Soul and Money

by James Hillman, Arwind Vasavada, John Weir Perry

Soul and Money

Genres: Psychology

89 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1982

About the author

James Hillman (1926-2011) was an American psychologist. He served in the US Navy Hospital Corps from 1944 to 1946, after which he attended the Sorbonne in Paris, studying English Literature, and Trinity College, Dublin, graduating with a degree in mental and moral science in 1950.

In 1959, he received his PhD from the University of Zurich, as well as his analyst's diploma from the C.G. Jung Institute and founded a movement toward archetypal psychology, was then appointed as Director of Studies at the institute, a position he held until 1969.

In 1970, Hillman became editor of Spring Publications, a publishing company devoted to advancing Archetypal Psychology as well as publishing books on mythology, philosophy and art. His magnum opus, Re-visioning Psychology, was written in 1975 and nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Hillman then helped co-found the Dallas Institute for Humanities and Culture in 1978.

Retired into private practice, writing and traveling to lecture, until his death at his home in Connecticut on October 27, 2011 from bone cancer.

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an unusual and interesting read. These Jungian analysts each wrote an essay about money. There reflections on their own relationships to money, their patients relationship to money, and money in history and psychoanalysis - were things I had not really thought much about. They still were rooted in very middle class and upper class perspectives on money. Interesting nonetheless. I’m glad I read it.

[Enrico Ribeiro · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite white and male—very little diversity. A few interesting ideas nonetheless.