Core term · James Hillman

Soul-Making

Deepening experience into meaning, rather than clearing it up — the aim Hillman set against 'cure'.

Areas of life
Meaningcreativitysuffering

Why it matters

Reframes difficulty as material, not malfunction.

How to handle it

Ask what a hard experience is making in you, not just how to end it.

Who shaped this idea

The thinker behind it

From concept to practice

Turn Soul-Making into a question you can answer.

Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.