• Under Saturn's Shadow

  • Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts
  • By: James Hollis
  • Narrated by: Steve Owens
  • Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (10 ratings)

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Under Saturn's Shadow

By: James Hollis
Narrated by: Steve Owens
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Saturn was the Roman god, who ate his children to stop them from usurping his power. Men have been psychologically and spiritually wounded by this legacy. Hollis offers a rich perspective on the secrets men carry in their hearts.

©1994 James Hollis (P)2023 James Hollis

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One of the best books I’ve read

Easily one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. The call for men to truly heal and move beyond our own suppression is possible. And this book helps me on that journey.

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Jungian analysis of the spiritual sickness plaguing modern man.

The reader/performer is a bit weak (occasionally mispronounces words and massacres names of writers mentioned in the book and doesn’t seem to comprehend everything he is reading), but the book, as written, is very good. This is one of the author’s earlier works.

I admire the author’s great insight gathered through a career as a psychoanalyst and academic. I listened to an interview of the author on the Huberman podcast and found the author to be very insightful. This book is proof of that. I look forward to listening to a more recent title by the author: Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life, which I expect will deal with similar issues in a more current framework.

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Best book for understanding men and the human condition

The content is phenomenal. Accurate and understandable insight about what forms modern men into what they are.

The narrator used a nightly news anchor voice and inflection that did not pair well with the content.

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Can’t stand narrator’s voice

I learned about Dr. James Hollis through his interview with Andrew Huberman. I really resonated with his views and found his energy very calming and reassuring. Unfortunately, the narrator of this book doesn’t do it for me. He draws out vowels and has a tone that doesn’t match with the intimacy of this book.

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Freudianism with an emphasis on tribal/ritual experience

It was good. Reflective and difficult at times. I didn’t agree with all of the deductions but a great read nonetheless. Thank you.

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