Audiobooks Narrated by James Hollis

A Life of Meaning: Exploring Our Deepest Questions and Motivations

"A Masterful Author and Jungian Analyst Examines the Qualities that Bring Meaning to Our Human Journey   What is it that brings meaning to your life? Our culture tells us to seek wealth, power, prestige, or even enrollment in someone else’s idea of a worthy cause—yet where do we turn when these myths fail to fulfill our need for purpose? “When the old stories and beliefs that once defined us have played out and grown exhausted,” teaches Dr. James Hollis, “our task is to access our inner compass, the promptings of the psyche that help us find our way through the complex thickets of choice.”   A Life of Meaning is a profound audio exploration of the nature of meaning and how we can orient toward it or away from it with the choices we make. Through examination of myth, literature, historical figures, and the wisdom of depth psychology, Hollis provides penetrating insight into the search for purpose. Here you’ll explore:   • How our story-seeking mind forms our sense of meaning from early experience • Why these early stories inevitably fail as we are called to our own path • Skillfully accessing the inner oracle of your dreams • Shadow work—where we fear to tread, yet where our greatest treasures may be found • Missing the mark—examining the archetype of the Seven Deadly Sins through a psychological lens • Dispelling the “ghosts” that haunt our memories and possess our psyche • Finding personal resilience in times of internal and external change • Living more fully in the presence of our mortality   In A Life of Meaning, James Hollis offers no easy answers or feel-good certainties—instead, he shares his most valuable questions and reflections to help you find the courage, persistence, and inspiration to navigate your own odyssey. “It’s humbling work, this process of getting our lives back,” he teaches. “Yet I submit to you that's worth the price of the ticket, for in the journey our lives become ever more luminous.”  "

James Hollis (Author), James Hollis (Narrator)

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Through the Dark Wood: Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life

"Have you ever looked at your career, your relationships, or your role in life and wondered, “Is this why I’m really here?” If so, then you are ready for your “midlife crisis”—the pivotal time when you have the opportunity to become the person your soul seeks to be. “When the illusions of our youth begin to crumble,” explains James Hollis, “we reach a turning point that the poet Dante called the ‘dark wood.’” With Through the Dark Wood, this author and Jungian analyst reveals the steps we all must take on our road to true maturity, meaning, and fulfillment. When the Second Half of Life Begins How do you know when you’ve reached the “second half ”of life? According to Hollis, the first sign comes when you feel dissatisfied by where you are today—and hear a call from within to live a more purposeful life. This marks the collision between your “False Self,” created from the expectations of others, and your instinctive “True Self.” Drawing upon his experiences with hundreds of clients, Hollis provides an essential map for traversing the universal challenges of midlife, such as building genuine relationships, cultivating a mature spirituality, and letting go of old beliefs that no longer serve you. An Invaluable Guide through the Challenges of Midlife “The second half of life isn’t about looking for easy answers,” James Hollis says. “It’s about honestly exploring the questions that bring richness and value to your life.” With Through the Dark Wood, this penetrating thinker shares a lifetime of insights about how to navigate your life’s most turbulent passages—and emerge from the darkness wiser, stronger, and in greater harmony with your soul’s purpose."

James Hollis (Author), James Hollis (Narrator)

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