The Middle Passage by James Hollis Summary
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In "The Middle Passage," Jungian analyst James Hollis illuminates the transformative midlife journey from false persona to authentic self. This psychological roadmap has become essential reading in therapy circles, offering a provocative question: What hidden parts of yourself are waiting to emerge?
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The Crisis That Arrives Without Warning
Something shifts beneath the surface of your carefully constructed life-subtle at first, then impossible to ignore. The marriage that once felt like destiny now feels like a routine. The career you climbed toward no longer excites you. You wake up wondering: is this all there is? This isn't failure or weakness. It's the soul's rebellion against a life that's become too small, too false, too provisional. The Middle Passage arrives not as a breakdown but as a breakthrough demanding your attention-a psychological earthquake that cracks open the persona you've spent decades building. What feels like falling apart is actually the beginning of coming together.
The Masks We Mistake for Identity
When Everything You Built Starts Crumbling
The Painful Unraveling of Illusions
The Body's Rebellion and Time's Betrayal
Listening to What the Soul Is Saying
Stepping Into the Luminous Pause
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