The old understanding of the child, is that from birth she is accompanied by a daimon, a genius in search of a destiny. The maveric psychotherapist James Hillman drew on this understanding of the soul's vitality in what he called the acorn theory. With respectful and attentive guidance, this seed grows in the communal soil, to become a glorious tree, bearing sweet, nourishing fruit that …
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