daemon
nature_spirit intermediate Jungian psychology single tradition · 2
A concept applied to adults by James Hillman, referring to an individual's destiny or inner guiding force. The daemon represents the future drawing a person forward, similar to the Aristotelian concept of entelechy. It is related to the idea of an inner urge that drives purposive behavior and self-construction throughout life.
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“The concept, but not the name, has been developed by writers such as James Hillman where he applies the idea to adults and refers to it as 'destiny' or the individual's daemon.”
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“Mount Sipylus, whose daemon was one of the mythographers' candidates for Broteas' grandfather.”
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