John Hill trained at the C. G. Jung Institute Zurich and has practiced as a Jungian analyst since 1973. In this erudite work which blends psychology and philosophy, the author explores the many dimensions of home in our experiences, memories, and dreams. The book is divided into five parts covering home as a womb of many stories, as birthplace of culture, as temenos of the soul's lineage, as an odyssey through many lands, and as responsibility in unsettled times. Thanks to the broad range of subject matter available on home, Hill probes his own home, the mythic home, the archetypal home, abandonment, attachment, homecoming, homes of destiny, homesickness, exile and more.
Reading this thematically rich work, we came to a fresh appreciation of home and the ways in which it nourishes and comforts us. We walked through our own home differently afterwards. Each space conjured up memories of events which took place there. We pondered the deeper meanings of homesickness and homelessness, two maladies which affect the body, mind, and soul. We found ourselves saddened by how many people in the world are now living in exile, cut of from their homes and familiar places. We talk more freely now about the dangers of becoming too attached to our home. And, as we send out our reviews all over the world from our website, we relish the ways in which our home serves as a resource center to serve the global society.
