James Hillman on Changing the Object of our Desire

James Hillman was an American psychologist. He studied at,
and then guided studies for, the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich. He

[leanmchungry]

Hillman's notion of homo aestheticus: "I think the human being is on the planet in order to appreciate it, that's all. You don't have to do anything with it, you have to appreciate it, and what you do with it should add to its beauty." What a radical vision!

[mcxi]

“You can never get enough of what you don’t really want” !!

[simonhardy]

Probably the best talk I’ve come across on you tube.

[mimiseton]

Hillman is such an engaging speaker - and soul. He has a large, warm intelligence - a lively heart - and speaks to my core as an artist and spiritual counselor. I don't see him as a "deconstructionist" or a "nihilist" or ANY 'ist'!!! I just hear someone speaking the simple truth about our human existence.. the feeling we have now of something being missing....that in fact, we are here to appreciate and love life - not to accumulate STUFR. In my experience, our soul comes alive when we respond to Beauty and create beauty...when we are in love with Life. Period. Why have an intellectual dialogue around this? It's simple, basic truth.

[lackadais]

What a great great man. He rebelled against institutionalized Jungianism and later got side-tracked when he gave up on the fundamentality of the play of opposites. To his credit he did come around after the publication of the Red Book. A great great man, and a superbly clear thinker. HIs grasp of Greek mythology was second to none.

[marshalmcdonald]

1:33-45 He's spot on suggestion that minerals are animated. I studied nano-scale chemistry and one of the 'problems' of nanoscale engineering is that atoms won't sit still--they're like sugared up little seven year old children, in other words atoms are VERY animate. I've read 4 of Hillman's books. The man is one of the most brilliant thinkers of this century.

[ninaz]

This man is absolutely brilliant. Listening to him soothes my soul.

[relientk]

"the backlash is that we are so inflated we've lost touch with good one to remember

[MsWing-ijnb]

Just found this interview- thanks to the folks who produced and documented this profound talk with Hillman before he passed away. His name and a book he co-authored were in Rob Brezney's Free Will Astrology weekly email horoscope for Cancerians I subscribe to. Seredipty indeed...I love his take on the imperative for white folks in the US to practice actual cultural humility and dismantling of white supremacy vs lip service to diversity and inclusion (which only further oppresses and widens inequality for the marginalized as well as deepen the dysfynctions, hatreds and divisions of our fractured society). I have to check out the talks he did with bell hooks if those are recorded and somewhere on youtube. Anyway, i have been gifted with discovering soul nourishing gems like this talk this week - thank you Universe!

[bshmn]

I came here as a Jungian, drawn to the title "changeing the object of desire" thinking he was talking about lacanian psychoanalysis... boi was I wrong. But it was sweet, felt home again, listening to a Jungian

[lizafield]

This interview is incredible. Wish Congress understood these basics as they work for the one-eyed giants instead of wisdom, reality and life.

[whatevor]

15:10 What would make you want, not to destroy something? Would be your sense your appreciation of its beauty...

[jeffwhite]

Most people don't 'heal' without a catastrophic event

[dylano]

Never thought I’d hear James Hillman say “soul brother”. Haha

[rimhof]

A brilliant thinker and lover of the cosmos! so humbled to be his student.

[hawkarae]

Around minute 47 all the hair stood up on my body. This attitude will allow us to heal and build a bridge forward together as we have always been after all.

[boris]

Am I high or are there 2 interviewers who are seriously in tune with one another

[nativeflowerpot]

this is making so much sense everytime i watch it.

[barbara]

Wish all people really listened to this amazing man

[xXTumblinXx]

I don't think the Christ child represents ignorance, I think it represents maintaining your connection to awe and wonder and curiosity and humbleness and presence and being your true self, rather than the false sense of knowing everything, and therefore not tuning into anything