now have to work. A family has to have two incomes in order to buy the things that are desirable in our culture. So the degradation of motherhood - the sense that motherhood isn't itself a calling - also arises from economic pressure.”

Two Order Culture Parent Economic Terrible Calling Capitalism Pressure Motherhood Income Arise Cruelty Desirable Degradation Predatory

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“I think the worst atmosphere for a six-year-old is one in which there are no expectations whatsoever. That is, it's worse for the child to grow up in a vacuum where "whatever you do is alright, I'm sure you'll succeed." That is a statement of disinterest. It says, "I really have no fantasies for you at all."”

Thinking Years Children Grows Fantasy Growing Up Worst Succeed Six Expectations Statements Atmosphere Vacuums Alright Six Year Olds Disinterest

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“A mother should have some fantasy about her child's future. It will increase her interest in the child, for one thing. To turn the fantasy into a program to make the child fly an airplane across the country, for example, isn't the point. That's the fulfillment of the parent's own dreams. That's different. Having a fantasy - which the child will either seek to fulfill or rebel against furiously - at least gives a child some expectation to meet or reject.”

Giving Should Children Different Country Dream Mother Turns Parent Interest Fantasy One Thing Example Expectations Program Should Have Increase Fulfillment Rejects Rebel Airplane

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“Aptitude can show calling, but it isn't the only indicator. Ineptitude or dysfunction may reveal calling more than talent, curiously enough.”

May Enough Shows Talent Calling Aptitude Indicators Dysfunction Ineptitude

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